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RNS Number : 8329J
Hill & Smith PLC
22 May 2025
 

Hill & Smith PLC

Result of AGM

 

Hill & Smith PLC announces that, at its AGM held on 22 May 2025, all resolutions set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting were passed by shareholders on a poll.

The table below shows the votes cast on each resolution.

 

Resolution

Description

Votes For1

%

For

Votes Against

%

Against

Votes Total

% of Issued Share Capital

Votes Withheld2

1

To receive the Company's Annual Report & Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024

        62,459,884

100.00%

                 707

0.00%

        62,460,591

77.61%

               460,059

2

To Approve the Directors' Remuneration Report

        62,555,563

99.93%

             41,954

0.07%

        62,597,517

77.78%

               323,133

3

To declare a final dividend of 32.5 pence per ordinary share

        62,919,391

100.00%

              1,259

0.00%

        62,920,650

78.18%

                        -  

4

To elect Rutger Helbing

        62,797,672

99.81%

           117,619

0.19%

        62,915,291

78.17%

                   5,359

5

To elect Gillian Tomlinson

        62,688,305

99.64%

           225,159

0.36%

        62,913,464

78.17%

                   7,186

6

To re-elect Alan Giddins

        52,566,676

83.82%

      10,143,616

16.18%

        62,710,292

77.92%

               210,358

7

To re-elect Tony Quinlan

        60,754,218

96.58%

        2,154,147

3.42%

        62,908,365

78.16%

                 12,285

8

To re-elect Pete Raby

        60,951,356

96.88%

        1,964,158

3.12%

        62,915,514

78.17%

                   5,136

9

To re-elect Farrokh Batliwala

        61,156,093

97.20%

        1,759,421

2.80%

        62,915,514

78.17%

                   5,136

10

To re-elect Carol Chesney

        61,809,596

98.24%

        1,105,908

1.76%

        62,915,504

78.17%

                   5,146

11

To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as the Auditor of the Company

        62,910,366

99.99%

              6,695

0.01%

        62,917,061

78.18%

                   3,589

12

To authorise the Directors to determine the Auditor's Remuneration

        62,916,344

99.99%

              3,544

0.01%

        62,919,888

78.18%

                      762

13

To authorise the Directors to allot and grant relevant Securities

        62,260,045

98.95%

           659,572

1.05%

        62,919,617

78.18%

                   1,032

14

To authorise the Directors to allot equity securities for cash*

        59,687,782

94.86%

        3,231,098

5.14%

        62,918,880

78.18%

                   1,770

15

To authorise the Directors to allot further equity securities for cash*

        58,779,706

93.43%

        4,136,173

6.57%

        62,915,879

78.17%

                   4,770

16

To authorise the Company to make market purchases*

        62,854,958

99.98%

             11,752

0.02%

        62,866,710

78.11%

                 53,940

17

To allow the Company to hold general meetings, other than an Annual General Meeting, on not less than 14 clear days' notice*

        61,540,239

97.81%

        1,380,381

2.19%

        62,920,620

78.18%

                       30

18

To authorise the Company to make political donations

        61,687,217

98.06%

        1,219,398

1.94%

        62,906,615

78.16%

                 14,035

19

To approve the increase to the maximum aggregate fees paid to Non-executive Directors

        62,679,105

99.62%

           237,697

0.38%

        62,916,802

78.17%

                   3,848

 

Note 1: The "For" vote includes those giving discretion to the Chair.

Note 2: A vote "Withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes 'For' or 'Against' a resolution.

 

* Indicates a special resolution requiring a 75% majority.

 

In accordance with paragraph 6.4.2 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.

 

 

Contact:

Hill & Smith PLC

Tel:  44 (0) 121 704 7430

Karen Atterbury

Company Secretary

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