REG - Helical PLC - Result of Annual General Meeting
RNS Number : 4025FHelical PLC15 July 202115 July 2021
HELICAL PLC
("Helical" or the "Company")
Results of Annual General Meeting
1. Results of the 2021 Annual General Meeting
The Company is pleased to announce that at its one hundred and first Annual General Meeting ("Meeting") held earlier today, all resolutions set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 15 June 2021 ("Notice") were passed by Shareholders on a show of hands. Proxies lodged before the Meeting are set out below:
Resolution
For the Resolution1
% For
Against the Resolution
% Against
Total Votes Validly Cast
Votes Withheld2
1
To receive and consider the accounts and reports of the Directors and Independent Auditor for the year ended 31 March 2021
100,971,878
100
0
0
100,971,878
110,117
2
To declare a final dividend of 7.40 pence per ordinary share
100,886,031
99.81
195,964
0.19
101,081,995
0
3
To re-elect R. J. Grant as a Director
100,554,641
99.51
491,953
0.49
101,046,594
35,401
4
To re-elect G. A. Kaye as a Director
100,777,894
99.74
265,469
0.26
101,043,363
38,632
5
To re-elect T. J. Murphy as a Director
100,771,797
99.73
271,566
0.27
101,043,363
38,632
6
To re-elect M. C. Bonning-Snook as a Director
100,777,662
99.74
265,701
0.26
101,043,363
38,632
7
To re-elect S. V. Clayton as a Director
100,852,164
99.81
191,199
0.19
101,043,363
38,632
8
To re-elect R. R. Cotton as a Director
100,852,977
99.81
190,386
0.19
101,043,363
38,632
9
To re-elect R. J. J. Lister as a Director
100,852,164
99.81
191,199
0.19
101,043,363
38,632
10
To re-elect S. J. Farr as a
Director
100,852,977
99.81
190,386
0.19
101,043,363
38,632
11
To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors of the Company
101,046,595
99.99
400
0.01
101,046,995
35,000
12
To authorise the Directors to set the remuneration of the Independent Auditor
101,046,995
100
0
0
101,046,995
35,000
13
To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report (other than the section containing the Directors' remuneration policy) for the year ended 31 March 2021
98,671,359
99.24
760,550
0.76
99,431,909
1,650,086
14
To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy
95,598,663
96.14
3,833,246
3.86
99,431,909
1,650,086
15
To authorise the Directors to allot shares pursuant to section 551 of the Companies Act 2006
100,189,352
99.16
846,783
0.84
101,036,135
45,860
16
To authorise the Directors to dis-apply pre-emption rights pursuant to sections 570 and 573 of the Companies Act 20063
101,034,735
99.99
1,400
0.01
101,036,135
45,860
17
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 173
94,331,566
93.36
6,704,568
6.64
101,036,134
45,861
18
To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its Ordinary Shares pursuant to section 701 of the Companies Act 20063
99,409,638
98.4
1,619,385
1.6
101,029,023
52,972
19
To approve general meetings (other than annual general meetings) to be held on not less than 14 clear days' notice3
98,995,847
97.97
2,051,148
2.03
101,046,995
35,000
20
To approve and adopt New Articles of Association
101,045,595
99.99
1,000
0.01
101,046,595
35,400
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 122,099,814 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
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
3. Confirmed Board Committee Changes
The Company confirms that Richard Grant has stepped down as a member the Remuneration Committee with immediate effect.
Helical plc
J.R. Moss (Company Secretary)
Tel: 020 7629 0113
Address: 5 Hanover Square
London
W1S 1HQ
Website: www.helical.co.uk
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