Fisher (James) & Sons plc Result of AGM (5223K)

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RNS Number : 5223K

Fisher (James) & Sons plc

05 May 2022

James Fisher and Sons plc

(the "Company")

Results of Annual General Meeting ("AGM")

5 May 2022

The Company is pleased to announce that all the resolutions proposed at the AGM held on 5 May 2022 were duly passed. A breakdown of proxy votes lodged prior to the AGM and the result of the Poll is set out below.

 
                                                   VOTES        %       VOTES      %       Total votes        VOTES 
                                                     FOR               AGAINST            cast (excluding    WITHHELD 
                                                                                             withheld) 
                                                                                        ----------------- 
 Resolution 1 
  To receive the Annual Report 
  and Accounts for the year ended 
  31 December 2021.                              39,446,472   99.99       4,072   0.01         39,450,544      474,135 
                                                -----------  ------  ----------  -----  -----------------  ----------- 
 Resolution 2 
  To approve the Director's Remuneration 
  Report For the financial year 
  ended 31 December 2021.                        37,913,927   95.00   1,995,607   5.00         39,909,534       18,745 
                                                -----------  ------  ----------  -----  -----------------  ----------- 
 Resolution 3 
  To elect Mr A Cockburn as Director 
  of the Company.                                39,591,914   99.16     335,279   0.84         39,927,193        1,086 
                                                -----------  ------  ----------  -----  -----------------  ----------- 
 Resolution 4 
  To elect Mr D Kennedy as a Director 
  of the Company.                                39,919,963   99.98       7,178   0.02         39,927,141        1,138 
                                                -----------  ------  ----------  -----  -----------------  ----------- 
 Resolution 5 
  To elect Mr K Pandya as a Director 
  of the Company.                                39,899,747   99.93      28,446   0.07         39,928,193           86 
                                                -----------  ------  ----------  -----  -----------------  ----------- 
 Resolution 6 
  To elect Ms C A Hawkings as a 
  Director of the Company.                       39,859,730   99.95      19,759   0.05         39,879,489       48,790 
                                                -----------  ------  ----------  -----  -----------------  ----------- 
 Resolution 7 
  To re-elect Mr E P O'Lionaird 
  as a Director of the Company.                  39,317,389   99.70     117,632   0.30         39,435,021      493,258 
                                                -----------  ------  ----------  -----  -----------------  ----------- 
 Resolution 8 
  To re-elect Ms A I Comiskey as 
  a Director of the Company.                     25,687,144   93.80   1,698,784   6.20         27,385,928   12,542,351 
                                                -----------  ------  ----------  -----  -----------------  ----------- 
 Resolution 9 
  To re-elect Mr J R Atkinson as 
  a Director of the Company.                     27,189,501   99.15     232,043   0.85         27,421,544   12,506,735 
                                                -----------  ------  ----------  -----  -----------------  ----------- 
 Resolution 10 
  To re-elect Dr I Braunschmidt 
  as Director of the Company.                    39,726,820   99.61     157,057   0.39         39,883,877       44,402 
                                                -----------  ------  ----------  -----  -----------------  ----------- 
 Resolution 11 
  To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditor 
  of the Company to hold office 
  until the conclusion of the next 
  AGM of the Company.                            39,429,439   98.80     478,047   1.20         39,907,486       20,793 
                                                -----------  ------  ----------  -----  -----------------  ----------- 
 Resolution 12 
  To authorise the Audit Committee 
  to determine the auditor's remuneration.       39,910,736   99.96      14,682   0.04         39,925,418        2,861 
                                                -----------  ------  ----------  -----  -----------------  ----------- 
 Resolution 13 
  To authorise the Directors of 
  the Company to allot shares in 
  the Company.                                   38,340,897   96.04   1,581,661   3.96         39,922,558        5,721 
                                                -----------  ------  ----------  -----  -----------------  ----------- 
 Resolution 14 
  To authorise the disapplication 
  of pre-emption rights (general).               38,270,461   95.85   1,656,100   4.15         39,926,561        1,718 
                                                -----------  ------  ----------  -----  -----------------  ----------- 
 Resolution 15 
  To authorise the disapplication 
  of pre-emption rights (acquisitions/capital 
  investments).                                  37,798,444   94.67   2,127,488   5.33         39,925,932        2,347 
                                                -----------  ------  ----------  -----  -----------------  ----------- 
 Resolution 16 
  To authorise the Company to purchase 
  its own shares.                                39,292,100   98.43     628,393   1.57         39,920,493        7,786 
                                                -----------  ------  ----------  -----  -----------------  ----------- 
 Resolution 17 
  To allow the Company to hold 
  general meetings (other than 
  AGMs) at 14 days' notice.                      39,805,911   99.74     103,782   0.26         39,909,693        4,586 
                                                -----------  ------  ----------  -----  -----------------  ----------- 
 

* 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 Listing Rule 9.6.2, 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: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism . In addition, and in accordance with Listing Rule 9.2.6E, a copy of the articles of association of the Company has also been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism.

As at 3 May 2022 (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 50,395,519 ordinary shares, carrying one vote each, and 100,000 preference shares carrying one vote each. Therefore, the total voting rights in the Company are 50,495,519.

Contact

Jim Marsh

Group General Counsel and Company Secretary

01229 615 559

Legal Entity Identifier: 213800J975E5OYR6S216

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