11th Sep 2018 16:05
ASHTEAD GROUP PLC - Result of AGMASHTEAD GROUP PLC - Result of AGM
PR Newswire
London, September 11
ASHTEAD GROUP PLC - Result of AGM 2018
Released : 11.09.2018
Ashtead Group PLC
Result of AGM
11th September 2018
ASHTEAD GROUP PLC
Result of AGM
Ashtead Group plc held its Annual General Meeting at 2.30 pm on 11th September 2018 in London.
The Board is pleased to announce that all resolutions placed before the meeting were carried on a show of hands.
The proxy votes were as follows:
| RESOLUTION | FOR | AGAINST | WITHHELD |
| 1. That the account for the year ended 30 April 2018, the directors’ report and the auditor’s report be adopted. | 343,116,546 | 538,958 | 923,851 |
| 2. That the directors’ remuneration report for the year ended 30 April 2018 be approved. | 307,156,710 | 30,726,880 | 6,695,763 |
| 3. That a final dividend of 27.5 pence per ordinary share be declared for the year ended 30 April 2018. | 344,465,170 | 33,269 | 80,916 |
| 4. That Geoff Drabble be re-elected as a director of the Company. | 327,001,859 | 17,493,478 | 84,016 |
| 5. That Brendan Horgan be re-elected as a director of the Company. | 334,262,566 | 10,235,772 | 81,016 |
| 6. That Michael Pratt be re-elected as a director of the Company. | 333, 877, 719 | 10,620,619 | 81,016 |
| 7. That Ian Sutcliffe be re-elected as a director of the Company. | 332,706,313 | 6,627,361 | 5,245,679 |
| 8. That Lucinda Riches be re-elected as a director of the Company. | 331, 138,814 | 13,356,025 | 84,516 |
| 9. That Tanya Fratto be re-elected as a director of the Company. | 337,492,685 | 7,002,129 | 84,541 |
| 10. That Paul Walker be elected as a director of the Company. | 321,874,196 | 22,603,875 | 101,282 |
| 11. That Deloitte LLP be re-appointed as auditor of the Company. | 337,786,706 | 6,506,340 | 286,308 |
| 12. That the directors be authorised to determine the auditor’s remuneration. | 343,500,086 | 921,156 | 158,113 |
| 13. That the directors are authorised to allot the shares under section 551 (1) (a) and (b) of the Companies Act 2006. | 329,992,182 | 14,487,314 | 99,859 |
| 14. That the directors be empowered to disapply the provisions of section 561 (1) to (6) of the Companies Act 2006. | 342,505,756 | 1,635,331 | 438,268 |
| 15. That the directors be empowered to issue shares on a non pre-emptive basis. | 331,097,216 | 13,043,870 | 438,268 |
| 16. That the directors be authorised to make market purchases of the Company’s shares under section 701 of the Companies Act. | 337,697,470 | 6,345,480 | 536,404 |
| 17. That a general meeting other than an annual general meeting be called on not less than 14 clear days’ notice. | 323,796,968 | 19,067,080 | 1,715,307 |
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