Shanks Group PLC Result of AGM (2280E)

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RNS Number : 2280E

Shanks Group PLC

14 July 2016

Shanks Group plc

Results of the 14 July 2016 Annual General Meeting

Shanks Group plc held its annual general meeting for shareholders at 11am today. All 16 resolutions set out in the Company's Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 10 June 2016 were voted on by poll and were approved by shareholders. The results of the poll for each resolution are as follows;

 
 Resolution                      Votes For            Votes Against       Votes             Total votes 
                                                                           Withheld        cast (ex Votes 
                                                                                              Withheld) 
------------------------  ----------------------  ---------------------  -----------  ----------------------- 
                           No. of        % of      No.          % of      No.          No. of        % of 
                            shares        shares    of shares    shares    of shares    shares        Issued 
                                          voted                  voted                                Share 
                                                                                                      Capital 
------------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  -----------  ------------  --------- 
 
 1. To receive 
  the 2016 
  report and 
  accounts                 319,047,139     99.97       81,941      0.03        9,677   319,129,080     80.14% 
------------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  -----------  ------------  --------- 
 2. To approve 
  the Remuneration 
  Report                   300,065,259     94.04   19,002,556      5.96       69,956   319,067,815     80.13% 
------------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  -----------  ------------  --------- 
 3. To declare 
  a dividend               319,100,134     99.99       37,707      0.01          916   319,137,841     80.14% 
------------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  -----------  ------------  --------- 
 4. To elect 
  Colin Matthews           314,038,608     98.41    5,069,475      1.59       30,674   319,108,083     80.14% 
------------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  -----------  ------------  --------- 
 5. To re-elect 
  Eric van 
  Amerongen                317,737,082     99.57    1,364,387      0.43       37,288   319,101,469     80.13% 
------------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  -----------  ------------  --------- 
 6. To re-elect 
  Jacques 
  Petry                    318,846,523     99.95      175,231      0.05      117,003   319,021,754     80.11% 
------------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  -----------  ------------  --------- 
 7. To re-elect 
  Stephen 
  Riley                    318,630,495     99.85      476,474      0.15       31,788   319,106,969     80.14% 
------------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  -----------  ------------  --------- 
 8. To re-elect 
  Marina Wyatt             315,675,735     98.92    3,440,517      1.08       22,505   319,116,252     80.14% 
------------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  -----------  ------------  --------- 
 9. To re-elect 
  Peter Dilnot             319,014,534     99.97       89,885      0.03       34,338   319,104,419     80.14% 
------------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  -----------  ------------  --------- 
 10. To re-elect 
  Toby Woolrych            319,011,619     99.97       87,900      0.03       39,238   319,099,519     80.13% 
------------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  -----------  ------------  --------- 
 11. To reappoint 
  the auditors             315,889,607     99.58    1,342,021      0.42    1,907,129   317,231,628     79.67% 
------------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  -----------  ------------  --------- 
 12. To determine 
  the auditors' 
  remuneration             318,970,572     99.96      113,051      0.04       55,134   319,083,623     80.13% 
------------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  -----------  ------------  --------- 
 13. To authorise 
  political 
  donations/expenditure    312,379,335     97.90    6,699,313      2.10       56,365   319,078,648     80.13% 
------------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  -----------  ------------  --------- 
 14. To authorise 
  the company 
  to allot 
  ordinary 
  shares                   309,597,523     99.16    2,619,177      0.84    6,920,857   312,216,700     78.41% 
------------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  -----------  ------------  --------- 
 15*. To 
  disapply 
  pre-emption 
  rights                   312,696,636     99.91      277,610      0.09    6,164,511   312,974,246     78.60% 
------------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  -----------  ------------  --------- 
 16*. To 
  authorise 
  the company 
  to purchase 
  its own 
  shares                   318,037,152     99.66    1,070,138      0.34       31,467   319,107,290     80.14% 
------------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  -----------  ------------  --------- 
 

*Special resolution

The poll results will be available shortly on the Company's website www.shanksplc.com

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2 copies of the resolutions passed (other than those concerning ordinary business) will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM

About Shanks Group plc ("Shanks")

Shanks is a leading international waste-to-product business.

The Group uses a range of cost-effective sustainable technologies to make valuable products from what is thrown away. We produce green energy, recovered fuel, recycled commodities and organic fertiliser.

Shanks meets the growing need from public and private sectors to manage waste sustainably without damaging the environment. Our solutions reduce greenhouse gas emissions, recycle natural resources and limit fossil fuel dependency.

Shanks operates in three divisions that reflect our markets: Hazardous, Commercial and Municipal. It has operations in the Netherlands, Belgium, UK and Canada and employs approximately 3,500 people.

For more information, visit: www.shanksplc.com

This information is provided by RNS

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