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RNS Number : 8747F  Hays PLC  09 November 2022

HAYS PLC

 

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2022

 

RESULTS OF THE POLL

 

 

Hays plc (the "Company") announces the results of the voting by poll on the
resolutions put to its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held at 12:00pm today,
Wednesday 9 November 2022. The full text of the resolutions proposed at the
AGM is included in the Notice of AGM published on 3 October 2022, which is
available on the Company's website at:
www.haysplc.com/investors/shareholder-services/agm.

 

Resolutions 1 to 16 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 17 to
19 were passed as special resolutions.

 

The following table shows the votes cast on each resolution:

 

  Resolution                                                                    Votes For      %       Votes Against  %      Votes Total    % of ISC Votes  Votes Witheld
 1. To receive the Directors' and Auditor's Reports and the financial           1,404,129,179  100.00  51,304         0.00   1,404,180,483  87.53%          5,265,084
 statements for the year ended 30 June 2022
 2. To approve the                                                              1,359,585,839  97.90   29,178,638     2.10   1,388,764,477  86.57%          20,681,090

Directors' Remuneration

 Report
 3. To declare a final dividend                                                 1,409,378,672  100.00  55,246         0.00   1,409,433,918  87.86%          10,497
 4. To declare a special dividend                                               1,409,366,280  100.00  67,638         0.00   1,409,433,918  87.86%          10,497
 5. To elect James Hilton as a director of the Company                          1,402,041,067  99.48   7,364,580      0.52   1,409,405,647  87.86%          38,768
 6. To elect Joe Hurd as a director of the Company                              1,402,652,850  99.52   6,725,779      0.48   1,409,378,629  87.86%          65,786
 7. To re-elect Andrew Martin as a director of the Company                      1,386,785,276  98.40   22,601,578     1.60   1,409,386,854  87.86%          57,561
 8. To re-elect Alistair Cox as a director of the Company                       1,403,173,870  99.56   6,240,267      0.44   1,409,414,137  87.86%          30,278
 9. To re-elect Cheryl Millington as a director of the Company                  1,350,257,218  95.81   59,120,415     4.19   1,409,377,633  87.86%          66,782
 10. To re-elect Susan Murray as a director of the Company                      1,348,359,368  95.75   59,898,808     4.25   1,408,258,176  87.79%          1,186,239
 11. To re-elect MT Rainey as a director of the Company                         1,349,092,072  95.80   59,198,301     4.20   1,408,290,373  87.79%          1,154,042
 12. To re-elect Peter Williams as a director of the Company                    1,392,075,026  98.77   17,304,407     1.23   1,409,379,433  87.86%          64,982
 13 To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditor of the Company          1,405,605,144  99.73   3,814,756      0.27   1,409,419,900  87.86%          24,515
 14. To authorise the directors to determine the Auditor's remuneration         1,409,357,539  100.00  62,142         0.00   1,409,419,681  87.86%          24,734
 15. To authorise the Company to make political donations                       1,399,629,804  99.31   9,787,418      0.69   1,409,417,222  87.86%          27,193
 16. To authorise the directors to allot Ordinary shares in the Company         1,191,074,677  84.51   218,353,384    15.49  1,409,428,061  87.86%          16,354
 17. To authorise the directors to disapply pre-emption rights*                 1,190,968,172  84.51   218,331,601    15.49  1,409,299,773  87.85%          144,642
 18. To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares*                       1,405,638,785  99.73   3,791,364      0.27   1,409,430,149  87.86%          14,266
 19. To authorise the calling of a general meeting with 14 clear days' notice*  1,327,586,557  94.19   81,833,888     5.81   1,409,420,445  87.86%          23,970

1,359,585,839

97.90

29,178,638

2.10

1,388,764,477

86.57%

20,681,090

3. To declare a final dividend

1,409,378,672

100.00

55,246

0.00

1,409,433,918

87.86%

10,497

4. To declare a special dividend

1,409,366,280

100.00

67,638

0.00

1,409,433,918

87.86%

10,497

5. To elect James Hilton as a director of the Company

1,402,041,067

99.48

7,364,580

0.52

1,409,405,647

87.86%

38,768

6. To elect Joe Hurd as a director of the Company

1,402,652,850

99.52

6,725,779

0.48

1,409,378,629

87.86%

65,786

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

1,386,785,276

98.40

22,601,578

1.60

1,409,386,854

87.86%

57,561

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

1,403,173,870

99.56

6,240,267

0.44

1,409,414,137

87.86%

30,278

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

1,350,257,218

95.81

59,120,415

4.19

1,409,377,633

87.86%

66,782

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

1,348,359,368

95.75

59,898,808

4.25

1,408,258,176

87.79%

1,186,239

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

1,349,092,072

95.80

59,198,301

4.20

1,408,290,373

87.79%

1,154,042

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

1,392,075,026

98.77

17,304,407

1.23

1,409,379,433

87.86%

64,982

13 To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditor of the Company

1,405,605,144

99.73

3,814,756

0.27

1,409,419,900

87.86%

24,515

14. To authorise the directors to determine the Auditor's remuneration

1,409,357,539

100.00

62,142

0.00

1,409,419,681

87.86%

24,734

15. To authorise the Company to make political donations

1,399,629,804

99.31

9,787,418

0.69

1,409,417,222

87.86%

27,193

16. To authorise the directors to allot Ordinary shares in the Company

1,191,074,677

84.51

218,353,384

15.49

1,409,428,061

87.86%

16,354

17. To authorise the directors to disapply pre-emption rights*

1,190,968,172

84.51

218,331,601

15.49

1,409,299,773

87.85%

144,642

18. To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares*

1,405,638,785

99.73

3,791,364

0.27

1,409,430,149

87.86%

14,266

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

1,327,586,557

94.19

81,833,888

5.81

1,409,420,445

87.86%

23,970

 

Special resolutions are indicated by an asterisk.

 

The issued share capital (ISC) at the close of business on 07 November 2022
was 1,616,469,100 (1,604,182,300

excluding shares held in Treasury). 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 full text of each of the resolutions is set out in the Notice of Annual
General Meeting, which is available at
www.haysplc.com/investors/shareholder-services/agm
(http://www.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
will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be
available for inspection at
https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
(https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism)

 

 

Hannah Shepherd

Deputy Company Secretary

 

9 November 2022

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