AHT Ashtead Group Plc

 
TIDMAHT 
 
Ashtead Group PLC 
 
Result of AGM 
 
12th September 2017 
 
                               ASHTEAD GROUP PLC 
 
                                 Result of AGM 
 
Ashtead Group plc held its Annual General Meeting at 2.30 pm on 12th September 
2017 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       361,096,602   1,253,904        542,190 
ended 30 April 2017, the directors' 
report and the auditor's report be 
adopted. 
 
2.  That the directors' remuneration    322,582,880  32,489,489      7,817,627 
report for the year ended 30 April 
2017 be approved. 
 
3.  That a final dividend of 22.75      362,811,726      14,875         73,595 
pence per ordinary share be declared 
for the year ended 30 April 2017. 
 
4.  That Chris Cole be re-elected as a  268,238,989  37,157,547     57,485,531 
director of the Company. 
 
5.  That Geoff Drabble be re-elected    339,318,387  22,005,821      1,557,859 
as a director of the Company. 
 
6.  That Brendan Horgan be re-elected   349,977,630  12,879,631         24,806 
as a director of the Company. 
 
7.  That Sat Dhaiwal be re-elected as   349,976,630  12,880,631         24,806 
a director of the Company. 
 
8.  That Suzanne Wood be re-elected as  348,446,284  14,411,477         24,306 
a director of the Company. 
 
9. That Ian Sutcliffe be re-elected as  359,590,563   3,267,198         24,306 
a director of the Company. 
 
10.  That Wayne Edmunds be re-elected   338,920,301  16,802,095      7,159,671 
as a director of the Company. 
 
11. That Lucinda Riches be elected as   351,392,397  11,465,539         24,131 
a director of the Company. 
 
12. That Tanya Fratto be elected as a   360,374,173   2,482,088         25,806 
director of the Company. 
 
13. That Deloitte LLP be re-appointed   350,561,946  12,086,490        234,031 
as auditor of the Company. 
 
14. That the directors be authorised    362,748,182      70,128         70,449 
to determine the auditor's 
remuneration. 
 
15. That the directors are authorised   345,685,109  16,667,130        536,520 
to allot the shares under section 551 
(1) (a) and (b) of the Companies Act 
2006. 
 
16. That the directors be empowered to  360,422,967   1,560,160        903,351 
disapply the provisions of section 561 
(1) to (6) of the Companies Act 2006. 
 
17. That the directors be empowered to  344,416,685  17,487,367        982,426 
issue 
      shares on a non pre-emptive 
basis. 
 
18. That the directors be authorised    350,317,218  12,106,132        465,809 
to make market purchases of the 
Company's shares under section 701 of 
the Companies Act. 
 
19. That a general meeting other than   343,562,067  19,300,719         25,731 
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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