REG - Hays PLC - Result of AGM
RNS Number : 0125FHays PLC11 November 2020HAYS 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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