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RNS Number : 0516N SIG PLC 02 May 2024
LEI: 213800VDC1BKJEZ8PV53
2 May 2024
SIG plc
("SIG" or the "Company")
Results of Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held on 2 May 2024
SIG plc announces that at its AGM held earlier today, all the resolutions put
to shareholders were passed by the requisite majorities. Resolutions 1 -16
were passed as ordinary resolutions and Resolutions 17 - 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 31 952,960,659 99.92% 716,301 0.08% 953,676,960 80.71% 24,788,741
December 2023 together with the reports of the Directors and Auditors thereon
2. To approve the Annual Statement by the Chair of the 945,578,316 96.64% 32,850,159 3.36% 978,428,475 82.81% 37,226
Remuneration Committee and the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year
ended 31 December 2023
3. To re-elect Andrew Allner as a Director 850,146,230 89.11% 103,873,496 10.89% 954,019,726 80.74% 24,433,975
4. To re-elect Gavin Slark as a Director 978,195,264 99.97% 251,523 0.03% 978,446,787 82.81% 18,914
5. To re-elect Ian Ashton as a Director 978,152,665 99.97% 294,523 0.03% 978,447,188 82.81% 18,513
6. To re-elect Shatish Dasani as a Director 974,986,769 99.65% 3,471,397 0.35% 978,458,166 82.81% 7,535
7. To re-elect Bruno Deschamps as a Director 771,087,516 89.47% 90,786,890 10.53% 861,874,406 72.94% 116,591,295
8. To re-elect Kath Durrant as a Director 973,405,023 99.48% 5,044,231 0.52% 978,449,254 82.81% 16,447
9. To re-elect Gillian Kent as a Director 873,106,800 91.52% 80,917,306 8.48% 954,024,106 80.74% 24,441,595
10. To re-elect Simon King as a Director 975,037,900 99.65% 3,418,886 0.35% 978,456,786 82.81% 8,915
11. To re-elect Alan Lovell as a Director 975,014,613 99.65% 3,440,689 0.35% 978,455,302 82.81% 10,399
12. To re-elect Diego Straziota as a Director 861,608,946 99.97% 263,223 0.03% 861,872,169 72.94% 116,593,532
13. To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditor to the Company 953,961,597 97.50% 24,490,686 2.50% 978,452,283 82.81% 13,418
14. To authorise the Audit & Risk Committee of the Board to 978,377,070 99.99% 65,840 0.01% 978,442,910 82.81% 22,791
determine the Auditor's remuneration
15. To authorise the Company to make political donations and incur 877,249,174 89.66% 101,197,288 10.34% 978,446,462 82.81% 19,239
political expenditure
16. To authorise the Directors to allot shares in the Company or grant 878,388,282 89.77% 100,067,013 10.23% 978,455,295 82.81% 10,406
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 854,365,908 87.32% 124,091,532 12.68% 978,457,440 82.81% 8,261
equity securities for cash
18. The Directors be further authorised pursuant to the Companies Act 2006 854,001,861 87.28% 124,433,415 12.72% 978,435,276 82.81% 30,425
to allot equity securities for cash
19. That the Company is authorised pursuant to the Companies Act 2006 to 953,882,860 97.50% 24,499,676 2.50% 978,382,536 82.80% 83,165
make market purchases
20. That a general meeting of the Company, other than AGM, may be called on 964,547,874 98.58% 13,912,436 1.42% 978,460,310 82.81% 5,391
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 2 May 2024 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.
Enquiries
SIG plc
Andrew Watkins, Group General Counsel & Company Secretary
+44 (0)
114 285 6300
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