Northgate PLC Result of AGM (2235R)

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RNS Number : 2235R

Northgate PLC

20 September 2017

Northgate plc

Proxy voting results for the AGM held on 19 September 2017

 
 At the Annual General Meeting of Northgate plc (the "Group") held at 11.30am 
  on 19 September 2017 all resolutions were passed on a poll. 
 The total number of votes received on each resolution were as 
  follows: 
 Resolutions                     Votes       % of      Votes      % of       Total          Votes           Votes 
                                  For        Votes    Against     Votes      Votes           cast         Withheld 
                                                                                             as % 
                                                                                          of Issued 
                                                                                            Share 
                                                                                           Capital 
---------------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  ---------------  ------------ 
      To receive the Annual 
      Report and 
 1    Accounts 2017           113,962,407   99.41     675,975     0.59    114,638,382       86.04%         18,371 
---  ----------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  ---------------  ------------ 
      To approve the final 
      dividend 
      of 11.6p per Ordinary 
 2    share                   114,656,753   100.00       0        0.00    114,656,753       86.06%            0 
---  ----------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  ---------------  ------------ 
      To approve the 
      directors' 
      remuneration 
 3    report                  114,030,958   99.99     15,212      0.01    114,046,170       85.60%         610,583 
---  ----------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  ---------------  ------------ 
      To approve the 
      directors' 
      remuneration 
 4    policy                  114,075,112   99.49     579,857     0.51    114,654,969       86.06%          1,783 
---  ----------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  ---------------  ------------ 
      To appoint PwC as 
      auditor of the 
 5    Group                   114,473,736   99.84     183,017     0.16    114,656,753       86.06%            0 
---  ----------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  ---------------  ------------ 
      To authorise the 
      Audit and Risk 
      Committee to 
      determine the 
      remuneration 
 6    of the auditor          114,653,978   100.00     1,275      0.00    114,655,253       86.06%          1,500 
---  ----------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  ---------------  ------------ 
      To re-elect Mr A Page 
 7    as a director           106,821,284   93.22    7,768,469    6.78    114,589,753       86.01%         67,000 
---  ----------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  ---------------  ------------ 
      To re-elect Mr A J 
      Allner as a 
 8    director                105,166,461   94.01    6,705,944    5.99    111,872,405       83.97%        2,784,347 
---  ----------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  ---------------  ------------ 
      To re-elect Miss J 
      Caseberry as 
 9    a director              114,401,087   99.78     254,291     0.22    114,655,378       86.06%          1,375 
---  ----------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  ---------------  ------------ 
      To re-elect Mrs C 
 10   Miles as a director     114,402,484   99.78     254,269     0.22    114,656,753       86.06%            0 
---  ----------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  ---------------  ------------ 
      To re-elect Mr B 
      Spencer as a 
 11   director                114,463,202   99.78     255,591     0.22    114,718,793       86.10%            0 
---  ----------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  ---------------  ------------ 
      To re-elect Mr P 
      Gallagher as 
 12   a director              113,504,617   99.00    1,152,136    1.00    114,656,753       86.06%            0 
---  ----------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  ---------------  ------------ 
      To elect Mr K 
      Bradshaw as a 
 13   director                113,965,663   99.40     690,990     0.60    114,656,653       86.06%           100 
---  ----------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  ---------------  ------------ 
      To renew the general 
      authority 
      of the directors to 
 14   allot shares            114,634,664   99.98     22,089      0.02    114,656,753       86.06%            0 
---  ----------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  ---------------  ------------ 
      To disapply statutory 
      pre-emption 
 15   rights                  114,654,565   100.00     2,188      0.00    114,656,753       86.06%            0 
---  ----------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  ---------------  ------------ 
 16   To disapply statutory   113,441,312   98.94    1,215,440    1.06    114,656,752       86.06%            0 
      pre-emptions 
      rights for specified 
      capital investments 
---  ----------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  ---------------  ------------ 
      To allow the Company 
      to hold general 
      meetings (other than 
      AGMs) on 
 17   14 days' notice         112,313,748   97.96    2,343,005    2.04    114,656,753       86.06%            0 
---  ----------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  ---------------  ------------ 
      To authorise the 
      Company to make 
      market purchases of 
 18   its own shares          113,477,302   99.03    1,110,598    0.97    114,587,900       86.01%         68,852 
---  ----------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  ---------------  ------------ 
 
 

Notes:

1. Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman have been included in the "for" total.

2. The Group's issued capital (excluding treasury shares) at the date of the meeting was 133,232,518 ordinary shares of 50p each. Each ordinary share carried the right to one vote and, therefore, at the date of the meeting there were 133,232,518 voting rights in the Group.

3. 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.

For further information, please contact:

 
 Northgate plc              01325 467558 
 Kevin Bradshaw, Chief 
  Executive Officer 
  Paddy Gallagher, Chief 
  Financial Officer 
 
 
 MHP Communications   020 3128 8100 / [e-mail] 
 Andrew Jaques 
  Barnaby Fry 
 Simon Hockridge 
 Ollie Hoare 
 

Notes to Editors:

Northgate plc is the leading light commercial vehicle hire business in the UK, Ireland and Spain by fleet size and has been operating in the sector since 1981.

Northgate's core business is the hire of light commercial vehicles to businesses on a flexible or term basis, giving customers the ability to manage their vehicle fleet requirements in a way which can adapt to changing business needs without the requirement to enter into a long term commitment. Further information regarding Northgate plc can be found on the Company's website: www.northgateplc.com

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