RNS Number : 7051A
Boot(Henry) PLC
25 May 2023
 

HENRY BOOT PLC

('the Company')

 

 

 

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ('AGM'): 25 MAY 2023

 

 

Henry Boot PLC announces that following resolutions contained in the Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 12 April 2023 previously circulated to the Company's shareholders were passed on a poll at the Company's Annual General Meeting ('AGM') held today. The total number of votes received on each resolution was as follows:

 

 

Resolution

 

Total Votes Cast (excl. Votes Withheld)

 

Total for

Total against

Withheld

 

No. of votes

No. of votes

% of vote

No. of votes

% of vote

No. of votes

Resolution 1:

To receive the Directors' Report, Auditors' Report, Strategic Report and the Financial Statements.

91,593,000

91,593,000

100.00%

0

0.00%

1,687,223

Resolution 2:

To declare a final dividend on the ordinary shares.

93,280,223

93,278,931

100.00%

1,292

0.00%

0

Resolution 3:

To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report.

93,239,551

91,422,990

98.05%

1,816,561

1.95%

40,672

Resolution 4:

To reappoint Timothy Roberts as a Director.

90,731,354

89,029,310

98.12%

1,702,044

1.88%

2,548,869

Resolution 5:

To reappoint Darren Littlewood as a Director.

93,253,361

93,242,875

99.99%

10,486

0.01%

26,862

Resolution 6:

To reappoint Joanne Lake as a Director.

93,253,361

92,263,362

98.94%

989,999

1.06%

26,862

Resolution 7:

To reappoint James Sykes as a Director.

93,253,361

92,648,737

99.35%

604,624

0.65%

26,862

Resolution 8:

To reappoint Peter Mawson as a Director.

91,555,929

90,869,378

99.25%

686,551

0.75%

1,724,294

Resolution 9:

To reappoint Gerald Jennings as a Director.

93,238,861

92,633,737

99.35%

605,124

0.65%

41,362

Resolution 10:

To reappoint Serena Lang as a Director.

93,250,611

93,240,920

99.99%

9,691

0.01%

29,612

Resolution 11:

To reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditors.

93,272,802

91,575,563

98.18%

1,697,239

1.82%

7,421

Resolution 12:

To authorise the Audit and Risk Committee to fix the auditors' remuneration.

93,275,983

93,266,019

99.99%

9,964

0.01%

4,240

Resolution 13:

To authorise the Directors under Section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 to allot shares.

93,239,158

93,199,386

99.96%

39,772

0.04%

41,065

Resolution 14*:

To grant the authority requested in respect of the issue of equity securities for cash.

90,700,281

90,678,058

99.98%

22,223

0.02%

2,579,942

Resolution 15*:

To authorise the Directors to make market purchases of the Company's shares.

 

90,720,820

89,017,117

98.12%

1,703,703

1.88%

2,559,403

 

*Special resolution

 

The 'for' vote includes those giving discretion to the Chairman.

 

A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes for or against a resolution.

 

On 23 May 2023, being the date on which shareholders had to be on the register in order to be eligible to vote, there were 133,851,224 Henry Boot PLC ordinary shares of 10p each in issue and no shares were held in treasury. Ordinary shareholders are entitled to one vote per share held.

 

A copy of the results for the AGM will also be available on the Company's website within the latest news section at www.henryboot.co.uk.

 

The full text of each of the resolutions is set out in the Notice of AGM. The 2022 Annual Report and Financial Statements, together with the Notice of AGM, are available to view on the National Storage Mechanism ('NSM') https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism and a copy can also be found on the Company's website.

 

 

Enquiries:

 

Henry Boot PLC

Amy Stanbridge

Company Secretary

Tel: 0114 255 5444

 

www.henryboot.co.uk

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