Inchcape plc
23 May 2019
Result of Annual General Meeting
The Company announces that all resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held earlier today were passed.
Details of the votes cast on all resolutions are set out below and will also be available on the Company's website: www.inchcape.com
In accordance with UK Listing Rule 9.6.2 copies of all the resolutions passed, other than ordinary business, have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection.
Resolution |
Votes For |
% For |
Votes Against |
% Against |
Votes Withheld |
1. To receive the Annual Report and Accounts of the Company for the financial year ended 31 December 2018, together with the reports of the Directors. |
356,521,490 |
99.98 |
60,030 |
0.02 |
764,639 |
2. To approve the Directors' Report on Remuneration for the financial year ended 31 December 2018. |
305,184,935 |
85.41 |
52,151,283 |
14.59 |
9,941 |
3. To declare a final dividend of 17.9 pence per ordinary share of 10 pence in the capital of the Company. |
357,193,918 |
99.96 |
150,812 |
0.04 |
1,429 |
4. To re-elect Stefan Bomhard as a Director of the Company. |
357,264,195 |
99.98 |
68,535 |
0.02 |
13,429 |
5. To re-elect Jerry Buhlmann as a Director of the Company. |
355,806,419 |
99.57 |
1,526,445 |
0.43 |
13,295 |
6. To re-elect Rachel Empey as a Director of the Company. |
355,705,153 |
99.54 |
1,628,269 |
0.46 |
12,737 |
7. To re-elect Richard Howes as a Director of the Company. |
355,795,166 |
99.57 |
1,537,564 |
0.43 |
13,429 |
8. To elect Jane Kingston as a Director of the Company. |
357,234,952 |
99.98 |
82,055 |
0.02 |
29,152 |
9. To re-elect John Langston as a Director of the Company. |
355,759,664 |
99.56 |
1,573,056 |
0.44 |
13,439 |
10. To re-elect Coline McConville as a Director of the Company. |
330,251,471 |
92.42 |
27,083,359 |
7.58 |
11,329 |
11. To re-elect Nigel Stein as a Director of the Company. |
354,651,337 |
99.25 |
2,681,383 |
0.75 |
13,439 |
12. To re-elect Till Vestring as a Director of the Company. |
350,884,197 |
99.55 |
1,590,170 |
0.45 |
4,871,792 |
13. To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor of the Company (the "auditor") to hold office until the conclusion of the next general meeting at which accounts are laid before the Company. |
357,075,037 |
99.93 |
245,384 |
0.07 |
25,738 |
14. To authorise the Audit Committee of the Board to determine the auditor's remuneration. |
357,133,618 |
99.94 |
210,598 |
0.06 |
1,943 |
15. To authorise the Directors to allot relevant securities pursuant to section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 |
351,921,813 |
98.49 |
5,403,463 |
1.51 |
20,883 |
16. To empower the Directors to disapply statutory pre-emption rights on the allotment of shares |
348,058,955 |
97.41 |
9,262,587 |
2.59 |
24,617 |
17. To empower the Directors to disapply statutory pre-emption rights on the allotment of shares for an acquisition or capital investment |
313,787,349 |
87.82 |
43,533,193 |
12.18 |
25,617 |
18. To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its ordinary shares up to 10.0% of its issued share capital |
351,938,019 |
98.61 |
4,957,411 |
1.39 |
450,729 |
19. Notice of Meetings |
348,541,049 |
97.54 |
8,800,884 |
2.46 |
4,226 |
Enquiries
Group Company Secretary |
+44 (0) 207 546 8321 |
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