Severfield PLC Result of AGM (9992P)

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RNS Number : 9992P

Severfield PLC

06 September 2017

SEVERFIELD PLC

Results of Annual General Meeting 2017

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 2017 together with 
   the report of the auditor thereon.          230,966,066   100.00       7,906     0.00   230,973,972   1,572,906 
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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 2017 as set out in the Annual 
   Report and Accounts 2017.                   232,317,280    99.96      91,930     0.04   232,409,210     137,668 
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  3. To approve the Directors' remuneration 
   policy, the full text of which 
   is set out on pages 83 to 90 of 
   the Annual Report and Accounts 
   2017.                                       231,684,761    99.66     801,189     0.34   232,485,950      60,928 
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  4. To declare a final dividend 
   of 1.6p per ordinary share in respect 
   of the year ended 31 March 2017 
   payable on 15th September 2017 
   to shareholders on the register 
   at the close of business on 18th 
   August 2017.                                232,546,878   100.00           0     0.00   232,546,878           0 
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  5. To reappoint John Dodds as a 
   Director.                                   227,963,446    98.03   4,571,981     1.97   232,535,427      11,451 
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  6. To reappoint Ian Lawson as a 
   Director.                                   229,145,681    98.54   3,389,746     1.46   232,535,427      11,451 
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  7. To reappoint Ian Cochrane as 
   a Director.                                 229,153,889    98.55   3,381,538     1.45   232,535,427      11,451 
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  8. To reappoint Alan Dunsmore as 
   a Director.                                 229,126,464    98.53   3,408,963     1.47   232,535,427      11,451 
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  9. To reappoint Derek Randall as 
   a Director.                                 229,157,347    98.55   3,378,080     1.45   232,535,427      11,451 
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  10. To reappoint Alun Griffiths 
   as a Director.                              228,314,389    98.18   4,221,038     1.82   232,535,427      11,451 
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  11. To reappoint Chris Holt as 
   a Director.                                 228,323,546    98.19   4,201,215     1.81   232,524,761      22,117 
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  12. To reappoint Tony Osbaldiston 
   as a Director.                              228,319,456    98.19   4,205,305     1.81   232,524,761      22,117 
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  13. To reappoint Kevin Whiteman 
   as a Director.                              228,350,106    98.20   4,174,655     1.80   232,524,761      22,117 
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  14. 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.                                    232,492,471    99.98      38,356     0.02   232,530,827      16,051 
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  15. To authorise the Directors 
   to determine the auditor's remuneration.    232,499,004    99.99      19,648     0.01   232,518,652      28,226 
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  16. To authorise the Directors 
   to allot securities of the Company.         232,301,597    99.95     117,055     0.05   232,418,652     128,226 
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  17. To authorise the Directors 
   to dis-apply pre-emption rights 
   in relation to the issue of securities 
   of the Company.                             232,288,363    99.95     111,789     0.05   232,400,152     146,726 
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  18. To authorise the Directors 
   to dis-apply pre-emption rights 
   in connection with an acquisition 
   or other capital investment.                231,606,511    99.66     793,641     0.34   232,400,152     146,726 
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  19. To authorise the Company to 
   make market purchases of the Company's 
   ordinary shares.                            231,570,101    99.59     953,929     0.41   232,524,030      22,848 
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  20. That a general meeting of the 
   Company (other than an annual general 
   meeting) may be called on not less 
   than 14 clear days' notice.                 229,432,915    98.67   3,095,463     1.33   232,528,378      18,500 
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  21. Amendment of the rules of the 
   2017 performance share plan                 231,652,197    99.66     787,527     0.34   232,439,724     107,154 
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  22. Increase fees for directors              231,521,220    99.89     263,171     0.11   231,784,391     762,487 
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