ASHTEAD GROUP PLC - Result of AGM

ASHTEAD GROUP PLC - Result of AGM 2018

Released : 11.09.2018

Ashtead Group PLC

Result of AGM

11^th September 2018

ASHTEAD GROUP PLC

Result of AGM

Ashtead Group plc held its Annual General Meeting at 2.30 pm on 11^th September 2018 in London.

The Board is pleased to announce that all resolutions placed before the meeting were carried on a show of hands.

The proxy votes were as follows:

RESOLUTION	FOR	AGAINST	WITHHELD
1.  That the account for the year ended 30 April 2018, the directors’ report and the auditor’s report be adopted.	343,116,546	538,958	923,851
2.  That the directors’ remuneration report for the year ended 30 April 2018 be approved.	307,156,710	30,726,880	6,695,763
3.  That a final dividend of 27.5 pence per ordinary share be declared for the year ended 30 April 2018.	344,465,170	33,269	80,916
4.  That Geoff Drabble be re-elected as a director of the Company.	327,001,859	17,493,478	84,016
5.  That Brendan Horgan be re-elected as a director of the Company.	334,262,566	10,235,772	81,016
6.  That Michael Pratt be re-elected as a director of the Company.	333, 877, 719	10,620,619	81,016
7.  That Ian Sutcliffe be re-elected as a director of the Company.	332,706,313	6,627,361	5,245,679
8.  That Lucinda Riches be re-elected as a director of the Company.	331, 138,814	13,356,025	84,516
9. That Tanya Fratto be re-elected as a director of the Company.	337,492,685	7,002,129	84,541
10.  That Paul Walker be elected as a director of the Company.	321,874,196	22,603,875	101,282
11. That Deloitte LLP be re-appointed as auditor of the Company.	337,786,706	6,506,340	286,308
12. That the directors be authorised to determine the auditor’s remuneration.	343,500,086	921,156	158,113
13. That the directors are authorised to allot the shares under section 551 (1) (a) and (b) of the Companies Act 2006.	329,992,182	14,487,314	99,859
14. That the directors be empowered to disapply the provisions of section 561 (1) to (6) of the Companies Act 2006.	342,505,756	1,635,331	438,268
15. That the directors be empowered to issue  shares on a non pre-emptive basis.	331,097,216	13,043,870	438,268
16. That the directors be authorised to make market purchases of the Company’s shares under section 701 of the Companies Act.	337,697,470	6,345,480	536,404
17. That a general meeting other than an annual general meeting be called on not less than 14 clear days’ notice.	323,796,968	19,067,080	1,715,307

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