Severfield PLC Result of AGM (1172J)

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RNS Number : 1172J

Severfield PLC

06 September 2016

SEVERFIELD PLC

Results of Annual General Meeting 2016

At the Company's Annual General Meeting held at 12 noon today, 6 September, all of the resolutions were passed on a show of hands.

Copies of all the resolutions passed have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority via the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for review at http://www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.

A summary of Proxies received in respect of each resolution is set out below (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 the resolution):

 
                                                    In Favour              Against            Total      Withheld 
                                              ---------------------  -------------------  ------------  ---------- 
  Resolution                                   No of votes    % of      No of       %         No of        No of 
                                                              votes     votes       of        votes        votes 
                                                                                   votes 
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  1. To receive and adopt the annual 
   accounts and the reports of the 
   Directors for the financial year 
   ended 31 March 2016 together with 
   the report of the auditor thereon.          231,309,892   100.00      11,506     0.00   231,321,398   1,351,778 
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  2. To approve the Directors' remuneration 
   report (other than the part containing 
   the directors' remuneration policy) 
   for the financial year ended 31 
   March 2016 as set out in the Annual 
   Report and Accounts 2016.                   223,453,327    96.71   7,605,335     3.29   231,058,662   1,614,513 
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  3. To declare a final dividend 
   of 1p per ordinary share in respect 
   of the year ended 31 March 2016 
   payable on 16th September 2016 
   to shareholders on the register 
   at the close of business on 19th 
   August 2016.                                232,672,870   100.00         306     0.00   232,673,176           0 
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  4. To reappoint John Dodds as a 
   Director.                                   232,647,669    99.99      25,506     0.01   232,673,175           1 
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  5. To reappoint Ian Lawson as a 
   Director.                                   232,641,042    99.99      32,133     0.01   232,673,175           1 
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  6. To reappoint Ian Cochrane as 
   a Director.                                 232,658,669    99.99      14,506     0.01   232,673,175           1 
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  7. To reappoint Alan Dunsmore as 
   a Director.                                 232,637,951    99.98      35,224     0.02   232,673,175           1 
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  8. To reappoint Derek Randall as 
   a Director.                                 232,634,245    99.98      38,930     0.02   232,673,175           1 
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  9. To reappoint Alun Griffiths 
   as a Director.                              232,630,943    99.98      42,232     0.02   232,673,175           1 
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  10. To reappoint Chris Holt as 
   a Director.                                 232,632,776    99.98      40,399     0.02   232,673,175           1 
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  11. To reappoint Tony Osbaldiston 
   as a Director.                              232,660,003   100.00      11,506     0.00   232,671,509       1,667 
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  12. To reappoint Kevin Whiteman 
   as a Director.                              232,656,912    99.99      14,597     0.01   232,671,509       1,667 
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  13. To reappoint KPMG LLP as auditor 
   of the Company to hold office until 
   the conclusion of the next Annual 
   General Meeting of the Company 
   in 2017.                                    232,603,903    99.97      69,272     0.03   232,673,175           1 
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  14. To authorise the Directors 
   to determine the auditor's remuneration.    232,594,237    99.98      50,713     0.02   232,644,950      28,226 
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  15. To authorise the Directors 
   to allot securities of the Company.         232,579,062    99.97      59,828     0.03   232,638,890      38,226 
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  16. To authorise the Directors 
   to dis-apply pre-emption rights 
   in relation to the issue of securities 
   of the Company.                             232,538,271    99.95     106,679     0.05   232,644,950      28,226 
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  17. To authorise the Directors 
   to dis-apply pre-emption rights 
   in connection with an acquisition 
   or other capital investment.                230,862,768    99.28   1,679,849     0.72   232,542,617     130,559 
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  18. To authorise the Company to 
   make market purchases of the Company's 
   ordinary shares.                            230,843,841    99.22   1,824,987     0.78   232,668,828       4,348 
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  19. That a general meeting of the 
   Company (other than an annual general 
   meeting) may be called on not less 
   than 14 clear day's notice.                 230,155,153    98.93   2,493,022     1.07   232,648,175      25,000 
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