Thursday 06 May, 2010
Fisher (James)
Result of AGM
RNS Number : 4872L Fisher (James) & Sons PLC 06 May 2010
James Fisher and Sons Public Limited Company
(the "Company")
Results of Annual General Meeting ("AGM")
The Company is pleased to announce that all the resolutions proposed at the AGM held on 6 May 2010 were duly passed unanimously on a show of hands. A breakdown of proxy votes lodged prior to the AGM are set out below.
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Resolution
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Total proxy votes cast
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Proxy cards received
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In favour *
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Against
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Withheld
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Votes
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%
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Votes
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%
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Votes
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1. To receive the reports and accounts.
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38,733,854
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346
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38,429,989
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100.00
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0
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0.00
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303,865
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2. To approve the Report on Directors' Remuneration
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38,733,854
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346
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32,506,480
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87.14
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4,798,457
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12.86
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1,428,917
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3. To declare a final dividend
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38,733,854
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346
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38,730,773
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99.99
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2,834
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0.01
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247
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4. To re-elect Mr M.J.Shields
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38,733,854
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346
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38,685,269
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99.89
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41,338
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0.11
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7,247
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5. To re-elect Mr A.R.C.B.Cooke
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38,733,854
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346
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38,621,235
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99.87
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48,398
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0.13
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64,221
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6. To re-elect Mr F.M.Everard
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38,733,854
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346
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32,574,097
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84.11
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6,151,510
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15.88
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8,247
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7. To re-appoint the auditors and fix their remuneration
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38,733,854
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346
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38,395,581
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99.92
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29,492
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0.08
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308,781
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8. To authorise the directors to allot shares
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38,733,854
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346
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38,713,225
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99.98
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8,860
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0.02
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11,769
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9. To authorise dis-application of pre-emption rights
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38,733,854
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346
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38,701,896
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99.95
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20,411
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0.05
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11,547
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10. To authorise market purchases of the Company's own shares
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38,733,854
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346
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38,697,053
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99.91
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34,054
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0.09
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2,747
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11. To allow the Company to hold general meetings (other than AGMs) at 14 days' notice
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38,733,854
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346
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38,386,320
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99.12
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340,865
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0.88
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6,669
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The percentage of votes cast exclude Withheld votes. Votes in favour include votes at Chairman's discretion.
The total number of votes cast by proxy: 38,733,854.
Number of shares in issue and therefore the total number of voting rights: 49,922,840
This information is provided by RNS
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