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James Fisher And SonsAnnouncement

14/06/2023 16:30

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RNS Number : 7483C  Fisher (James) & Sons plc  14 June 2023

 

James Fisher and Sons plc

(the "Company")

 

Results of Annual General Meeting ("AGM")

14 June 2023

 

The Company is pleased to announce that all the resolutions proposed at the
AGM held on 14 June 2023 were duly passed.  A breakdown of proxy votes lodged
prior to the AGM and the result of the Poll is set out below.

 

                                                                                  VOTES       %      VOTES      %      Total votes cast (excluding withheld)  VOTES

FOR
AGAINST
WITHHELD
 Resolution 1                                                                     34,449,387  99.98  6,764      0.02   34,456,151                             480,477

 To receive the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2022.
 Resolution 2                                                                     32,777,381  95.46  1,557,653  4.54   34,335,034                             601,594

 To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 December
 2022.
 Resolution 3                                                                     34,925,917  99.97  9,010      0.03   34,934,927                             1,751

 To elect Mr J B Vernet as a Director of the Company.
 Resolution 4                                                                     34,110,455  99.00  345,535    1.00   34,455,990                             480,688

 To re-elect Mr A G Cockburn as a Director of the Company.
 Resolution 5                                                                     34,838,523  99.72  96,404     0.28   34,934,927                             1,751

 To re-elect Mr D Kennedy as a Director of the Company.
 Resolution 6                                                                     33,199,751  95.03  1,736,462  4.97   34,936,213                             465

 To re-elect Ms A I Comiskey as a Director of the Company.
 Resolution 7                                                                     34,668,266  99.23  268,161    0.77   34,936,427                             251

 To re-elect Mr J R Atkinson as a Director of the Company.
 Resolution 8                                                                     34,665,367  99.22  271,060    0.78   34,936,427                             251

 To re-elect Dr I Braunschmidt as a Director of the Company.
 Resolution 9                                                                     34,631,020  99.13  305,407    0.87   34,936,427                             251

 To re-elect Ms C L Hawkings as a Director of the Company.
 Resolution 10                                                                    34,630,036  99.13  304,677    0.87   34,934,713                             1,965

 To re-elect Mr K P Pandya as a Director of the Company.
 Resolution 11                                                                    34,434,569  98.56  501,858    1.44   34,936,427                             251

 To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditor of the Company to hold office until the
 conclusion of the next AGM of the Company.
 Resolution 12                                                                    34,916,564  99.95  17,763     0.05   34,934,327                             2,351

 To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the auditor's remuneration.
 Resolution 13                                                                    30,843,127  88.28  4,093,300  11.72  34,936,427                             251

 That the Directors are authorised to allot shares and to grant rights to
 subscribe for or convert any security into shares in the Company.
 Resolution 14                                                                    33,390,888  95.60  1,536,975  4.40   34,927,863                             1,115

 That, subject to Resolution 13, the Directors be empowered to allot equity
 securities for cash as if section 561(1) of the Act did not apply.
 Resolution 15                                                                    32,870,623  94.11  2,057,240  5.89   34,927,863                             1,115

 That, subject to Resolution 13 and in addition to 14, the Directors be
 empowered to allot equity securities for cash as if section 561 did not apply.
 Resolution 16                                                                    34,340,960  98.32  587,567    1.68   34,928,527                             451

 That the Company be authorised to make market purchases of ordinary shares of
 0.25 GBP each in the capital of the Company.
 Resolution 17                                                                    34,802,921  99.66  119,059    0.34   34,921,980                             6,998

 That any general meeting (other than an AGM) may be called on not less than 14
 clear days' notice.

* 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
(https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism) .

As at 12 June 2023 (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.

For further information, contact:

 James Fisher and Sons plc  Jean Vernet       Chief Executive Officer   020 7614 9503

                            Duncan Kennedy    Chief Financial Officer
 FTI Consulting             Richard Mountain                            0203 727 1340

                            Susanne Yule

 

 

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