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Franchise BrandsAnnouncement

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RNS Number : 6333W  Franchise Brands PLC  18 April 2023

18 April 2023

 

Franchise Brands plc

("Franchise Brands", the "Company" or the "Group")

 

Result of Annual General Meeting

 

Franchise Brands plc (AIM: FRAN), an international multi-brand franchise
business, is pleased to announce that at the Company's Annual General Meeting
held earlier today, all resolutions were duly passed on a poll.

 

The proxy votes received from shareholders on each resolution are set out
below:

 

 Resolution            Description                                                                  Votes For    % of Votes Cast  Votes Against  % of Votes Cast  Total votes cast (excluding votes withheld  Votes Withheld
 ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS
 RES:001               To receive the 2022 report and financial statements                          108,171,709  100.00%          -              0.00%            108,171,709                                 -
 RES:002               Declaration of final dividend                                                108,171,709  100.00%          -              0.00%            108,171,709                                 -
 RES:003               Re-election of Robin Christian Bellhouse                                     108,114,676  99.95%           55,944         0.05%            108,170,620                                 1,089
 RES:004               Re-election of Andrew Vincent Guilio Brattesani                              108,164,620  99.99%           6,000          0.01%            108,170,620                                 1,089
 RES:005               Re-election of Julia Rosalind Choudhury                                      108,158,330  99.99%           12,290         0.01%            108,170,620                                 1,089
 RES:006               Re-election of Timothy John Harris                                           108,158,330  99.99%           12,290         0.01%            108,170,620                                 1,089
 RES:007               Re-election of Stephen Glen Hemsley                                          108,158,330  99.99%           12,290         0.01%            108,170,620                                 1,089
 RES:008               Re-election of Andrew John Mallows                                           108,158,330  99.99%           12,290         0.01%            108,170,620                                 1,089
 RES:009               Re-election of Peter John Molloy                                             108,158,330  99.99%           12,290         0.01%            108,170,620                                 1,089
 RES:010               Re-election of David John Poutney                                            108,117,676  99.95%           52,944         0.05%            108,170,620                                 1,089
 RES:011               Re-election of Colin David Rees                                              108,158,330  99.99%           12,290         0.01%            108,170,620                                 1,089
 RES:012               Re-election of Jason Charles Sayers                                          108,158,330  99.99%           12,290         0.01%            108,170,620                                 1,089
 RES:013               Re-election of Nigel William Wray                                            108,158,330  99.99%           12,290         0.01%            108,170,620                                 1,089
 RES:014               To reappoint BDO LLP as auditors of the Company                              108,118,765  99.95%           52,944         0.05%            108,171,709                                 -
 RES:015               Authority to determine remuneration of the auditors                          108,110,115  99.95%           52,944         0.05%            108,163,059                                 8,650
 RES:016               Authority to allot shares                                                    98,976,338   91.50%           9,194,282      8.50%            108,170,620                                 1,089
 SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS
 RES:017               Disapplication of pre-emption rights                                         98,274,163   90.85%           9,896,546      9.15%            108,170,709                                 1,000
 RES:018               Disapplication of pre-emption rights (for an acquisition or other specified  98,276,663   90.86%           9,890,646      9.14%            108,167,309                                 4,400
                       capital investment)
 RES:019               Authority to purchase own shares                                             108,137,772  99.99%           10,314         0.01%            108,148,086                                 23,623

 

 

Enquiries:

 Franchise Brands plc                                               + 44 (0) 162 550 7910
 Stephen Hemsley, Executive Chairman
 Andrew Mallows, Interim Chief Financial Officer
 Julia Choudhury, Corporate Development Director

 Allenby Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker)       +44 (0) 20 3328 5656
 Jeremy Porter / George Payne (Corporate Finance)
 Amrit Nahal / Joscelin Pinnington (Sales & Corporate Broking)

 Dowgate Capital Limited (Joint Broker)                             +44 (0) 20 3903 7715
 James Serjeant / Russell Cook / Nicholas Chambers

 Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited (Joint Broker)                      +44 (0)20 7710 7688
 Matthew Blawat / Francis North

 MHP Group (Financial PR)                                           +44 (0) 20 3128 8100
 Katie Hunt / Catherine Chapman                                     +44 (0) 7884 494112
                                                                    franchisebrands@mhpgroup.com

 

About Franchise Brands plc

 

Franchise Brands is an international, multi-brand franchisor focused on
building market-leading businesses primarily via a franchise model. The Group
currently has a combined network of 586 franchisees across six principal
franchise brands in the UK, North America and Europe.

Franchise Brands' focus is on B2B van-based reactive and planned services. The
Company owns several market-leading brands with a long trading history which
benefit from the Group's central support services, in particular technology,
marketing, management experience and other group resources. At the centre of
Franchise Brands' business building strategy is helping its franchisees grow
their businesses.

Franchise Brands employs 415 people from 5 principal offices in the UK,
Orlando, Florida and the Netherlands.

For further information, visit www.franchisebrands.co.uk
(http://www.franchisebrands.co.uk)

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