CLARKSON
PLC
("the Company" or
"Clarksons")
9 May 2024
Results of 2024 Annual
General Meeting
At the Annual General Meeting
("AGM") of the Company, held electronically by video webcast at 12
noon today, all resolutions were passed on a poll. The total number
of votes received on each resolution was as follows:
|
|
Description
|
Votes for
|
% of votes
cast
|
Votes
against
|
% of votes
cast
|
Total Votes
Cast
|
Votes cast as % of issued
share capital
|
Votes
withheld
|
|
1
|
Annual Report
|
22,754,715
|
99.88
|
27,149
|
0.12
|
22,781,864
|
74.07%
|
116,961
|
|
2
|
Directors' Remuneration
Report
|
12,371,552
|
57.43
|
9,171,800
|
42.57
|
21,543,352
|
70.04%
|
1,355,473
|
|
3
|
Final dividend
|
22,845,332
|
99.99
|
2,493
|
0.01
|
22,847,825
|
74.28%
|
51,000
|
|
4
|
Re-elect Laurence
Hollingworth
|
17,824,478
|
78.27
|
4,948,485
|
21.73
|
22,772,963
|
74.04%
|
125,861
|
|
5
|
Re-elect Andi Case
|
22,520,191
|
99.86
|
31,959
|
0.14
|
22,552,150
|
73.32%
|
346,675
|
|
6
|
Re-elect Jeff Woyda
|
22,335,028
|
97.70
|
525,363
|
2.30
|
22,860,391
|
74.32%
|
38,434
|
|
7
|
Re-elect Martine Bond
|
18,565,842
|
81.57
|
4,193,404
|
18.43
|
22,759,246
|
73.99%
|
139,578
|
|
8
|
Re-elect Sue Harris
|
22,593,101
|
99.07
|
211,085
|
0.93
|
22,804,186
|
74.14%
|
94,639
|
|
9
|
Re-elect Dr Tim Miller
|
14,098,915
|
61.95
|
8,660,502
|
38.05
|
22,759,417
|
74.00%
|
139,408
|
|
10
|
Re-elect Heike Truol
|
22,617,162
|
99.07
|
211,323
|
0.93
|
22,828,485
|
74.22%
|
70,340
|
|
11
|
Reappoint PwC as Auditor of the
Company
|
22,695,965
|
99.56
|
100,110
|
0.44
|
22,796,075
|
74.11%
|
102,750
|
|
12
|
Authority for the Board to determine
the Auditor's remuneration
|
22,737,129
|
99.56
|
99,460
|
0.44
|
22,836,589
|
74.25%
|
62,236
|
|
13
|
Directors' authority to allot
shares
|
22,541,874
|
98.67
|
304,151
|
1.33
|
22,846,025
|
74.28%
|
52,800
|
|
14
|
Political donations
|
22,322,079
|
98.42
|
359,183
|
1.58
|
22,681,262
|
73.74%
|
217,563
|
|
15
|
Disapply pre-emption
rights*
|
22,736,292
|
99.88
|
26,245
|
0.12
|
22,762,537
|
74.01%
|
136,288
|
|
16
|
Purchase own shares*
|
22,788,496
|
99.94
|
13,768
|
0.06
|
22,802,264
|
74.13%
|
96,561
|
|
17
|
General meeting notice
period*
|
22,449,567
|
98.22
|
406,540
|
1.78
|
22,856,107
|
74.31%
|
42,718
|
*Special resolution requiring 75%
majority.
Notes:
1. Any proxy
appointments which give discretion to the Chair have been included
in the "for" total.
2. The total number of
shares in issue is 30,758,036 as at today's date.
3. A "vote withheld" is
not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the
proportion of the votes "for" or "against" a resolution.
Statement regarding voting result
The Company notes that resolution 2
to approve the Directors' Remuneration Report; resolution 4 to
approve the re-election of Laurence Hollingworth; and resolution 9
to approve the re-election of Dr Tim Miller were passed with
57.43%, 78.27% and 61.95% support respectively. We appreciate the
support from most of our shareholders and will continue our
engagement over the year ahead.
Availability of documents
In accordance with Listing Rule
9.6.2R, copies of the resolutions (other than those comprising
ordinary business) passed at the AGM will be submitted to the
National Storage Mechanism and will be available for inspection
at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
In addition, copies of resolution 13
and resolutions 15 to 17 will be filed with Companies
House.
Changes to Board and committee membership
As previously announced, Birger
Nergaard, having served nine years as a Non-Executive Director,
retired from the Board at the conclusion of the AGM.
Following Birger's retirement, the
membership of the committees is as follows:
|
Audit and Risk
Committee
(UNCHANGED)
|
Nomination
Committee
|
Remuneration
Committee
|
|
Sue Harris (Chair)
|
Laurence Hollingworth
(Chair)
|
Dr Tim Miller (Chair)
|
|
Martine Bond
|
Sue Harris
|
Martine Bond
|
|
Dr Tim Miller
|
Heike Truol
|
Laurence Hollingworth
|
|
Heike Truol
|
|
|
For further details please
contact:
Company enquiries:
Deborah Abrehart
Company Secretary
Tel: +44(0)20 7334 3185
Camarco:
Billy Clegg
Jennifer Renwick
Tel: +44(0)20 3757 4983 /
4994
About Clarkson PLC
Clarkson PLC is the world's leading
provider of integrated services and investment banking capabilities
to the shipping and offshore markets, facilitating global
trade.
Founded in 1852, Clarksons offers
its diverse and growing client base an unrivalled range of
shipbroking services, sector research, on-hand logistical support
and full investment banking capabilities in all key shipping and
offshore sectors. Clarksons continues to drive innovation across
its business, developing digital solutions which underpin the
Group's unrivalled expertise and knowledge with leading
technology.
The Group employs over 2,000 people
in over 60 different offices across its four divisions and is
number one or two in all its market segments.
The Company has delivered 21 years
of consecutive dividend growth. The highly cash-generative nature
of the business, supported by a strong balance sheet, has enabled
Clarksons to continue to invest to position the business to
capitalise on opportunities in its markets.
Clarksons is listed on the main
market of the London Stock Exchange under the ticker CKN and is a
member of the FTSE 250 Index.
For more information, visit
www.clarksons.com.