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RNS Number : 1177M  Hansard Global plc  13 November 2024

13 November 2024

Hansard Global plc

Results of Annual General Meeting held on 13 November 2024

 

Hansard Global plc (the "Company") announces that at its Annual General
Meeting ("AGM") held on 13 November 2024, Resolutions 1 to 12 (inclusive) as
ordinary resolutions 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 2024 financial statements, together with the                                44,253    0.05                                  71                                               0
      Directors' Report and auditor's report thereon.

                                                                             97,869,658   99.95

                                                                                                                                      97,913,911

 2.   To approve the Remuneration Report for the year ended 30 June 2024     97,667,929   99.76            239,109   0.24                                  71                                               6,873

                                                                                                                                      97,907,038

 3.   To declare a final dividend of 2.65 pence per share.                   97,906,458   99.99            7453      0.01             97,913,911           71                                               0
 4.   To re-elect Mr P B Kay as a director.                                  97,837,351   99.93            70,688    0.07                                  71                                               5,872

                                                                                                                                      97,908,039

 5.   To re-elect T Morfett as a director.                                   97,837,351   99.93            70,688    0.07                                  71                                               5,872

                                                                                                                                      97,908,039

 6.   To elect Mr O Byrne as a director.                                     97,818,780    99.91           89,259    0.09                                  71                                               5,872

                                                                                                                                      97,908,039
 7.   To re-elect Mr D J G Peach as a director                               97,837,351   99.93            70,688    0.07                                  71                                               5,872

                                                                                                                                      97,908,039

 8.   To re-elect Mr J Ribeiro as a director                                 97,837,351   99.93            70,688    0.07                                  71                                               5,872

                                                                                                                                      97,908,039

 9.   To elect Mrs EN Harwerth as a director                                 97,838,780   99.93            69,259    0.07                                  71                                               5,872

                                                                                                                                      97,908,039

 10.  To re-elect Mr M A L Polonsky as a director.                           97,837,351   99.93            70,688    0.07                                  71                                               5,872

                                                                                                                                      97,908,039

 11.  To appoint KPMG Audit LLC, Isle of Man as auditor.                     97,776,753   99.89            107,121   0.11                                  71                                               30,037

                                                                                                                                      97,883,874

 12.  To authorise the Directors to determine the auditor's remuneration.                 99.94            55,186    0.06             97,908,911           71                                               5,000

                                                                             97,853,725

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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          31,083,324  70,688    5,872
          8          31,083,324  70,688    5,872
 9                   31,084,753  69,259    5,872

 

 

 

 

Notes:

1.   Proxy Results are taken from the 28 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 13 November 2024 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,
resolutions 7,8 and 9 to re-elect Mr Peach and Mr Ribeiro and elect Mrs EN
Harwerth (independent non-executive directors) has under 6.2.8R been approved
by a majority of the votes cast by:

(a) the shareholders of the Company; and

(b) the independent shareholders of the Company.

 

 

Enquiries:

Hansard Global plc
                         +44 (0) 1624 688 000

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 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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