Result of AGM

RNS Number : 1172J

Severfield PLC

06 September 2016

 

SEVERFIELD PLC

Results of Annual General Meeting 2016

At the Company's Annual General Meeting held at 12 noon today, 6 September, all of the resolutions were passed on a show of hands.

Copies of all the resolutions passed have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority via the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for review at http://www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.

A summary of Proxies received in respect of each resolution is set out below (a "vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes for and against the resolution):

		In Favour		Against			Total	Withheld
	Resolution	No of   votes	% of votes	No of votes	% of votes	No of   votes		No of votes
	1. To receive and adopt the annual accounts and the reports of the Directors for the financial year ended 31 March 2016 together with the report of the auditor thereon.	231,309,892	100.00	11,506	0.00		231,321,398	1,351,778
	2. To approve the Directors' remuneration report (other than the part containing the directors' remuneration policy) for the financial year ended 31 March 2016 as set out in the Annual Report and Accounts 2016.	223,453,327	96.71	7,605,335	3.29		231,058,662	1,614,513
	3. To declare a final dividend of 1p per ordinary share in respect of the year ended 31 March 2016 payable on 16th September 2016 to shareholders on the register at the close of business on 19th August 2016.	232,672,870	100.00	306	0.00		232,673,176	0
	4. To reappoint John Dodds as a Director.	232,647,669	99.99	25,506	0.01		232,673,175	1
	5. To reappoint Ian Lawson as a Director.	232,641,042	99.99	32,133	0.01		232,673,175	1
	6. To reappoint Ian Cochrane as a Director.	232,658,669	99.99	14,506	0.01		232,673,175	1
	7. To reappoint Alan Dunsmore as a Director.	232,637,951	99.98	35,224	0.02		232,673,175	1
	8. To reappoint Derek Randall as a Director.	232,634,245	99.98	38,930	0.02		232,673,175	1
	9. To reappoint Alun Griffiths as a Director.	232,630,943	99.98	42,232	0.02		232,673,175	1
	10. To reappoint Chris Holt as a Director.	232,632,776	99.98	40,399	0.02		232,673,175	1
	11. To reappoint Tony Osbaldiston as a Director.	232,660,003	100.00	11,506	0.00		232,671,509	1,667
	12. To reappoint Kevin Whiteman as a Director.	232,656,912	99.99	14,597	0.01		232,671,509	1,667
	13. To reappoint KPMG LLP as auditor of the Company to hold office until the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting of the Company in 2017.	232,603,903	99.97	69,272	0.03		232,673,175	1
	14. To authorise the Directors to determine the auditor's remuneration.	232,594,237	99.98	50,713	0.02		232,644,950	28,226
	15. To authorise the Directors to allot securities of the Company.	232,579,062	99.97	59,828	0.03		232,638,890	38,226
	16. To authorise the Directors to dis-apply pre-emption rights in relation to the issue of securities of the Company.	232,538,271	99.95	106,679	0.05		232,644,950	28,226
	17. To authorise the Directors to dis-apply pre-emption rights in connection with an acquisition or other capital investment.	230,862,768	99.28	1,679,849	0.72		232,542,617	130,559
	18. To authorise the Company to make market purchases of the Company's ordinary shares.	230,843,841	99.22	1,824,987	0.78		232,668,828	4,348
	19. That a general meeting of the Company (other than an annual general meeting) may be called on not less than 14 clear day's notice.	230,155,153	98.93	2,493,022	1.07		232,648,175	25,000

 

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