Result of AGM

RNS Number : 4610Z

Ibstock PLC

26 May 2016

 

Ibstock plc

Annual General Meeting 2016 Results

The first Annual General Meeting of Ibstock plc (the "Company") was held at the Mercure Leicester, The Grand Hotel, Granby Street, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE1 6ES on Thursday 26^th May 2016 at 2:00pm.

All of the resolutions were voted upon by poll and were passed by shareholders. The total number of ordinary shares in issue was 406,102,272 shares.

The full text of each resolution is contained in the notice of Annual General Meeting, which is available on the Company's website www.ibstockplc.com (with each resolution number below corresponding to the resolution number in the notice).

The number of votes for and against each of the resolutions put before the Annual General Meeting and the number of votes withheld were as follows:

Resolution		Votes For		Votes Against		Total Votes cast (excluding Withheld)	Votes Withheld
		No of shares	% of shares voted	No of shares	% of shares voted		No of shares
1	To receive the Annual Report and accounts for the financial period ended 31 December 2015.	376,418,129	99.98%	80,400	0.02%	376,498,529	107,862
2	The approve the Directors' Remuneration Report (excluding the Directors' remuneration policy set out on pages 61 to 73 of the report)	375,925,993	99.99%	27,541	0.01%	375,953,534	652,857
3	To approve the Directors' Remuneration policy set out on pages 61 to 73 of the report.	374,209,516	99.36%	2,394,225	0.64%	376,603,741	2,250
4	To declare a final dividend of 4.4 pence per ordinary share for the financial period ended 31 December 2015.	376,603,991	100.00%	400	0.00%	376,604,391	2,000
5	To re-elect Jamie Pike as a Director.	372,350,866	98.87%	4,252,725	1.13%	376,603,591	2,400
6	To re-elect Wayne Sheppard as a Director.	376,604,541	100.00%	1,050	0.00%	376,605,591	800
7	To re-elect Kevin Sims as a Director.	376,602,791	100.00%	2,250	0.00%	376,605,041	950
8	To re-elect Matthias Boyer Chammard as a Director.	375,142,405	99.61%	1,461,436	0.39%	376,603,841	2,550
9	To re-elect Jonathan Nicholls as a Director.	376,601,341	100.00%	2,650	0.00%	376,603,991	2,400
10	To re-elect Michel Plantevin as a Director.	375,142,405	99.61%	1,461,436	0.39%	376,603,841	2,550
11	To elect Tracey Graham as a Director.	376,600,941	100.00%	2,650	0.00%	376,603,591	2,800
12	To elect Lynn Minella as a Director.	376,600,941	100.00%	2,650	0.00%	376,603,591	2,800
13	To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's auditor.	376,597,039	100.00%	8,552	0.00%	376,605,591	800
14	To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the remuneration of the auditor.	376,595,939	100.00%	9,102	0.00%	376,605,041	1,200
15	To authorise the Company to make political donations.	376,427,628	99.95%	174,513	0.05%	376,602,141	4,250
16	To authorise the Directors to allot shares.	376,592,039	100.00%	11,802	0.00%	376,603,841	2,400
17	To disapply pre-emption rights.**	370,602,878	99.81%	693,348	0.19%	371,296,226	5,309,765
18	That a general meeting (other than an Annual General Meeting) may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice.**	375,097,447	99.60%	1,506,943	0.40%	376,604,390	2,000
The number of votes cast by shareholders, other than the Controlling Shareholder, for and against each of the resolutions for the (re-)election of Independent Directors were as follows:
9	To re-elect Jonathan Nicholls as a Director.	185,900,906	100.00%	2,650	0.00%	185,903,556	2,400
11	To elect Tracey Graham as a Director.	185,900,506	100.00%	2,650	0.00%	185,903,156	2,800
12	To elect Lynn Minella as a Director.	185,900,506	100.00%	2,650	0.00%	185,903,156	2,800

Copies of special resolutions 17 and 18 will shortly be available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism, which is located at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm.

Notes:

*Votes 'withheld' are not votes under English law and so have not been included in the calculation of  whether a resolution is carried. Percentages have been rounded to two decimal places.

** Special resolution.

For further information contact:

Ibstock plc

Robert Douglas, Company Secretary                                                + 44 (0)1530 257 211

Citigate Dewe Rogerson                                                                    + 44 (0)20 7638 9571

Kevin Smith

Nick Hayns

 

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