AHT Ashtead Group Plc

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

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