Result of AGM

RNS Number : 6960D

Wincanton PLC

27 June 2019

 

27 June 2019

WINCANTON PLC ("Wincanton" or the "Group")

Result of AGM

Wincanton, the largest British third-party logistics company, announces that at its Annual General Meeting held on 27 June 2019, all the resolutions, as set out in the Notice of Meeting, were duly passed on a poll.

The votes were as follows:

RESOLUTION		VOTES FOR	%	VOTES AGAINST	%	VOTES TOTAL	% of ISC VOTED	VOTES WITHHELD
1	Report and Accounts	90,821,002	99.99	9,080	0.01	90,830,082	72.93%	14,574
2	Remuneration Report	82,076,361	90.50	8,617,871	9.50	90,694,232	72.82%	145,641
3	Approve Final Dividend	90,833,761	100.00	1,543	0.00	90,835,304	72.93%	8,994
4	Re-elect S. Oades	90,682,562	99.87	121,420	0.13	90,803,982	72.91%	35,513
5	Re-elect A. Colman	90,773,748	99.95	44,834	0.05	90,818,582	72.92%	21,271
6	Re-elect T. Lawlor	90,777,360	99.97	27,819	0.03	90,805,179	72.91%	34,674
7	Re-elect P. Dean	89,390,031	98.44	1,414,207	1.56	90,804,238	72.91%	35,174
8	Re-elect D. Radcliffe	90,686,431	99.87	118,748	0.13	90,805,179	72.91%	34,674
9	Re-elect G. Barr	90,767,703	99.96	36,917	0.04	90,804,620	72.91%	35,233
10	Elect Dr. M. Read	90,761,017	99.95	42,812	0.05	90,803,829	72.91%	35,695
11	Elect D. Lentz	90,766,445	99.97	28,761	0.03	90,795,206	72.90%	43,080
12	Re-appoint Auditor	90,639,425	99.82	159,723	0.18	90,799,148	72.91%	40,704
13	Remuneration of Auditor	90,778,553	99.95	45,473	0.05	90,824,026	72.93%	20,507
14	Make political donations	90,383,028	99.55	405,719	0.45	90,788,747	72.90%	54,916
15	Allot shares	88,686,979	97.69	2,093,431	2.31	90,780,410	72.89%	59,012
16	Disapply pre-emption rights	90,535,852	99.75	225,456	0.25	90,761,308	72.88%	78,545
17	Make market purchases	90,744,259	99.93	65,439	0.07	90,809,698	72.91%	29,794
18	Call general meetings	90,258,541	99.39	554,697	0.61	90,813,238	72.92%	26,615

The number of the Group's shares in issue as at the date of the meeting was 124,543,670 ordinary shares of 10p each.

Please note that each share carries one vote and that a 'vote withheld' is not a vote in law and has not been counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes for and against the resolution. Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman have been included in the 'votes for' total.

Copies of the Resolutions will be submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available to the public for inspection.

Raj Sharma

Company Secretary

27 June 2019

For further information, please contact:

Wincanton Plc                                                                          Tel: [phone]

Adrian Colman, Chief Executive Officer

Tim Lawlor, Chief Financial Officer

Buchanan                                                                                 Tel: [phone]

Richard Oldworth / Vicky Hayns

Maddie Seacombe/ Tilly Abraham

About Wincanton

Wincanton is the largest British third party logistics (3PL) company, providing supply chain solutions to some of the world's most admired companies across a wide range of industries including retail, construction, defence and energy.

As a trusted and respected business partner, we design and implement services and solutions that range from setting up and operating distribution networks, through to bonded warehouses, technology hosting, container transport and storage. We strive for operational excellence in everything we do.

We work hard to understand and respond to our customers' needs, build long-term relationships and use our skills and expertise to deliver a smarter, added value service, every day. Our customers rely on us to make their businesses operate more efficiently and to gain a competitive advantage in their sector.

Key facts:

.     17,600 colleagues

.     200+ locations

.     Responsible for 3,600 vehicles

.     Revenue £1.1bn

.     4,600 drivers

.     14.3m sqft of warehousing space

www.wincanton.co.uk 

 

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