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RNS Number : 5660R

SIG PLC

30 June 2020

   30 June   2020 

SIG plc

("SIG" or the "Company")

Results of Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held on 30 June 2020

LEI: 213800VDC1BKJEZ8PV53

SIG plc announces that at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) held earlier today, all the resolutions put to shareholders were passed by the requisite majorities. Resolutions 1 -12 were passed as ordinary resolutions and Resolutions 13 - 16 were passed as special resolutions. The results of the polls are as follows:

 
 
                                                                                            % OF ISSUED 
                                                                                            SHARE CAPITAL 
 
 RESOLUTION                           FOR          %      AGAINST       %       TOTAL                         WITHHELD 
                                 ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------  ---------------  ----------- 
 ORDINARY RESOLUTION 
                                 ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------  ---------------  ----------- 
 1. To receive the financial 
  statements 
  and the Report of the 
  Directors 
  and Auditor                     325,703,735   100.00        8,479   0.00   325,712,214           55.06%   28,391,076 
                                 ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------  ---------------  ----------- 
 2. To approve the Annual 
  Statement 
  by the Chair of the 
  Remuneration 
  Committee and the Directors' 
  Report 
  on Remuneration                 326,158,888    99.98       51,589   0.02   326,210,477           55.14%   27,892,813 
                                 ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------  ---------------  ----------- 
 3. To re-elect Mr A J Allner     326,170,264    99.99       44,600   0.01   326,214,864           55.15%   27,888,426 
                                 ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------  ---------------  ----------- 
 4. To elect Mr S Francis         354,054,549    99.99       24,340   0.01   354,078,889           59.86%       24,401 
                                 ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------  ---------------  ----------- 
 5. To elect Mr K H M 
  Kearney-Croft                   353,323,304    99.79      759,168   0.21   354,082,472           59.86%       20,818 
                                 ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------  ---------------  ----------- 
 6. To elect Ms H C Allum         352,532,016    99.56    1,546,246   0.44   354,078,262           59.86%       25,028 
                                 ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------  ---------------  ----------- 
 7. To re-elect Mr I B Duncan     348,710,482    98.48    5,370,061   1.52   354,080,543           59.86%       22,747 
                                 ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------  ---------------  ----------- 
 8. To elect Ms G D C Kent        339,175,526    95.79   14,899,736   4.21   354,075,262           59.85%       25,028 
                                 ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------  ---------------  ----------- 
 9. To re-elect Mr A C Lovell     354,053,455    99.99       27,088   0.01   354,080,543           59.86%       22,747 
                                 ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------  ---------------  ----------- 
 10. To appoint Ernst & Young 
  LLP 
  as Auditor                      354,033,487    99.99       36,639   0.01   354,070,126           59.85%       33,164 
                                 ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------  ---------------  ----------- 
 11. To authorise the Audit 
  Committee 
  of the Board to determine the 
  Auditors' 
  remuneration                    354,035,638    99.99       29,767   0.01   354,065,405           59.85%       37,885 
                                 ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------  ---------------  ----------- 
 12. To authorise the Directors 
  to 
  allot shares in the Company 
  or grant 
  rights to subscribe for or 
  convert 
  any security into shares in 
  the 
  Company                         324,710,370    99.54    1,485,954   0.46   326,196,324           55.14%   27,906,966 
                                 ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------  ---------------  ----------- 
 SPECIAL RESOLUTION 
                                 ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------  ---------------  ----------- 
 13. To empower the Directors 
  to 
  allot equity securities for 
  cash                            354,036,255    99.99       25,748   0.01   354,062,003           59.85%       41,287 
                                 ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------  ---------------  ----------- 
 14. To empower the Directors 
  to 
  allot equity securities for 
  cash 
  (further 5%)                    326,155,109    92.12   27,906,894   7.88   354,062,003           59.85%       41,287 
                                 ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------  ---------------  ----------- 
 15. To renew the authority for 
  the 
  Company to purchase its own 
  shares                          321,673,375    90.93   32,085,640   9.07   353,759,015           59.80%      344,275 
                                 ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------  ---------------  ----------- 
 16. To call general meetings 
  on 
  not less than 14 clear days' 
  notice                          346,359,171    97.82    7,715,161   2.18   354,074,332           59.85%       28,958 
                                 ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------  ---------------  ----------- 
 

Notes

1. Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman have been included in the "for" total.

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

3. In accordance with UK Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of all resolutions passed other than resolutions concerning ordinary business have been submitted to the Financial Conduct Authority via the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism .

   4.         A copy of the Annual General Meeting results will be available on the SIG plc website at www.sigplc.com . 

5. Issued share capital as at 30 June 2020 is 591,556,982 ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the capital of the Company.

Enquiries:

 
 
 SIG plc 
 Steve Francis, Chief Executive Officer     +44 (0) 114 285 6300 
 Kath Kearney-Croft, Chief Financial 
  Officer                                   +44 (0) 114 285 6300 
  Katharine Baxter, Group Communications     +44 (0) 114 285 6300 
  FTI Consulting 
                                            + 44 (0) 20 3727 
 Richard Mountain / Susanne Yule             1340 
 
 Jefferies Hoare Govett 
 Ed Matthews / Will Soutar                  +44 (0) 20 7029 8000 
 
 Peel Hunt LLP 
 Justin Jones / Charles Batten              +44 (0) 20 7418 8900 
 

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