18 July 2018
All 16 resolutions put to the members were passed on a show of hands. All resolutions were passed as ordinary resolutions except for resolutions 14, 15 and 16, which were passed as special resolutions.
Copies of all resolutions passed at the meeting other than as ordinary business are being submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and for inspection at: www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do.
Percentages of proxy votes lodged in advance of the meeting:
Resolution | In Favour | Discretion | Against | |
1 | Receive the report and accounts | 99.9% | 0.1% | 0% |
2 | Approve the Remuneration Annual Report/ Statement | 99.1% | 0.1% | 0.8% |
3 | Approve the final dividend | 99.9% | 0.1% | <0.1% |
4 | Re-elect John Warren | 99.8% | 0.1% | <0.1% |
5 | Re-elect Jill Jones | 99.9% | 0.1% | <0.1% |
6 | Re-elect Steven Hall | 99.9% | 0.1% | <0.1% |
7 | Re-elect Nigel Newton | 99.7% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
8 | Re-elect Penny Scott-Bayfield | 99.6% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
9 | Re-elect Jonathan Glasspool | 99.8% | 0.1% | <0.1% |
10 | Re-elect Sir Richard Lambert | 99.8% | 0.1% | <0.1% |
11 | Reappoint KPMG as external auditor | 99.8% | 0.1% | <0.1% |
12 | Authorise the Directors to set the auditor's remuneration | 99.8% | 0.1% | <0.1% |
13 | Authority to allot ordinary shares | 97.2% | 0.1% | 2.7% |
14 | Disapplication of pre-emption rights | 97.2% | 0.1% | 2.7% |
15 | Disapplication of pre-emption rights re: acquisition/ investment | 97.2% | 0.1% | 2.7% |
16 | Authority to purchase ordinary shares | 97.2% | 0.1% | 2.7% |
The numbers of proxy votes lodged for each resolution:
Resolution | In Favour | Discretion | Against | Withheld* |
1 | 44,337,225 | 53,417 | 0 | 1,086 |
2 | 43,997,852 | 55,017 | 331,431 | 7,434 |
3 | 44,337,311 | 53,417 | 1,006 | 0 |
4 | 44,309,622 | 55,478 | 24,707 | 1,927 |
5 | 44,328,017 | 55,478 | 6,907 | 1,332 |
6 | 44,327,017 | 55,478 | 7,907 | 1,332 |
7 | 44,271,748 | 55,478 | 63,176 | 1,332 |
8 | 44,218,110 | 57,278 | 115,014 | 1,332 |
9 | 44,304,235 | 55,478 | 30,689 | 1,332 |
10 | 44,303,326 | 56,162 | 29,313 | 2,932 |
11 | 44,293,302 | 63,417 | 32,203 | 2,812 |
12 | 44,314,960 | 53,417 | 22,984 | 373 |
13 | 43,153,121 | 55,717 | 1,177,398 | 5,498 |
14 | 43,165,388 | 55,717 | 1,165,793 | 4,836 |
15 | 43,145,478 | 55,717 | 1,185,702 | 4,836 |
16 | 43,145,494 | 55,597 | 1,175,493 | 15,149 |
* A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes in favour, discretionary or against a resolution.
Michael Daykin
Group Company Secretary
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