REG - Aptitude Software - Result of AGM
RNS Number : 1867LAptitude Software Group PLC28 April 2020
28 April 2020
APTITUDE SOFTWARE GROUP plc ('Company')
Result of AGM
The Board of Directors of Aptitude Software Group plc (the "Company") announces that, at the Company's 2020 Annual General Meeting held earlier today, all resolutions were duly passed on a show of hands.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2(R), a copy of the resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
As at 24 April 2020, being the proxy voting deadline, there were 56,349,318 ordinary shares with voting rights in issue (the number of ordinary shares with voting rights in issue as at today's date is 56,377,962). The following proxies were received by the Company from shareholders prior to the meeting:
RESOLUTION
FOR
AGAINST
WITHHELD
VOTES
% OF VOTES CAST*
VOTES
% OF VOTES CAST*
VOTES
1
Receive and adopt the Company's Annual Report & Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2019 together with the reports of the Directors and auditors.
39,377,640
99.99
5,463
0.01
1,000
2
Approve Part B of the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 December 2019.
35,921,015
91.22
3,456,006
8.78
7,081
3
Approve and adopt the Directors' Remuneration Policy.
36,118,282
93.98
2,313,377
6.02
952,444
4
Declare a final dividend of 3.60 pence per ordinary share.
39,383,969
99.99
135
0.01
0
5
Re-elect Ivan Martin a Director of the Company
38,100,429
99.14
331,983
0.86
951,691
6
Re-elect Barbara Moorhouse a Director of the Company
39,383,765
99.99
339
0.01
0
7
Re-elect Peter Whiting a Director of the Company
37,350,305
97.18
1,082,107
2.82
951,691
8
Re-elect Philip Wood a Director of the Company
39,350,036
99.92
33,068
0.08
1,000
9
Elect Jeremy Suddards as a Director of the Company
39,384,104
100
0
0
0
10
Appoint Grant Thornton LLP as auditors of the Company.
39,383,969
100
0
0
135
11
Authorise the Audit Committee to agree the auditors' remuneration.
39,383,969
100
0
0
135
12
Authorise the Directors to allot securities pursuant to section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 (the "Act").
39,309,217
99.81
73,269
0.19
1,618
13
Special Resolution:
Disapply pre-emption rights under section 561 of the Act within the stated limits.
39,379,751
99.99
2,735
0.01
1,618
14
Special Resolution:
Disapply pre-emption rights under section 561 of the Act in additional limited circumstances.
39,374,287
99.98
8,198
0.02
1,618
15
Special Resolution:
Authorise the Company to make purchases of its own shares pursuant to section 701 of the Act.
39,376,949
99.99
5,536
0.01
1,618
16
Special Resolution:
Authorise the holding of a general meeting (other than an AGM) on not less than 14 clear days' notice.
39,126,110
99.34
257,994
0.66
0
17
To approve amendments to the Performance Share Plan 2016 and authorise the Directors to give effect to them.
37,948,691
98.75
481,968
1.25
953,444
18
To adopt the Deferred Bonus Plan and authorise the Directors to give effect to this.
37,838,604
96.08
1,542,746
3.92
2,753
*Excludes votes withheld
Contact:
Georgina Sharley, Company Secretary
07912 894439
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