2nd Sep 2015 15:51
ASHTEAD GROUP PLC - AGM StatementASHTEAD GROUP PLC - AGM Statement
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London, September 2
Ashtead Group PLC
AGM Statement
2 September 2015
ASHTEAD GROUP PLC
AGM Statement
Ashtead Group plc held its Annual General Meeting at 2.30 pm on 2 September 2015 in London.
The Board is pleased to announce that all resolutions placed before the meeting were carried on a show of hands.
The proxy votes were as follows:
| RESOLUTION | FOR | AGAINST | WITHHELD |
| 1. That the account for the year ended 30 April 2015, the directors’ report and the auditor’s report be adopted. | 350,547,927 | 1,074,347 | 6,996,368 |
| 2. That the directors’ remuneration report for the year ended 30 April 2015 be approved. | 244,269,019 | 89,637,822 | 24,711,797 |
| 3. That a final dividend of 12.25 pence per ordinary share be declared for the year ended 30 April 2014. | 358,299,342 | 0 | 319,300 |
| 4. That Chris Cole be re-elected as a director of the Company. | 331,097,205 | 18,388,286 | 9,133,149 |
| 5. That Geoff Drabble be re-elected as a director of the Company. | 329,289,889 | 24,859,103 | 4,469,650 |
| 6. That Brendan Horgan be re-elected as a director of the Company. | 351,395,257 | 6,903,055 | 320,329 |
| 7. That Sat Dhaiwal be re-elected as a director of the Company. | 351,399,588 | 6,898,743 | 320,310 |
| 8. That Suzanne Wood be re-elected as a director of the Company. | 350,429,168 | 7,869,145 | 320,329 |
| 9. That Michael Burrow be re-elected as a director of the Company. | 354,026,205 | 4,272,108 | 320,329 |
| 10. That Bruce Edwards be re-elected as a director of the Company. | 356,626,214 | 1,672,099 | 320,329 |
| 11. That Ian Sutcliffe be re-elected as a director of the Company. | 356,610,713 | 1,687,600 | 320,329 |
| 12. That Wayne Edmunds be elected as a director of the Company. | 352,951,283 | 5,347,180 | 320,179 |
| 13. That Deloitte LLP be re-appointed as auditor of the Company. | 352,492,170 | 5,802,833 | 323,638 |
| 14. That the directors be authorised to determine the auditor’s remuneration. | 358,097,467 | 200,875 | 320,300 |
| 15. That the directors are authorised to allot the shares under section 551 (1)(a) and (b) of the Companies Act 2006. | 329,982,693 | 28,315,156 | 320,793 |
| 16. That the directors be empowered to disapply the provisions of section 561 (1) to (6) of the Companies Act 2006. | 320,024,648 | 22,725,365 | 15,868,628 |
| 17. That the directors be authorised to make market purchases of the Company’s shares under section 701 of the Companies Act. | 354,078,681 | 4,217,455 | 322,505 |
| 18. Adoption of new articles of association | 357,200,188 | 1,083,565 | 334,888 |
| 19. That a general meeting other than an annual general meeting be called on not less than 14 clear days’ notice. | 334,745,796 | 23,545,005 | 327,840 |
Contact:
Chris Cole – Chairman, 020 7314 5152
Geoff Drabble – Chief Executive, 020 7726 9700
Tom Eckersley – Maitland, 020 7379 5151
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