27th Apr 2017 16:46
RNS Number : 6060D
Weir Group PLC
27 April 2017
THE WEIR GROUP PLC
27 April 2017
AGM Voting Results
The Annual General Meeting of The Weir Group PLC was held on Thursday 27 April 2017 at 2.30 pm. All resolutions were passed on a poll. Resolutions 17 to 20 were passed as special resolutions.
VOTESFOR | % | VOTESAGAINST | % | VOTESTOTAL | % of ISC VOTED | VOTESWITHHELD | ||
Resolution 1 | To receive and adopt the report and financial statements. | 159,216,545 | 99.93 | 109,220 | 0.07 | 159,325,765 | 73.13% | 11,403 |
Resolution 2 | To declare a final dividend. | 159,331,067 | 100.00 | 6,101 | 0.00 | 159,337,168 | 73.13% | 0 |
Resolution 3 | To approve the Directors’ Remuneration Report (excluding the Directors’ Remuneration Policy). | 158,523,983 | 99.52 | 767,999 | 0.48 | 159,291,982 | 73.11% | 44,620 |
Resolution 4 | To approve the Directors’ Remuneration Policy. | 150,752,869 | 94.65 | 8,525,321 | 5.35 | 159,278,190 | 73.10% | 58,978 |
Resolution 5 | To elect John Heasley as a Director of the Company. | 157,495,957 | 98.90 | 1,756,827 | 1.10 | 159,252,784 | 73.09% | 84,384 |
Resolution 6 | To re-elect Charles Berry as a Director of the Company. | 155,001,705 | 97.39 | 4,151,523 | 2.61 | 159,153,228 | 73.05% | 183,940 |
Resolution 7 | To re-elect Jon Stanton as a Director of the Company. | 158,988,485 | 99.84 | 262,399 | 0.16 | 159,250,884 | 73.09% | 86,284 |
Resolution 8 | To re-elect Alan Ferguson as a Director of the Company. | 156,938,557 | 98.61 | 2,209,147 | 1.39 | 159,147,704 | 73.04% | 189,464 |
Resolution 9 | To re-elect Melanie Gee as a Director of the Company. | 158,960,893 | 99.82 | 287,925 | 0.18 | 159,248,818 | 73.09% | 88,350 |
Resolution 10 | To re-elect Mary Jo Jacobi as a Director of the Company. | 158,971,027 | 99.83 | 277,106 | 0.17 | 159,248,133 | 73.09% | 89,035 |
Resolution 11 | To re-elect Sir Jim McDonald as a Director of the Company. | 158,256,472 | 99.44 | 890,816 | 0.56 | 159,147,288 | 73.04% | 189,589 |
Resolution 12 | To re-elect Richard Menell as a Director of the Company. | 158,636,383 | 99.63 | 596,587 | 0.37 | 159,232,970 | 73.08% | 104,198 |
Resolution 13 | To re-elect John Mogford as a Director of the Company. | 158,972,645 | 99.83 | 264,714 | 0.17 | 159,237,359 | 73.08% | 99,809 |
Resolution 14 | To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors of the Company | 159,244,715 | 99.97 | 49,809 | 0.03 | 159,294,524 | 73.11% | 42,644 |
Resolution 15 | That the Company’s Audit Committee be authorised to determine the remuneration of the Auditors. | 159,302,039 | 99.99 | 22,893 | 0.01 | 159,324,932 | 73.12% | 12,236 |
Resolution 16 | To renew the Directors’ general power to allot shares. | 144,087,809 | 90.76 | 14,667,216 | 9.24 | 158,755,025 | 72.86% | 579,509 |
Resolution 17 | To partially disapply the statutory pre-emption provisions. | 158,844,315 | 99.73 | 434,370 | 0.27 | 159,278,685 | 73.10% | 58,483 |
Resolution 18 | To partially disapply the statutory pre-emption provisions in connection with an acquisition or specified capital investment. | 147,209,790 | 92.42 | 12,073,878 | 7.58 | 159,283,668 | 73.11% | 52,900 |
Resolution 19 | To renew the Company’s authority to purchase its own shares. | 157,627,692 | 98.97 | 1,636,218 | 1.03 | 159,263,910 | 73.10% | 73,008 |
Resolution 20 | To reduce the notice period for general meetings. | 150,419,305 | 94.84 | 8,177,146 | 5.16 | 158,596,451 | 72.79% | 738,634 |
a) Any proxy appointments which give discretion to the Chairman have been included in the “for” total.
b) At close of business on 26 April 2017 there were 217,880,699 relevant shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).
A copy of the resolutions passed concerning special business has been submitted and will shortly be available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism which is located at https://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.
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