Result of AGM

Hill & Smith PLC

23 May 2024

 

Hill & Smith PLC

Result of AGM

Hill & Smith PLC announces that, at its AGM on held on 23 May 2024, all of the resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting dated 17 April 2024 and circulated to shareholders, were passed by the members entitled to vote.

Set out below is the result of the votes received, including where proxies were lodged, and voted in accordance with the instructions given.

In accordance with paragraph 9.6.2 of the Listing Rules, copies of the resolutions dealing with items of special business will be uploaded to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for viewing shortly.

Resolution	Description	Votes For1	% For	Votes Against	% Against	Votes Total	% of Issued Share Capital	Votes Withheld2
1	Report & Accounts	62,518,714	100.00%	672	0.00%	62,519,386	77.74%	495,528
2	Remuneration Report	62,134,207	98.69%	825,108	1.31%	62,959,315	78.29%	55,599
3	Final Dividend	63,011,398	100.00%	108	0.00%	63,011,506	78.35%	3,408
4	Re-elect Alan Giddins	58,671,239	93.12%	4,334,525	6.88%	63,005,764	78.34%	9,150
5	Re-elect Tony Quinlan	61,171,532	97.10%	1,826,584	2.90%	62,998,116	78.33%	16,798
6	Re-elect Pete Raby	62,281,083	98.85%	724,683	1.15%	63,005,766	78.34%	9,148
7	Re-elect Leigh-Ann Russell	62,282,389	98.85%	723,609	1.15%	63,005,998	78.34%	8,916
8	Re-elect Farrokh Batliwala	62,281,757	98.85%	724,009	1.15%	63,005,766	78.34%	9,148
9	Re-elect Hannah Nichols	62,269,593	98.83%	736,406	1.17%	63,005,999	78.34%	8,915
10	Elect Carol Chesney	62,762,753	99.61%	243,246	0.39%	63,005,999	78.34%	8,915
11	Elect Hooman Caman Javvi	62,851,236	99.76%	154,163	0.24%	63,005,399	78.34%	9,515
12	Re-appoint Auditors	62,745,592	99.59%	255,421	0.41%	63,001,013	78.34%	13,901
13	Auditor's Remuneration	63,006,440	100.00%	2,068	0.00%	63,008,508	78.35%	6,406
14	Allot/Grant Securities	62,303,596	98.96%	654,388	1.04%	62,957,984	78.28%	56,930
15	Allot Equity Securities for Cash	59,687,229	94.80%	3,270,767	5.20%	62,957,996	78.28%	56,918
16	Allot Further Equity Securities for Cash	58,946,658	93.63%	4,010,216	6.37%	62,956,874	78.28%	58,040
17	Make Market Purchases	62,696,596	99.59%	256,819	0.41%	62,953,415	78.28%	61,499
18	Meeting Notice Period	61,899,551	98.25%	1,104,755	1.75%	63,004,306	78.34%	10,608
19	Make Political Donations	62,101,184	98.60%	884,302	1.40%	62,985,486	78.32%	29,428

Special resolutions (14 to 18 inclusive)

Note 1: The "For" vote includes those giving discretion to the Chair.

Note 2: A vote "Withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes "For" or "Against" a resolution.

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Hill & Smith PLC

Tel:  + 44 (0) 121 704 7430

C A Henderson

Company Secretary

 

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