Results of Annual General Meeting ("AGM")

RNS Number : 0133E

Fisher (James) & Sons plc

03 May 2013

 



James Fisher and Sons plc

(the "Company")

Results of Annual General Meeting ("AGM")

The Company is pleased to announce that all the resolutions proposed at the AGM held on 2 May 2013 were duly passed.  A breakdown of proxy votes lodged prior to the AGM is set out below.

Resolution	Total proxy votes cast	Proxy cards received	In favour		Against		Withheld
			Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes
1. To receive the Accounts and Reports	39,674,659	291	39,399,876	99.31	274,683	0.69	100
2.  To approve the Report on Directors' Remuneration	39,674,659	291	29,607,357	79.79	7,499,985	20.21	2,567,317
3.  To declare a final dividend	39,674,659	291	39,674,559	100	-	-	100
4.  To re-elect Mr N P Henry	39,674,659	291	39,621,305	99.88	46,595	0.12	6,759
5.  To re-elect Mr S C Kilpatrick	39,674,659	291	39,171,005	98.75	496,895	1.25	6,759
6.  To re-elect Mr M S Paul	39,674,659	291	38,167,896	96.22	1,499,884	3.78	6,879
7.  To re-appoint the auditors and fix their remuneration	39,674,659	291	39,428,753	99.94	24,019	0.06	221,887
8. To authorise the directors to allot shares	39,674,659	291	39,656,847	99.97	11,790	0.03	6,022
9.  To authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights	39,674,659	291	39,409,710	99.34	262,389	0.66	2,560
10. To authorise market purchases of Company's own shares	39,674,659	291	39,650,701	99.94	23,858	0.06	100
11.  To allow the Company to hold general meetings (other than AGMs) at 14 days notice	39,674,659	291	38,565,049	97.21	1,105,588	2.79	4,022

The percentage of votes cast excludes withheld votes. 

The total number of votes cast was 39,674,659.

The percentage of issued share capital voted was 79.24% (excluding withheld votes).

 

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