REG - Forterra plc - Annual General Meeting 2021 Results

ForterraAnnouncement

18/05/2021 15:45

RNS Number : 0270Z
  
Forterra plc
  
18 May 2021
  
 

Forterra plc
 
Annual General Meeting 2021 Results
 
The Annual General Meeting of Forterra plc (the "Company") was held at the offices of Forterra plc, Atherstone Road, Measham, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE12 7EL on Tuesday 18th May 2021 at 12:00pm.
 
All of the resolutions were voted upon by a show of hands and were passed by the requisite majority by shareholders.  
 
The full text of each resolution is contained in the notice of Annual General Meeting, which is available on the Company's website www.forterraplc.co.uk (with each resolution number below corresponding to the resolution number in the notice).
 
The number of Proxy votes for and against each of the resolutions put before the Annual General Meeting and the number of votes withheld were as follows. The total number of Ordinary shares in issue was 228,647,196 shares.
 




Resolution


Votes for


Votes Against


Total Votes Cast (excluding withheld)


Votes Withheld*




No of Shares


% of shares voted


No of Shares


% of shares voted


 


No of shares




Resolution 1 
To receive and adopt the Annual Report and Accounts to 31 December 2020
 


194,943,795


100


0


0


194,943,795


153,686




Resolution 2 
To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditor. 
 


194,093,644


99.49


1,001,810


0.51


195,095,454


2,027




Resolution 3
To authorise the remuneration of the Auditor 
 


195,092,637


99.99


424


0.01


195,093,061


4,420




Resolution 4
To declare the final dividend of 2.8 pence per Ordinary Share for the year ended 31 December 2020
 


195,095,454


100


0


0


195,095,454


2,027




Resolution 5
To re-elect Justin Atkinson as a Director 
 


192,522,585


99.31


1,336,476


0.69


193,859,061


1,238,420




Resolution 6
To re-elect Stephen Harrison as a
Director 
 


194,939,061


99.92


155,000


0.08


195,094,061


3,420




Resolution 7
To re-elect Ben Guyatt as a Director
 


194,720,378


99.81


373,683


0.19


195,094,061


3,420




Resolution 8 
To re-elect Katherine Innes Ker as a Director 
 


194,650,220


99.77


443,841


0.23


195,094,061


3,420




Resolution 9
To re-elect Divya Seshamani as a Director
 


194,650,220


99.77


443,841


0.23


195,094,061


3,420




Resolution 10 
To re-elect Martin Sutherland as a Director
 


194,650,220


99.77


443,841


0.23


195,094,061


3,420




Resolution 11
To re-elect Vince Niblett as a Director
 


194,650,220


99.77


443,841


0.23


195,094,061


3,420




Resolution 12
To approve the Report of the Remuneration Committee (excluding the Remuneration Policy set out on pages 101-108 of the Annual Report)
 


193,615,684


99.76


474,777


0.24


194,090,461


1,007,020




Resolution 13
To authorise the Company to make political donations 
 


193,284,917


99.07


1,809,751


0.93


195,094,668


2,813




Resolution 14
To authorise the Directors to allot share capital 
 


186,882,585


95.79


8,212,469


4.21


195,095,054


2,427




Resolution 15 **
To disapply statutory exemption rights 
 


190,308,878


97.55


4,785,852


2.45


195,094,730


2,751




Resolution 16 **
To disapply statutory exemption rights 
 


189,166,086


96.96


5,923,130


3.04


195,089,216


8,265




Resolution 17 **
To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares 
 


193,983,874


99.47


1,035,562


0.53


195,019,436


78,045




Resolution 18 **
To authorise the Company to hold general meetings (other than an Annual General meeting) with 14 clear days' notice
 


190,691,199


97.74


4,402,741


2.26


195,093,940


3,541




 
 
 
In accordance with the requirements of LR 9.6.3 and 9.6.18 copies of Resolutions 14-18 will shortly be available for inspection on the National Storage Mechanism which is located at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
 
Notes:
 
*Votes 'withheld' are not votes under English law and so have not been included in the calculation of whether a resolution is carried.  Percentages have been rounded to two decimal places.
 
** Special resolution.
 
 
For further information contact:
 
  Forterra plc                                                                               +44 (0)1604 707600
  Ashley Thompson, Company Secretary                                                            
 




FTI Consulting:


+44 (0)20 3727 1340




Richard Mountain


 




Nick Hasell


 




 
 

This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. For further information, please contact rns@lseg.com or visit www.rns.com.

RNS may use your IP address to confirm compliance with the terms and conditions, to analyse how you engage with the information contained in this communication, and to share such analysis on an anonymised basis with others as part of our commercial services. For further information about how RNS and the London Stock Exchange use the personal data you provide us, please see our Privacy Policy.
 
  END
 
 
RAGGZGMKZRLGMZM