Helical PLC Result of AGM (5062U)

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RNS Number : 5062U

Helical PLC

12 July 2018

Helical plc (Company)

Annual General Meeting - 12 July 2018

At the ninety eighth Annual General Meeting of Helical plc held on Thursday 12 July 2018, all resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting dated 12 June 2018 were passed by Shareholders on a show of hands. Proxies were received by the Company from Shareholders in advance of the Annual General Meeting as follows:

 
                                                                  Proxy Votes Received 
       Resolution                      For         % For        Against       % Against   Total Votes   Votes Withheld 
                                        the                  the Resolution                 Validly          [ii] 
                                   Resolution[i]                                              Cast 
      -------------------------  ---------------  -------  ----------------  ----------  ------------  --------------- 
       To receive and consider 
       the accounts and reports 
       of the Directors and 
       Grant Thornton UK 
       LLP for the year ended 
  1    31 March 2018                  92,667,512   100.00                 0        0.00    92,667,512                0 
      -------------------------  ---------------  -------  ----------------  ----------  ------------  --------------- 
       To declare a final 
        dividend of 7.0 pence 
  2     per ordinary share.           92,667,512   100.00                 0        0.00    92,667,512                0 
      -------------------------  ---------------  -------  ----------------  ----------  ------------  --------------- 
       To re-elect M. E. 
  3     Slade as a Director           87,264,653    94.17         5,402,858        5.83    92,667,511                0 
      -------------------------  ---------------  -------  ----------------  ----------  ------------  --------------- 
       To re-elect R. J. 
  4     Grant as a Director           92,296,521    99.60           370,990        0.40    92,667,511                0 
      -------------------------  ---------------  -------  ----------------  ----------  ------------  --------------- 
       To re-elect G. A. 
  5     Kaye as a Director            90,397,816    97.55         2,269,696        2.45    92,667,512                0 
      -------------------------  ---------------  -------  ----------------  ----------  ------------  --------------- 
       To re-elect T. J. 
  6     Murphy as a Director          90,326,353    97.47         2,341,159        2.53    92,667,512                0 
      -------------------------  ---------------  -------  ----------------  ----------  ------------  --------------- 
       To re-elect M. C. 
        Bonning-Snook as a 
  7     Director                      90,397,816    97.55         2,269,696        2.45    92,667,512                0 
      -------------------------  ---------------  -------  ----------------  ----------  ------------  --------------- 
       To re-elect S. V. 
  8     Clayton as a Director         91,946,462    99.22           721,050        0.78    92,667,512                0 
      -------------------------  ---------------  -------  ----------------  ----------  ------------  --------------- 
       To re-elect R. R. 
  9     Cotton as a Director          92,495,443    99.82           170,069        0.18    92,667,512            2,000 
      -------------------------  ---------------  -------  ----------------  ----------  ------------  --------------- 
       To re-elect M. K. 
 10     O'Donnell as a Director       91,249,585    98.47         1,417,927        1.53    92,667,512                0 
      -------------------------  ---------------  -------  ----------------  ----------  ------------  --------------- 
       To appoint Deloitte 
        LLP as auditor of 
 11     the Company                   92,657,512    99.99            10,000        0.01    92,667,512                0 
      -------------------------  ---------------  -------  ----------------  ----------  ------------  --------------- 
       To authorise the 
       Directors 
       to set the remuneration 
 12    of the auditors                92,644,340    99.97            23,172        0.03    92,667,512                0 
      -------------------------  ---------------  -------  ----------------  ----------  ------------  --------------- 
       To approve the 
       Directors' 
       Remuneration Report 
       (other than the section 
       containing the 
       Directors' 
       Remuneration Policy) 
       for the year ended 
 13    31 March 2018                  77,566,882    85.56        13,088,693       14.44    90,655,575        2,011,935 
      -------------------------  ---------------  -------  ----------------  ----------  ------------  --------------- 
       To approve the 
       Director's 
 14    Remuneration Policy            89,918,397    97.05         2,736,254        2.95    92,654,651           12,860 
      -------------------------  ---------------  -------  ----------------  ----------  ------------  --------------- 
       To authorise the 
       operation 
       of the Helical Annual 
  15   Bonus Scheme 2018              91,055,513    98.26         1,611,998        1.74    92,667,511                0 
      -------------------------  ---------------  -------  ----------------  ----------  ------------  --------------- 
       To authorise the 
       Directors 
       to allot shares pursuant 
       to section 551 of 
       the Companies Act 
 16    2006                           84,887,264    91.60         7,780,248        8.40    92,667,512                0 
      -------------------------  ---------------  -------  ----------------  ----------  ------------  --------------- 
       To authorise the 
       Directors 
       to dis-apply pre-emption 
       rights pursuant to 
       sections 570 and 573 
       of the Companies Act 
 17    2006[iii]                      92,665,512    99.99             2,000        0.01    92,667,512                0 
      -------------------------  ---------------  -------  ----------------  ----------  ------------  --------------- 
       To authorise the 
       Directors 
       to dis-apply pre-emption 
       rights pursuant to 
       sections 570 and 573 
       of the Companies Act 
       2006 in addition to 
 18    resolution 17[iii]             83,718,567    90.34         8,948,944        9.66    92,667,511                0 
      -------------------------  ---------------  -------  ----------------  ----------  ------------  --------------- 
       To authorise the Company 
       to make market purchases 
       of its Ordinary Shares 
       pursuant to section 
       701 of the Companies 
 19    Act 2006[iii]                  91,183,116    98.41         1,471,223        1.59    92,654,339           13,172 
      -------------------------  ---------------  -------  ----------------  ----------  ------------  --------------- 
       To approve general 
       meetings (other than 
       annual general meetings) 
       to be held on not 
       less than 14 clear 
 20    days' notice[iii]              90,990,221    98.19         1,677,291        1.81    92,667,512                0 
      -------------------------  ---------------  -------  ----------------  ----------  ------------  --------------- 
 

Notes to the Disclosure:

As at the date of the meeting there were 118,610,741 ordinary shares of 1p each in issue.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of resolutions other than those concerning ordinary business passed at the Annual General Meeting have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and can be viewed at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm.

[i] Includes discretionary votes

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

[iii] Special Resolution requires at least 75% of votes in favour

For further information please contact:

James Moss

Company Secretary

020 7629 0113

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