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06/09/2017 13:10

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Severfield PLC
06 September 2017
SEVERFIELD PLC
Results of Annual General Meeting 2017
At the Company's Annual General Meeting held at 12 noon today, 6 September, all of the resolutions were passed on a show of hands.
Copies of all the resolutions passed have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority via the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for review at http://www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.
A summary of Proxies received in respect of each resolution is set out below (a "vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes for and against the resolution):


In Favour
Against
Total
Withheld

Resolution
No of votes
% of votes
No of votes
% of votes
No of votes
No of votes

1. To receive and adopt the annual accounts and the reports of the Directors for the financial year ended 31 March 2017 together with the report of the auditor thereon.
230,966,066
100.00
7,906
0.00
230,973,972
1,572,906

2. To approve the Directors' remuneration report (other than the part containing the directors' remuneration policy) for the financial year ended 31 March 2017 as set out in the Annual Report and Accounts 2017.
232,317,280
99.96
91,930
0.04
232,409,210
137,668

3. To approve the Directors' remuneration policy, the full text of which is set out on pages 83 to 90 of the Annual Report and Accounts 2017.
231,684,761
99.66
801,189
0.34
232,485,950
60,928

4. To declare a final dividend of 1.6p per ordinary share in respect of the year ended 31 March 2017 payable on 15th September 2017 to shareholders on the register at the close of business on 18th August 2017.
232,546,878
100.00
0
0.00
232,546,878
0

5. To reappoint John Dodds as a Director.
227,963,446
98.03
4,571,981
1.97
232,535,427
11,451

6. To reappoint Ian Lawson as a Director.
229,145,681
98.54
3,389,746
1.46
232,535,427
11,451

7. To reappoint Ian Cochrane as a Director.
229,153,889
98.55
3,381,538
1.45
232,535,427
11,451

8. To reappoint Alan Dunsmore as a Director.
229,126,464
98.53
3,408,963
1.47
232,535,427
11,451

9. To reappoint Derek Randall as a Director.
229,157,347
98.55
3,378,080
1.45
232,535,427
11,451

10. To reappoint Alun Griffiths as a Director.
228,314,389
98.18
4,221,038
1.82
232,535,427
11,451

11. To reappoint Chris Holt as a Director.
228,323,546
98.19
4,201,215
1.81
232,524,761
22,117

12. To reappoint Tony Osbaldiston as a Director.
228,319,456
98.19
4,205,305
1.81
232,524,761
22,117

13. To reappoint Kevin Whiteman as a Director.
228,350,106
98.20
4,174,655
1.80
232,524,761
22,117

14. To reappoint KPMG LLP as auditor of the Company to hold office until the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting of the Company in 2017.
232,492,471
99.98
38,356
0.02
232,530,827
16,051

15. To authorise the Directors to determine the auditor's remuneration.
232,499,004
99.99
19,648
0.01
232,518,652
28,226

16. To authorise the Directors to allot securities of the Company.
232,301,597
99.95
117,055
0.05
232,418,652
128,226

17. To authorise the Directors to dis-apply pre-emption rights in relation to the issue of securities of the Company.
232,288,363
99.95
111,789
0.05
232,400,152
146,726

18. To authorise the Directors to dis-apply pre-emption rights in connection with an acquisition or other capital investment.
231,606,511
99.66
793,641
0.34
232,400,152
146,726

19. To authorise the Company to make market purchases of the Company's ordinary shares.
231,570,101
99.59
953,929
0.41
232,524,030
22,848

20. That a general meeting of the Company (other than an annual general meeting) may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice.
229,432,915
98.67
3,095,463
1.33
232,528,378
18,500

21. Amendment of the rules of the 2017 performance share plan 
231,652,197
99.66
787,527
0.34
232,439,724
107,154

22. Increase fees for directors
231,521,220
99.89
263,171
0.11
231,784,391
762,487

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