8th Sep 2005 16:47
Atkins (WS) PLC08 September 2005 The Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of WS Atkins plc was held at the ConferenceCentre, Woodcote Grove, Ashley Road, Epsom, Surrey, KT18 5BW on Wednesday 7September 2005. All 12 resolutions put to the members were passed by a show of hands. Accordingly, resolutions 1 to 8 and 11 were passed as ordinary resolutions andresolutions 9, 10 and 12 were passed as Special Resolutions. A print of the resolutions concerning the items of special business passed atthe meeting have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly beavailable for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document ViewingFacility, which is situated at: The Financial Services Authority25 The North ColonnadeCanary WharfLondonEC14 5HS A breakdown of proxy votes lodged prior to the AGM is set out below. IN FAVOUR DISCRETION AGAINST WITHHELD No. % No. % No. % No.Resolution No. To receive and adopt the 58,834,079 99.56 148,542 0.25 112,218 0.19 2,031,1171 Directors' Report & Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2005 Resolution No. To approve the report on 57,940,792 96.81 154,421 0.26 1,754,211 2.93 1,276,5322 Directors' remuneration for the year ended 31 March 2005 Resolution No. To declare a final dividend of 8 60,975,663 99.76 148,911 0.24 0 0.00 1,3823 pence per ordinary share for the year ended 31 March 2005 Resolution No. To re-elect James Morley as a 60,865,633 99.58 157,095 0.26 99,242 0.16 3,9864 Director of the Company Resolution No. To re-elect Christopher Kemball as 60,862,388 99.58 157,095 0.25 102,005 0.17 4,4685 a Director of the Company Resolution No. To elect Edmund Wallis as a 60,744,670 99.38 274,454 0.45 102,139 0.17 4,6936 Director of the Company Resolution No. To re-appoint 59,883,380 99.34 149,071 0.25 249,524 0.41 843,9817 PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors and to authorise the Directors to fix their remuneration Resolution No. To renew the Directors' authority 60,891,080 99.62 152,216 0.25 80,532 0.13 2,1288 to allot shares (Section 80) Resolution No. To renew the Directors' authority 60,951,424 99.72 153,625 0.25 15,984 0.03 4,9239 to allot equity securities for cash (Section 89) Resolution No. To authorise the Company to 60,958,311 99.73 151,430 0.25 13,402 0.02 2,81310 purchase its own shares Resolution No. To approve political donations 59,271,204 98.18 150,358 0.25 949,484 1.57 754,91011 under PPER ActResolution No. To approve an amendment to the 60,953,577 99.74 153,196 0.25 7,602 0.01 11,58112 Articles of Association The percentage of votes cast excludes Withheld votes. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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