Result of AGM

RNS Number : 0647I

Shanks Group PLC

19 July 2012

 



Shanks Group plc

Results of the 19 July 2012 Annual General Meeting

Shanks Group plc held its annual general meeting for shareholders at 11am today.  All 17 resolutions set out in the Company's Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 15 June 2012 were voted on by poll and were approved by shareholders. The results of the poll for each resolution are as follows;

Resolution	Votes  For		Votes Against		Votes Withheld	Total votes cast (ex Votes Withheld)
	No. of shares	% of shares voted	No. of shares	% of shares voted	No. of shares	No. of shares	% of Issued Share Capital
1. To receive the 2012 report and accounts	248,887,717	99.98	41,145	0.02	74,574	248,928,862	62.73%
2. To approve Remuneration Report	235,168,105	96.97	7,355,482	3.03	6,478,183	242,523,587	61.11%
3. To declare a dividend	248,907,711	99.99	27,488	0.01	68,237	248,935,199	62.73%
4. To re-elect Adrian Auer	236,332,536	95.33	11,579,726	4.67	1,081,174	247,912,262	62.47%
5. To re-elect Eric van Amerongen	241,229,045	97.58	5,973,927	2.42	1,790,464	247,202,972	62.29%
6. To re-elect Peter Johnson	244,600,109	98.29	4,265,457	1.71	127,870	248,865,566	62.71%
7. To re-elect Jacques Petry	241,812,562	97.61	5,911,313	2.39	1,269,561	247,723,875	62.42%
8. To re-elect Stephen Riley	244,620,290	98.29	4,243,876	1.71	129,270	248,864,166	62.71%
9. To re-elect Chris Surch	245,470,447	98.65	3,360,556	1.35	162,433	248,831,003	62.70%
10. To elect Peter Dilnot	245,485,857	98.65	3,364,990	1.35	142,589	248,850,847	62.71%
11. To reappoint the auditors	244,310,177	98.30	4,233,139	1.70	460,120	248,543,316	62.63%
12. To determine the auditors' remuneration	246,067,529	98.86	2,831,011	1.14	104,896	248,898,540	62.72%
13. To authorise political donations/expenditure	243,908,550	98.01	4,950,065	1.99	136,363	248,858,615	62.71%
14. To authorise the company to allot ordinary shares	235,839,146	96.71	8,011,954	3.29	5,152,336	243,851,100	61.45%
15*. To disapply pre-emption rights	246,116,603	98.90	2,725,897	1.10	160,936	248,842,500	62.70%
16*. To authorise the company to purchase its own shares	246,120,984	98.88	2,796,959	1.12	85,493	248,917,943	62.72%
17*. To approve calling general meetings on 14 days' notice	241,979,288	97.21	6,934,117	2.79	90,031	248,913,405	62.72%

*Special resolution

The poll results will be available shortly on the Company's website www.shanksplc.com

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2 copies of the resolutions passed (other than those concerning ordinary business) will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at http://www.hemscott.com/nsm.do 

Philip Griffin-Smith

Company Secretary

19 July 2012

 

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