REG - Hays PLC - Result of AGM

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13/11/2019 15:50

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Hays PLC
13 November 2019
 


 
 
HAYS PLC
 
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2019
 
RESULTS OF THE POLL
 
Hays plc held its thirty second Annual General Meeting today, 13 November 2019, at the offices of UBS, 5 Broadgate, London, EC2M 2QS at 12 noon.  All resolutions were duly passed on a poll.  The results are shown below.
 
The 'For' vote includes those giving the Chairman discretion. Votes withheld are not votes in law and therefore have not been counted in the calculation of the percentage of votes for or against a resolution.
 
The issued share capital (ISC) at the close of business on 11 November 2019 was 1,471,590,458 (1,467,162,562 excluding shares held in Treasury).
 
POLL RESULTS
 
The results of the poll are as follows:
 




 
Resolution


Votes For


Votes Against


 
Votes Total


Votes Withheld




 


 


No.


%


No.


%


No.


% ISC


No.






1.


To receive the Directors' and Auditor's Reports and the financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2019


1,266,338,587


99.81


2,432,295


0.19


1,268,770,882


86.48%


3,068,406




2.


To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report


1,204,738,129


96.32


46,015,367


3.68


1,250,753,496


85.25%


21,085,791




3.


To approve a final dividend


1,271,828,368


100.00


4,330


0.00


1,271,832,698


86.69%


6,590




4.


To approve a special dividend


1,271,812,689


100.00


10,401


0.00


1,271,823,090


86.69%


16,198




5.


To re-elect Andrew Martin as a director of the Company


1,264,138,162


99.40


7,659,375


0.60


1,271,797,537


86.68%


41,750




6.


To re-elect Alistair Cox as a director of the Company


1,269,416,135


99.81


2,372,903


0.19


1,271,789,038


86.68%


50,250




7.


To re-elect Paul Venables as a director of the Company


1,267,117,252


99.64


4,628,268


0.36


1,271,745,520


86.68%


93,768




8.


To re-elect Torsten Kreindl as a director of the Company


1,265,272,806


99.49


6,515,103


0.51


1,271,787,909


86.68%


51,379




9.


To re-elect Susan Murray as a director of the Company


1,256,405,049


98.79


15,385,460


1.21


1,271,790,509


86.68%


48,779




10.


To re-elect MT Rainey as a director of the Company


1,265,290,804


99.49


6,494,509


0.51


1,271,785,313


86.68%


53,975




11.


To re-elect Peter Williams as a director of the Company


1,267,728,867


99.68


4,063,109


0.32


1,271,791,976


86.68%


47,312




12.


To elect Cheryl Millington as a director of the Company


1,271,604,951


99.99


131,494


0.01


1,271,736,445


86.68%


102,843




13.


To reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditor of the Company


1,264,000,691


99.96


526,947


0.04


1,264,527,638


86.19%


7,311,649




14.


To authorise the directors to determine the Auditor's remuneration


1,271,359,844


99.97


431,047


0.03


1,271,790,891


86.68%


48,397




15.


To authorise the Company to make political donations


1,173,187,092


92.26


98,382,080


7.74


1,271,569,172


86.67%


270,116




16.


To authorise the directors to allot Ordinary shares in the Company


1,131,680,259


88.98


140,137,422


11.02


1,271,817,681


86.69%


21,607




17.


To authorise the directors to disapply pre-emption rights*


1,132,462,414


89.05


139,273,666


10.95


1,271,736,080


86.68%


103,208




18.


To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares*


1,263,309,491


99.37


7,986,847


0.63


1,271,296,338


86.65%


542,949




19.


To authorise the calling of a general meeting with 14 clear days' notice*


1,236,650,541


97.23


35,176,837


2.77


1,271,827,378


86.69%


11,910




20.


To authorise the directors to approve the UK Sharesave Plan


1,261,388,811


99.18


10,419,731


0.82


1,271,808,542


86.68%


30,745




21.


To authorise the directors to approve the International Sharesave Plan


1,261,376,721


99.18


10,425,631


0.82


1,271,802,352


86.68%


36,935




 
Special resolutions are indicated by an asterisk.
 
The full text of each of the resolutions is set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting, which is available at haysplc.com/investors/shareholder-services/agm.
In accordance with UK Listing Rule 9.6.2R, copies of the resolutions other than those concerning ordinary business passed at the Annual General Meeting have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at morningstar.co.uk.
 
 
Chris Winters
Deputy Company Secretary
 
13 November 2019




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