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RNS Number : 0940M  CLS Holdings PLC  25 April 2024

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 22 March 2024 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             319,586,139   99.60%    1,269,346     0.40%    320,855,485   80.74%           153,349
         December 2023
 2       Approve the Directors' Annual Remuneration Report                                315,413,480   99.26%    2,345,420     0.74%    317,758,900   79.96%           3,249,934
 3       Approve a final dividend for the year ended 31 December 2023 of 5.35 pence per   320,991,311   100.00%   3,423         0.00%    320,994,734   80.77%           14,100
         ordinary share
 4       Re-elect Lennart Sten as a Director                                              301,738,979   94.00%    19,266,163    6.00%    321,005,142   80.77%           3,692
 5       Re-elect Anna Seeley as a Director                                               258,169,177   81.23%    59,641,955    18.77%   317,811,132   79.97%           3,197,702
 6       Re-elect Fredrik Widlund as a Director                                           318,704,257   99.28%    2,300,887     0.72%    321,005,144   80.77%           3,690
 7       Re-elect Andrew Kirkman as a Director                                            318,692,012   99.28%    2,314,332     0.72%    321,006,344   80.77%           2,490
 8       Re-elect Elizabeth Edwards as a Director                                         306,334,918   95.43%    14,658,325    4.57%    320,993,243   80.77%           15,591
 9       Re-elect Bill Holland as a Director                                              318,368,563   99.18%    2,624,681     0.82%    320,993,244   80.77%           15,590
 10      Elect Eva Lindqvist as a Director                                                318,774,965   99.30%    2,231,379     0.70%    321,006,344   80.77%           2,490
 11      Re-elect Bengt Mortstedt as a Director                                           294,110,226   91.62%    26,896,117    8.38%    321,006,343   80.77%           2,491
 12      Re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditors                                         320,980,160   99.99%    27,674        0.01%    321,007,834   80.77%           1,000
 13      Authorise the directors to determine the auditors' remuneration                  320,989,931   99.99%    17,903        0.01%    321,007,834   80.77%           1,000
 14      Authorise the directors to allot relevant securities                             319,881,458   99.65%    1,126,376     0.35%    321,007,834   80.77%           1,000
 15      Authorise the directors to make non pre-emptive share allotments                 320,471,433   99.83%    536,401       0.17%    321,007,834   80.77%           1,000
 16      Authorise the directors to make market purchases of shares                       316,950,772   98.75%    4,008,372     1.25%    320,959,144   80.76%           49,690
 17      Authorise General Meetings to be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice   317,924,228   99.04%    3,083,605     0.96%    321,007,833   80.77%           1,001

 

 

 

 Votes of the Independent Shareholders (excluding the voting interest of             VOTES       %       VOTES AGAINST  %       VOTES        % of Independent TVR VOTED
 Companies owned and controlled by the investment vehicle for the Sten and
FOR*
TOTAL
 Karin Mortstedt Family & Charity Trust as Controlling Shareholder holding
 55.34% of the Issued Ordinary Share Capital) on the resolutions concerning the
 election of the independent non-executive directors.

 RESOLUTION

 4                                         Re-elect Lennart Sten                     81,821,455  80.94%  19,266,163     19.06%  101,087,618  56.95%
 8                                         Re-elect Elizabeth Edwards as a Director  86,417,394  85.50%  14,658,325     14.50%  101,075,719  56.95%
 9                                         Re-elect Bill Holland as a Director       98,451,039  97.40%  2,624,681      2.60%   101,075,720  56.95%
 10                                        Elect Eva Lindqvist as a Director         98,857,441  97.79%  2,231,379      2.21%   101,088,820  56.95%

 

 

*     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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