Result of AGM

RNS Number : 2160L

Helical Bar PLC

27 July 2011

 

At the ninety first Annual General Meeting of Helical Bar plc held on Tuesday 26 July 2011, all resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting dated 1 July 2011 were passed by Shareholders on a show of hands.  Proxies were received by the Company from Shareholders in advance of the Annual General Meeting as follows:

		Proxy Votes Received
	Resolution	For the Resolutioni	% For	Against the Resolution	% Against	Total Votes Validly Cast	Votes Withheld[ii]
1	To receive and consider the accounts and reports of the Directors and Independent Auditor thereon for the year ended 31 March 2011	97,588,240	98.54	1,441,517	1.46	99,029,757	0
2	To declare a final dividend of 3.15 pence per 1p share	99,017,275	99.99	12,482	0.01	99,029,757	0
3	To re-elect Mr C.G.H. Weaver as a Director	95,637,737	97.31	2,645,737	2.69	98,283,474	746,283
4	To re-elect Mr M.E. Slade as a Director	96,373,035	97.32	2,656,722	2.68	99,029,757	0
5	To re-elect Mr N.G. McNair Scott as a Director	96,370,695	97.31	2,659,062	2.69	99,029,757	0
6	To re-elect Mr G.A. Kaye as a Director	96,370,695	97.32	265,622	2.68	99,027,417	2,340
7	To re-elect Mr M.C. Bonning-Snook as a Director	96,370,695	97.31	2,659,062	2.69	99,029,757	0
8	To re-elect Mr J.S. Pitman as a Director	96,373,035	97.32	2,656,722	2.68	99,029,757	0
9	To re-elect Mr A. R. Beevor as a Director	69,905,282	70.91	28,674,689	29.09	98,579,971	449,786
10	To re-elect Mr W.J. Weeks as a Director	95,791,079	96.73	3,236,338	3.27	99,027,417	2,340
11	To re-elect Mr A.E.G. Gulliford as a Director	95,791,079	96.73	3,236,338	3.27	99,027,417	2,340
12	To elect Mr D.C. Walker as a Director	96,373,035	97.32	2,656,722	2.68	99,029,757	0
13	To elect Mr M.K. O'Donnell as a Director	96,852,120	97.80	2,175,297	2.20	99,027,417	2,340
14	To re-appoint Grant Thornton UK LLP as Independent Auditor	97,589,801	98.55	1,439,956	1.45	99,029,757	0
15	To authorise the Directors to set the remuneration of the Independent Auditor	97,590,840	98.55	1,438,917	1.45	99,029,757	0
16	To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 March 2011	70,093,748	83.19	14,167,537	16.81	84,261,285	14,768,472
17	To authorise the Directors to allot shares pursuant to section 551 if the Companies Act 2006	90,317,974	92.30	7,530,939	7.70	97,848,913	1,180,844
18	To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights pursuant to sections 570 and 573 of the Companies Act 2006iii	98,998,412	99.97	31,345	0.03	99,029,757	0
19	To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its ordinary shares pursuant to section 701 of the Companies Act 2006iii	99,027,037	100.00	2,720	0.00	99,029,757	0
20	To approve general meetings (other than annual general meetings) to be held on not less than 14 clear days' noticeiii	95,873,239	96.81	3,156,518	3.19	99,029,757	0
21	To approve the Company's 2011 Executive Bonus Plan	94,855,257	97.33	2,600,720	2.67	97,455,977	1,573,780

Notes to the Disclosure

As at the date of the meeting there were 118,137,522 ordinary shares of 1p each in issue. 

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of resolutions other than those concerning ordinary business passed at the Annual General Meeting have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and can be viewed at http://www.hemscott.com/nsm.do

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i Includes discretionary votes

ii A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes for or against a resolution

iii Special Resolution requires at least 75% of votes in favour

For further information please contact:

Timothy Murphy

Company Secretary

020 7629 0113

 

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