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Result of AGM

3rd Aug 2016 07:00

RNS Number : 0536G
Atkins (WS) PLC
03 August 2016
 

Result of AGM

 

The Annual General Meeting of WS Atkins plc was held at The Lincoln Centre, 18 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, WC2A 3ED on 2 August 2016.

 

All 25 resolutions put to the members were passed on a poll. Accordingly, resolutions 1 to 21 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 22 to 25 were passed as special resolutions.

 

The results of the polls are set out below and will be available on the Company's website (www.atkinsglobal.com/investors):

 

For

Against

Shares marked as Votes Withheld / Abstentions *

Resolution (No. as noted on proxy form)

Votes

%

Votes

%

1.

To receive the annual report and accounts

67,429,990

100

73

0

63,506

2.

To approve the policy on directors' remuneration

66,508,348

99.69

209,073

0.31

775,390

3.

To approve the report on directors' remuneration

67,123,198

99.66

225,731

0.34

143,882

4.

To receive and consider the corporate sustainability review

67,436,472

100

3,357

0

52,982

5.

To declare a final dividend of 27.8p per ordinary share

67,488,826

100

438

0

4,305

6.

To re-elect Catherine Bradley as a director of the Company

67,283,854

99.75

171,943

0.25

37,772

7.

To re-elect Fiona Clutterbuck as a director of the Company.

66,520,369

98.61

935,123

1.39

38,077

8.

To re-elect Allan Cook as a director of the Company.

67,256,981

99.70

199,507

0.30

37,081

9.

To re-elect Alan James Cullens as a director of the Company.

67,354,843

99.85

99,768

 

0.15

38,200

10.

To re-elect Heath Drewett as a director of the Company.

67,358,022

99.86

97,565

0.14

36,985

11.

To re-elect Uwe Krueger as a director of the Company.

66,163,715

99.65

230,541

0.35

1,098,555

12.

To re-elect Allister Langlands as a director of the Company.

67,060,148

99.41

395,387

0.59

37,276

13.

To re-elect Thomas Leppert as a director of the Company.

67,406,624

99.93

47,987

0.07

38,200

14.

To re-elect Raj Rajagopal as a director of the Company.

67,227,875

99.66

227,783

0.34

37,153

15.

To elect Gretchen Watkins as a director of the Company.

67,409,165

99.93

46,148

0.07

38,256

16.

To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor.

65,155,757

96.54

2,332,026

3.46

5,786

17.

To authorise the directors to fix the remuneration of the auditor.

59,176,968

96.05

2,436,126

3.95

5,880,475

18.

To authorise political donations and expenditure under the Companies Act 2006.

66,790,814

99.17

562,202

0.83

140,553

19.

To amend the WS Atkins plc Long Term Incentive Plan.

66,658,213

98.79

819,488

1.21

15,110

20.

To renew the authority to allot shares.

66,592,689

98.68

892,605

1.32

7,517

21.

To increase the maximum aggregate fees payable to directors.

66,454,511

98.67

896,427

1.33

142,631

22.

To renew the authority to allot equity securities for cash.

67,253,477

99.93

44,984

0.07

194,350

23.

To authorise the allotment of equity securities for cash for the purpose of financing an acquisition or specified capital investment.

66,676,136

98.80

811,728

1.20

5,705

24.

To allow general meetings (other than annual general meetings) to be called on 14 days' notice.

65,108,802

96.48

2,375,099

3.52

9,668

25.

To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares.

66,783,110

98.96

703,872

1.04

6,587

 

* A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes for or against the resolution.

 

Elliot Nobelen

Company Secretarial Assistant - Graduate Trainee

3 August 2016

This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
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