Severfield PLC Results of Annual General Meeting 2023 (6119L)

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RNS Number : 6119L

Severfield PLC

06 September 2023

SEVERFIELD PLC

Results of Annual General Meeting 2023

At the Company's Annual General Meeting held at 10 am today, 6 September, all of the resolutions were passed on a show of hands.

Copies of all the resolutions passed will be submitted to the UK Listing Authority via the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for review at Financial Conduct Authority website ( https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism ).

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      % of    No of votes    No of 
                                                                 votes     votes      votes                   votes 
                                                 ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  --------- 
      1. To receive and adopt the annual 
       accounts 
       and the reports of the Directors for the 
       financial year ended 25 March 2023 
       together 
       with the report of the auditor thereon.    235,922,578    99.99      15,639     0.01   235,938,217          0 
                                                 ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  --------- 
      2. To approve the Directors' remuneration 
       report (other than the part containing 
       the 
       Directors' remuneration policy) for the 
       financial year ended 25 March 2023 as 
       set 
       out in the Annual Report and Accounts 
       2023.                                      233,706,876    99.08   2,177,930     0.92   235,884,806     53,411 
                                                 ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  --------- 
      3. To approve the Directors' remuneration 
       policy, the full text of which is set 
       out 
       in the Annual Report and Accounts 2023.    232,598,556    98.61   3,272,944     1.39   235,871,500     66,717 
                                                 ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  --------- 
      4. To approve certain amendments to the 
       rules of the Severfield Performance 
       Share 
       Plan 2017.                                 233,034,222    98.82   2,784,699     1.18   235,818,921    119,296 
                                                 ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  --------- 
      5. To declare a final dividend of 2.1p 
       per 
       ordinary share in respect of the year 
       ended 
       25 March 2023 payable on 13(th) October 
       2023 to shareholders on the register at 
       the close of business on 8 September 
       2023.                                      235,938,217      100           0        0   235,938,217          0 
                                                 ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  --------- 
      6. To reappoint Alan Dunsmore as a 
       Director.                                  235,556,610    99.89     270,607     0.11   235,827,217    111,000 
                                                 ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  --------- 
      7. To reappoint Derek Randall as a 
       Director.                                  235,515,944    99.88     272,700     0.12   235,788,644    124,573 
                                                 ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  --------- 
      8. To reappoint Adam Semple as a 
       Director.                                  235,640,370    99.88     272,274     0.12   235,912,644     25,573 
                                                 ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  --------- 
      9. To reappoint Kevin Whiteman as a 
       Director.                                  227,104,652    96.27   8,798,991     3.73   235,903,643     34,574 
                                                 ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  --------- 
      10. To reappoint Louise Hardy as a 
       Director                                   231,598,721    98.18   4,304,923     1.82   235,903,644     34,573 
                                                 ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  --------- 
      11. To reappoint Rosie Toogood as a 
       Director                                   231,681,405    98.21   4,222,239     1.79   235,903,644     34,573 
                                                 ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  --------- 
      12. To reappoint Alun Griffiths as a 
       Director                                   230,016,499    97.50   5,887,145     2.50   235,903,644     34,573 
                                                 ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  --------- 
      13. To appoint Mark Pegler as a Director    235,825,129    99.97      75,515     0.03   235,900,644     37,573 
                                                 ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  --------- 
      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 2024.                           234,148,245    99.29   1,675,399     0.71   235,823,644    114,573 
                                                 ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  --------- 
      15. To authorise the Directors to 
       determine 
       the auditor's remuneration.                235,857,961    99.99      34,457     0.01   235,892,418     45,799 
                                                 ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  --------- 
      16. To authorise the Directors to allot 
       securities of the Company.                 235,585,308    99.87     316,848     0.13   235,902,156     36,061 
                                                 ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  --------- 
      17. To authorise the Directors to 
       dis-apply 
       pre-emption rights in relation to the 
       issue 
       of securities of the Company.              234,103,821    99.24   1,794,126     0.76   235,897,947     40,270 
                                                 ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  --------- 
      18. To authorise the Directors to 
       dis-apply 
       pre-emption rights in connection with an 
       acquisition or specified capital 
       investment.                                232,616,908    98.61   3,275,569     1.39   235,892,477     45,740 
                                                 ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  --------- 
      19. To authorise the Company to make 
       market 
       purchases of the Company's ordinary 
       shares.                                    234,236,175    99.31   1,638,361     0.69   235,874,536     63,681 
                                                 ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  --------- 
      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.                                    234,070,678    99.21   1,867,539     0.79   235,938,217          0 
                                                 ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  --------- 
 
 

Mark Sanderson

Company Secretary 6(th) September 2023

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