ASHTEAD GROUP PLC - AGM Statement
September 02 2015 - 10:51AM
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Ashtead Group PLC
AGM Statement
2 September 2015
ASHTEAD GROUP PLC
AGM Statement
Ashtead Group plc held its Annual General Meeting at
2.30 pm on 2
September 2015 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 2015, the directors’ report and
the auditor’s report be adopted. |
350,547,927 |
1,074,347 |
6,996,368 |
2. That the
directors’ remuneration report for the year ended 30 April 2015 be
approved. |
244,269,019 |
89,637,822 |
24,711,797 |
3. That a final
dividend of 12.25 pence per ordinary share be declared for the year
ended 30 April 2014. |
358,299,342 |
0 |
319,300 |
4. That Chris
Cole be re-elected as a director of the Company. |
331,097,205 |
18,388,286 |
9,133,149 |
5. That Geoff
Drabble be re-elected as a director of the Company. |
329,289,889 |
24,859,103 |
4,469,650 |
6. That Brendan
Horgan be re-elected as a director of the Company. |
351,395,257 |
6,903,055 |
320,329 |
7. That Sat
Dhaiwal be re-elected as a director of the Company. |
351,399,588 |
6,898,743 |
320,310 |
8. That Suzanne
Wood be re-elected as a director of the Company. |
350,429,168 |
7,869,145 |
320,329 |
9. That Michael Burrow
be re-elected as a director of the Company. |
354,026,205 |
4,272,108 |
320,329 |
10. That Bruce
Edwards be re-elected as a director of the Company. |
356,626,214 |
1,672,099 |
320,329 |
11. That Ian Sutcliffe
be re-elected as a director of the Company. |
356,610,713 |
1,687,600 |
320,329 |
12. That Wayne
Edmunds be elected as a director of the Company. |
352,951,283 |
5,347,180 |
320,179 |
13. That Deloitte LLP
be re-appointed as auditor of the Company. |
352,492,170 |
5,802,833 |
323,638 |
14. That the directors
be authorised to determine the auditor’s remuneration. |
358,097,467 |
200,875 |
320,300 |
15. That the directors
are authorised to allot the shares under section 551 (1)(a) and (b)
of the Companies Act 2006. |
329,982,693 |
28,315,156 |
320,793 |
16. That the directors
be empowered to disapply the provisions of section 561 (1) to (6)
of the Companies Act 2006. |
320,024,648 |
22,725,365 |
15,868,628 |
17. That the directors
be authorised to make market purchases of the Company’s shares
under section 701 of the Companies Act. |
354,078,681 |
4,217,455 |
322,505 |
18. Adoption of new articles of
association |
357,200,188 |
1,083,565 |
334,888 |
19. That a general
meeting other than an annual general meeting be called on not less
than 14 clear days’ notice. |
334,745,796 |
23,545,005 |
327,840 |
Contact:
Chris Cole – Chairman, 020 7314
5152
Geoff Drabble – Chief Executive,
020 7726 9700
Tom Eckersley – Maitland, 020
7379 5151
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