Brammer PLC Result of AGM (3632N)

TIDMBRAM

RNS Number : 3632N

Brammer PLC

15 May 2015

BRAMMER PLC

(the "Company")

Results of Annual General Meeting and Retirement of Non-Executive Director

Results of Annual General Meeting

Brammer plc announces that all resolutions proposed at its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held on Friday 15 May 2015 at 43-45 Broad Street, Teddington, Middlesex, TW11 8QZ were duly passed on a show of hands.

Copies of the following:

-- Ordinary resolution in relation to the renewal of the authority for the directors to allot new shares up to specific limits;

-- Special resolution relating to the renewal of the authority for the directors to disapply statutory pre-emption rights up to specific limits;

-- Special resolution relating to the renewal of the authority for the Company to purchase its own shares up to specific limits;

-- Special resolution to approve certain amendments to the company's Performance Share Plan 2012; and

-- Special resolution to authorise a General Meeting (other than the Annual General Meeting) to be held on not less than 14 days clear notice,

being resolutions (other than resolutions concerning ordinary business) passed by the Company at its AGM on Friday 15 May 2015, have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority via the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm

Details of the proxy voting instructions lodged prior to the meeting are set out below:

 
 Company Name                             Brammer plc 
 Meeting Date                             15 May 2015 
                                         ------------------------------- 
 Number of cards at meeting date          204 cards (1,345 Holdings) 
                                         ------------------------------- 
 Issued share capital at the close        129,404,481 Ordinary shares of 
  of business on 13 May 2015               20p each 
                                         ------------------------------- 
 Number of votes per share                One 
                                         ------------------------------- 
 Total proxy votes received (including 
  Abstain/Withheld)                       100,969,246 
                                         ------------------------------- 
 Meeting type AGM/EGM                     AGM 
                                         ------------------------------- 
 
 
 Resolution (No. as noted on proxy form)     Votes For     %       Votes Against   %      Total Votes   Votes Withheld 
 1. To receive the report and accounts       100,967,446   100     0               0      100,967,446   1,800 
                                            ------------  ------  --------------  -----  ------------  --------------- 
 2. To approve the directors' remuneration 
  report (other than remuneration policy)    99,378,177    98.46   1,552,859       1.54   100,931,046   38,210 
                                            ------------  ------  --------------  -----  ------------  --------------- 
 3. To approve the directors' remuneration 
  policy                                     99,374,186    98.43   1,580,722       1.57   100,954,908   14,338 
                                            ------------  ------  --------------  -----  ------------  --------------- 
 4. To declare a final dividend              100,967,446   100     0               0      100,967,446   1,800 
                                            ------------  ------  --------------  -----  ------------  --------------- 
 5. To re-elect Ian Fraser                   100,569,393   99.61   396,569         0.39   100,965,962   3,284 
                                            ------------  ------  --------------  -----  ------------  --------------- 
 6. To re-elect Paul Thwaite                 100,808,483   99.84   157,479         0.16   100,965,962   3,284 
                                            ------------  ------  --------------  -----  ------------  --------------- 
 7. To re-elect Charles Irving-Swift         99,846,336    98.89   1,119,626       1.11   100,965,962   3,284 
                                            ------------  ------  --------------  -----  ------------  --------------- 
 8. To re-elect Bill Whiteley                100,805,683   99.84   160,279         0.16   100,965,962   3,284 
                                            ------------  ------  --------------  -----  ------------  --------------- 
 9. To re-elect Duncan Magrath               99,846,921    98.89   1,116,641       1.11   100,963,562   5,684 
                                            ------------  ------  --------------  -----  ------------  --------------- 
 10. To elect Andrea Abt                     99,845,821    98.89   1,116,641       1.11   100,962,462   6,784 
                                            ------------  ------  --------------  -----  ------------  --------------- 
 11. To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers 
  LLP as auditors to the company             94,959,241    94.06   5,992,818       5.94   100,952,059   17,187 
                                            ------------  ------  --------------  -----  ------------  --------------- 
 12. To authorise the directors to agree 
  the remuneration of the auditors           97,837,966    96.92   3,113,593       3.08   100,951,559   17,687 
                                            ------------  ------  --------------  -----  ------------  --------------- 
 13. To increase the maximum aggregate 
  annual fees payable to non-executive 
  directors                                  100,931,722   99.98   23,769          0.02   100,955,491   13,755 
                                            ------------  ------  --------------  -----  ------------  --------------- 
 14. To authorise the directors to allot 
  shares up to specific limits               98,339,465    97.41   2,612,594       2.59   100,952,059   17,187 
                                            ------------  ------  --------------  -----  ------------  --------------- 
 15. To disapply statutory pre-emption 
  rights up to specific limits               100,910,653   99.95   54,002          0.05   100,964,655   4,591 
                                            ------------  ------  --------------  -----  ------------  --------------- 
 16. To authorise the company to purchase 
  its own shares up to specific limits       100,870,965   99.99   9,002           0.01   100,879,967   89,279 
                                            ------------  ------  --------------  -----  ------------  --------------- 
 17. To approve amendments to the Brammer 
  Performance Share Plan 2012                99,381,694    98.44   1,577,913       1.56   100,959,607   9,639 
                                            ------------  ------  --------------  -----  ------------  --------------- 
 18. To authorise a general meeting (other 
  than an annual general meeting) to be 
  held on not 
  less than 14 clear days' notice            98,221,411    97.28   2,742,296       2.72   100,963,707   5,539 
                                            ------------  ------  --------------  -----  ------------  --------------- 
 

Notes:

(i) Resolutions 1 to 14 were ordinary resolutions, requiring more than 50% of shareholder votes to be 'for' the resolutions.

(ii) Resolutions 15 to 18 were special resolutions, requiring not less than 75% of shareholder votes to be 'for' the resolutions.

(iii) Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman have been included in the 'Votes For' total.

(iv) A 'vote withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes 'for' and 'against' a resolution.

Retirement of Non-Executive Director

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.11, the Company also announces that Mr Terry Garthwaite has retired as Non-Executive Director of the Company with effect from the conclusion of the Company's Annual General Meeting. Having completed over 10 years' service as a Non-Executive Director of the Company, Mr Garthwaite had decided not to seek re-election at the Company's Annual General Meeting.

Enquiries:

Steven Hodkinson

Company Secretary

Tel: [phone]

15 May 2015

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