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08/11/2023 12:00

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RNS Number : 8113S  Hansard Global plc  08 November 2023

8 November 2023

Hansard Global plc

Results of Annual General Meeting held on 8 November 2023

 

Hansard Global plc (the "Company") announces that at its Annual General
Meeting ("AGM") held on 8 November 2023, Resolutions 1 to 12 (inclusive) as
ordinary resolutions and Resolution 13 as a special resolution, were duly
passed on a show of hands and the results of the proxy votes are as follows:

 

 

      RESOLUTION                                                                   VOTES        % OF VOTES CAST  VOTES     % OF VOTES CAST  VOTES CAST IN TOTAL  TOTAL VOTES CAST AS A % OF ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL  VOTES WITHHELD

                                                                                   FOR                           AGAINST
 1.   To receive the Company's 2023 financial statements, together with the                                      40,750    0.04                                  71%
      Directors' Report and auditor's report thereon.

                                                                                   97,998,258   99.95

                                                                                                                                                                                                                  2,500

                                                                                                                                            98,039,278

 2.   To approve the Remuneration Report for the year ended 30 June 2023           97,849,666   99.80            184,463   0.19                                  71%                                              7,649

                                                                                                                                            98,034,129

 3.   To declare a final dividend of 2.65 pence per share.                         98,037,828   99.98            3,950     0                98,041,778           71%                                              0
 4.   To re-elect Mr P B Kay as a director.                                        97,986,830   99.94            50,685    0.05                                  71%                                              4,263

                                                                                                                                            98,037,515

 5.   To re-elect Mr G Sheward as a director.                                      97,986,830   99.94            51,313    0.05                                  71%                                              4,263

                                                                                                                                            98,037,515

 6.   To elect Mr T Morfett as a director.                                         97,990,330   99.94            47,185    0.05                                  71%                                              4,263

                                                                                                                                            98,037,515

 7.   To re-elect Mr D J G Peach as a director                                     97,985,702   99.94            51,813    0.05                                  71%                                              4,263

                                                                                                                                            98,037,515

 8.   To re-elect Mr J Ribeiro as a director                                       97,983,415   99.93            54,100    0.06                                  71%                                              4,263

                                                                                                                                            98,037,515

 9.   To elect Dr C Theodorovics as a director                                     97,984,202   99.94            53,313    0.05                                  71%                                              4,263

                                                                                                                                            98,037,515

 10.  To re-elect Mr M A L Polonsky as a director.                                 97,964,216   99.92            73,299    0.07                                  71%                                              4,263

                                                                                                                                            98,037,515

 11.  To appoint KPMG Audit LLC, Isle of Man as auditor.                           97,946,935   99.90            88,327    0.09                                  71%                                              6,516

                                                                                                                                            98,035,262

 12.  To authorise the Directors to determine the auditor's remuneration.                       99.94            49,250    0.05             98,035,262           71%                                              6,516

                                                                                   97,986,012

 13   To adopt the tabled Articles of Association in substitution for the current  97,864,755   99.94            46,354    0.05             97,911,109           71%
      Articles of Association.

                                                                                                                                                                                                           130,699

 

 

 

 

 

Votes of shareholders excluding the controlling shareholder/related parties on
resolution(s) 7, 8 and 9 (election of independent non-executive directors)

 

 RESOLUTION          VOTES       VOTES     VOTES

                     FOR         AGAINST   WITHHELD
          7          31,104,765  51,813    4623
          8          31,102,478  54,100    4263
 9                   31,103,265  53,313    4263

 

Notes:

1.   Proxy Results are taken from the 33 valid Forms of Proxies received.

2.   Any proxy appointments giving discretion to the Chair of the Meeting
have been included in the "For" total.

3.   A vote "Withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the
calculation of the votes "For" or "Against" a resolution.

4.   The Company's total ordinary shares in issue (total voting rights) as
at 8 November 2023 were 137,557,079. Ordinary shareholders are entitled to one
vote per ordinary share held.

5.   As the Company has a controlling shareholder, Dr Polonsky CBE, as
defined in the Financial Conduct Authority's Listing Rules, resolutions 7,8
and 9 to re-elect Mr Peach and Mr Ribeiro and elect Dr Theodorovics
(independent non-executive directors) has under Listing Rule 9.2.2E been
approved by a majority of the votes cast by:

(a) the shareholders of the Company as a whole; and

(b) the independent shareholders of the Company, that is, all the shareholders
entitled to vote on each resolution, excluding the controlling shareholder.

 

 

Enquiries:

Hansard Global plc
                         +44 (0) 1624 688 000

Graham Sheward, Group Chief Executive Officer

Hazel Stewart, Company Secretary

Email: investor-relations@hansard.com

 

LEI number: 213800ZJ9F2EA3Q24K05

 

Notes to editors:

·     Hansard Global plc is the holding company of the Hansard Group of
companies. The Company was listed on the London Stock Exchange in December
2006. The Group is a specialist long-term savings provider, based in the Isle
of Man.

·     The Group offers a range of flexible and tax-efficient investment
products within a life assurance policy wrapper, designed to appeal to
affluent, international investors.

·     The Group utilises a controlled cost distribution model via a
network of independent financial advisors and the retail operations of certain
financial institutions who provide access to their clients in more than 170
countries. The Group's distribution model is supported by Hansard OnLine, a
multi-language internet platform, and is scalable.

·     The principal geographic markets in which the Group currently
services contract holders and financial advisors are the Middle East &
Africa, the Far East and Latin America. These markets are served by Hansard
International Limited and Hansard Worldwide Limited.

 

·     Hansard Europe dac previously operated in Western Europe but closed
to new business with effect from 30 June 2013.

·     The Group's objective is to grow by attracting new business and
positioning itself to adapt rapidly to market trends and conditions. The
scalability and flexibility of the Group's operations allow it to enter or
develop new geographic markets and exploit growth opportunities within
existing markets without the need for significant further investment.

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