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27/04/2023 16:45

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RNS Number : 7626X  CLS Holdings PLC  27 April 2023

CLS Holdings plc

(the "Company" or "CLS")

 

Result of AGM

 

At the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of the Company held at 10.00am today all
the resolutions as set out in the Notice of Meeting dated 27 April 2023 were
unanimously passed on a poll. These results will shortly be available on the
Company's website (www.clsholdings.com (http://www.clsholdings.com) ):

 

 RESOLUTION                                                                              VOTES          %      VOTES AGAINST  %      VOTES          % of TVR VOTED  VOTES WITHHELD**

FOR*
TOTAL
 1       Receive and adopt the Annual Report & Accounts for the year ended 31            352,441,773    99.99  32,759         0.01   352,474,532    88.74           108,812
         December 2022
 2       Approve the Directors' Annual Remuneration Report                                347,002,378   98.45   5,479,088     1.55    352,481,466   88.74            101,878
 3       Approve the 2023 Remuneration Policy                                             349,550,240   99.17   2,931,226     0.83    352,481,466   88.74            101,878
 4       Approve a final dividend for the year ended 31 December 2022 of 5.35 pence per   349,756,888   99.20   2,826,456     0.80    352,583,344   88.76            -
         ordinary share
 5       Re-elect Lennart Sten as a Director                                              332,473,962   94.30   20,104,863    5.70    352,578,825   88.76            4,519
 6       Re-elect Anna Seeley as a Director                                               289,118,335   82.02   63,363,710    17.98   352,482,045   88.74            101,299
 7       Re-elect Fredrik Widlund as a Director                                           349,119,520   99.05   3,362,525     0.95    352,482,045   88.74            101,299
 8       Re-elect Andrew Kirkman as a Director                                            351,986,218   99.86   495,827       0.14    352,482,045   88.74            101,299
 9       Re-elect Elizabeth Edwards as a Director                                         339,396,083   96.29   13,085,962    3.71    352,482,045   88.74            101,299
 10      Re-elect Bill Holland as a Director                                              352,235,718   99.93   246,327       0.07    352,482,045   88.74            101,299
 11      Re-elect Denise Jagger as a Director                                             352,179,392   99.93   246,427       0.07    352,425,819   88.73            157,525
 12      Re-elect Bengt Mortstedt as a Director                                           320,372,585   90.89   32,109,460    9.11    352,482,045   88.74            101,299
 13      Re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditors                                         352,393,411   99.99   36,408        0.01    352,429,819   88.73            153,525
 14      Authorise the directors to determine the auditors' remuneration                  352,459,718   99.99   25,775        0.01    352,485,493   88.74            97,851
 15      Authorise the directors to allot relevant securities                             348,866,425   98.97   3,620,138     1.03    352,486,563   88.74            96,781
 16      Approve the 2023 Annual Bonus Plan                                               352,403,275   99.98   83,288        0.02    352,486,563   88.74            96,781
 17      Approve the 2023 Long Term Incentive Plan                                        348,360,078   98.83   4,126,485     1.17    352,486,563   88.74            96,781
 18      Authorise the directors to make non pre-emptive share allotments                 351,236,313   99.62   1,345,961     0.38    352,582,274   88.76            1,070
 19      Authorise the directors to make market purchases of shares                       352,501,652   99.98   53,622        0.02    352,555,274   88.76            28,070
 20      Authorise General Meetings to be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice   349,645,349   99.17   2,937,995     0.83    352,583,344   88.76            -

 

 

 Votes of the Independent Shareholders (excluding the                               VOTES          %       VOTES AGAINST  %       VOTES          % of Independent TVR VOTED  VOTES WITHHELD**

FOR*
TOTAL
 voting interest of Companies owned and controlled by the investment vehicle
 for the Sten and Karin Mortstedt Family & Charity Trust as Controlling
 Shareholder holding 51.81% of the Issued Ordinary Share Capital) on the
 resolutions concerning the election of the independent non-executive
 directors.

 RESOLUTION

 5                                        Re-elect Lennart Sten                     128,066,438    86.43%  20,104,863     13.57%  148,171,301    76.85%                      4,519
 9                                        Re-elect Elizabeth Edwards as a Director   134,988,559   91.16%   13,085,962    8.84%    148,074,521   76.80%                       101,299
 10                                       Re-elect Bill Holland as a Director        147,828,194   99.83%   246,327       0.17%    148,074,521   76.80%                       101,299
 11                                       Re-elect Denise Jagger as a Director       147,771,868   99.83%   246,427       0.17%    148,018,295   76.77%                       157,525

 

 

*     Includes those votes giving the Chairman discretion.

 

**  These votes are not counted towards the votes cast at the AGM.

 

A copy of the resolutions passed at the AGM will be submitted to the National
Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at
 https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
(https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism) .

 

Enquiries:

 

CLS Holdings plc

(LEI: 213800A357TKB2TD9U78)

www.clsholdings.com (http://www.clsholdings.com/)

David Fuller, Company Secretary

+44 (0)20 7582 7766

 

 

 

 

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