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BOOT (HENRY) PLC — AGM Information 2020
Jun 30, 2020
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AGM Information
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RNS Number : 5593R
Boot(Henry) PLC
30 June 2020
HENRY BOOT PLC
RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ('AGM'): 30 June 2020
Henry Boot PLC ('the Company') announces that all resolutions contained in the Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 20 May 2020 previously circulated to the Company's shareholders were passed by way of a show of hands at the Annual General Meeting ('AGM') of the Company held today.
Details of the proxy voting instructions lodged prior to the AGM for each resolution (all of which were passed on a show of hands) are shown in the table below:
| Resolution | Total Votes Cast (excl. Votes Withheld) | Total for and at discretion | Total against | Withheld | ||
| No. of votes | No. of votes | % of vote | No. of votes | % of vote | No. of votes | |
| Resolution 1: To receive the Directors' Report, Auditors' Report, Strategic Report and the Financial Statements. |
95,548,737 | 95,535,771 | 99.99 | 12,966 | 0.01 | 1,685,931 |
| Resolution 2: To declare a final dividend on the ordinary shares. |
97,211,104 | 97,206,850 | 100.00 | 4,254 | 0.00 | 23,565 |
| Resolution 3: To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report. |
97,202,829 | 91,440,756 | 94.07 | 5,762,073 | 5.93 | 31,839 |
| Resolution 4: To reappoint Tim Roberts as a Director. |
97,068,271 | 97,064,271 | 100.00 | 4,000 | 0.00 | 165,398 |
| Resolution 5: To reappoint Jamie Boot as a Director. |
97,186,477 | 93,550,239 | 96.26 | 3,636,238 | 3.74 | 48,191 |
| Resolution 6: To reappoint Darren Littlewood as a Director. |
97,069,271 | 97,016,254 | 99.95 | 53,017 | 0.05 | 165,398 |
| Resolution 7: To reappoint Joanne Lake as a Director. |
97,069,270 | 92,913,691 | 95.72 | 4,155,579 | 4.28 | 165,398 |
| Resolution 8: To reappoint James Sykes as a Director. |
97,059,895 | 94,175,433 | 97.03 | 2,884,462 | 2.97 | 174,773 |
| Resolution 9: To reappoint Peter Mawson as a Director. |
97,069,270 | 94,172,344 | 97.02 | 2,896,926 | 2.98 | 165,398 |
| Resolution 10: To reappoint Gerald Jennings as a Director. |
97,067,271 | 95,860,342 | 98.76 | 1,206,929 | 1.24 | 167,398 |
| Resolution 11: To reappoint Ernst and Young as auditors. |
97,206,290 | 97,000,949 | 99.79 | 205,341 | 0.21 | 28,379 |
| Resolution 12: To authorise the Audit and Risk Committee to fix the auditors' remuneration. |
97,051,686 | 96,846,906 | 99.79 | 204,780 | 0.21 | 182,983 |
| Resolution 13: That the rules of the Henry Boot PLC 2020 Company Share Option Plan, be and are hereby approved. |
97,158,513 | 94,228,285 | 96.98 | 2,930,228 | 3.02 | 76,155 |
| Resolution 14: THAT the rules of the Henry Boot PLC 2020 Sharesave Plan, be and are hereby approved. |
97,191,154 | 94,265,926 | 96.99 | 2,925,228 | 3.01 | 43,514 |
| Resolution 15: To authorise the Directors under Section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 to allot shares. |
97,203,104 | 96,879,291 | 99.67 | 323,813 | 0.33 | 31,565 |
| Resolution 16: To grant the authority requested in respect of the issue of equity securities for cash. |
97,164,570 | 96,811,705 | 99.64 | 352,865 | 0.36 | 70,099 |
| Resolution 17: To authorise the Directors to make market purchases of the Company's shares. |
97,193,603 | 95,137,209 | 97.88 | 2,056,394 | 2.12 | 41,065 |
The 'for' vote includes those giving discretion to the Chairman.
A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes for or against a resolution.
On 26 June 2020, there were 133,177,602 Henry Boot PLC ordinary shares of 10p each in issue. Ordinary shareholders are entitled to one vote per share held.
A copy of the results for the AGM will also be available on the Company's website within the latest news section at www.henryboot.co.uk.
The full text of each of the resolutions is set out in the Notice of AGM. The 2019 Annual Report and Financial Statements, together with the Notice of AGM, are available to view on the National Storage Mechanism ('NSM') https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism and a copy can also be found on the Company's website.
Enquiries:
Henry Boot PLC
Amy Stanbridge
Company Secretary
Tel: 0114 255 5444
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