Fisher (James) & Sons plc Result of AGM (9425X)

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RNS Number : 9425X

Fisher (James) & Sons plc

02 May 2019

James Fisher and Sons plc - Result of Annual General Meeting

2 May 2019

Following the Annual General Meeting held today, James Fisher and Sons plc announces the results for each resolution. Voting at the 2019 AGM was on a show of hands. The following table reflects the valid proxy voting instructions received for each resolution. Resolutions 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19 were passed as special resolutions.

 
                       Result    Proxy votes   % of     Proxy       % of     Total proxy   Proxy 
                                  for           proxy    votes       proxy    votes cast    votes 
                                                votes    against     votes    (excluding    withheld 
                                                cast                 cast     withheld)     * 
 Resolution 
  1 
  To receive 
  the 2018 
  Report and 
  Accounts             FOR       39,768,486    99.43    227,425     0.57     39,995,911    13,033 
                      --------  ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  ---------- 
 Resolution 
  2 
  To approve 
  the Directors' 
  Remuneration 
  Report in 
  the Annual 
  Report on 
  Remuneration         FOR       38,349,397    95.86    1,657,822   4.14     40,007,219    3,325 
                      --------  ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  ---------- 
 Resolution 
  3 
  To declare 
  a final 
  dividend 
  of 21.3p             FOR       40,006,111    99.99    2,834       0.01     40,008,945    0 
                      --------  ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  ---------- 
 Resolution 
  4 
  To re-elect 
  Mr M S Paul 
  as a Director 
  of the Company.      FOR       38,611,781    96.52    1,392,513   3.48     40,004,294    4,650 
                      --------  ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  ---------- 
 Resolution 
  5 
  To re-elect 
  Mr N P Henry 
  as a Director 
  of the Company.      FOR       39,779,295    99.44    225,000     0.56     40,004,295    4,650 
                      --------  ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  ---------- 
 Resolution 
  6 
  To re-elect 
  Mr S C Kilpatrick 
  as a Director 
  of the Company.      FOR       39,779,179    99.44    225,116     0.56     40,004,295    4,650 
                      --------  ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  ---------- 
 Resolution 
  7 
  To re-elect 
  Mr F H S 
  Graham as 
  a Director 
  of the Company.      FOR       39,776,461    99.44    225,000     0.56     40,001,461    7,484 
                      --------  ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  ---------- 
 Resolution 
  8 
  To re-elect 
  Mr J R Atkinson 
  as a Director 
  of the Company.      FOR       39,767,179    99.41    237,116     0.59     40,004,295    4,650 
                      --------  ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  ---------- 
 Resolution 
  9 
  To re-elect 
  Ms A I Comiskey 
  as a Director 
  of the Company.      FOR       39,193,940    97.97    810,354     2.03     40,004,294    4,650 
                      --------  ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  ---------- 
 Resolution 
  10 
  To re-elect 
  Mr M J L 
  Salter as 
  a Director 
  of the Company.      FOR       39,673,951    99.2     318,344     0.8      39,992,295    16,650 
                      --------  ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  ---------- 
 Resolution 
  11 
  To elect 
  Dr I Braunschmidt 
  as a Director 
  of the Company.      FOR       40,004,295    100      0           0        40,004,295    4,650 
                      --------  ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  ---------- 
 Resolution 
  12 
  To re-appoint 
  KPMG LLP 
  as auditor           FOR       38,843,265    97.09    1,163,572   2.91     40,006,837    2,107 
                      --------  ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  ---------- 
 Resolution 
  13 
  To authorise 
  the Audit 
  Committee 
  to determine 
  the auditor's 
  remuneration.        FOR       39,380,494    98.43    626,344     1.57     40,006,838    2,107 
                      --------  ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  ---------- 
 Resolution 
  14 
  To renew 
  the directors' 
  authority 
  to allot 
  shares               FOR       40,005,932    99.99    3,013       0.01     40,008,945    0 
                      --------  ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  ---------- 
 Resolution 
  15 
  Disapply 
  pre-emption 
  (general)            FOR       39,785,668    99.44    223,013     0.56     40,008,681    264 
                      --------  ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  ---------- 
 Resolution 
  16 
  - Disapply 
  pre-emption 
  (acquisitions/ 
  capital 
  investments)         FOR       36,682,518    91.69    3,326,162   8.31     40,008,680    264 
                      --------  ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  ---------- 
 Resolution 
  No.17 
  - Authority 
  to purchase 
  own shares           FOR       39,466,816    98.64    542,128     1.36     40,008,944    0 
                      --------  ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  ---------- 
 Resolution 
  No.18 
  - Notice 
  of general 
  meetings             FOR       39,471,330    98.66    537,615     1.34     40,008,945    0 
                      --------  ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  ---------- 
 Resolution 
  No.19 
  - Articles 
  of Association       FOR       38,767,833    96.9     1,240,847   3.1      40,008,680    264 
                      --------  ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  ---------- 
 

* 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.

In accordance with the UK Listing Authority's listing rules, copies of resolutions that do not constitute ordinary business at an annual general meeting will shortly be available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism which is located at: www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.

As at 30 April 2019 (being the latest date by which shareholders who wanted to vote at the Annual General Meeting must have been entered on the company's Register of Members) the total number of voting rights in the company was 50,263,911 ordinary shares, carrying one vote each, and 100,000 preference shares carrying one vote each. Therefore, the total voting rights in the Company are 50,363,911.

Contact

Jim Marsh

Group General Counsel and Company Secretary

01229 615 559

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