Result of AGM

RNS Number : 4136N

Helical Bar PLC

25 July 2014

 

Helical Bar PLC

Annual General Meeting - 25 July 2014

 At the ninety fourth Annual General Meeting of Helical Bar plc held on Friday 25 July 2014, all resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting dated 25 June 2014 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 Resolution[i]	% 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 2014	93,341,677	99.9997%	290	0.0003%	93,341,967	-
2	To declare a final dividend of 4.75 pence per ordinary share	93,341,967	100%	-	0%	93,341,967	-
3	To re-elect Mr N.G McNair Scott as a Director	81,403,472	87.41%	11,724,438	12.59%	93,127,910	214,056
4	To re-elect Mr M.E. Slade as a Director	90,414,689	96.86%	2,927,278	3.14%	93,341,967	-
5	To re-elect Mr T.J. Murphy as a Director	90,307,509	96.75%	3,034,458	3.25%	93,341,967	-
6	To re-elect Mr G.A. Kaye as a Director	90,284,965	96.72%	3,057,002	3.28%	93,341,967	-
7	To re-elect Mr M.C. Bonning-Snook as a Director	90,284,965	96.72%	3,057,002	3.28%	93,341,967	-
8	To re-elect Mr J.S. Pitman as a Director	90,284,965	96.72%	3,057,002	3.28%	93,341,967	-
9	To re-elect Mr D.C.E. Walker as a Director	90,284,965	96.72%	3,057,002	3.28%	93,341,967	-
10	To re-elect Mr R.D. Gillingwater as a Director	89,550,044	96.16%	3,575,527	3.84%	93,125,571	216,396
11	To re-elect Mr R.J. Grant as a Director	92,105,186	98.68%	1,233,441	1.32%	93,338,627	3,340
12	To re-elect Mr A.E.G. Gulliford as a Director	92,106,186	98.68%	1,233,441	1.32%	93,339,627	2,340
13	To re-elect Mr M.K. O'Donnell as a Director	92,107,526	98.68%	1,233,441	1.32%	93,340,967	1,000
14	To re-appoint Grant Thornton UK LLP as Independent Auditor	90,275,902	99.998%	1,391	0.002%	90,277,293	3,064,674
15	To authorise the Directors to set the remuneration of the Independent Auditor	90,277,003	99.9997%	290	0.0003%	90,277,293	3,064,674
16	To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 March 2014	69,603,704	74.75%	23,510,237	25.25%	93,113,941	228,025
17	To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy	86,038,317	92.40%	7,075,625	7.60%	93,113,942	228,025
18	To authorise the Directors to allot shares pursuant to section 551 of the Companies Act 2006	85,582,779	91.69%	7,759,188	8.31%	93,341,967	-
19	To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights pursuant to sections 570 and 573 of the Companies Act 2006[iii]	93,334,632	99.99%	7,335	0.01%	93,341,967	-
20	To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its ordinary shares pursuant to section 701 of the Companies Act 2006[iii]	93,333,582	99.99%	8,385	0.01%	93,341,967	-
21	To approve the adoption of new Articles of Association [iii]	93,076,080	99.72%	263,547	0.28%	93,339,627	2,340
22	To approve general meetings (other than annual general meetings) to be held on not less than 14 clear days' notice[iii]	89,828,119	96.24%	3,513,847	3.76%	93,341,966	-
23	To approve the 2014 Performance Share Plan	87,919,103	94.42%	5,197,864	5.58%	93,116,967	225,000

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

[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:

Heather Williams

Company Secretary

020 7629 0113

 

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