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RNS Number : 5213S  Helical PLC  14 July 2022

Helical plc ("Helical" or the "Company")
Results of 2022 Annual General Meeting
14 July 2022
Helical is pleased to announce that at its one hundred and second Annual General Meeting ("Meeting") held earlier today, all resolutions set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 14 June 2022 ("Notice") were passed by Shareholders on a show of hands. Proxies lodged before the Meeting are set out below:

 

     Resolution                                                                                                                                             For the Resolution(1)    % For  Against the Resolution  % Against  Total Votes Validly Cast  Votes Withheld(2)
 1   To receive and consider the accounts and reports of the Directors and Independent Auditor for the year ended 31 March 2022                             91,405,924               99.99  748                     0.01       91,406,672                68,166
 2   To declare a final dividend of 8.25 pence per ordinary share                                                                                           91,474,090               99.99  748                     0.01       91,474,838                0
 3   To re-elect G. A. Kaye as a Director                                                                                                                   90,981,273               99.46  493,565                 0.54       91,474,838                0
 4   To re-elect T. J. Murphy as a Director                                                                                                                 90,941,484               99.42  533,354                 0.58       91,474,838                0
 5   To re-elect M. C. Bonning-Snook as a Director                                                                                                          90,981,041               99.46  493,797                 0.54       91,474,838                0
 6   To re-elect S. V. Clayton as a Director                                                                                                                90,929,688               99.4   545,150                 0.6        91,474,838                0
 7   To re-elect R. R. Cotton as a Director                                                                                                                 89,362,511               97.69  2,112,327               2.31       91,474,838                0
 8   To re-elect S. J. Farr as a Director                                                                                                                   90,929,688               99.4   545,150                 0.6        91,474,838                0
 9   To re-elect J. J. Lister as a Director                                                                                                                 90,929,688               99.4   545,150                 0.6        91,474,838                0
 10  To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors of the Company                                                                                                  91,474,090               99.99  748                     0.01       91,474,838                0
 11  To authorise the Directors to set the remuneration of the Independent Auditor                                                                          91,474,090               99.99  748                     0.01       91,474,838                0
 12  To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report (other than the section containing the Directors' remuneration policy) for the year ended 31 March 2022  85,918,219               97.52  2,183,676               2.48       88,101,895                3,372,943
 13  To authorise the renewal and extension of the Helical Bar 2002 Share Incentive Plan (the "SIP")                                                        91,274,344               99.78  200,494                 0.22       91,474,838                0
 14  To authorise the Directors to allot shares pursuant to section 551 of the Companies Act 2006                                                           90,171,535               98.58  1,303,303               1.42       91,474,838                0
 15  To authorise the Directors to dis-apply pre-emption rights pursuant to sections 570 and 573 of the Companies Act 2006(3)                               91,473,090               99.99  1,748                   0.01       91,474,838                0

 

 16  To authorise the Directors to dis-apply pre-emption rights pursuant to sections 570 and 573 of the Companies Act 2006 in addition to resolution 17(3)  87,041,300               95.15  4,433,538               4.85       91,474,838                0
 17  To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its Ordinary Shares pursuant to section 701 of the Companies Act 2006(3)                          90,905,386               99.38  565,431                 0.62       91,470,817                4,021
 18  To approve general meetings (other than annual general meetings) to be held on not less than 14 clear days' notice(3)                                  89,194,715               97.51  2,280,123               2.49       91,474,838                0

Notes:
(1)  Includes discretionary votes
(2) A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes for or against a resolution
(3 ) Special Resolution which requires at least 75% of votes in favour
As at the date of the Meeting there were 122,325,413 ordinary shares of 1p each in issue.
Unless otherwise defined herein, terms used in this announcement shall have the meaning given to them in the Notice.
2. Resolutions submitted to the National Storage Mechanism
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of resolutions other than those concerning ordinary business passed at the Meeting have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and can be viewed at:
https://www.fca.org.uk/markets/primary-markets/regulatory-disclosures/national-storage-mechanism (https://www.fca.org.uk/markets/primary-markets/regulatory-disclosures/national-storage-mechanism)

The resolutions carried at the Meeting are set out in full in the Notice which can be found on the Company's website at
www.helical.co.uk (http://www.helical.co.uk)

3.  Confirmed Board Changes
The Shareholders approved the re-appointment of Richard Cotton at today's AGM. The Company therefore  confirms that Richard Cotton has succeeded Richard Grant and is now the Chairman of Helical.

 

Sue Clayton was also re-appointed to the Board and consequently, she has
assumed the role of Senior Independent Director of Helical.

 

 Helical plc
 J.R. Moss (Company Secretary)  Tel:                  020 7629 0113
                                Address:           5 Hanover Square
                                                   London
                                                   W1S 1HQ
                                Website:
                                www.helical.co.uk (http://www.helical.co.uk)

 

 

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