Last checked at 26 Apr 2012 14:32
Elementis plc - Result of 2012 AGM
The Company's AGM was held today (26 April 2012) at The Royal Institution of Great Britain in London and all resolutions proposed (except for resolutions 15 and 17) were passed unanimously on a vote on a show of hands. Resolution 15 had 1 vote against versus 23 votes for and resolution 17 had 2 votes against versus 22 votes for. The votes for both resolutions 15 and 17 were also carried out on a show of hands.
Copies of the special resolutions passed at the AGM will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available shortly for inspection at: www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do
For information, the following table shows the proxy voting position received for the Meeting. The total number of shares in issue is 452,193,229. (Total voting rights: 452,193,229). Details of the proxy votes received prior to the Meeting are set out below. The percentage figure shown in each column is the percentage of the total number of proxy votes validly cast (under law) for each resolution (i.e. excludes votes withheld).
FOR | AGAINST | WITHHELD | ||||
RESOLUTION | No of Votes | No of votes at Chairman's discretion | % of Vote | No of Votes | % of Vote | No of Shares |
1. Receive annual report and accounts 2011 | 356,000,317 | 435,444 | 100.00 | 16,106 | 0.00 | 7,760 |
2. Final dividend | 356,007,968 | 449,657 | 100.00 | 4 | 0.00 | 1,998 |
3. Remuneration report | 349,650,528 | 446,191 | 98.48 | 5,404,046 | 1.52 | 958,861 |
4. Re-elect Robert Beeston (Chairman) | 355,054,204 | 451,554 | 99.74 | 916,546 | 0.26 | 37,323 |
5. Re-elect David Dutro (CEO) | 355,435,304 | 466,577 | 99.85 | 525,716 | 0.15 | 32,030 |
6. Re-elect Brian Taylorson (GFD) | 355,451,432 | 451,154 | 99.85 | 525,321 | 0.15 | 31,720 |
7. Re-elect Ian Brindle (SID) | 348,487,730 | 456,267 | 99.71 | 1,012,647 | 0.29 | 6,502,983 |
8. Re-elect Andrew Christie | 354,954,252 | 454,403 | 99.71 | 1,016,384 | 0.29 | 34,588 |
9. Re-elect Chris Girling | 354,953,850 | 456,916 | 99.72 | 1,014,994 | 0.28 | 33,867 |
10. Re-elect Kevin Matthews | 354,967,334 | 451,878 | 99.72 | 1,005,194 | 0.28 | 35,221 |
11. Re-appoint Auditors | 348,941,990 | 446,579 | 98.02 | 7,046,436 | 1.98 | 24,621 |
12. Auditors' remuneration | 353,584,114 | 458,716 | 99.33 | 2,378,546 | 0.67 | 38,251 |
13, Adopt new Executive Share Option Scheme 2012 | 344,333,967 | 443,258 | 99.84 | 565,848 | 0.16 | 11,116,554 |
14. Authority to allot shares | 354,611,560 | 457,571 | 99.63 | 1,327,507 | 0.37 | 62,989 |
15. Hold general meetings at 14 clear days' notice | 345,176,175 | 444,587 | 96.96 | 10,818,048 | 3.04 | 20,817 |
16. Disapplication of pre-emption rights | 355,582,398 | 456,131 | 99.90 | 356,362 | 0.10 | 64,736 |
17. Authority to purchase own ordinary shares | 353,003,137 | 455,014 | 99.82 | 639,690 | 0.18 | 2,361,785 |
Resolutions 15 to 17 were passed as special resolutions.
Wai Wong
Company Secretary
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