REG - SIG PLC - Result of AGM

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04/05/2023 14:45

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RNS Number : 4715Y  SIG PLC  04 May 2023

4 May 2023

 

SIG plc

("SIG" or the "Company")

Results of Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held on 4 May 2023

 

LEI: 213800VDC1BKJEZ8PV53

 

SIG announces that at its AGM held earlier today all the resolutions put to
shareholders were passed by the requisite majorities. Resolutions 1 to 16 were
passed as ordinary resolutions and Resolutions 17 to 20 were passed as special
resolutions. The results of the polls are as follows:

 

                                                                                 FOR          %        AGAINST      %       TOTAL        % OF ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL  WITHHELD

 ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS
 1.       To receive the financial statements for the year ended 31              931,933,833  100.00%  45,979       0.00%   931,979,812  78.88%                     28,607,437
 December 2022 together with the reports of the Directors and Auditors thereon

 2.       To approve the Annual Statement by the Chair of the                    885,105,448  92.70%   69,655,331   7.30%   954,760,779  80.81%                     5,826,470
 Remuneration Committee and the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year

 ended 31 December 2022
 3.       To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy                          925,096,437  96.89%   29,655,028   3.11%   954,751,465  80.80%                     5,835,784

 4.       To re-elect Andrew Allner as a Director                                865,372,125  92.79%   67,216,381   7.21%   932,588,506  78.93%                     27,998,743

 5.       To re-elect Ian Ashton as a Director                                   959,473,767  99.89%   1,097,797    0.11%   960,571,564  81.30%                     15,685

 6.       To re-elect Shatish Dasani as a Director                               955,454,553  99.47%   5,118,638    0.53%   960,573,191  81.30%                     14,058

 7.       To re-elect Bruno Deschamps as a Director                              710,587,830  87.18%   104,503,156  12.82%  815,090,986  68.98%                     145,496,263

 8.       To re-elect Kath Durrant as a Director                                 955,579,192  99.48%   4,993,999    0.52%   960,573,191  81.30%                     14,058

 9.       To re-elect Gillian Kent as a Director                                 864,417,321  89.99%   96,155,870   10.01%  960,573,191  81.30%                     14,058

 10.     To re-elect Simon King as a Director                                    955,773,496  99.50%   4,790,843    0.50%   960,564,339  81.30%                     15,685

 11.     To re-elect Alan Lovell as a Director                                   954,871,295  99.41%   5,669,769    0.59%   960,541,064  81.29%                     16,185

 12.    To elect Gavin Slark as a Director                                       959,680,330  99.91%   861,234      0.09%   960,541,564  81.29%                     15,685

 13.    To elect Diego Straziota as a Director                                   842,172,847  99.90%   867,788      0.10%   843,040,635  71.35%                     117,516,614
 14.    To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditor to the Company                932,493,558  97.08%   28,032,560   2.92%   960,526,118  81.29%                     31,131

 15.    To authorise the Audit & Risk Committee of the Board to                  960,483,241  99.99%   50,709       0.01%   960,533,950  81.29%                     22,073
 determine the Auditor's remuneration

 16.    To authorise the Directors to allot shares in the Company or grant       955,770,557  99.51%   4,708,767    0.49%   960,479,324  81.29%                     77,925
 rights to subscribe for or convert any security into shares in the Company

 SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS
 17.  The Directors be authorised pursuant to the Companies Act 2006 to allot    960,198,989  99.97%   282,929      0.03%   960,481,918  81.29%                     75,331
 equity securities for cash

 18.  The Directors be further authorised pursuant to the Companies Act 2006     932,212,588  97.06%   28,270,957   2.94%   960,483,545  81.29%                     73,704
 to allot equity securities for cash

 19.  That the Company is authorised pursuant to the Companies Act 2006 to       932,319,381  97.08%   28,041,688   2.92%   960,361,069  81.28%                     196,180
 make market purchases

 20.  That a general meeting of the Company, other than AGM, may be called on    955,717,412  99.50%   4,812,820    0.50%   960,530,232  81.29%                     22,292
 not less than 14 clear days' notice.

 

 

 

Notes

1.         Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the
Chairman have been included in the "for" total.

2.         A "vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted
in the calculation proportion of the votes "for" or "against" a resolution.

3.         In accordance with UK Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of all
resolutions passed other than resolutions concerning ordinary business have
been submitted to the Financial Conduct Authority via the National Storage
Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at
https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
(https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism) .

4.         A copy of the Annual General Meeting results will be
available on the SIG plc website at www.sigplc.com (http://www.sigplc.com) .

5.         Issued share capital as at 4 May 2023 is 1,181,556,977
ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the capital of the Company.

All resolutions were duly passed, and we would like to take this opportunity
to thank our shareholders for their ongoing support.

Non-Executive Director change

As announced by the Company on 8 March 2023, Christian Rochat (one of the two
Directors nominated by CD&R) did not offer himself for re-election at the
AGM and accordingly he has now ceased to be a Director. As also announced by
the Company on 8 March 2023, Diego Straziota was nominated by CD&R as its
replacement and he has now been elected a Director. There are no disclosures
required in respect of this appointment pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.13 (1) to
(6).

 

Enquiries

 

SIG plc

Andrew Watkins, Group General Counsel & Company Secretary
                          +44 (0) 114 285 6300

 

 

 

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