REG - Helios Towers PLC - 2023 Annual General Meeting Results

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RNS Number : 7548X  Helios Towers PLC  27 April 2023

Helios Towers plc (the "Company")

 

2023 Annual General Meeting ("AGM") Results

 

At the Company's AGM held at 10.00 a.m. today, Thursday 27 April 2023, all of
the resolutions put to the meeting were passed on a poll vote. The results are
set out below.

 

The full text of all the resolutions can be found in the Notice of AGM, which
is available for viewing at the National Storage Mechanism, which can be
located at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
(https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism) and from the
Company's website at
https://www.heliostowers.com/investors/shareholder-centre/general-meetings/
(https://www.heliostowers.com/investors/shareholder-centre/general-meetings/)
.

 

 

                                                                                  In Favour (including Discretionary)     Against                          Total Votes Cast                               Votes Withheld
 Resolutions                                                                      No. of Votes        % of Votes          No. of Votes         % of Votes  No. of Votes  % of issued share capital voted  No. of Votes

 Ordinary resolutions

 1. To receive the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December      937,962,199         99.99%              66,997               0.01%       938,029,196   89.29%                           1,773,890
 2022.
 2. To approve the annual statement by the Chair of the Remuneration Committee    659,273,295         81.45%              150,141,735          18.55%      809,415,030   77.05%                           130,388,056
 and the Directors' Remuneration Report (excluding the Directors' Remuneration
 Policy) set out on pages 109-137 of the Annual Report and Accounts for the
 year ended 31 December 2022.
 3. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy set out on pages 114 to 122     832,070,477         96.57%              29,541,780           3.43%       861,612,257   82.02%                           78,190,829
 of the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2022, to take
 effect from 27 April 2023.
 4. To re-elect Sir Samuel Jonah, KBE, OSG as a Director of the Company.          879,339,067         93.67%              59,460,396           6.33%       938,799,463   89.37%                           1,003,623
 5. To re-elect Tom Greenwood as a Director of the Company.                       929,952,740         98.95%              9,846,723            1.05%       939,799,463   89.46%                           3,623
 6. To re-elect Manjit Dhillon as a Director of the Company.                      927,886,266         98.73%              11,913,197           1.27%       939,799,463   89.46%                           3,623
 7. To re-elect Magnus Mandersson as a Director of the Company.                   936,620,421         99.66%              3,179,042            0.34%       939,799,463   89.46%                           3,623
 8. To re-elect Alison Baker as a Director of the Company.                        909,175,325         96.74%              30,624,138           3.26%       939,799,463   89.46%                           3,623
 9. To re-elect Richard Byrne as a Director of the Company.                       848,597,970         90.30%              91,134,496           9.70%       939,732,466   89.46%                           70,620
 10. To re-elect Helis Zulijani-Boye as a Director of the Company.                912,032,785         97.05%              27,766,678           2.95%       939,799,463   89.46%                           3,623
 11. To re-elect Temitope Lawani as a Director of the Company.                    889,588,911         94.76%              49,210,552           5.24%       938,799,463   89.37%                           1,003,623
 12. To re-elect Sally Ashford as a Director of the Company.                      919,460,555         97.84%              20,338,908           2.16%       939,799,463   89.46%                           3,623
 13. To re-elect Carole Wamuyu Wainaina as a Director of the Company.             937,686,918         99.78%              2,112,545            0.22%       939,799,463   89.46%                           3,623
 14. To reappoint Deloitte LLP as auditor of the Company.                         938,915,463         99.91%              884,000              0.09%       939,799,463   89.46%                           3,623
 15. To authorise the Audit Committee of the Company, for and on behalf of the    939,800,586         100.00%             2,500                0.00%       939,803,086   89.46%                           0
 Directors, to fix the remuneration of the auditors.
 16. To authorise the Directors to make political donations and political         860,979,032         99.93%              634,939              0.07%       861,613,971   82.02%                           78,189,115
 expenditure up to an aggregate of £100,000.
 17. To authorise the Directors to allot securities pursuant to and in            932,760,376         99.25%                       7,041,710   0.75%       939,802,086   89.46%                           1,000
 accordance with Section 551 of the Companies Act 2006.

 Special resolutions

 18. To authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights.                       930,562,354         99.02%                       9,240,732   0.98%       939,803,086   89.46%                           0
 19. To authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights in connection with     929,282,722         98.88%                       10,519,364  1.12%       939,802,086   89.46%                           1,000
 an acquisition or specified capital investment.
 20. To authorise the Company to make market purchases pursuant to Section 701    938,579,433         99.89%                       1,068,957   0.11%       939,648,390   89.45%                           154,696
 of the Companies Act 2006.
 21. To authorise the Directors to call a general meeting other than an annual    932,961,587         99.27%                       6,841,499   0.73%       939,803,086   89.46%                           0
 general meeting on not less than 14 clear days' notice.

 

The total number of shares in issue at the voting date is 1,050,500,000. A
"vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of
the proportion of votes for and against the resolution.

 

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, a copy of all resolutions passed as
special business will shortly be available for inspection on the National
Storage Mechanism at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
(https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism) .

 

A copy of the voting results shown above will also be made available on the
Company's website at
https://www.heliostowers.com/investors/shareholder-centre/general-meetings/
(https://www.heliostowers.com/investors/shareholder-centre/general-meetings/)
.

 

 Enquiries:

 For investor enquiries  investorrelations@heliostowers.com (mailto:investorrelations@heliostowers.com)
 For media enquiries     Edward Bridges, Stephanie Ellis
                         FTI Consulting LLP
                         +44 (0)20 3727 1000

 

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