Result of AGM

RNS Number : 5041E

Wincanton PLC

07 July 2021

 

7 July 2021

LEI: 213800Z5WTW8QKOHWQ82

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

Result of Annual General Meeting

Wincanton plc, a leading supply chain partner for UK business, announces that at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on 7 July 2021, the resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting, circulated to shareholders on  4 June 2021, were passed by the requisite majorities.

Resolutions 1 to 15 were passed as ordinary resolutions and Resolutions 16 to 20 were passed as special resolutions. In accordance with the Group's Articles of Association, the resolutions were put to the meeting on a poll in which every member present in person or by proxy had one vote for every share held.

The poll results are as follows:

RESOLUTION		VOTES FOR	%	VOTES AGAINST	%	VOTES TOTAL	% OF ISC VOTED	VOTES WITHHELD
1	Reports and Accounts	88,155,128	99.99	9,804	0.01	88,164,932	70.79%	74,575
2	Annual Report on Remuneration	86,603,252	98.21	1,581,730	1.79	88,184,982	70.81%	50,803
3	Final dividend	88,223,740	99.99	5,095	0.01	88,228,835	70.84%	7,088
4	Appoint Mr A Bickerstaff	88,182,661	99.98	20,065	0.02	88,202,726	70.82%	32,133
5	Re-appoint Ms G Barr	88,166,694	99.96	37,227	0.04	88,203,921	70.82%	31,839
6	Re-appoint Ms M Jayaweera	88,154,527	99.94	51,000	0.06	88,205,527	70.82%	30,233
7	Re-appoint Mr T Lawlor	88,177,328	99.97	26,138	0.03	88,203,466	70.82%	32,294
8	Re-appoint Ms D Lentz	88,166,276	99.96	37,668	0.04	88,203,944	70.82%	31,816
9	Re-appoint Mr S Oades	88,185,327	99.98	18,236	0.02	88,203,563	70.82%	32,197
10	Re-appoint Dr M Read CBE	88,168,511	99.96	33,596	0.04	88,202,107	70.82%	33,653
11	Re-appoint Mr J Wroath	88,123,955	99.91	82,583	0.09	88,206,538	70.82%	31,183
12	To re-appoint Auditor	88,195,344	99.97	27,146	0.03	88,222,490	70.84%	13,270
13	Remuneration of Auditor	88,193,104	99.98	20,343	0.02	88,213,447	70.83%	19,432
14	Donations to political organisations	87,835,431	99.58	369,285	0.42	88,204,716	70.82%	34,628
15	Allot shares	87,106,548	98.77	1,083,207	1.23	88,189,755	70.81%	45,810
16	New International Share Incentive Plan	88,065,793	99.89	94,365	0.11	88,160,158	70.79%	75,602
17	New Articles of Association	88,148,424	99.96	32,347	0.04	88,180,771	70.80%	54,989
18	Disapply Pre-emption rights	87,972,610	99.77	206,531	0.23	88,179,141	70.80%	56,468
19	Market purchase of own shares	88,105,133	99.91	78,245	0.09	88,183,378	70.81%	52,382
20	Notice of meetings other than AGMs	87,825,660	99.56	388,431	0.44	88,214,091	70.83%	21,669

The number of the Company'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.

In accordance with UK Listing Rule 9.6.2 copies of the special business resolutions passed at the meeting will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and shortly be available for inspection at its website: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism .

About Wincanton 

Wincanton is a leading British supply chain solutions company. The Group provides business critical services including storage, handling and distribution; high volume eFulfilment; retailer 'dark stores'; two-person home delivery; fleet and transport management; and network optimisation for many of the UK's best known companies.

It is active across a range of markets including food and consumer goods; retail and manufacturing; eCommerce; the public sector; major infrastructure; building materials; fuel; and defence. With almost 100 years' heritage, Wincanton's 19,600-strong team operates from more than 200 sites across the country, utilising 3,500 vehicles. 

For further information please contact:

Headland Tel: [phone]

Susanna Voyle/ Henry Wallers

E: [e-mail]  

Wincanton

Lyn Colloff, Company Secretary          Tel: [phone]

 

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