Clarke(T.) PLC Result of AGM (5421O)

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RNS Number : 5421O

Clarke(T.) PLC

18 May 2018

TClarke plc

("the Company")

Result of Annual General Meeting ("AGM")

The Company is pleased to announce that at today's AGM of the Company, all the resolutions set out in the Notice of the AGM and put to the AGM were duly passed. As previously advised in the announcement made earlier today, Resolution 4 (to re-elect Mr T. Giddings as a Non-Executive Director) set out in the Notice of AGM was withdrawn and not put to the AGM.

The following proxy votes had been received by the Company in respect of the resolutions:

 
 Resolution                      Votes        Votes   Votes         Votes         Votes      Votes      Votes 
                                  For          For     Discretion    Discretion    Against    Against    Withheld 
                                               %                     %                        % 
------------------------------  -----------  ------  ------------  ------------  ---------  ---------  ---------- 
 
        To receive 
        and adopt 
        the Annual 
        Report and 
        Financial 
        Statements 
 1      2017                     10,330,905   92.87    734,727       6.60         59,293     0.53       349 
---  -------------------------  -----------  ------  ------------  ------------  ---------  ---------  ---------- 
 
        To approve 
        the Directors' 
        Remuneration 
 2      Report                   10,160,153   91.72    733,727       6.62         184,113    1.66       47,281 
---  -------------------------  -----------  ------  ------------  ------------  ---------  ---------  ---------- 
 
        To approve 
        the final 
 3      dividend                 10,363,198   93.16    734,727       6.60         27,000     0.24       349 
---  -------------------------  -----------  ------  ------------  ------------  ---------  ---------  ---------- 
 
        To re-elect 
        Mr M. Lawrence 
 5      as a Director            10,246,685   92.23    723,727       6.51         140,195    1.26       14,667 
---  -------------------------  -----------  ------  ------------  ------------  ---------  ---------  ---------- 
 
        To elect 
        Mr P. Maskell 
        as a Non-Executive 
 6      Director                 10,235,157   92.70    733,727       6.65         71,723     0.65       84,667 
---  -------------------------  -----------  ------  ------------  ------------  ---------  ---------  ---------- 
 
        To elect 
        Mr T. Mitchell 
 7      as a Director            10,237,157   92.14    733,727       6.60         139,723    1.26       14,667 
---  -------------------------  -----------  ------  ------------  ------------  ---------  ---------  ---------- 
 
        To re-appoint 
        PricewaterhouseCoopers 
 8      LLP as auditor           10,306,042   92.78    734,727       6.61         68,131     0.61       16,374 
---  -------------------------  -----------  ------  ------------  ------------  ---------  ---------  ---------- 
      To authorise 
       the Audit 
       Committee 
       to fix the 
       auditor's 
 9     remuneration              10,311,255   92.84    734,727       6.61         61,574     0.55       17,718 
---  -------------------------  -----------  ------  ------------  ------------  ---------  ---------  ---------- 
      To make political 
       donations 
       not exceeding 
       GBP10,000 
 10    in total                  9,692,198    87.50    751,727       6.79         632,449    5.71       48,883 
---  -------------------------  -----------  ------  ------------  ------------  ---------  ---------  ---------- 
      To authorise 
       the Directors 
       to allot 
       securities 
       in accordance 
       with Section 
       551 of the 
       Companies 
 11    Act 2006                  10,194,172   92.36    751,727       6.81         91,799     0.83       87,559 
---  -------------------------  -----------  ------  ------------  ------------  ---------  ---------  ---------- 
      To authorise 
       the Directors 
       to allot 
       shares and 
       securities 
       pursuant 
       to Section 
       570 of the 
       Companies 
 12    Act 2006*                 10,109,105   91.00    768,951       6.92         230,832    2.08       16,369 
---  -------------------------  -----------  ------  ------------  ------------  ---------  ---------  ---------- 
 
        To authorise 
        the Directors 
        to allot 
        shares and 
        securities 
        pursuant 
        to Section 
        570 of the 
        Companies 
        Act 2006 
        in relation 
        to acquisitions 
        or other 
 13     capital investments*     10,156,417   91.59    768,951       6.93         164,020    1.48       35,869 
---  -------------------------  -----------  ------  ------------  ------------  ---------  ---------  ---------- 
 
        To authorise 
        TClarke plc 
        to make market 
        purchases 
        of its own 
        ordinary 
 14     shares*                  10,189,777   91.75    768,951       6.92         148,197    1.33       18,349 
---  -------------------------  -----------  ------  ------------  ------------  ---------  ---------  ---------- 
 
        To authorise 
        the calling 
        of a general 
        meeting of 
        the Company 
        (not being 
        an annual 
        general meeting) 
        by notice 
        of at least 
        14 clear 
 15     days*                    10,187,537   91.62    768,951       6.91         163,727    1.47       5,059 
---  -------------------------  -----------  ------  ------------  ------------  ---------  ---------  ---------- 
 

* Special Resolution

 
  Notes: 
   1. All resolutions were passed on a show 
   of hands. 
   2. As at the date of the AGM the Company's 
   issued share capital comprised 41,829,577 
   ordinary shares of 10p each, which was the 
   total number of shares entitling the holders 
   to attend and vote at the AGM. Each ordinary 
   share carries the right to one vote at a 
   general meeting of the Company. 
   3. A 'vote withheld' is not a vote in law. 
   4. Percentage of votes cast excludes Withheld 
   votes. 
   5. The full text of all the resolutions 
   passed at the AGM can be obtained from the 
   Notice of AGM, which is available on the 
   Company's website at www.tclarke.co.uk. 
 
 

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

-ends-

18(th) May 2018

For further information contact:

TClarke plc

Mark Lawrence - Group Chief Executive

Trevor Mitchell - Finance Director

David Lanchester - Company Secretary

Tel: [phone]

www.tclarke.co.uk

N+1 Singer (Financial Adviser and Broker)

Sandy Fraser

Rachel Hayes

Tel: [phone]

www.nplus1singer.com

RMS Partners

Simon Courtenay

Tel: [phone]

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