RNS Number : 0748N
Fisher (James) & Sons plc
03 May 2018
James Fisher and Sons plc
(the "Company")
Results of Annual General Meeting ("AGM")
3 May 2018
The Company is pleased to announce that all the resolutions proposed at the AGM held on 3 May 2018 were duly passed. A breakdown of proxy votes lodged prior to the AGM is set out below.
|
Resolution
|
Total proxy votes cast
(excluding withheld)
|
For
|
Against
|
Withheld
|
|
|
|
|
Votes
|
%
|
Votes
|
%
|
Votes
|
|
1.
|
To receive the Annual Accounts and reports thereon
|
41,358,870
|
41,012,596
|
99.16
|
346,274
|
0.84
|
13,700
|
|
2.
|
To approve the remuneration policy
|
41,351,846
|
40,478,854
|
97.89
|
872,992
|
2.11
|
20,723
|
|
3.
|
To approve the Annual statement by the chairman of the Remuneration Committee and the Annual report on remuneration
|
40,751,294
|
39,508,991
|
96.95
|
1,242,303
|
3.05
|
621,275
|
|
4.
|
To declare a final dividend
|
41,372,570
|
41,369,736
|
99.99
|
2,834
|
0.01
|
0
|
|
5.
|
To re-elect Mr N P Henry
|
41,367,500
|
41,161,970
|
99.5
|
205,530
|
0.5
|
5,070
|
|
6.
|
To re-elect Mr S C Kilpatrick
|
41,367,500
|
41,161,554
|
99.5
|
205,946
|
0.5
|
5,070
|
|
7.
|
To re-elect Mr M S Paul
|
40,161,288
|
38,326,870
|
95.43
|
1,834,418
|
4.57
|
1,211,281
|
|
8.
|
To re-elect Ms A I Comiskey
|
41,366,180
|
41,352,304
|
99.97
|
13,876
|
0.03
|
6,390
|
|
9.
|
To re-elect Mr D G Moorhouse
|
41,366,930
|
41,178,238
|
99.54
|
188,692
|
0.46
|
5,640
|
|
10.
|
To re-elect Mr M J L Salter
|
41,366,930
|
41,178,054
|
99.54
|
188,876
|
0.46
|
5,640
|
|
11.
|
To elect Mr J R Atkinson
|
41,366,750
|
41,187,483
|
99.57
|
179,267
|
0.43
|
5,820
|
|
12.
|
To elect Mr F H S Graham
|
41,363,666
|
41,154,536
|
99.49
|
209,130
|
0.51
|
8,904
|
|
13.
|
To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditor
|
41,366,969
|
40,735,935
|
98.47
|
631,034
|
1.53
|
5,600
|
|
14.
|
To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the auditor's remuneration
|
41,372,570
|
41,366,685
|
99.99
|
5,885
|
0.01
|
0
|
|
15.
|
To authorise the Directors to allot relevant securities
|
41,371,500
|
41,352,853
|
99.95
|
18,647
|
0.05
|
1,070
|
|
16.
|
To authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights (general)
|
41,372,270
|
41,122,617
|
99.4
|
249,653
|
0.6
|
300
|
|
17.
|
To authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights (acquisitions/capital investments)
|
41,372,199
|
37,866,820
|
91.53
|
3,505,379
|
8.47
|
370
|
|
18.
|
To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares
|
41,354,365
|
40,730,236
|
98.49
|
624,129
|
1.51
|
18,204
|
|
19.
|
To allow the Company to hold general meetings (other than AGMs) at 14 days notice
|
41,371,570
|
40,980,743
|
99.06
|
390,827
|
0.94
|
1,000
|
A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes 'For' or 'Against' a resolution.
The percentage of issued share capital voted was 82.31%.
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