Watkin Jones plc Results of AGM (3888R)
February 28 2023 - 11:00AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 3888R
Watkin Jones plc
28 February 2023
For immediate release 28 February 2023
Watkin Jones plc
('Watkin Jones' or the 'Company')
Result of AGM
Watkin Jones plc (AIM:WJG) announces that at the Company's
Annual General Meeting held earlier today, all resolutions were
duly passed on a poll.
A breakdown of proxy votes lodged prior to and votes received at
the meeting for each resolution is set out below and will also be
made available on the Company's website.
For No. of % Against % Withheld
votes 'For'
and discretionary
Receive the Directors'
report and financial
1 statements 169,615,845 100.00 6,515 0.00 82,698
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Declare a final
2 dividend 169,702,903 100.00 555 0.00 1,600
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Approve the Directors'
3 remuneration report 169,524,566 99.93 112,658 0.07 67,834
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Re-elect Alan Giddins
4 as a Director 168,026,833 99.06 1,594,812 0.94 83,413
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Re-elect Richard
5 Simpson as a Director 169,598,663 99.99 15,733 0.01 90,662
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Re-elect Sarah
6 Sergeant as a Director 169,587,858 99.95 85,287 0.05 31,913
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Re-elect Liz Reilly
7 as a Director 169,587,625 99.95 84,102 0.05 33,331
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Elect Alex Pease
8 as a Director 169,598,163 99.99 23,482 0.01 83,413
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Elect Rachel Addison
9 as a Director 168,089,043 99.07 1,584,102 0.93 31,913
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Elect Francis Salway
10 as a Director 169,632,109 99.98 41,036 0.02 31,913
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Appoint Deloitte
11 LLP as auditor 169,582,535 99.95 90,610 0.05 31,913
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Authorise the Directors
to agree the remuneration
12 of the auditor 169,592,032 99.95 81,926 0.05 31,100
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Authorise the Directors
13 to allot shares 168,825,053 99.50 839,924 0.50 40,081
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Standard 5% disapplication
of statutory pre-emption
14 rights 169,033,578 99.63 632,584 0.37 38,896
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Additional 5% disapplication
of statutory pre-emption
15 rights 156,831,391 92.44 12,833,353 7.56 40,314
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Approve the purchase
and cancellation
of up to 10% of
the issued ordinary
16 share capital 139,363,449 99.95 69,675 0.05 30,271,934
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Allow meetings
other than annual
general meetings
to be called on
not less than 14
17 clear days' notice 169,366,814 99.82 307,644 0.18 30,600
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Notes
1. The percentages voted 'For' and 'Against' are expressed as a
proportion of the total votes cast. Votes withheld have not been
included in the calculation of whether a resolution is carried
since for legal purposes a vote withheld is not a vote cast.
2. Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chair of
the meeting have been included in the 'For' total.
3. At the date of the AGM the issued share capital of the
Company was 256,430,367 ordinary shares.
For further information:
Watkin Jones plc
Richard Simpson, Chief Executive Officer Tel: +44 (0) 20 3617 4453
Sarah Sergeant, Chief Financial Officer
Peel Hunt LLP (Nominated Adviser & Joint Corporate Broker) Tel: +44 (0) 20 7418 8900
Mike Bell / Ed Allsopp www.peelhunt.com
Jefferies Hoare Govett (Joint Corporate Broker) Tel: +44 (0) 20 7029 8000
James Umbers/David Sheehan / Paul Bundred www.jefferies.com
Media enquiries:
Buchanan
Henry Harrison-Topham / Jamie Hooper Tel: +44 (0) 20 7466 5000
watkinjones@buchanan.uk.com www.buchanan.uk.com
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