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RNS Number : 7051A  Boot(Henry) PLC  25 May 2023

HENRY BOOT PLC

('the Company')

 

 

 

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ('AGM'): 25 MAY 2023

 

 

Henry Boot PLC announces that following resolutions contained in the Notice of
Annual General Meeting dated 12 April 2023 previously circulated to the
Company's shareholders were passed on a poll at the Company's Annual General
Meeting ('AGM') held today. The total number of votes received on each
resolution was as follows:

 

 

 Resolution                                                                                                                Total for                Total against            Withheld

                                                                                 Total Votes Cast (excl. Votes Withheld)

                                                                                 No. of votes                              No. of votes  % of vote  No. of votes  % of vote  No. of votes
 Resolution 1:                                                                   91,593,000                                91,593,000    100.00%    0             0.00%      1,687,223

 To receive the Directors' Report, Auditors' Report, Strategic Report and the
 Financial Statements.
 Resolution 2:                                                                   93,280,223                                93,278,931    100.00%    1,292         0.00%      0

 To declare a final dividend on the ordinary shares.
 Resolution 3:                                                                   93,239,551                                91,422,990    98.05%     1,816,561     1.95%      40,672

 To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report.
 Resolution 4:                                                                   90,731,354                                89,029,310    98.12%     1,702,044     1.88%      2,548,869

 To reappoint Timothy Roberts as a Director.
 Resolution 5:                                                                   93,253,361                                93,242,875    99.99%     10,486        0.01%      26,862

 To reappoint Darren Littlewood as a Director.
 Resolution 6:                                                                   93,253,361                                92,263,362    98.94%     989,999       1.06%      26,862

 To reappoint Joanne Lake as a Director.
 Resolution 7:                                                                   93,253,361                                92,648,737    99.35%     604,624       0.65%      26,862

 To reappoint James Sykes as a Director.
 Resolution 8:                                                                   91,555,929                                90,869,378    99.25%     686,551       0.75%      1,724,294

 To reappoint Peter Mawson as a Director.
 Resolution 9:                                                                   93,238,861                                92,633,737    99.35%     605,124       0.65%      41,362

 To reappoint Gerald Jennings as a Director.
 Resolution 10:                                                                  93,250,611                                93,240,920    99.99%     9,691         0.01%      29,612

 To reappoint Serena Lang as a Director.
 Resolution 11:                                                                  93,272,802                                91,575,563    98.18%     1,697,239     1.82%      7,421

 To reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditors.
 Resolution 12:                                                                  93,275,983                                93,266,019    99.99%     9,964         0.01%      4,240

 To authorise the Audit and Risk Committee to fix the auditors' remuneration.
 Resolution 13:                                                                  93,239,158                                93,199,386    99.96%     39,772        0.04%      41,065

 To authorise the Directors under Section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 to
 allot shares.
 Resolution 14*:                                                                 90,700,281                                90,678,058    99.98%     22,223        0.02%      2,579,942

 To grant the authority requested in respect of the issue of equity securities
 for cash.
 Resolution 15*:                                                                 90,720,820                                89,017,117    98.12%     1,703,703     1.88%      2,559,403

 To authorise the Directors to make market purchases of the Company's shares.

 

*Special resolution

 

The 'for' vote includes those giving discretion to the Chairman.

 

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

 

On 23 May 2023, being the date on which shareholders had to be on the register
in order to be eligible to vote, there were 133,851,224 Henry Boot PLC
ordinary shares of 10p each in issue and no shares were held in treasury.
Ordinary shareholders are entitled to one vote per share held.

 

A copy of the results for the AGM will also be available on the Company's
website within the latest news section at www.henryboot.co.uk
(http://www.henryboot.co.uk) .

 

The full text of each of the resolutions is set out in the Notice of AGM. The
2022 Annual Report and Financial Statements, together with the Notice of AGM,
are available to view on the National Storage Mechanism ('NSM')
https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
(https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism) and a copy can also
be found on the Company's website.

 

 

Enquiries:

 

Henry Boot PLC

Amy Stanbridge

Company Secretary

Tel: 0114 255 5444

 

www.henryboot.co.uk (http://www.henryboot.co.uk/)

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