SIG PLC Result of AGM (4005Y)

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RNS Number : 4005Y

SIG PLC

08 May 2019

8 May 2019

SIG plc

("SIG" or the "Company")

Results of Annual General Meeting ("AGM")

LEI: 213800VDC1BKJEZ8PV53

SIG announces that Resolutions 1 to 17 contained in the Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 27 March 2019 previously circulated to shareholders were duly passed by way of a show of hands at the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of the Company held earlier today.

A breakdown of the proxy votes lodged prior to the AGM for each resolution is set out below:-

 
 
 Resolution                                                For        Against      Withheld 
                                                      ------------  -----------  ----------- 
 1. To receive the financial statements                465,618,062   28,238,573      357,908 
                                                      ------------  -----------  ----------- 
 2. To approve the Annual Statement by 
  the Chair of the Remuneration Committee 
  and the Directors' Report on Remuneration            437,156,494   28,216,246   28,841,803 
                                                      ------------  -----------  ----------- 
 3. To declare a final dividend                        494,199,621           99       14,824 
                                                      ------------  -----------  ----------- 
 4. To re-elect Mr A J Allner                          396,661,363   91,458,397    6,094,783 
                                                      ------------  -----------  ----------- 
 5. To re-elect Ms A Abt                               463,974,912   30,238,188        1,343 
                                                      ------------  -----------  ----------- 
 6. To re-elect Mr I B Duncan                          488,706,930    5,506,271        1,343 
                                                      ------------  -----------  ----------- 
 7. To elect Mr A C Lovell                             493,514,903      697,869        1,772 
                                                      ------------  -----------  ----------- 
 8. To re-elect Mr N W Maddock                         493,100,436    1,110,484        3,624 
                                                      ------------  -----------  ----------- 
 9. To re-elect Mr M Oldersma                          491,891,702    2,321,499        1,343 
                                                      ------------  -----------  ----------- 
 10. To elect Mr C Ragoucy                             493,516,058      693,674        4,812 
                                                      ------------  -----------  ----------- 
 11. To appoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditor           494,198,874       10,223        5,447 
                                                      ------------  -----------  ----------- 
 12. To authorise the Audit Committee of 
  the Board to determine the Auditors' remuneration    494,204,372        6,725        3,447 
                                                      ------------  -----------  ----------- 
 13. To authorise the Directors to allot 
  shares in the Company or grant rights 
  to subscribe for or convert any security 
  into shares in the Company                           471,638,099   22,559,921       16,524 
                                                      ------------  -----------  ----------- 
 14. To empower the Directors to allot 
  equity securities for cash                           476,626,507   17,581,980        2,057 
                                                      ------------  -----------  ----------- 
 15. To empower the Directors to allot 
  equity securities for cash (further 5%)              446,434,939   47,777,547        2,057 
                                                      ------------  -----------  ----------- 
 16. To renew the authority for the Company 
  to purchase its own shares                           465,887,860   28,251,033       75,650 
                                                      ------------  -----------  ----------- 
 17. To call general meetings on not less 
  than 14 clear days' notice                           478,205,815   16,006,029        2,700 
                                                      ------------  -----------  ----------- 
 

Notes

1. Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman have been included in the "for" total.

2. A "vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation proportion of the votes "for" or "against" a resolution.

3. In accordance with UK Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of all resolutions passed other than resolutions concerning ordinary business have been submitted to the Financial Conduct Authority via the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.

   4.         A copy of the Annual General Meeting results will be available on the SIG plc website at www.sigplc.com. 

5. Issued share capital as at 8 May 2019 is 591,556,982 ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the capital of the Company.

Enquiries:

 
 
 SIG plc 
 Meinie Oldersma, Chief Executive 
  Officer                                   [phone] 
 Nick Maddock, Chief Financial Officer      [phone] 
  Katharine Baxter, Group Communications     [phone] 
 
   FTI Consulting 
                                            + 44 (0) 20 3727 
 Richard Mountain / Susanne Yule             1340 
 
 
   Jefferies Hoare Govett 
 Ed Matthews / Will Soutar                  [phone] 
 
 
   Peel Hunt LLP 
 Justin Jones / Charles Batten              [phone] 
 
 

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