10th Sep 2010 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 Thursday 9 September 2010.
All 16 resolutions put to the members were passed on a show of hands. Accordingly, resolutions 1 to 12 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 13 to 16 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 National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do.
The results of the proxy votes lodged in advance of the meeting are set out below:
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Against |
Shares marked as Votes Withheld / Abstentions * |
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Resolution (No. as noted on proxy form) |
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Votes |
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Votes |
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1. |
To receive the Directors' Report and Accounts |
65,800,858 |
99.75 |
158,357 |
0.24 |
760 |
0.01 |
857 |
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2. |
To approve the report on directors' remuneration |
64,464,024 |
98.71 |
161,262 |
0.25 |
680,959 |
1.04 |
654,587 |
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3. |
To receive and consider the Corporate Responsibility Review |
65,796,676 |
99.75 |
158,615 |
0.24 |
2,195 |
0.01 |
3,346 |
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4. |
To declare a final dividend of 18.25p per ordinary share |
65,801,922 |
99.75 |
158,518 |
0.24 |
392 |
0.01 |
0 |
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5. |
To elect Allan Cook as a director of the Company |
64,051,047 |
97.04 |
158,757 |
0.24 |
1,795,909 |
2.72 |
5,879 |
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6. |
To re-elect Fiona Clutterbuck as a director of the Company |
65,310,818 |
99.02 |
158,530 |
0.24 |
484,944 |
0.74 |
6,540 |
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7. |
To re-elect Alun Griffiths as a director of the Company |
65,709,155 |
99.63 |
158,357 |
0.24 |
83,270 |
0.13 |
10,050 |
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8. |
To re-elect Sir Peter Williams as a director of the Company |
65,293,168 |
99.00 |
158,530 |
0.24 |
499,084 |
0.76 |
10,050 |
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9. |
To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor |
64,278,748 |
98.81 |
158,828 |
0.24 |
615,248 |
0.95 |
908,008 |
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10. |
To authorise the directors to fix the remuneration of the auditor |
64,848,771 |
98.71 |
159,170 |
0.24 |
691,912 |
1.05 |
260,979 |
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11. |
To authorise political donations and expenditure under the Act |
64,793,548 |
98.26 |
170,142 |
0.26 |
976,291 |
1.48 |
20,851 |
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12. |
To renew the authority to allot shares |
64,869,424 |
98.77 |
169,329 |
0.26 |
635,914 |
0.97 |
336,925 |
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13. |
To renew the authority to allot equity securities for cash |
65,771,849 |
99.72 |
171,034 |
0.26 |
16,344 |
0.02 |
1,605 |
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14. |
To adopt new articles of association of the Company |
65,737,795 |
99.66 |
168,516 |
0.26 |
50,069 |
0.08 |
4,452 |
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15. |
To allow general meetings (other than annual general meetings) to be called on 14 days' notice |
62,353,801 |
94.46 |
169,111 |
0.26 |
3,488,385 |
5.28 |
295 |
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16. |
To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares |
65,782,284 |
99.73 |
169,490 |
0.26 |
5,336 |
0.01 |
3,722 |
* 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.
Helen Baker
Assistant Company Secretary
10 September 2010
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