29th Mar 2012 13:45
29 March 2012
Low & Bonar PLC
Results of Annual General Meeting
Low & Bonar PLC (the "Company") announces that all of the resolutions put forward at today's Annual General Meeting were passed on a show of hands.
A summary of the proxy votes received in advance of the meeting is shown below.
Total number of shares in issue: 287,927,609.
The total number of proxy cards received from shareholders: 419 representing 239,332,794 ordinary shares amounting to 83.1% of the issued ordinary share capital.
The following levels of proxy votes were received prior to the meeting:
For | Open votes | Against | Withheld | |
Receive report and accounts for the year ended 30th November 2011
| 239,153,036 | 171,908 | 7,850 | 0 |
To declare a final dividend of 1.4p per ordinary share
| 239,160,698 | 170,296 | 1,800 | 0 |
To re-elect Mr F Blaisse as a director
| 238,899,829 | 173,840 | 241,568 | 17,557 |
To re-elect Mr S Hannam as a director
| 234,466,897 | 173,840 | 471,964 | 4,220,093 |
To re-elect Mr J Sheldrick as a director
| 238,927,657 | 173,840 | 208,740 | 22,557 |
To re-appoint KPMG Audit Plc as auditor of the Company
| 239,093,675 | 172,153 | 47,952 | 19,014 |
To authorise the directors to determine the auditor's remuneration
| 239,108,441 | 175,090 | 27,833 | 21,430 |
To approve the Directors' Report on Remuneration for the year ended 30th November 2011
| 229,597,735 | 175,090 | 5,073,459 | 4,469,610 |
To authorise the directors to allot equity securities
| 234,499,127 | 177,983 | 203,209 | 4,452,475 |
To authorise the directors to allot equity securities as if section 561(1) of the Companies Act did not apply thereto
| 238,979,633 | 181,590 | 103,967 | 67,604 |
To allow general meetings to be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice | 231,264,834 | 183,490 | 7,852,563 | 31,907 |
The proxy figures will also be displayed shortly on the Company's corporate website: www.lowandbonar.com
In accordance with the UK Listing Authority rules, copies of relevant resolutions have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism.
Contacts:
Company Secretary Low & Bonar PLC +44 (0) 20 7535 3180
Related Shares:
LWB.L