Macfarlane Group PLC Result of AGM (6516E)

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RNS Number : 6516E

Macfarlane Group PLC

09 May 2017

Results of Annual General Meeting -- 2017

Macfarlane Group PLC confirms that shareholders passed all resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting held today.

The resolutions were as set out in the Notice of Meeting, as filed with the National Storage Mechanism (www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM) and are also available on the company's website, www.macfarlanegroup.com.

Total number of shares in issue 136,335,497. Proxy appointments were received from shareholders of 55,879,582 shares (including votes withheld) amounting to 40.99% of the issued share capital.

All resolutions were passed on a show of hands with resolutions 1 to 9 passed as ordinary resolutions and resolution 10 passed as a special resolution. The following level of proxy appointments were received up to 2 working days before the time of the meeting:

 
     Resolution         For/Discretion (cast           Against          Total proxy 
                              in Favour)                                 votes cast 
--------------------  ------------------------  ---------------------  ------------ 
                          No.       % of total     No.     % of total       No 
--------------------  -----------  -----------  --------  -----------  ------------ 
 
 1. Adoption 
  of accounts          55,878,323     100.0%        0        0.00%      55,878,323 
--------------------  -----------  -----------  --------  -----------  ------------ 
 2. Approval 
  of Remuneration 
  Report               55,535,621     99.42%     321,989     0.58%      55,857,610 
--------------------  -----------  -----------  --------  -----------  ------------ 
 3. Declaration 
  of final dividend    55,879,582    100.00%        0        0.00%      55,879,582 
--------------------  -----------  -----------  --------  -----------  ------------ 
 4. Re-elect 
  P.D. Atkinson        55,849,387     99.99%      3,195      0.01%      55,852,582 
--------------------  -----------  -----------  --------  -----------  ------------ 
 5. Re-elect 
  M.R. Arrowsmith      55,583,318     99.52%     269,264     0.48%      55,852,582 
--------------------  -----------  -----------  --------  -----------  ------------ 
 6. Re-elect 
  G. Bissett           55,563,720     99.52%     268,862     0.48%      55,832,582 
--------------------  -----------  -----------  --------  -----------  ------------ 
 7. Reappoint 
  KPMG LLP as 
  auditors             55,826,983     99.91%     49,951      0.09%      55,876,934 
--------------------  -----------  -----------  --------  -----------  ------------ 
 8. Authorise 
  Directors 
  to determine 
  Auditor's 
  remuneration         55,817,844     99.89%     61,738      0.11%      55,879,582 
--------------------  -----------  -----------  --------  -----------  ------------ 
 9. Authority 
  to allot unissued 
  shares under 
  S. 551 of 
  the Companies 
  Act 2006             55,591,825     99.87%     72,757      0.13%      55,664,582 
--------------------  -----------  -----------  --------  -----------  ------------ 
 10. Authority 
  to dis-apply 
  pre-emption 
  rights pursuant 
  to S. 561 
  of the Companies 
  Act 2006             55,495,162     99.76%     131,757     0.24%      55,626,919 
--------------------  -----------  -----------  --------  -----------  ------------ 
 

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