Boot(Henry) PLC Result of AGM (0437A)

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RNS Number : 0437A

Boot(Henry) PLC

23 May 2019

HENRY BOOT PLC

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ('AGM'): 23 MAY 2019

Henry Boot PLC ('the Company') announces that all resolutions contained in the Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 11 April 2019 previously circulated to the Company's shareholders were passed by way of a show of hands at the Annual General Meeting ('AGM') of the Company held today.

Details of the proxy voting instructions lodged prior to the AGM for each resolution (all of which were passed on a show of hands) are shown in the table below:

 
 Resolution                                                  Total for and at         Total against         Withheld 
                                           Total Votes           discretion 
                                           Cast (excl. 
                                         Votes Withheld) 
                                         No. of votes      No. of votes    % of    No. of votes   % of    No. of votes 
                                                                           vote                    vote 
                                      ------------------  -------------  -------  -------------  ------  ------------- 
 Resolution 1: 
  To receive the 
  Directors' Report, 
  Auditors' Report, 
  Strategic Report 
  and the Financial 
  Statements.                                 94,643,943     94,643,943   100.00              0    0.00          1,000 
                                      ------------------  -------------  -------  -------------  ------  ------------- 
 Resolution 2: 
  To declare a final 
  dividend on the 
  ordinary shares.                            94,644,943     94,644,943   100.00              0    0.00              0 
                                      ------------------  -------------  -------  -------------  ------  ------------- 
 Resolution 3: 
  To approve the 
  Directors' Remuneration 
  Report.                                     94,612,448     80,357,367    84.93     14,255,081   15.07         32,495 
                                      ------------------  -------------  -------  -------------  ------  ------------- 
 Resolution 4: 
  To reappoint Jamie 
  Boot as a Director.                         94,582,845     82,841,176    87.59     11,741,669   12.41         62,098 
                                      ------------------  -------------  -------  -------------  ------  ------------- 
 Resolution 5: 
  To reappoint John 
  Sutcliffe as a 
  Director.                                   94,643,543     94,643,179   100.00            364    0.00          1,400 
                                      ------------------  -------------  -------  -------------  ------  ------------- 
 Resolution 6: 
  To reappoint Darren 
  Littlewood as a 
  Director.                                   94,643,543     94,594,526    99.95         49,017    0.05          1,400 
                                      ------------------  -------------  -------  -------------  ------  ------------- 
 Resolution 7: 
  To reappoint Joanne 
  Lake as a Director.                         91,783,982     85,923,653    93.62      5,860,329    6.38      2,860,961 
                                      ------------------  -------------  -------  -------------  ------  ------------- 
 Resolution 8: 
  To reappoint James 
  Sykes as a Director.                        94,575,345     84,516,607    89.36     10,058,738   10.64         69,598 
                                      ------------------  -------------  -------  -------------  ------  ------------- 
 Resolution 9: 
  To reappoint Peter 
  Mawson as a Director.                       94,641,543     90,929,385    96.08      3,712,158    3.92          3,400 
                                      ------------------  -------------  -------  -------------  ------  ------------- 
 Resolution 10: 
  To reappoint Gerald 
  Jennings as a Director.                     94,634,043     90,921,885    96.08      3,712,158    3.92         10,900 
                                      ------------------  -------------  -------  -------------  ------  ------------- 
 Resolution 11: 
  To reappoint 
  PricewaterhouseCoopers 
  LLP as auditors.                            92,957,612     92,922,213    99.96         35,399    0.04      1,687,331 
                                      ------------------  -------------  -------  -------------  ------  ------------- 
 Resolution 12: 
  To authorise the 
  Audit and Risk 
  Committee to fix 
  the auditors' remuneration.                 94,644,943     94,606,288    99.96         38,655    0.04              0 
                                      ------------------  -------------  -------  -------------  ------  ------------- 
 Resolution 13: 
  To authorise the 
  Directors under 
  Section 551 of 
  the Companies Act 
  2006 to allot shares.                       94,622,878     94,608,886    99.99         13,992    0.01         22,065 
                                      ------------------  -------------  -------  -------------  ------  ------------- 
 Resolution 14: 
  To grant the authority 
  requested in respect 
  of the issue of 
  equity securities 
  for cash.                                   94,620,878     94,589,555    99.97         31,323    0.03         24,065 
                                      ------------------  -------------  -------  -------------  ------  ------------- 
 Resolution 15: 
  To authorise the 
  Directors to make 
  market purchases 
  of the Company's 
  shares.                                     94,616,378     92,905,191    98.19      1,711,187    1.81         28,565 
                                      ------------------  -------------  -------  -------------  ------  ------------- 
 

The 'for' vote includes those giving discretion to the Chairman.

A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes for or against a resolution.

On 21 May 2019, there were 133,162,602 Henry Boot PLC ordinary shares of 10p each in issue. Ordinary shareholders are entitled to one vote per share held.

A copy of the results for the AGM will also be available on the Company's website within the latest news section at www.henryboot.co.uk.

The full text of each of the resolutions is set out in the Notice of AGM. The 2018 Annual Report and Financial Statements, together with the Notice of AGM, are available to view on the National Storage Mechanism ('NSM') www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM and a copy can also be found on the Company's website.

Enquiries:

Henry Boot PLC

Amy Oakley

Company Secretary

Tel: [phone]

www.henryboot.co.uk

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