REG - Fisher (James) - Result of Annual General Meeting

James Fisher And SonsAnnouncement

29/04/2021 14:05

RNS Number : 1067X
  
Fisher (James) & Sons plc
  
29 April 2021
  
 

James Fisher and Sons plc - Result of Annual General Meeting
 
29 April 2021
Following the Annual General Meeting held today, James Fisher and Sons plc announces the results for each resolution. Voting at the 2021 AGM was on a poll. The following table sets out the results of the poll on each resolution. 







Result


FOR


% 


AGAINST


% 


Total votes cast (excluding withheld)


Proxy votes withheld *




ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS
 




Resolution 1
To receive the 2020 Report and Accounts


FOR


38,127,505
 


100.00
 


0
 


0.00
 


38,127,505
 


621,264
 




Resolution 2
To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy in the Annual Report on Remuneration


FOR


37,499,177
 


97.56
 


938,426
 


2.44
 


38,437,603
 


311,166
 




Resolution 3
To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report in the Annual Report on Remuneration


FOR


38,196,666
 


98.60
 


543,430
 


1.40
 


38,740,096
 


8,673
 




Resolution 4
To re-elect Mr M S Paul as a Director of the Company.


FOR


38,420,653


99.18
 


316,910
 


0.82
 


38,737,563
 


11,206
 




Resolution 5
To re-elect Mr E P O'Lionaird as a Director of the Company.


FOR


37,818,878


99.20


303,425


0.80


38,122,303


626,466




Resolution 6


WITHDRAWN
 




Resolution 7
To re-elect Ms A I Comiskey as a Director of the Company.


FOR


38,556,423
 


99.53
 


181,346
 


0.47
 


38,737,769
 


11,000
 




Resolution 8
To re-elect Mr J R Atkinson as a Director of the Company.


FOR


38,400,723
 


99.14
 


334,006
 


0.86
 


38,734,729
 


14,040
 




Resolution 9
To re-elect Mr M J L Salter as a Director of the Company.


FOR


38,556,539
 


99.53
 


181,024
 


0.47
 


38,737,563
 


11,206
 




Resolution 10
To re-elect Dr I Braunschmidt as a Director of the Company.


FOR


36,994,399
 


99.10
 


334,122
 


0.90
 


37,328,521
 


1,420,248
 




Resolution 11
To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditor


FOR


38,101,872
 


98.35
 


637,857
 


1.65
 


38,739,729
 


9,040
 




Resolution 12
To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the auditor's
remuneration.


FOR


38,498,269


99.37
 


244,294
 


0.63
 


38,742,563
 


6,206
 




Resolution 13
Approve the rules of the 2021 Long Term Incentive Plan


FOR


37,499,614
 


96.79
 


1,243,105
 


3.21
 


38,742,719
 


6,050
 




Resolution 14
To renew the directors' authority to allot shares


FOR


38,294,230
 


98.84
 


448,333
 


1.16
 


38,742,563
 


6,206
 




SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS
 




Resolution 15
Disapply pre-emption (general)


FOR


38,421,003
 


99.17
 


321,560
 


0.83
 


38,742,563
 


6,206
 




Resolution 16
- Disapply pre-emption (acquisitions/ capital investments)


FOR


37,911,248
 


97.85
 


831,315
 


2.15
 


38,742,563
 


6,206
 




Resolution 17
- Authority to purchase own shares


FOR


38,028,395
 


98.16
 


714,374
 


1.84
 


38,742,769
 


6,000
 




Resolution 18
- Notice of general meetings


FOR


38,031,378


98.16
 


711,391
 


1.84
 


38,742,769
 


6,000
 




Resolution 19 - Approve the adoption of new articles of association


FOR


38,427,442


99.77


88,721


0.23


38,516,163


232,606



* 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.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of resolutions that do not constitute ordinary business at an annual general meeting will shortly be available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism which is located at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism. In addition, and in accordance with Listing Rule 9.2.6E, a copy of the articles of association of the Company has also been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism. 
As at 27 April 2021 (being the latest date by which shareholders who wanted to vote at the Annual General Meeting must have been entered on the company's Register of Members) the total number of voting rights in the company was 50,395,519 ordinary shares, carrying one vote each, and 100,000 preference shares carrying one vote each. Therefore, the total voting rights in the Company are 50,495,519.
 
Contact
Jim Marsh
Group General Counsel and Company Secretary
01229 615 559
 
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