10th Sep 2009 07:00
Result of AGM
The Annual General Meeting of WS Atkins plc was held at the Conference Centre, Woodcote Grove, Ashley Road, Epsom, Surrey, KT18 5BW on Wednesday 9 September 2009.
All 15 resolutions put to the members were passed on a show of hands. Accordingly, resolutions 1 to 9 and 11, 13 and 15 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 10, 12 and 14 were passed as special resolutions.
Copies of all resolutions passed at the meeting other than those resolutions concerning ordinary business have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility which is situated at 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS.
The results of the proxy votes lodged in advance of the meeting are set out below:
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Resolution (No. as noted on proxy form)
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For
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Discretionary
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Against
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Shares
marked as
Votes
Withheld /
Abstentions *
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Shares
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%
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Shares
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Shares
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1 To receive and adopt the Directors’ Report and Accounts
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58,595,078
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99.83
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90,090
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0.15
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14,266
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0.02
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76,497
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2 To approve the report on directors’ remuneration
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48,948,800
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99.14
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92,483
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0.19
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330,455
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0.67
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9,404,193
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3 To declare a final dividend of 17.25p per ordinary share
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58,625,628
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99.83
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89,946
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0.15
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10,172
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0.02
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50,185
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4 To re-elect Lord Boyce as a director of the Company
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58,280,773
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99.25
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93,557
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0.16
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345,651
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0.59
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55,950
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5 To re-elect Keith Clarke as a director of the Company
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56,486,735
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96.19
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92,871
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0.16
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2,140,709
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3.65
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55,616
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6 To appoint Joanne Curin as a director of the Company
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58,456,042
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99.57
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90,960
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0.15
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162,782
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0.28
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66,147
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7 To appoint Heath Drewett as a director of the Company
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58,471,998
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99.59
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93,737
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0.16
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144,036
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0.25
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66,160
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8 To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors and to authorise the directors to fix their remuneration
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57,835,425
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99.49
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92,322
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0.16
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200,717
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0.35
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647,467
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9 To renew the authority to allot shares (section 80)
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56,065,128
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96.62
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101,836
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0.18
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1,857,821
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3.2
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751,146
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10 To renew the authority to allot equity securities for cash (section 95)
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58,577,582
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99.78
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102,732
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0.17
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26,715
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0.05
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68,902
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11 To increase the Company’s authorised share capital
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58,474,504
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99.6
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102,226
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0.17
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135,424
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0.23
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63,777
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12 To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares
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58,578,909
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99.77
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103,340
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0.18
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27,065
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0.05
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66,617
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13 To authorise political donations and expenditure under the Act
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58,065,169
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99.23
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83,591
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0.14
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368,811
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0.63
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258,360
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14 To allow general meetings (other than general meetings) to be called at not less than 14 days’ notice
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57,011,875
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97.12
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102,436
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0.17
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1,593,148
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2.71
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68,472
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15 To renew approval of the rules of the Atkins Share Incentive Plan
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58,558,014
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99.75
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101,219
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0.17
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48,692
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0.08
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68,006
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* A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes for, discretionary or against the resolution.
Rachel Hunter
Company Secretarial Assistant
10 September 2009
Related Shares:
ATK.L