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RNS Number : 3888R  Watkin Jones plc  28 February 2023

 For immediate release  28 February 2023

 

 

Watkin Jones plc

 ('Watkin Jones' or the 'Company')

 

Result of AGM

 

Watkin Jones plc (AIM:WJG) announces that at the Company's Annual General
Meeting held earlier today, all resolutions were duly passed on a poll.

 

A breakdown of proxy votes lodged prior to and votes received at the meeting
for each resolution is set out below and will also be made available on the
Company's website.

 

     For                                                                         No. of votes 'For' and discretionary  %       Against     %     Withheld

 1   Receive the Directors' report and financial statements                      169,615,845                           100.00  6,515       0.00  82,698

 2   Declare a final dividend                                                    169,702,903                           100.00  555         0.00  1,600

 3   Approve the Directors' remuneration report                                  169,524,566                           99.93   112,658     0.07  67,834

 4   Re-elect Alan Giddins as a Director                                         168,026,833                           99.06   1,594,812   0.94  83,413

 5   Re-elect Richard Simpson as a Director                                      169,598,663                           99.99   15,733      0.01  90,662

 6   Re-elect Sarah Sergeant as a Director                                       169,587,858                           99.95   85,287      0.05  31,913

 7   Re-elect Liz Reilly as a Director                                           169,587,625                           99.95   84,102      0.05  33,331

 8   Elect Alex Pease as a Director                                              169,598,163                           99.99   23,482      0.01  83,413

 9   Elect Rachel Addison as a Director                                          168,089,043                           99.07   1,584,102   0.93  31,913

 10  Elect Francis Salway as a Director                                          169,632,109                           99.98   41,036      0.02  31,913

 11  Appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor                                             169,582,535                           99.95   90,610      0.05  31,913

 12  Authorise the Directors to agree the remuneration of the auditor            169,592,032                           99.95   81,926      0.05  31,100

 13  Authorise the Directors to allot shares                                     168,825,053                           99.50   839,924     0.50  40,081

 14  Standard 5% disapplication of statutory pre-emption rights                  169,033,578                           99.63   632,584     0.37  38,896

 15  Additional 5% disapplication of statutory pre-emption rights                156,831,391                           92.44   12,833,353  7.56  40,314

 16  Approve the purchase and cancellation of up to 10% of the issued ordinary   139,363,449                           99.95   69,675      0.05  30,271,934
     share capital

 17  Allow meetings other than annual general meetings to be called on not less  169,366,814                           99.82   307,644     0.18  30,600
     than 14 clear days' notice

 

  Notes

 

1.  The percentages voted 'For' and 'Against' are expressed as a proportion
of the total votes cast.  Votes withheld have not been included in the
calculation of whether a resolution is carried since for legal purposes a vote
withheld is not a vote cast.

 

2.   Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chair of the
meeting have been included in the 'For' total.

 

3.  At the date of the AGM the issued share capital of the Company was
256,430,367 ordinary shares.

 

For further information:

 Watkin Jones plc
 Richard Simpson, Chief Executive Officer  Tel: +44 (0) 20 3617 4453

 Sarah Sergeant, Chief Financial Officer

 Peel Hunt LLP (Nominated Adviser & Joint Corporate Broker)                   Tel: +44 (0) 20 7418 8900
 Mike Bell / Ed Allsopp                                                       www.peelhunt.com (http://www.peelhunt.com/)

 Jefferies Hoare Govett (Joint Corporate Broker)                              Tel: +44 (0) 20 7029 8000
 James Umbers/David Sheehan / Paul Bundred                                    www.jefferies.com (http://www.jefferies.com/)

Media enquiries:

 Buchanan
 Henry Harrison-Topham / Jamie Hooper  Tel: +44 (0) 20 7466 5000

 watkinjones@buchanan.uk.com           www.buchanan.uk.com

 

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