Results of AGM

RNS Number : 3888R

Watkin Jones plc

28 February 2023

 

For immediate release

28 February 2023

Watkin Jones plc

 ('Watkin Jones' or the 'Company')

Result of AGM

Watkin Jones plc (AIM:WJG) announces that at the Company's Annual General Meeting held earlier today, all resolutions were duly passed on a poll.

A breakdown of proxy votes lodged prior to and votes received at the meeting for each resolution is set out below and will also be made available on the Company's website.

	For	No. of votes 'For' and discretionary	%	Against	%	Withheld
1	Receive the Directors' report and financial statements	169,615,845	100.00	6,515	0.00	82,698
2	Declare a final  dividend	169,702,903	100.00	555	0.00	1,600
3	Approve the Directors' remuneration report	169,524,566	99.93	112,658	0.07	67,834
4	Re-elect Alan Giddins as a Director	168,026,833	99.06	1,594,812	0.94	83,413
5	Re-elect Richard Simpson as a Director	169,598,663	99.99	15,733	0.01	90,662
6	Re-elect Sarah Sergeant as a Director	169,587,858	99.95	85,287	0.05	31,913
7	Re-elect Liz Reilly as a Director	169,587,625	99.95	84,102	0.05	33,331
8	Elect Alex Pease as a Director	169,598,163	99.99	23,482	0.01	83,413
9	Elect Rachel Addison as a Director	168,089,043	99.07	1,584,102	0.93	31,913
10	Elect Francis Salway as a Director	169,632,109	99.98	41,036	0.02	31,913
11	Appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor	169,582,535	99.95	90,610	0.05	31,913
12	Authorise the Directors to agree the remuneration of the auditor	169,592,032	99.95	81,926	0.05	31,100
13	Authorise the Directors to allot shares	168,825,053	99.50	839,924	0.50	40,081
14	Standard 5% disapplication of statutory pre-emption rights	169,033,578	99.63	632,584	0.37	38,896
15	Additional 5% disapplication of statutory pre-emption rights	156,831,391	92.44	12,833,353	7.56	40,314
16	Approve the purchase and cancellation of up to 10% of the issued ordinary share capital	139,363,449	99.95	69,675	0.05	30,271,934
17	Allow meetings other than annual general meetings to be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice	169,366,814	99.82	307,644	0.18	30,600

  Notes

1.  The percentages voted 'For' and 'Against' are expressed as a proportion of the total votes cast.  Votes withheld have not been included in the calculation of whether a resolution is carried since for legal purposes a vote withheld is not a vote cast.

2.  Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chair of the meeting have been included in the 'For' total.

3.  At the date of the AGM the issued share capital of the Company was 256,430,367 ordinary shares.

For further information:

Watkin Jones plc
Richard Simpson, Chief Executive Officer	Tel: [phone]
Sarah Sergeant, Chief Financial Officer Peel Hunt LLP  (Nominated Adviser & Joint Corporate Broker)		Tel: [phone]
Mike Bell / Ed Allsopp		www.peelhunt.com
Jefferies Hoare Govett  (Joint Corporate Broker)		Tel: [phone]
James Umbers/David Sheehan / Paul Bundred		www.jefferies.com

Media enquiries:

Buchanan
Henry Harrison-Topham / Jamie Hooper [e-mail]	Tel: [phone] www.buchanan.uk.com

 

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