Result of AGM

RNS Number : 9992P

Severfield PLC

06 September 2017

 

SEVERFIELD PLC

Results of Annual General Meeting 2017

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 2017 together with the report of the auditor thereon.	230,966,066	100.00	7,906	0.00		230,973,972	1,572,906
	2. To approve the Directors' remuneration report (other than the part containing the directors' remuneration policy) for the financial year ended 31 March 2017 as set out in the Annual Report and Accounts 2017.	232,317,280	99.96	91,930	0.04		232,409,210	137,668
	3. To approve the Directors' remuneration policy, the full text of which is set out on pages 83 to 90 of the Annual Report and Accounts 2017.	231,684,761	99.66	801,189	0.34		232,485,950	60,928
	4. To declare a final dividend of 1.6p per ordinary share in respect of the year ended 31 March 2017 payable on 15th September 2017 to shareholders on the register at the close of business on 18th August 2017.	232,546,878	100.00	0	0.00		232,546,878	0
	5. To reappoint John Dodds as a Director.	227,963,446	98.03	4,571,981	1.97		232,535,427	11,451
	6. To reappoint Ian Lawson as a Director.	229,145,681	98.54	3,389,746	1.46		232,535,427	11,451
	7. To reappoint Ian Cochrane as a Director.	229,153,889	98.55	3,381,538	1.45		232,535,427	11,451
	8. To reappoint Alan Dunsmore as a Director.	229,126,464	98.53	3,408,963	1.47		232,535,427	11,451
	9. To reappoint Derek Randall as a Director.	229,157,347	98.55	3,378,080	1.45		232,535,427	11,451
	10. To reappoint Alun Griffiths as a Director.	228,314,389	98.18	4,221,038	1.82		232,535,427	11,451
	11. To reappoint Chris Holt as a Director.	228,323,546	98.19	4,201,215	1.81		232,524,761	22,117
	12. To reappoint Tony Osbaldiston as a Director.	228,319,456	98.19	4,205,305	1.81		232,524,761	22,117
	13. To reappoint Kevin Whiteman as a Director.	228,350,106	98.20	4,174,655	1.80		232,524,761	22,117
	14. 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.	232,492,471	99.98	38,356	0.02		232,530,827	16,051
	15. To authorise the Directors to determine the auditor's remuneration.	232,499,004	99.99	19,648	0.01		232,518,652	28,226
	16. To authorise the Directors to allot securities of the Company.	232,301,597	99.95	117,055	0.05		232,418,652	128,226
	17. To authorise the Directors to dis-apply pre-emption rights in relation to the issue of securities of the Company.	232,288,363	99.95	111,789	0.05		232,400,152	146,726
	18. To authorise the Directors to dis-apply pre-emption rights in connection with an acquisition or other capital investment.	231,606,511	99.66	793,641	0.34		232,400,152	146,726
	19. To authorise the Company to make market purchases of the Company's ordinary shares.	231,570,101	99.59	953,929	0.41		232,524,030	22,848
	20. That a general meeting of the Company (other than an annual general meeting) may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice.	229,432,915	98.67	3,095,463	1.33		232,528,378	18,500
	21. Amendment of the rules of the 2017 performance share plan	231,652,197	99.66	787,527	0.34		232,439,724	107,154
	22. Increase fees for directors	231,521,220	99.89	263,171	0.11		231,784,391	762,487

 

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