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RNS Number : 0125F
Hays PLC
11 November 2020
 

HAYS PLC

 

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2020

 

RESULTS OF THE POLL

 

Hays plc held its thirty third Annual General Meeting today, 11 November 2020, at our Company's offices at 4th Floor, 20 Triton Street, London, NW1 3BF 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 09 November 2020 was 1,682,116,775 (1,676,740,003

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 2020

1,442,995,926

99.62%

5,556,342

0.38%

1,448,552,268

86.39

7,905,727

2.

To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy

1,330,376,148

91.47%

124,075,795

8.53%

1,454,451,943

86.74

2,006,052

3.

To approve the

Directors' Remuneration

Report

1,451,328,487

99.65%

5,065,456

0.35%

1,456,393,943

86.86

64,053

4.

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

1,433,474,319

98.87%

16,423,418

1.13%

1,449,897,737

86.47

6,560,258

5.

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

1,456,292,672

99.99%

103,297

0.01%

1,456,395,969

86.86

62,027

6.

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

1,454,631,380

99.88%

1,780,948

0.12%

1,456,412,328

86.86

45,668

7.

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

1,410,070,592

96.82%

46,332,295

3.18%

1,456,402,887

86.86

55,109

8.

To re-elect Cheryl Millington as a director of the Company

1,412,048,954

96.95%

44,356,205

3.05%

1,456,405,159

86.86

52,837

9.

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

1,376,155,028

94.75%

76,266,360

5.25%

1,452,421,388

86.62

4,036,607

10.

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

1,449,902,679

99.83%

2,510,494

0.17%

1,452,413,173

86.62

4,044,823

11.

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

1,453,832,097

99.82%

2,571,290

0.18%

1,456,403,387

86.86

54,609

12.

To reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditor of the Company

1,456,119,095

99.98%

303,928

0.02%

1,456,423,023

86.86

34,973

13.

To authorise the directors to determine the Auditor's remuneration

1,455,988,240

99.97%

427,352

0.03%

1,456,415,592

86.86

42,404

14.

To authorise the Company to make political donations

1,345,898,644

92.42%

110,462,005

7.58%

1,456,360,649

86.86

97,347

15.

To authorise the directors to allot Ordinary shares in the Company

1,266,043,892

86.93%

190,396,801

13.07%

1,456,440,693

86.86

17,302

16.

To authorise the directors to disapply pre-emption rights*

1,265,915,612

86.92%

190,452,334

13.08%

1,456,367,946

86.86

90,049

17.

To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares*

1,448,328,366

99.48%

7,585,047

0.52%

1,455,913,413

86.83

544,582

18.

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

1,421,408,726

97.59%

35,030,997

2.41%

1,456,439,723

86.86

18,273

 

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

 

11 November 2020

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