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Watkin Jones plc
29 February 2024
 

For immediate release

29 February 2024

 

 

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 votes 'For' and discretionary

 

 

%

Against

%

Withheld

1

Receive the Directors' report and financial statements

 

157,560,884

 

99.98%

25,553

0.02%

21,145

2

 Approve the Directors' remuneration report

 

 

131,347,691

84.83%

23,484,347

15.17%

2,775,544

3

 Re-elect Alan Giddins as a Director

 

 

156,349,520

99.22%

1,231,451

0.78%

26,611

4

Re-elect Alex Pease as a Director

 

157,424,382

99.90%

156,589

0.10%

26,611

5

Re-elect Sarah Sergeant as a Director

 

 

157,424,317

99.90%

156,654

0.10%

26,611

6

 Re-elect Rachel Addison as a Director

 

 

157,427,317

99.90%

153,654

0.10%

26,611

7

Re-elect Liz Reilly as a Director

 

 

157,424,317

99.90%

156,654

0.10%

26,611

8

Re-elect Francis Salway as a Director

 

 

157,427,317

99.90%

153,654

0.10%

26,611

9

Appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor

 

157,438,103

99.91%

140,241

0.09%

29,238

10

Authorise the Directors to agree the remuneration of the auditor

 

157,473,784

99.93%

102,941

0.07%

30,857

11

Authorise the Directors to allot shares

 

156,716,151

99.48%

814,490

0.52%

76,941

12

Standard 5% disapplication of statutory pre-emption rights

 

157,036,053

99.68%

506,389

0.32%

65,140

13

Additional 5% disapplication of statutory pre-emption rights

 

156,965,954

99.63%

576,488

0.37%

65,140

14

Approve the purchase and cancellation of up to 10% of the issued ordinary share capital

 

129,359,005

99.89%

140,429

0.11%

28,108,148

15

Allow meetings other than annual general meetings to be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice 

157,180,691

99.74%

406,113

0.26%

20,778

 

  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 256,441,253 ordinary shares.

 

For further information:

Watkin Jones plc

 

Alex Pease, 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

watkinjones@buchanan.uk.com

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7466 5000

www.buchanan.uk.com

 

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