REG - Distil PLC - Result of Annual General Meeting

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15/07/2021 10:55

RNS Number : 3795F
  
Distil PLC
  
15 July 2021
  
 

Distil PLC
("Distil" or the "Company")
Result of Annual General Meeting
Distil plc (AIM:DIS), owner of premium drinks brands RedLeg Spiced Rum, Blackwoods Gin and Vodka, TRØVE Botanical Vodka, Blavod Black Vodka, Jago's Cream Liqueur and Diva Vodka, is pleased to announce that at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held at 10.00 am today, all 7 resolutions put to members were passed on a poll. 
Resolutions 1 to 6 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolution 7 was passed as a special resolution. 
The proxy votes cast by or on behalf of shareholders on each resolution are set out below.



Resolution


FOR


%


AGAINST


%


WITHHELD




Resolution 1 (Ordinary)
That the annual report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2021, together with the report of the auditors thereon, be received


 
181,423,419
 


 
99.72


 
510,204


 
0.28


 
34,000




Resolution 2 (Ordinary)
That BDO LLP be appointed as auditor of the Company to hold office until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting at which accounts are laid before the Company and their remuneration be determined by the directors.


 
181,933,623
 


 
99.98


 
34,000


 
0.02


 
0




Resolution 3 (Ordinary)
That Shaun Claydon be re-elected as a Director of the Company.


181,423,419
 


99.98


34,000


0.02


510,204




Resolution 4 (Ordinary)
That Kate O'Connell be elected as a Director of the Company.


181,933,623
 


99.98


34,000


0.02


0




Resolution 5 (Ordinary)
That Roland Grain be elected as a Director of the Company.


181,363,419
 


99.67


604,204


0.33


0




Resolution 6 (Ordinary)
To empower the directors to allot relevant securities pursuant to Section 551 of the Act


181,354,131
 
 


99.70


552,192


0.30


61,300
 




Resolution 7 (Special)
To disapply the pre-emptive rights contained in Section 561 of the Act


 
181,203,199
 


 
99.59


 
753,492


 
0.41


 
10,932



 
As at 15 July 2021, there were 501,982,913 ordinary shares in issue. Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share. Votes withheld are not votes in law and so have not been included in the calculation of the proportion of votes for and against a resolution.
 
For further information:



Distil PLC


 




Don Goulding, Executive Chairman
 
Shaun Claydon, Finance Director


Tel: +44 207 352 2096




SPARK Advisory Partners Limited
(NOMAD)


 




Neil Baldwin
 
Mark Brady


Tel: +44 203 368 3550




Turner Pope Investments (TPI) Ltd
(Broker)


 




Andy Thacker
 
James Pope


Tel: +44 203 657 0050



 
About Distil
Distil Plc is quoted on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange. It owns drinks brands in a number of sectors of the alcoholic drinks market. These include premium spiced rum, vodka, gin, vodka vanilla cream liqueur and are called RedLeg Spiced Rum, Blackwoods Vintage Gin, Blackwoods Vodka, Blavod Original Black Vodka, Diva Vodka and Jago's Vanilla Cream Liqueur.
 
 

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