Ashtead Group PLC Result of AGM

 
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ASHTEAD GROUP PLC - Result of AGM 2018 
 
Released : 11.09.2018 
 
Ashtead Group PLC 
 
Result of AGM 
 
11th September 2018 
 
                               ASHTEAD GROUP PLC 
 
                                 Result of AGM 
 
Ashtead Group plc held its Annual General Meeting at 2.30 pm on 11th 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  343,116,546    538,958      923,851 
30 April 2018, the directors' report 
and the auditor's report be adopted. 
 
2.  That the directors' remuneration     307,156,710  30,726,880    6,695,763 
report for the year ended 30 April 2018 
be approved. 
 
3.  That a final dividend of 27.5 pence  344,465,170    33,269        80,916 
per ordinary share be declared for the 
year ended 30 April 2018. 
 
4.  That Geoff Drabble be re-elected as  327,001,859  17,493,478      84,016 
a director of the Company. 
 
5.  That Brendan Horgan be re-elected    334,262,566  10,235,772      81,016 
as a director of the Company. 
 
6.  That Michael Pratt be re-elected as 333, 877, 719 10,620,619      81,016 
a director of the Company. 
 
7.  That Ian Sutcliffe be re-elected as  332,706,313   6,627,361    5,245,679 
a director of the Company. 
 
8.  That Lucinda Riches be re-elected   331, 138,814  13,356,025      84,516 
as a director of the Company. 
 
9. That Tanya Fratto be re-elected as a  337,492,685   7,002,129      84,541 
director of the Company. 
 
10.  That Paul Walker be elected as a    321,874,196  22,603,875     101,282 
director of the Company. 
 
11. That Deloitte LLP be re-appointed    337,786,706   6,506,340     286,308 
as auditor of the Company. 
 
12. That the directors be authorised to  343,500,086    921,156      158,113 
determine the auditor's remuneration. 
 
13. That the directors are authorised    329,992,182  14,487,314      99,859 
to allot the shares under section 551 
(1) (a) and (b) of the Companies Act 
2006. 
 
14. That the directors be empowered to   342,505,756   1,635,331     438,268 
disapply the provisions of section 561 
(1) to (6) of the Companies Act 2006. 
 
15. That the directors be empowered to   331,097,216  13,043,870     438,268 
issue 
shares on a non pre-emptive basis. 
 
16. That the directors be authorised to  337,697,470   6,345,480     536,404 
make market purchases of the Company's 
shares under section 701 of the 
Companies Act. 
 
17. That a general meeting other than    323,796,968  19,067,080    1,715,307 
an annual general meeting be called on 
not less than 14 clear days' notice. 
 
Contact: 
 
Will Shaw - 020 7726 9700 
 
 
 
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