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RNS Number : 8329J  Hill & Smith PLC  22 May 2025

Hill & Smith PLC

Result of AGM

 

Hill & Smith PLC announces that, at its AGM held on 22 May 2025, all
resolutions set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting were passed by
shareholders on a poll.

The table below shows the votes cast on each resolution.

 

 Resolution  Description                                                                  Votes For(1)               %        Votes Against                         %         Votes Total                % of Issued Share Capital  Votes Withheld(2)

                                                                                                                     For                                            Against
 1           To receive the Company's Annual Report & Accounts for the year ended 31              62,459,884         100.00%                   707                  0.00%             62,460,591         77.61%                                    460,059
             December 2024
 2           To Approve the Directors' Remuneration Report                                        62,555,563         99.93%                41,954                   0.07%             62,597,517         77.78%                                    323,133
 3           To declare a final dividend of 32.5 pence per ordinary share                         62,919,391         100.00%                1,259                   0.00%             62,920,650         78.18%                                             -
 4           To elect Rutger Helbing                                                              62,797,672         99.81%              117,619                    0.19%             62,915,291         78.17%                                        5,359
 5           To elect Gillian Tomlinson                                                           62,688,305         99.64%              225,159                    0.36%             62,913,464         78.17%                                        7,186
 6           To re-elect Alan Giddins                                                             52,566,676         83.82%         10,143,616                      16.18%            62,710,292         77.92%                                    210,358
 7           To re-elect Tony Quinlan                                                             60,754,218         96.58%           2,154,147                     3.42%             62,908,365         78.16%                                      12,285
 8           To re-elect Pete Raby                                                                60,951,356         96.88%           1,964,158                     3.12%             62,915,514         78.17%                                        5,136
 9           To re-elect Farrokh Batliwala                                                        61,156,093         97.20%           1,759,421                     2.80%             62,915,514         78.17%                                        5,136
 10          To re-elect Carol Chesney                                                            61,809,596         98.24%           1,105,908                     1.76%             62,915,504         78.17%                                        5,146
 11          To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as the Auditor of the Company                        62,910,366         99.99%                 6,695                   0.01%             62,917,061         78.18%                                        3,589
 12          To authorise the Directors to determine the Auditor's Remuneration                   62,916,344         99.99%                 3,544                   0.01%             62,919,888         78.18%                                           762
 13          To authorise the Directors to allot and grant relevant Securities                    62,260,045         98.95%              659,572                    1.05%             62,919,617         78.18%                                        1,032
 14          To authorise the Directors to allot equity securities for cash*                      59,687,782         94.86%           3,231,098                     5.14%             62,918,880         78.18%                                        1,770
 15          To authorise the Directors to allot further equity securities for cash*              58,779,706         93.43%           4,136,173                     6.57%             62,915,879         78.17%                                        4,770
 16          To authorise the Company to make market purchases*                                   62,854,958         99.98%                11,752                   0.02%             62,866,710         78.11%                                      53,940
 17          To allow the Company to hold general meetings, other than an Annual General          61,540,239         97.81%           1,380,381                     2.19%             62,920,620         78.18%                                            30
             Meeting, on not less than 14 clear days' notice*
 18          To authorise the Company to make political donations                                 61,687,217         98.06%           1,219,398                     1.94%             62,906,615         78.16%                                      14,035
 19          To approve the increase to the maximum aggregate fees paid to Non-executive          62,679,105         99.62%              237,697                    0.38%             62,916,802         78.17%                                        3,848
             Directors

 

Note 1: The "For" vote includes those giving discretion to the Chair.

Note 2: A vote "Withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the
calculation of the votes 'For' or 'Against' a resolution.

 

* Indicates a special resolution requiring a 75% majority.

 

In accordance with paragraph 6.4.2 of the Listing Rules, copies of the
resolutions dealing with items of special business will be uploaded to the
National Storage Mechanism and will be available for viewing shortly.

 

 

Contact:

Hill & Smith PLC

Tel:  + 44 (0) 121 704 7430

Karen Atterbury

Company Secretary

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