Result of AGM

Hansard Global

03/11/2021 13:15

RNS Number : 2456R

Hansard Global plc

03 November 2021

 

 3 November 2021

Hansard Global plc

Results of Annual General Meeting held on 3 November 2021

 

Hansard Global plc (the "Company") announces that at its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held on 3 November 2021, Resolutions 1 to 13 (inclusive) as ordinary resolutions together with Resolution 14 as a special resolution, were duly passed on a show of hands and the results of the proxy votes are as follows:

 

RESOLUTION
VOTES
FOR
% OF VOTES CAST
VOTES
AGAINST
% OF VOTES CAST
VOTES CAST IN TOTAL
TOTAL VOTES CAST AS A % OF ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL
VOTES WITHHELD
1.
To receive the Company's 2021 financial statements, together with the Directors' Report and auditor's report thereon.
97,262,026
99.96
36,800
0.04
97,298,826
70.73
550
2.
To approve the Remuneration Report for the year ended 30 June 2021
97,203,145
99.92
75,530
0.08
97,278,675
70.72
20,701
3.
To declare a final dividend of 2.65 pence per share.
97,291,776
99.99
7,600
0.01
97,299,376
70.72
0
4.
To re-elect Mr G M Easton as a director.
97,209,343
99.93
70,033
0.07
97,279,376
70.72
20,000
5.
To elect Mr G Sheward as a director.
97,209,343
99.93
70,033
0.07
97,279,376
70.72
20,000
6.
To re-elect Mr T N Davies as a director.
97,211,343
99.93
68,033
0.07
97,279,376
70.72
20,000
7.
To elect Mr D J G Peach as a director
97,211,343
99.93
68,033
0.07
97,279,376
70.72
20,000
8.
To re-elect Mr P B Kay as a director
97,209,343
99.93
70,033
0.07
97,279,376
70.72
20,000
9.
To re-elect Mr J Ribeiro as a director
97,211,343
99.93
68,033
0.07
97,279,376
70.72
20,000
10.
To re-elect Mr M A L Polonsky as a director.
97,209,646
99.93
69,730
0.07
97,279,376
70.72
20,000
11.
To appoint KPMG Audit LLC, Isle of Man as auditor.
97,228,825
99.95
50,551
0.05
97,279,376
70.72
20,000
12.
To authorise the Directors to determine the auditor's remuneration.
97,219,074
99.94
60,302
0.06
97,279,376
70.72
20,000
13.
To renew the Company's authority to purchase its own shares.
97,237,417
99.96
41,959
0.04
97,279,376
70.72
20,000
14.
To renew the Directors' authority to allot shares and disapply pre-emption rights.
97,214,645
99.93
64,731
0.07
97,279,376
70.72
20,000

 

 

 

 

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

 

RESOLUTION
VOTES
FOR
VOTES
AGAINST
VOTES
WITHHELD
7
30,457,316
68,033
20,000
8
30,455,316
70,033
20,000
9
30,457,316
68,033
20,000

 

 

Notes:

 

1.   Proxy Results are taken from the 27 valid Forms of Proxies received.

 

2.   Any proxy appointments giving discretion to the Chairman 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 3 November 2021 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 elect Mr Peach, and re-elect Mr Kay and Mr Ribeiro (independent non-executive director) 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.

 

6.   In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, a copy of resolutions 13 & 14 (special business) has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism 

 

 

 

Enquiries:

 

Hazel Stewart, Company Secretary.

Tel: 01624 688000

Legal Entity Identifier: 213800ZJ9F2EA3Q24K05

 

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