Watkin Jones plc Results of AGM (3888R)

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RNS Number : 3888R

Watkin Jones plc

28 February 2023

 
For immediate release  28 February 2023 
 

Watkin Jones plc

('Watkin Jones' or the 'Company')

Result of AGM

Watkin Jones plc (AIM:WJG) announces that at the Company's Annual General Meeting held earlier today, all resolutions were duly passed on a poll.

A breakdown of proxy votes lodged prior to and votes received at the meeting for each resolution is set out below and will also be made available on the Company's website.

 
       For                                        No. of        %      Against      %     Withheld 
                                             votes 'For' 
                                       and discretionary 
       Receive the Directors' 
        report and financial 
  1     statements                           169,615,845   100.00        6,515   0.00       82,698 
      -----------------------------  -------------------  -------  -----------  -----  ----------- 
       Declare a final 
  2     dividend                             169,702,903   100.00          555   0.00        1,600 
      -----------------------------  -------------------  -------  -----------  -----  ----------- 
       Approve the Directors' 
  3     remuneration report                  169,524,566    99.93      112,658   0.07       67,834 
      -----------------------------  -------------------  -------  -----------  -----  ----------- 
       Re-elect Alan Giddins 
  4     as a Director                        168,026,833    99.06    1,594,812   0.94       83,413 
      -----------------------------  -------------------  -------  -----------  -----  ----------- 
       Re-elect Richard 
  5     Simpson as a Director                169,598,663    99.99       15,733   0.01       90,662 
      -----------------------------  -------------------  -------  -----------  -----  ----------- 
       Re-elect Sarah 
  6     Sergeant as a Director               169,587,858    99.95       85,287   0.05       31,913 
      -----------------------------  -------------------  -------  -----------  -----  ----------- 
       Re-elect Liz Reilly 
  7     as a Director                        169,587,625    99.95       84,102   0.05       33,331 
      -----------------------------  -------------------  -------  -----------  -----  ----------- 
       Elect Alex Pease 
  8     as a Director                        169,598,163    99.99       23,482   0.01       83,413 
      -----------------------------  -------------------  -------  -----------  -----  ----------- 
       Elect Rachel Addison 
  9     as a Director                        168,089,043    99.07    1,584,102   0.93       31,913 
      -----------------------------  -------------------  -------  -----------  -----  ----------- 
       Elect Francis Salway 
  10    as a Director                        169,632,109    99.98       41,036   0.02       31,913 
      -----------------------------  -------------------  -------  -----------  -----  ----------- 
       Appoint Deloitte 
  11    LLP as auditor                       169,582,535    99.95       90,610   0.05       31,913 
      -----------------------------  -------------------  -------  -----------  -----  ----------- 
       Authorise the Directors 
        to agree the remuneration 
  12    of the auditor                       169,592,032    99.95       81,926   0.05       31,100 
      -----------------------------  -------------------  -------  -----------  -----  ----------- 
       Authorise the Directors 
  13    to allot shares                      168,825,053    99.50      839,924   0.50       40,081 
      -----------------------------  -------------------  -------  -----------  -----  ----------- 
       Standard 5% disapplication 
        of statutory pre-emption 
  14    rights                               169,033,578    99.63      632,584   0.37       38,896 
      -----------------------------  -------------------  -------  -----------  -----  ----------- 
       Additional 5% disapplication 
        of statutory pre-emption 
  15    rights                               156,831,391    92.44   12,833,353   7.56       40,314 
      -----------------------------  -------------------  -------  -----------  -----  ----------- 
       Approve the purchase 
        and cancellation 
        of up to 10% of 
        the issued ordinary 
  16    share capital                        139,363,449    99.95       69,675   0.05   30,271,934 
      -----------------------------  -------------------  -------  -----------  -----  ----------- 
       Allow meetings 
        other than annual 
        general meetings 
        to be called on 
        not less than 14 
  17    clear days' notice                   169,366,814    99.82      307,644   0.18       30,600 
      -----------------------------  -------------------  -------  -----------  -----  ----------- 
 

Notes

1. The percentages voted 'For' and 'Against' are expressed as a proportion of the total votes cast. Votes withheld have not been included in the calculation of whether a resolution is carried since for legal purposes a vote withheld is not a vote cast.

2. Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chair of the meeting have been included in the 'For' total.

3. At the date of the AGM the issued share capital of the Company was 256,430,367 ordinary shares.

For further information:

 
Watkin Jones plc 
Richard Simpson, Chief Executive Officer                         Tel: [phone] 
 
Sarah Sergeant, Chief Financial Officer 
 
 Peel Hunt LLP (Nominated Adviser & Joint Corporate Broker)      Tel: [phone] 
Mike Bell / Ed Allsopp                                                    www.peelhunt.com 
 
 
  Jefferies Hoare Govett (Joint Corporate Broker)                Tel: [phone] 
James Umbers/David Sheehan / Paul Bundred                                www.jefferies.com 
 
 

Media enquiries:

 
Buchanan 
Henry Harrison-Topham / Jamie Hooper  Tel: [phone] 
 [e-mail]                www.buchanan.uk.com 
 

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