REG - Hays PLC - Result of AGM

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Hays PLC
14 November 2018
 



HAYS PLC
 
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2018
 
RESULTS OF THE POLL
 
Hays plc held its thirty first Annual General Meeting today, 14 November 2018, 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 12 November 2018 was 1,464,096,566 (1,457,139,170 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 2018


1,206,393,487


99.47


6,464,242


0.53


1,212,857,729


83.24%


5,089,551




2.


To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report


1,201,141,966


98.72


15,513,481


1.28


1,216,655,447


83.50%


1,291,832




3.


To approve a final dividend


1,217,920,247


100.00


21,033


0.00


1,217,941,280


83.58%


6,000




4.


To approve a special dividend


1,217,888,083


100.00


26,787


0.00


1,217,914,870


83.58%


32,410




5.


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


1,147,437,719


94.22


70,420,230


5.78


1,217,857,949


83.58%


89,330




6.


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


1,213,096,625


99.61


4,763,125


0.39


1,217,859,750


83.58%


87,530




7.


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


1,209,027,435


99.27


8,831,815


0.73


1,217,859,250


83.58%


88,030




8.


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


1,209,214,143


99.29


8,642,907


0.71


1,217,857,050


83.58%


90,230




9.


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


1,203,524,112


98.82


14,326,337


1.18


1,217,850,449


83.58%


96,830




10.


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


1,209,222,001


99.29


8,642,223


0.71


1,217,864,224


83.58%


83,056




11.


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


1,211,563,161


99.48


6,285,000


0.52


1,217,848,161


83.58%


99,119




12.


To reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor of the Company


1,201,885,477


98.68


16,033,967


1.32


1,217,919,444


83.58%


27,835




13.


To authorise the directors to determine the auditor's remuneration


1,205,024,698


98.94


12,891,561


1.06


1,217,916,259


83.58%


31,021




14.


To authorise the Company to make political donations


1,159,155,759


95.19


58,572,120


4.81


1,217,727,879


83.57%


219,401




15.


To authorise the directors to allot Ordinary shares in the Company


1,172,744,632


96.29


45,179,176


3.71


1,217,923,808


83.58%


23,472




16.


To authorise the directors to disapply    pre-emption rights*


1,173,402,954


96.35


44,454,309


3.65


1,217,857,263


83.58%


90,017




17.


To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares*


1,203,093,108


99.17


10,096,270


0.83


1,213,189,378


83.26%


4,757,901




18.


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


1,171,855,781


96.22


46,057,675


3.78


1,217,913,456


83.58%


33,824



 
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
 
14 November 2018




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