Fisher (James) & Sons plc Results of AGM (3423E)

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RNS Number : 3423E

Fisher (James) & Sons plc

05 May 2017

James Fisher and Sons plc

(the "Company")

Results of Annual General Meeting ("AGM")

4 May 2017

The Company is pleased to announce that all the resolutions proposed at the AGM held on 4 May 2017 were duly passed. A breakdown of proxy votes lodged prior to the AGM is set out below.

 
 Resolution                     Total             For                Against         Withheld 
                                proxy 
                                votes 
                                 cast 
                              (excluding 
                              withheld) 
--------------------------  ------------  -------------------  ------------------  ----------- 
                                                Votes       %       Votes       %        Votes 
--------------------------  ------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ------  ----------- 
 1. To receive the 
  Annual Accounts and 
  reports thereon             41,335,850   41,316,850   99.95      19,000    0.05      179,200 
--------------------------  ------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ------  ----------- 
 2. To approve the 
  Annual statement 
  by the chairman of 
  the Remuneration 
  Committee and the 
  Annual report on 
  remuneration                41,508,525   40,757,830   98.19     750,695    1.81        6,525 
--------------------------  ------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ------  ----------- 
 3. To declare a final 
  dividend                    41,515,050   41,445,216   99.83      69,834    0.17            0 
--------------------------  ------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ------  ----------- 
 4. To re-elect Mr 
  C J Rice                    40,584,064   39,962,300   98.47     621,764    1.53      930,986 
--------------------------  ------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ------  ----------- 
 5. To re-elect Mr 
  N P Henry                   41,509,980   41,492,595   99.96      17,385    0.04        5,070 
--------------------------  ------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ------  ----------- 
 6. To re-elect Mr 
  S C Kilpatrick              41,509,980   41,492,295   99.96      17,685    0.04        5,070 
--------------------------  ------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ------  ----------- 
 7. To re-elect Mr 
  M S Paul                    41,509,980   41,504,595   99.99       5,385    0.01        5,070 
--------------------------  ------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ------  ----------- 
 8. To re-elect Ms 
  A I Comiskey                41,469,264   41,238,929   99.44     230,335    0.56       45,786 
--------------------------  ------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ------  ----------- 
 9. To re-elect Mr 
  D G Moorhouse               41,468,264   41,448,609   99.95      19,655    0.05       46,786 
--------------------------  ------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ------  ----------- 
 10. To re-elect Mr 
  M J L Salter                41,469,264   41,449,209   99.95      20,055    0.05       45,786 
--------------------------  ------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ------  ----------- 
 11. To re-appoint 
  KPMG LLP as auditor         40,815,118   40,807,599   99.98       7,519    0.02      699,932 
--------------------------  ------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ------  ----------- 
 12. To authorise 
  the Audit Committee 
  to determine the 
  auditor's remuneration      41,511,375   41,475,908   99.91      35,467    0.09        3,675 
--------------------------  ------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ------  ----------- 
 13. To authorise 
  the Directors to 
  allot shares                41,512,930   41,463,818   99.88      49,112    0.12        2,120 
--------------------------  ------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ------  ----------- 
 14. To authorise 
  the disapplication 
  of pre-emption rights       41,513,535   41,232,741   99.32     280,794    0.68        1,515 
--------------------------  ------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ------  ----------- 
 15. To authorise 
  the disapplication 
  of pre-emption rights 
  on a further 5% of 
  the Company's issued 
  share capital.              29,077,632   25,878,185   89.00   3,199,447   11.00   12,437,418 
--------------------------  ------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ------  ----------- 
 16. To authorise 
  market purchases 
  of Company's own 
  shares                      41,484,718   40,739,097   98.20     745,621    1.80       30,332 
--------------------------  ------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ------  ----------- 
 17. To allow the 
  Company to hold general 
  meetings (other than 
  AGMs) at 14 days 
  notice                      41,474,564   40,942,771   98.72     531,793    1.28       40,486 
--------------------------  ------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ------  ----------- 
 

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 82.57%.

This information is provided by RNS

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