REG - Cropper(James) PLC - Result of AGM
RNS Number : 6054UCropper(James) PLC30 July 202030 July 2020
James Cropper Plc
(the "Company")
Result of Annual General Meeting
Following the Annual general Meeting held on 29 July 2020, James Cropper plc announces that all resolutions as set out in the Company's notice of AGM, apart from the resolution withdrawn, were approved.
Prior to the start of the AGM and following the announcement made on 27 July 2020 that Karl David Watson announced his resignation as a Director with effect from 1 August 2020, the Board withdrew Resolution 5, being to re-elect him as a Director of the Company.
The withdrawal of Resolution 5 does not otherwise affect the validity of the Notice of meeting, the proxy form or any proxy votes submitted.
The proxy votes lodged in respect of the AGM resolutions were as follows:
Resolution
Result
Proxy votes for
Proxy votes against
Total Proxy votes cast (excluding withheld)
Proxy votes withheld *
Number
% of proxy votes cast
Number
% of proxy votes cast
Number
Number
Resolution 1
To receive the 2020 Report and Accounts
For
3,693,244
99.89
4,000
0.11
3,697,244
5,347
Resolution 2
To Re-elect Mark A J Cropper as a Director of the Company
For
2,618,378
99.73
7,016
0.27
2,625,394
1,077,197
Resolution 3
To re-elect Jim Sharp as a Director of the Company
For
2,070,516
55.94
1,630,728
44.06
3,701,244
1,347
Resolution 4
To re-elect Lyndsey Scott as a Director of the Company
For
3,684,826
99.56
16,418
0.44
3,701,244
1,347
Resolution 5
Resolution withdrawn prior to commencement of AGM
Resolution 6
To Re-elect Steve Adams as a Director of the Company
For
3,487,379
94.22
213,865
5.78
3,701,244
1,347
Resolution 7
To re-appoint BDO LLP as auditor
For
3,693,474
99.76
8,770
0.24
3,702,244
347
Resolution 8
To authorise the Directors to determine the auditor's remuneration
For
3,695,231
99.81
7,013
0.19
3,702,244
347
Resolution 9
To approve the Report of the Remuneration Committee
For
2,272,878
61.48
1,423,853
38.52
3,696,731
5,860
Resolution 10
To renew the Directors' authority to issue shares
For
3,682,093
99.58
15,651
0.42
3,697,744
4,847
Resolution 11
To authorise issue of shares without pre-emptive rights
For
3,682,593
99.58
15,651
0.42
3,698,244
4,347
* A vote Withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes "For" and "Against" a resolution.
The Company's issued share capital consists of 9,554,803 ordinary shares of 25p each, each of which carries the right to one vote.
Full details of the resolutions were set out in the Notice of Annual General meeting which is available on the Company's website at www.jamescropper.com.
Enquiries:
James Cropper PLC (AIM: CRPR)
Isabelle Maddock, Chief Finance Officer
Jim Aldridge, Company Secretary
Tel: +44 (0) 1539 722002
Shore Capital
Robert Finlay, Henry Willcocks,
John More
Tel: + 44 (0) 20 7601 6100
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