Shanks Group plc
Results of the 25 July 2013 Annual General Meeting
Shanks Group plc held its annual general meeting for shareholders at 11am today. All 16 resolutions set out in the Company's Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 14 June 2013 were voted on by poll and were approved by shareholders. The results of the poll for each resolution are as follows;
Resolution |
Votes For |
Votes Against |
Votes Withheld |
Total votes cast (ex Votes Withheld) |
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No. of shares |
% of shares voted |
No. of shares |
% of shares voted |
No. of shares |
No. of shares |
% of Issued Share Capital |
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1. To receive the 2013 report and accounts |
251,080,221 |
99.97 |
63,964 |
0.03 |
3,666 |
251,144,185 |
63.17% |
2. To approve Remuneration Report |
233,047,176 |
94.63 |
13,213,104 |
5.37 |
4,887,571 |
246,260,280 |
61.95% |
3. To declare a dividend |
250,273,295 |
99.65 |
872,474 |
0.35 |
2,082 |
251,145,769 |
63.17% |
4. To re-elect Adrian Auer |
248,929,172 |
99.14 |
2,162,883 |
0.86 |
55,796 |
251,092,055 |
63.16% |
5. To re-elect Eric van Amerongen |
243,142,413 |
98.13 |
4,641,969 |
1.87 |
3,363,468 |
247,784,382 |
62.33% |
6. To re-elect Jacques Petry |
249,564,723 |
99.39 |
1,520,004 |
0.61 |
63,124 |
251,084,727 |
63.16% |
7. To re-elect Stephen Riley |
249,519,667 |
99.38 |
1,568,393 |
0.62 |
59,791 |
251,088,060 |
63.16% |
8. To re-elect Toby Woolrych |
249,610,450 |
99.41 |
1,481,767 |
0.59 |
51,134 |
251,092,217 |
63.16% |
9. To re-elect Marina Wyatt |
249,462,510 |
99.38 |
1,555,502 |
0.62 |
129,839 |
251,018,012 |
63.14% |
10. To reappoint the auditors |
246,997,437 |
98.44 |
3,923,791 |
1.56 |
226,621 |
250,921,228 |
63.12% |
11. To determine the auditors' remuneration |
248,857,723 |
99.10 |
2,247,888 |
0.90 |
42,239 |
251,105,611 |
63.16% |
12. To authorise political donations/expenditure |
236,404,646 |
94.24 |
14,448,517 |
5.76 |
270,508 |
250,853,163 |
63.10% |
13. To authorise the company to allot ordinary shares |
243,051,299 |
96.80 |
8,033,421 |
3.20 |
63,131 |
251,084,720 |
63.16% |
14*. To disapply pre-emption rights |
246,040,437 |
97.88 |
5,331,345 |
2.12 |
76,069 |
251,371,782 |
63.23% |
15*. To authorise the company to purchase its own shares |
248,280,874 |
98.88 |
2,820,433 |
1.12 |
46,544 |
251,101,307 |
63.16% |
16*. To approve calling general meetings on 14 days' notice |
234,311,606 |
93.30 |
16,821,141 |
6.70 |
15,104 |
251,132,747 |
63.17% |
*Special resolution
The poll results will be available shortly on the Company's website www.shanksplc.com
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2 copies of the resolutions passed (other than those concerning ordinary business) will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM