18th May 2018 16:03
MENZIES(JOHN) PLC - Result of AGMMENZIES(JOHN) PLC - Result of AGM
PR Newswire
London, May 18
John Menzies plc(the “Company”)Results of Annual General Meeting (the “AGM”)
The Company’s AGM was held today at 14:00. All resolutions were voted on by poll. Resolutions 1 to 15 were duly passed by the shareholders of the Company as ordinary resolutions. Resolutions 16 and 17 were passed as special resolutions.
Total votes received for each ordinary and special resolution proposed at the AGM were as follows:
| RESOLUTION | *VOTES FOR | %AGE | VOTES AGAINST | %AGE | VOTES TOTAL | **%AGE of ISC VOTED | ***VOTES WITHHELD |
| 1. To receive the Annual Accounts of the Company for the financial year ended 31 December 2017, the Strategic Report and the Reports of the Directors and Auditor thereon | 50,376,921 | 99.99 | 2,613 | 0.01 | 50,379,534 | 60.29% | 4,373 |
| 2. To approve the Report on Directors’ Remuneration (excluding the Directors’ Remuneration Policy) as set out in the Annual Report and Accounts for the financial year ended 31 December 2017 | 50,057,760 | 99.37 | 317,050 | 0.63 | 50,374,810 | 60.29% | 9,097 |
| 3. To declare a final dividend of 14.5 pence per ordinary share in the Company for the financial year ended 31 December 2017 | 50,379,098 | 100.00 | 1,232 | 0.00 | 50,380,330 | 60.29% | 3,577 |
| 4. To elect Philipp Joeinig as a director of the Company | 50,227,519 | 99.77 | 113,780 | 0.23 | 50,341,299 | 60.25% | 42,608 |
| 5. To re-elect Paul Baines as a director of the Company | 50,061,216 | 99.44 | 280,083 | 0.56 | 50,341,299 | 60.25% | 42,608 |
| 6. To re-elect Forsyth Black as a director of the Company | 50,228,197 | 99.77 | 116,692 | 0.23 | 50,344,889 | 60.25% | 39,018 |
| 7. To re-elect Geoff Eaton as a director of the Company | 50,177,073 | 99.67 | 164,206 | 0.33 | 50,341,279 | 60.25% | 42,628 |
| 8. To re-elect David Garman as a director of the Company | 50,148,600 | 99.61 | 196,244 | 0.39 | 50,344,844 | 60.25% | 39,062 |
| 9. To re-elect John Geddes as a director of the Company | 50,246,417 | 99.77 | 114,970 | 0.23 | 50,361,387 | 60.27% | 22,519 |
| 10. To re-elect Silla Maizey as a director of the Company | 50,207,771 | 99.67 | 166,744 | 0.33 | 50,374,515 | 60.29% | 9,392 |
| 11. To re-elect Dermot Smurfit as a director of the Company | 50,224,145 | 99.76 | 119,968 | 0.24 | 50,344,113 | 60.25% | 39,794 |
| 12. To re-elect Giles Wilson as a director of the Company | 50,216,681 | 99.75 | 128,109 | 0.25 | 50,344,790 | 60.25% | 39,117 |
| 13. To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's auditor | 50,084,103 | 99.48 | 264,308 | 0.52 | 50,348,411 | 60.26% | 35,495 |
| 14. To authorise the directors of the Company to fix the remuneration of the Company’s auditor | 50,209,982 | 99.73 | 138,454 | 0.27 | 50,348,436 | 60.26% | 35,471 |
| 15. To authorise the directors to allot ordinary shares in the Company | 50,237,305 | 99.72 | 140,736 | 0.28 | 50,378,041 | 60.29% | 3,980 |
| 16. To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its own ordinary shares | 50,337,919 | 99.94 | 29,471 | 0.06 | 50,367,390 | 60.28% | 16,516 |
| 17. To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its own preference shares | 50,347,390 | 99.96 | 19,835 | 0.04 | 50,367,225 | 60.28% | 16,682 |
\* The votes of any proxy giving the Chairman discretion how to vote have been included in the votes For a resolution. *\* The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) and eligible to be voted on at the AGM was 83,557,651. ***A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of percentage of votes For or Against a resolution.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R, a copy of all resolutions, other than resolutions concerning ordinary business, will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do.
If you require further information, please contact:
John GeddesCorporate Affairs Director and Group Company SecretaryJohn Menzies plc +44 (0)131 459 8180
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