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14 May 2015
Hill & Smith Holdings PLC
Result of AGM
Hill & Smith Holdings PLC (the "Company") announces that all of the resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting circulated to shareholders on 9 April 2015 were approved by shareholders on a show of hands at the Annual General Meeting of the Company which was held earlier today. Details of the votes cast by proxy are tabled below and are also available on the Company website (www.hsholdings.com).
In accordance with paragraph 9.6.2 of the Listing Rules, copies of the resolutions dealing with items of special business will be uploaded to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for viewing shortly.
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For |
Against |
Withheld |
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Resolution |
Description |
Votes |
% Votes Cast |
Votes |
% Votes Cast |
Votes |
RES:001 |
ADOPT ANNUAL ACCOUNTS |
53,802,715 |
100.00 |
241 |
0.00 |
36,309 |
RES:002 |
APPROVE REMUNERATION |
49,446,269 |
93.04 |
3,697,063 |
6.96 |
695,933 |
RES:003 |
APPROVE FINAL DIVIDEND |
53,821,555 |
100.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
18,710 |
RES:004 |
MR W H WHITELEY |
53,725,947 |
99.83 |
91,558 |
0.17 |
22,760 |
RES:005 |
MR D W MUIR |
53,489,354 |
99.39 |
328,658 |
0.61 |
22,253 |
RES:006 |
MR M PEGLER |
53,689,915 |
99.76 |
127,725 |
0.24 |
22,210 |
RES:007 |
MR C J SNOWDON |
53,811,407 |
99.99 |
6,648 |
0.01 |
22,210 |
RES:008 |
MR J F LENNOX |
53,795,607 |
99.96 |
21,098 |
0.04 |
23,560 |
RES:009 |
MS A M KELLEHER |
53,804,425 |
99.98 |
12,830 |
0.02 |
23,010 |
RES:010 |
RE-APPOINT AUDITORS |
52,306,427 |
97.20 |
1,506,885 |
2.80 |
23,953 |
RES:011 |
AUDITORS REMUNERATION |
53,820,907 |
99.97 |
14,323 |
0.03 |
5,035 |
RES:012 |
ALLOT RELEVANT SECURITIES |
53,817,228 |
99.97 |
18,552 |
0.03 |
4,485 |
RES:013 |
DISAPPLY PRE-EMP RIGHTS |
53,807,114 |
99.94 |
30,583 |
0.06 |
2,568 |
RES:014 |
PURCHASE OWN SHARES |
53,787,597 |
99.93 |
38,676 |
0.07 |
11,798 |
RES:015 |
GM CAN BE CALLED |
48,940,401 |
90.91 |
4,895,280 |
9.09 |
4,584 |
RES:016 |
POLITICAL DONATIONS |
52,469,590 |
97.54 |
1,320,687 |
2.46 |
49,111 |
* Special resolutions (13 to 15)
Notes:
The proxy votes are derived from proxy forms received by 11.00 a.m. on 12 May 2015. Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman have been included in the 'For' total. A vote 'Withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted in the votes 'For' or 'Against' a resolution. The current issued capital of Hill & Smith Holdings PLC is 78,219,389.
Contact:
Hill & Smith Holdings PLC
Tel: 44 (0) 121 704 7430
C A Henderson
Company Secretary