REG - Wincanton PLC - Result of AGM

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07/07/2021 13:25

RNS Number : 5041E
  
Wincanton PLC
  
07 July 2021
  
 

7 July 2021
LEI: 213800Z5WTW8QKOHWQ82
 
 
WINCANTON PLC ("Wincanton" or the "Company")
 
Result of Annual General Meeting
 
Wincanton plc, a leading supply chain partner for UK business, announces that at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on 7 July 2021, the resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting, circulated to shareholders on   4 June 2021, were passed by the requisite majorities. 
Resolutions 1 to 15 were passed as ordinary resolutions and Resolutions 16 to 20 were passed as special resolutions. In accordance with the Group's Articles of Association, the resolutions were put to the meeting on a poll in which every member present in person or by proxy had one vote for every share held.
  
The poll results are as follows:
 




RESOLUTION


VOTES FOR


%


VOTES AGAINST


%


VOTES TOTAL


% OF 
ISC VOTED


VOTES WITHHELD




1


Reports and Accounts
 


88,155,128


99.99


9,804


0.01


88,164,932


70.79%


74,575




2


Annual Report on Remuneration
 


86,603,252


98.21


1,581,730


1.79


88,184,982


70.81%


50,803




3


Final dividend
 


88,223,740


99.99


5,095


0.01


88,228,835


70.84%


7,088




4


Appoint Mr A Bickerstaff
 


88,182,661


99.98


20,065


0.02


88,202,726


70.82%


32,133




5


Re-appoint Ms G Barr
 


88,166,694


99.96


37,227


0.04


88,203,921


70.82%


31,839




6


Re-appoint Ms M Jayaweera
 


88,154,527


99.94


51,000


0.06


88,205,527


70.82%


30,233




7
 


Re-appoint Mr T Lawlor
 


88,177,328


99.97


26,138


0.03


88,203,466


70.82%


32,294




8


Re-appoint Ms D Lentz
 


88,166,276


99.96


37,668


0.04


88,203,944


70.82%


31,816




9


Re-appoint Mr S Oades
 


88,185,327


99.98


18,236


0.02


88,203,563


70.82%


32,197




10


Re-appoint Dr M Read CBE
 


88,168,511


99.96


33,596


0.04


88,202,107


70.82%


33,653




11


Re-appoint Mr J Wroath
 


88,123,955


99.91


82,583


0.09


88,206,538


70.82%


31,183




12


To re-appoint Auditor
 


88,195,344


99.97


27,146


0.03


88,222,490


70.84%


13,270




13


Remuneration of Auditor
 


88,193,104


99.98


20,343


0.02


88,213,447


70.83%


19,432




14


Donations to political organisations 


87,835,431


99.58


369,285


0.42


88,204,716


70.82%


34,628




15


Allot shares
 


87,106,548


98.77


1,083,207


1.23


88,189,755


70.81%


45,810




16


New International Share Incentive Plan


88,065,793


99.89


94,365


0.11


88,160,158


70.79%


75,602




17


New Articles of Association


88,148,424


99.96


32,347


0.04


88,180,771


70.80%


54,989




18


Disapply Pre-emption rights
 


87,972,610


99.77


206,531


0.23


88,179,141


70.80%


56,468




19


Market purchase of own shares
 


88,105,133


99.91


78,245


0.09


88,183,378


70.81%


52,382




20


Notice of meetings other than AGMs


87,825,660


99.56


388,431


0.44


88,214,091


70.83%


21,669




 
The number of the Company's shares in issue as at the date of the meeting was 124,543,670 Ordinary Shares of 10p each.
 
Please note that each share carries one vote and that a 'vote withheld' is not a vote in law and has not been counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes for and against the resolution. Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman have been included in the 'votes for' total.
 
In accordance with UK Listing Rule 9.6.2 copies of the special business resolutions passed at the meeting will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and shortly be available for inspection at its website: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
 
 
About Wincanton 
Wincanton is a leading British supply chain solutions company. The Group provides business critical services including storage, handling and distribution; high volume eFulfilment; retailer 'dark stores'; two-person home delivery; fleet and transport management; and network optimisation for many of the UK's best known companies.
It is active across a range of markets including food and consumer goods; retail and manufacturing; eCommerce; the public sector; major infrastructure; building materials; fuel; and defence. With almost 100 years' heritage, Wincanton's 19,600-strong team operates from more than 200 sites across the country, utilising 3,500 vehicles. 
 
For further information please contact: 
Headland                                                                                             Tel: +44 20 3805 4822 
Susanna Voyle/ Henry Wallers 
E: wincanton@headlandconsultancy.com   
 
Wincanton 
Lyn Colloff, Company Secretary                                                             Tel: +44 1249 710 000
 

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