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RNS Number : 0650M SThree plc 25 April 2024
25 April 2024
SThree plc
("SThree" or the "Company")
Results of Annual General Meeting and confirmation of Director changes
The Company announces the voting results of its Annual General Meeting held
earlier today.
All resolutions put to the meeting were passed with the requisite majority by
means of a poll. Resolutions 1 to 13 were each passed as Ordinary Resolutions
(requiring a simple majority for them to be passed) and resolutions 14 to 16
were each passed as a Special Resolution (requiring at least a 75% majority
for them to be passed).
The polling results for each resolution are set out below:
Resolution Votes For % Votes Against % Total votes % of ISC Voted (1) Votes Withheld (2)
1 To receive the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 30 November 2023.
104,076,114
104,073,003 99.997% 3,111 0.003% 77.17% 2,238,564
2 To declare a final dividend of 11.6 pence per ordinary share. 106,303,699 99.995% 5,701 0.005% 106,309,400 78.82% 5,278
3 To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 30 November 104,609,500 98.412% 1,687,691 1.588% 106,297,191 78.81% 17,487
2023, other than the part containing the directors' remuneration policy.
4 To re-elect James Bilefield as a Director of the Company. 101,713,841 97.173% 2,959,621 2.827% 104,673,462 77.61% 1,641,216
5 To re-elect Timo Lehne as a Director of the Company. 105,506,541 99.250% 797,198 0.750% 106,303,739 78.82% 10,939
6 To re-elect Andrew Beach as a Director of the Company. 105,459,706 99.210% 840,212 0.790% 106,299,918 78.82% 14,760
7 To re-elect Denise Collis as a Director of the Company. 105,035,886 98.819% 1,255,584 1.181% 106,291,470 78.81% 23,208
8 To re-elect Elaine O'Donnell as a Director of the Company. 103,418,169 97.301% 2,868,744 2.699% 106,286,913 78.81% 27,765
9 To re-elect Imogen Joss as a Director of the Company 105,003,959 98.794% 1,282,248 1.206% 106,286,207 78.80% 28,471
10 To appoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors of the Company. 104,671,397 98.480% 1,615,793 1.520% 106,287,190 78.81% 27,488
11 To authorise the Audit & Risk Committee to determine the Auditor's 106,290,820 99.996% 4,055 0.004% 106,294,875 78.81% 19,803
remuneration.
12 To authorise the Company and its subsidiaries to make political donations and 104,928,190 98.849% 1,221,984 1.151% 106,150,174 78.70% 164,504
incur political expenditure.
13 To authorise the Directors to allot shares. 89,879,804 85.812% 14,860,583 14.188% 104,740,387 77.66% 1,574,291
14 To authorise the Company to call general meetings on not less than 14 clear 105,007,961 98.812% 1,262,962 1.188% 106,270,923 78.79% 43,755
days' notice.
15 To disapply statutory pre-emption rights. 106,229,784 99.997% 3,105 0.003% 106,232,889 78.77% 81,789
16 To authorise the Company to purchase its own Shares. 104,618,521 98.562% 1,525,879 1.438% 106,144,400 78.70% 170,278
Notes:
1. Based on total issued share capital of ordinary shares (as at
25 April 2024).
2. A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted towards
votes cast "For" or "Against" a resolution.
3. The total voting rights of the Company on 25 April 2024 were
134,872,529.
4. The 'For' vote includes those giving the Chairman discretion.
Further to our announcements on 8 December 2023 and 2 April 2024, SThree
confirms that Sanjeevan Bala has been appointed as a non-executive director of
the Company, Barrie Brien has stood down as a non-executive director with
effect from the conclusion of the AGM.
National Storage Mechanism
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, a copy of the resolutions passed as
special business will shortly be submitted to the FCA's National Storage
Mechanism and will be available to view at
https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
(https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism)
Enquiries:
SThree plc 020 7268 6000
Timo Lehne, Chief Executive Officer
Andrew Beach, Chief Financial Officer
Kate Danson, Company Secretary
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