Ashtead Group Plc - AGM Statement
06 Septiembre 2023 - 9:38AM
PR Newswire (US)
Ashtead
Group PLC
AGM
Statement
6th
September 2023
ASHTEAD
GROUP PLC
(the
"Company")
AGM
Statement & Results
AGM
Statement & Results
At the
Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 6
September 2023 at 11:30am, all
resolutions put to shareholders were duly passed on a poll with the
required majorities. The full text of each resolution is contained
in the Notice of Annual General Meeting. Resolutions 1 to 15 were
passed as ordinary resolutions. Resolutions 16 - 19 were passed as
special resolutions.
Issued
Share Capital: 438,068,721
|
ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS
|
Votes
for (including discretionary votes)
|
%
Votes for *
|
Votes
against
|
%
Votes against
|
Total
no. of votes validly cast
|
%
of Issued Share Capital voted
|
Votes
withheld **
|
1.
|
That the
accounts for the year ended 30 April
2023, the directors' report and the auditors' report be
adopted.
|
328,942,654
|
99.97
|
110,014
|
0.03
|
329,052,668
|
75.11%
|
2,437,681
|
2.
|
That the
directors' remuneration report for the year ended
30 April
2023 be approved.
|
319,772,680
|
96.60
|
11,241,935
|
3.40
|
331,014,615
|
75.56%
|
475,734
|
3.
|
That the
final dividend recommended by the directors of 85 cents
per
ordinary share for the year ended 30 April 2023 be declared payable
on 12 September 2023 to holders of ordinary shares registered at
the close of business on 11 August 2023.
|
331,081,936
|
100.00
|
1,496
|
0.00
|
331,083,432
|
75.58%
|
406,917
|
4.
|
That Paul Walker be re-elected as a director.
|
301,708,636
|
91.13
|
29,370,573
|
8.87
|
331,079,209
|
75.58%
|
411,140
|
5.
|
That Brendan Horgan be re-elected as a director.
|
331,065,464
|
100.00
|
13,696
|
0.00
|
331,079,160
|
75.58%
|
411,189
|
6.
|
That
Michael Pratt be re-elected as a director.
|
330,135,236
|
99.71
|
943,704
|
0.29
|
331,078,940
|
75.58%
|
411,409
|
7.
|
That Angus
Cockburn be re-elected as a director.
|
324,550,205
|
98.03
|
6,528,405
|
1.97
|
331,078,610
|
75.58%
|
411,739
|
8.
|
That Lucinda Riches be re-elected as a director.
|
316,147,326
|
95.49
|
14,935,286
|
4.51
|
331,082,612
|
75.58%
|
407,737
|
9.
|
That Tanya
Fratto be re-elected as a director.
|
323,397,405
|
97.68
|
7,681,204
|
2.32
|
331,078,609
|
75.58%
|
411,740
|
10.
|
That
Lindsley Ruth be re-elected as a director.
|
323,618,322
|
98.05
|
6,446,299
|
1.95
|
330,064,621
|
75.35%
|
1,425,728
|
11.
|
That Jill
Easterbrook re-elected as a director.
|
322,299,399
|
97.35
|
8,779,810
|
2.65
|
331,079,209
|
75.58%
|
411,140
|
12.
|
That Renata
Ribeiro be elected as a director.
|
324,671,372
|
98.06
|
6,407,837
|
1.94
|
331,079,209
|
75.58%
|
411,140
|
13.
|
That PwC be
appointed as auditor of the Company.
|
329,124,396
|
99.41
|
1,946,364
|
0.59
|
331,070,760
|
75.58%
|
419,589
|
14.
|
That the audit committee be authorised to agree the remuneration of
the auditor of the Company.
|
330,987,896
|
99.97
|
89,479
|
0.03
|
331,077,375
|
75.58%
|
412,974
|
15.
|
That the
directors are authorised to allot the shares under section 551 (1)
(a) and (b) of the Companies Act 2006.
|
316,711,862
|
95.66
|
14,354,965
|
4.34
|
331,066,827
|
75.57%
|
423,522
|
|
SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS
|
Votes
for (including discretionary votes)
|
%
Votes for *
|
Votes
against
|
%
Votes against
|
Total
no. of votes validly cast
|
%
of Issued Share Capital voted
|
Votes
withheld **
|
16.
|
That the
directors be empowered to disapply the provisions of section 561
(1) to (6) of the Companies Act 2006.
|
328,360,336
|
99.22
|
2,567,929
|
0.78
|
330,928,265
|
75.54%
|
562,084
|
17.
|
That the
directors be empowered to issue shares on a non
pre-emptive
basis.
|
325,659,301
|
98.41
|
5,266,423
|
1.59
|
330,925,724
|
75.54%
|
564,625
|
18.
|
That the
directors be authorised to make market purchases of the Company's
shares under section 701 of the Companies Act.
|
321,823,149
|
97.25
|
9,114,968
|
2.75
|
330,938,117
|
75.54%
|
552,232
|
19.
|
That a
general meeting other than an annual general meeting
may be
called on not less than 14 clear days' notice.
|
319,641,874
|
96.55
|
11,434,120
|
3.45
|
331,075,994
|
75.58%
|
414,355
|
* Includes
discretionary votes
** A vote
withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation
of the proportion of votes "for" and "against" a
resolution.
Following
the 2022 AGM, the Company responded to the level of support for the
directors' remuneration report and the re-election of Lucinda Riches resolutions being below 80% by
conducting an engagement with those institutional shareholders
identified as voting against the resolutions. The outcome of this
engagement was detailed in an RNS dated 3
March 2023 and in the Company's 2023 Annual
Report.
In
accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, a copy of the special
resolutions have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism
and will shortly be available for inspection at
https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
Contact:
Will Shaw - Investment Manager, 020 7726 9700
Maitland
Sam Cartwright - 0207 379 5151
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