REG - Aptitude Software - Result of AGM and Directorate Change

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RNS Number : 7342J  Aptitude Software Group PLC  28 April 2022

 

            28 April 2022

Aptitude Software Group plc

("Aptitude Software" or the "Company")

Result of AGM and Directorate Change

The Board of Directors of Aptitude Software announces that, at the Company's
2022 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
(https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism) .

As at 26 April 2022, being the proxy voting deadline, there were 57,242,940
ordinary shares with voting rights in issue. The proxies received by the
Company from shareholders prior to the meeting are shown below.

Having not sought re-election at the Annual General Meeting, Peter Whiting
resigned as a Director of the Company with effect from 28 April 2022. The
Board thanks Peter for the extensive contribution that he has made to the
Company throughout the duration of his appointment.

 

 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            49,064,375        100.00  0                 0      0
         ended 31 December 2021 together with the reports of the Directors and
         auditors.
 2       Approve Part B of the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 31       47,015,834        95.83   2,047,082         4.17   1,459
         December 2021.
 3       Declare a final dividend of 3.6 pence per ordinary share.                        49,064,175        100.00  0                 0      200
 4       Re-elect Ivan Martin a Director of the Company                                   47,680,768        97.18   1,383,607         2.82   0
 5       Re-elect Barbara Moorhouse a Director of the Company                             48,868,857        99.60   195,518           0.40   0
 6       Re-elect Philip Wood a Director of the Company                                   49,041,337        99.95   23,038            0.05   0
 7       Re-elect Jeremy Suddards a Director of the Company                               49,064,375        100.00  0                 0      0
 8       Elect Sara Dickinson as a Director of the Company                                49,061,272        99.99   3,103             0.01   0
 9       Appoint RSM UK Audit LLP as auditors of the Company.                             49,063,863        100.00  0                 0      512
 10      Authorise the Audit Committee to agree the auditors' remuneration.               49,063,593        99.99   270               0.01   512
 11      Authorise the Directors to allot securities pursuant to section 551 of the       49,043,575        99.96   20,800            0.04   0
         Companies Act 2006 (the "Act").
 12      Special Resolution:                                                              49,058,976        99.99   4,887             0.01   512

         Disapply pre-emption rights under section 561 of the Act within the stated
         limits.
 13      Special Resolution:                                                              48,619,493        99.09   444,100           0.91   782

         Disapply pre-emption rights under section 561 of the Act in additional limited
         circumstances.
 14      Special Resolution:                                                              49,064,182        99.99   193               0.01   0

         Authorise the Company to make purchases of its own shares pursuant to section
         701 of the Act.
 15      Special Resolution:                                                              48,949,997        99.77   113,503           0.23   875

         Authorise the holding of a general meeting (other than an AGM) on not less
         than 14 clear days' notice.

*Excludes votes withheld

 

Contact:

 Georgina Sharley, Company Secretary  020-3687-3200

 

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