Cropper(James) PLC Result of AGM (5429H)

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RNS Number : 5429H

Cropper(James) PLC

01 August 2019

1 August 2019

James Cropper Plc

(the "Company")

Result of Annual General Meeting

Following the Annual general Meeting held on 31 July 2019, James Cropper plc announces

that all resolutions as set out in the Company's notice of AGM were approved.

The proxy votes lodged in respect of the AGM resolutions were as follows:

 
      Resolution         Result       Proxy votes          Proxy votes          Total        Proxy 
                                           for                against           Proxy        votes 
                                                                                votes       withheld 
                                                                                 cast          * 
                                                                              (excluding 
                                                                              withheld) 
                                    Number      % of     Number      % of      Number       Number 
                                                proxy                proxy 
                                                votes                votes 
                                                cast                 cast 
                                  ----------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  ---------- 
 Resolution 
  1 
  To receive 
  the 2019 Report 
  and Accounts               For   3,645,856   100.00           0        0     3,645,856           0 
                        --------  ----------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  ---------- 
 Resolution 
  2 
  To declare 
  a final dividend 
  of 11.0p                   For   3,643,455    99.93       2,401     0.07     3,645,856           0 
                        --------  ----------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  ---------- 
 Resolution 
  3 
  To Re-elect 
  Mark A J Cropper 
  as a Director 
  of the Company             For   2,486,487    94.37     148,384     5.63     2,634,871   1,010,985 
                        --------  ----------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  ---------- 
 Resolution 
  4 
  To re-elect 
  Dr Andrew 
  Hosty as a 
  Director of 
  the Company                For   3,645,685   100.00         171        0     3,645,856           0 
                        --------  ----------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  ---------- 
 Resolution 
  5 
  To re-elect 
  Jim Sharp 
  as a Director 
  of the Company             For   2,486,304    68.20   1,159,552    31.80     3,645,856           0 
                        --------  ----------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  ---------- 
 Resolution 
  6 
  To re-elect 
  Phil Wild 
  as a Director 
  of the Company             For   3,645,856   100.00           0        0     3,645,856           0 
                        --------  ----------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  ---------- 
 Resolution 
  7 
  To Re-elect 
  Martin Thompson 
  as a Director 
  of the Company             For   3,497,472    95.93     148,384     4.07     3,645,856           0 
                        --------  ----------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  ---------- 
 Resolution 
  8 
  To re-appoint 
  BDO LLP as 
  auditor                    For   3,641,214    99.95       1,941     0.05     3,643,155       2,701 
                        --------  ----------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  ---------- 
 Resolution 
  9 
  To authorise 
  the Directors 
  to determine 
  the auditor's 
  remuneration               For   3,645,105    99.98         751     0.02     3,645,856           0 
                        --------  ----------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  ---------- 
 Resolution 
  10 
  To approve 
  the Report 
  of the Remuneration 
  Committee                  For   2,422,965    66.89   1,199,266    33.11     3,622,231      23,625 
                        --------  ----------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  ---------- 
 Resolution 
  11 
  To renew the 
  Directors' 
  authority 
  to issue shares            For   3,566,603    98.27      62,950     1.73     3,629,553      16,303 
                        --------  ----------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  ---------- 
 Resolution 
  12 
  To authorise 
  issue of shares 
  without pre-emptive 
  rights                     For   3,600,681    99.13      31,750     0.87     3,632,431      13,425 
                        --------  ----------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  ---------- 
 

* A vote Withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes "For" and "Against" a resolution.

The Company's issued share capital consists of 9,554,803 ordinary shares of 25p each, each of which carries the right to one vote.

Full details of the resolutions were set out in the Notice of Annual General meeting which is available on the Company's website at www.jamescropper.com.

Enquiries:

 
 James Cropper PLC (AIM: CRPR)         Shore Capital 
  Isabelle Maddock, Group Finance       Corporate Finance - Robert 
  Director                              Finlay, 
  Jim Aldridge, Company Secretary       Richard Johnson 
  Tel: [phone]              Corporate Broking - Henry 
  www.jamescropper.com                  Willcocks, Fiona Conroy 
                                        Tel: + 44 (0) 207 408 4090 
 

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