Ashtead Group PLC
AGM Statement
2 September 2015
ASHTEAD GROUP PLC
AGM Statement
Ashtead Group plc held its Annual General Meeting at 2.30 pm on 2 September
2015 in London.
The Board is pleased to announce that all resolutions placed before the meeting
were carried on a show of hands.
The proxy votes were as follows:
RESOLUTION FOR AGAINST WITHHELD
1. That the account for the year 350,547,927 1,074,347 6,996,368
ended 30 April 2015, the directors'
report and the auditor's report be
adopted.
2. That the directors' remuneration 244,269,019 89,637,822 24,711,797
report for the year ended 30 April
2015 be approved.
3. That a final dividend of 12.25 358,299,342 0 319,300
pence per ordinary share be declared
for the year ended 30 April 2014.
4. That Chris Cole be re-elected as a 331,097,205 18,388,286 9,133,149
director of the Company.
5. That Geoff Drabble be re-elected 329,289,889 24,859,103 4,469,650
as a director of the Company.
6. That Brendan Horgan be re-elected 351,395,257 6,903,055 320,329
as a director of the Company.
7. That Sat Dhaiwal be re-elected as 351,399,588 6,898,743 320,310
a director of the Company.
8. That Suzanne Wood be re-elected as 350,429,168 7,869,145 320,329
a director of the Company.
9. That Michael Burrow be re-elected 354,026,205 4,272,108 320,329
as a director of the Company.
10. That Bruce Edwards be re-elected 356,626,214 1,672,099 320,329
as a director of the Company.
11. That Ian Sutcliffe be re-elected 356,610,713 1,687,600 320,329
as a director of the Company.
12. That Wayne Edmunds be 352,951,283 5,347,180 320,179
elected as a director of the Company.
13. That Deloitte LLP be re-appointed 352,492,170 5,802,833 323,638
as auditor of the Company.
14. That the directors be authorised 358,097,467 200,875 320,300
to determine the auditor's
remuneration.
15. That the directors are authorised 329,982,693 28,315,156 320,793
to allot the shares under section 551
(1)(a) and (b) of the Companies Act
2006.
16. That the directors be empowered to 320,024,648 22,725,365 15,868,628
disapply the provisions of section 561
(1) to (6) of the Companies Act 2006.
17. That the directors be authorised 354,078,681 4,217,455 322,505
to make market purchases of the
Company's shares under section 701 of
the Companies Act.
18. Adoption of new articles of 357,200,188 1,083,565 334,888
association
19. That a general meeting other than 334,745,796 23,545,005 327,840
an annual general meeting be called on
not less than 14 clear days' notice.
Contact:
Chris Cole - Chairman, 020 7314 5152
Geoff Drabble - Chief Executive, 020 7726 9700
Tom Eckersley - Maitland, 020 7379 5151