Result of AGM

RNS Number : 3057D

Breedon Group PLC

25 April 2017

 

25 April 2017

Breedon Group plc

("Breedon Group" or the "Company")

Result of AGM

The Annual General Meeting of Breedon Group plc (the "Meeting") was held on Tuesday 25 April 2017 at the St Pierre Park Hotel, Rohais, St Peter Port, Guernsey at 2.00pm.

All resolutions proposed at the meeting were passed on a show of hands.  The number of votes which were lodged by proxy for and against each of the resolutions put before the Meeting, and the number of votes withheld, were as follows:

		Votes for	% of shares voted	Votes against	Votes total	Votes withheld
	Ordinary Resolutions
1	To adopt the Financial Statements and the reports of the Directors and of the Auditor for the year ended 31 December 2016	1,154,146,034	99.96	13,500	1,154,159,534	500
2	To reappoint the Auditor	1,154,106,376	99.96	35,348	1,154,141,724	14,500
3	To authorise the Directors to determine the fee payable to the Auditor	1,154,115,934	99.96	27,500	1,154,143,434	16,500
4	To reappoint Amit Bhatia as a director	1,153,685,823	99.93	459,261	1,154,145,084	14,750
5	To reappoint Simon Vivian as a director	1,153,685,023	99.93	460,061	1,154,145,084	14,750
6	To reappoint Peter Tom as a director	1,153,645,316	99.92	499,768	1,154,145,084	14,750
7	To reappoint Susie Farnon as a director	1,154,120,284	99.96	25,000	1,154,145,284	14,750
8	To reappoint Patrick Ward as a director	1,153,686,023	99.93	458,261	1,154,144,284	14,750
9	To reappoint David Warr as a director	1,154,121,584	99.96	22,500	1,154,144,084	14,750
10	To reappoint David Williams as a director	1,137,642,890	98.80	13,468,140	1,151,111,030	14,750
11	To reappoint Robert Wood as a director	1,153,685,823	99.93	459,261	1,154,145,084	14,750
12	To authorise the Directors to allot shares	1,154,046,785	99.96	76,049	1,154,122,834	37,000
	Special Resolutions
13	To authorise the Directors to allot shares without applying pre-emption rights	1,148,632,137	99.49	5,512,447	1,154,144,584	15,250
14	To authorise the Company  to purchase its own shares	1,122,878,714	97.26	31,277,870	1,154,156,584	3,250

Notes:

1    "Votes for" include those giving the Chairman discretion, and the percentages are rounded to two decimal places.

2    "Votes withheld" are not votes in law, and are not included in the votes "for" or "against" a resolution.

3    The total number of ordinary shares eligible to vote was 1,413,965,488.

Enquiries:

Breedon Group plc                                                        www.breedongroup.com 

Pat Ward, Group Chief Executive                                    01332 694010

Stephen Jacobs, Head of Communications                    07831 764592  

Cenkos Securities plc (NOMAD and joint broker)

Max Hartley                                                                       020 7397 8900

Peel Hunt (Joint Broker)

Justin Jones / Mike Bell                                                    020 7418 8900

More about Breedon Group

Breedon Group plc is the largest independent construction materials group in the UK after the four global majors. It operates the country's largest cement plant, two cement import terminals, around 60 quarries, 26 asphalt plants, 200 ready-mixed concrete & mortar plants and three concrete block plants, employing around 2,300 people nationwide.

The group has strong asset backing, with over 750 million tonnes of mineral reserves and resources. Breedon's strategy is to continue growing through consolidation of the UK heavyside building materials sector.

 

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