Wincanton Plc Result of AGM

 
TIDMWIN 
 
12 July 2022 
 
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                 WINCANTON PLC ("Wincanton" or the "Company") 
 
                       Result of Annual General Meeting 
 
Wincanton plc, a leading supply chain partner for UK business, announces that 
at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on 12 July 2022, the resolutions set 
out in the Notice of Meeting, circulated to shareholders on   6 June 2022, were 
passed by the requisite majorities. 
 
Resolutions 1 to 14 were passed as ordinary resolutions and Resolutions 15 to 
18 were passed as special resolutions. In accordance with the Group's Articles 
of Association, the resolutions were put to the meeting on a poll in which 
every member present in person or by proxy had one vote for every share held. 
 
The poll results are as follows: 
 
RESOLUTION           VOTES FOR  %      VOTES     %     VOTES      % OF     VOTES 
                                       AGAINST         TOTAL      ISC      WITHHELD 
                                                                  VOTED 
 
1   Reports and      89,847,198 99.86  129,492   0.14  89,976,690 72.25%   77,426 
    Accounts 
 
2   Annual Report on 88,885,955 99.49  453,353   0.51  89,339,308 71.73%   705,991 
    Remuneration 
 
3   Final dividend   90,034,103 100.00 4,422     0.00  90,038,525 72.29%   15,261 
 
4   Re-appoint Ms G  89,323,247 99.23  688,640   0.77  90,011,887 72.27%   35,240 
    Barr 
 
5   Re-appoint Mr A  89,344,251 99.26  663,677   0.74  90,007,928 72.27%   35,463 
    Bickerstaff 
 
6   Re-appoint Ms M  89,323,786 99.24  687,146   0.76  90,010,932 72.27%   36,195 
    Jayaweera 
 
7   Re-appoint Ms D  89,322,695 99.24  687,419   0.76  90,010,114 72.27%   37,013 
    Lentz 
 
8   Re-appoint Mr S  89,341,678 99.26  669,936   0.74  90,011,614 72.27%   35,513 
    Oades 
 
9   Re-appoint Dr M  89,438,173 99.39  548,215   0.61  89,986,388 72.25%   60,739 
    Read CBE 
 
10  Re-appoint Mr J  89,018,030 98.92  974,995   1.08  89,993,025 72.26%   36,427 
    Wroath 
 
11  To re-appoint    89,987,496 99.97  26,038    0.03  90,013,534 72.27%   32,907 
    Auditor 
 
12  Remuneration of  89,985,032 99.97  23,308    0.03  90,008,340 72.27%   38,787 
    Auditor 
 
13  Donations to     89,644,187 99.59  371,556   0.41  90,015,743 72.28%   39,912 
    political 
    organisations 
 
14  Allot shares     88,525,928 98.35  1,482,826 1.65  90,008,754 72.27%   38,373 
 
15  New Sharesave    89,827,893 99.84  144,974   0.16  89,972,867 72.24%   81,249 
    Plan 
 
16  Disapply         89,780,965 99.79  186,519   0.21  89,967,484 72.24%   80,003 
    Pre-emption 
    rights 
 
17  Market purchase  89,782,956 99.76  215,433   0.24  89,998,389 72.26%   51,283 
    of own shares 
 
18  Notice of        89,170,164 99.05  853,988   0.95  90,024,152 72.28%   31,533 
    meetings other 
    than AGMs 
 
The number of the Company's shares in issue as at the date of the meeting was 
124,543,670 Ordinary Shares of 10p each. 
 
Each share carries one vote; a 'vote withheld' is not a vote in law and has not 
been counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes for and against 
the resolution. Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chair have 
been included in the 'votes for' total. 
 
In accordance with UK Listing Rule 9.6.2 copies of the special business 
resolutions passed at the meeting will be submitted to the National Storage 
Mechanism and shortly be available for inspection at its website: https:// 
data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism. 
 
About Wincanton 
 
Wincanton is a leading British supply chain solutions company. The Group 
provides business critical services including storage, handling and 
distribution; high volume eFulfilment; retailer 'dark stores'; two-person home 
delivery; fleet and transport management; and network optimisation for many of 
the UK's best-known companies. 
 
It is active across a range of markets including food and consumer goods; 
retail and manufacturing; eCommerce; the public sector; major infrastructure; 
building materials; fuel; and defence. With almost 100 years' heritage, 
Wincanton's 20,300-strong team operates from more than 170 sites across the 
country, responsible for 8,500 vehicles. 
 
For further information please contact: 
 
Headland                                                                                             Tel: 
+44 20 3805 4822 
 
Susanna Voyle / Henry Wallers /Marta Parry-Jones 
 
E: wincanton@headlandconsultancy.com 
 
Wincanton 
 
Lyn Colloff, Company 
Secretary                                                              Tel: +44 
1249 710 000 
 
 
 
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