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RNS Number : 0748N

Fisher (James) & Sons plc

03 May 2018

James Fisher and Sons plc

(the "Company")

Results of Annual General Meeting ("AGM")

3 May 2018

The Company is pleased to announce that all the resolutions proposed at the AGM held on 3 May 2018 were duly passed. A breakdown of proxy votes lodged prior to the AGM is set out below.

 
 Resolution                               Total             For               Against        Withheld 
                                          proxy 
                                          votes 
                                           cast 
                                        (excluding 
                                        withheld) 
------------------------------------  ------------  -------------------  -----------------  ---------- 
                                                     Votes        %       Votes       %      Votes 
----  ------------------------------  ------------  -----------  ------  ----------  -----  ---------- 
       To receive the 
        Annual Accounts 
 1.     and reports thereon            41,358,870    41,012,596   99.16   346,274     0.84   13,700 
----  ------------------------------  ------------  -----------  ------  ----------  -----  ---------- 
       To approve the 
 2.     remuneration policy            41,351,846    40,478,854   97.89   872,992     2.11   20,723 
----  ------------------------------  ------------  -----------  ------  ----------  -----  ---------- 
       To approve the 
        Annual statement 
        by the chairman 
        of the Remuneration 
        Committee and 
        the Annual report 
 3.     on remuneration                40,751,294    39,508,991   96.95   1,242,303   3.05   621,275 
----  ------------------------------  ------------  -----------  ------  ----------  -----  ---------- 
       To declare a final 
 4.     dividend                       41,372,570    41,369,736   99.99   2,834       0.01   0 
----  ------------------------------  ------------  -----------  ------  ----------  -----  ---------- 
       To re-elect Mr 
 5.     N P Henry                      41,367,500    41,161,970   99.5    205,530     0.5    5,070 
----  ------------------------------  ------------  -----------  ------  ----------  -----  ---------- 
       To re-elect Mr 
 6.     S C Kilpatrick                 41,367,500    41,161,554   99.5    205,946     0.5    5,070 
----  ------------------------------  ------------  -----------  ------  ----------  -----  ---------- 
       To re-elect Mr 
 7.     M S Paul                       40,161,288    38,326,870   95.43   1,834,418   4.57   1,211,281 
----  ------------------------------  ------------  -----------  ------  ----------  -----  ---------- 
       To re-elect Ms 
 8.     A I Comiskey                   41,366,180    41,352,304   99.97   13,876      0.03   6,390 
----  ------------------------------  ------------  -----------  ------  ----------  -----  ---------- 
       To re-elect Mr 
 9.     D G Moorhouse                  41,366,930    41,178,238   99.54   188,692     0.46   5,640 
----  ------------------------------  ------------  -----------  ------  ----------  -----  ---------- 
       To re-elect Mr 
 10.    M J L Salter                   41,366,930    41,178,054   99.54   188,876     0.46   5,640 
----  ------------------------------  ------------  -----------  ------  ----------  -----  ---------- 
       To elect Mr J 
 11.    R Atkinson                     41,366,750    41,187,483   99.57   179,267     0.43   5,820 
----  ------------------------------  ------------  -----------  ------  ----------  -----  ---------- 
       To elect Mr F 
 12.    H S Graham                     41,363,666    41,154,536   99.49   209,130     0.51   8,904 
----  ------------------------------  ------------  -----------  ------  ----------  -----  ---------- 
       To re-appoint 
 13.    KPMG LLP as auditor            41,366,969    40,735,935   98.47   631,034     1.53   5,600 
----  ------------------------------  ------------  -----------  ------  ----------  -----  ---------- 
       To authorise the 
        Audit Committee 
        to determine the 
 14.    auditor's remuneration         41,372,570    41,366,685   99.99   5,885       0.01   0 
----  ------------------------------  ------------  -----------  ------  ----------  -----  ---------- 
       To authorise the 
        Directors to allot 
 15.    relevant securities            41,371,500    41,352,853   99.95   18,647      0.05   1,070 
----  ------------------------------  ------------  -----------  ------  ----------  -----  ---------- 
       To authorise the 
        disapplication 
        of pre-emption 
 16.    rights (general)               41,372,270    41,122,617   99.4    249,653     0.6    300 
----  ------------------------------  ------------  -----------  ------  ----------  -----  ---------- 
       To authorise the 
        disapplication 
        of pre-emption 
        rights (acquisitions/capital 
 17.    investments)                   41,372,199    37,866,820   91.53   3,505,379   8.47   370 
----  ------------------------------  ------------  -----------  ------  ----------  -----  ---------- 
       To authorise the 
        Company to purchase 
 18.    its own shares                 41,354,365    40,730,236   98.49   624,129     1.51   18,204 
----  ------------------------------  ------------  -----------  ------  ----------  -----  ---------- 
       To allow the Company 
        to hold general 
        meetings (other 
        than AGMs) at 
 19.    14 days notice                 41,371,570    40,980,743   99.06   390,827     0.94   1,000 
----  ------------------------------  ------------  -----------  ------  ----------  -----  ---------- 
 

A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes 'For' or 'Against' a resolution.

The percentage of issued share capital voted was 82.31%.

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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