REG - Informa PLC - Result of AGM

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03/06/2021 17:20

RNS Number : 7912A
  
Informa PLC
  
03 June 2021
  
 





Informa LEI: 5493006VM2LKUPSEDU20
Identification Code: GB00BMJ6DW54




 
Informa PLC Press Release 
3 June 2021
Results of Annual General Meeting

John Rishton confirmed as Chair

London: Informa PLC (the "Company") held its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") at 240 Blackfriars Road, London SE1 8BF earlier today.  All resolutions put to the AGM were voted on by way of a poll and the results of the poll are set out below.




 


RESOLUTION


FOR1


AGAINST


TOTAL


WITHHELD2




 


 


Votes


%


Votes


%


Votes


Votes




1


To re-elect John Rishton 


1,157,916,981


93.66


78,344,567


6.34


1,236,261,548


64,327




2


To re-elect Stephen A Carter 


1,234,714,892


99.87


1,562,692


0.13


1,236,277,584


48,291




3


To re-elect Stephen Davidson


660,670,882


53.44


575,589,774


46.56


1,236,260,656


65,219




4


To re-elect David Flaschen


1,222,588,379


98.89


13,681,576


1.11


1,236,269,955


55,920




5


To re-elect Mary McDowell


989,629,255


80.05


246,643,082


19.95


1,236,272,337


53,538




6


To elect Patrick Martell


1,233,434,773


99.77


2,835,110


0.23


1,236,269,883


55,992




7


To re-elect Helen Owers


966,092,289


78.15


270,179,832


21.85


1,236,272,121


53,754




8


To re-elect Gill Whitehead


1,226,201,546


99.36


7,929,884


0.64


1,234,131,430


2,194,445




9


To re-elect Gareth Wright 


1,232,599,506


99.70


3,672,233


0.30


1,236,271,739


54,136




10


To receive the Annual Report and audited financial statements of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2020


1,235,734,534


100.00


3,446


0.00


1,235,737,980


587,895




11


To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report


468,963,296


38.26


756,720,147


61.74


1,225,683,443


10,642,276




12


To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor of the Company until the conclusion of the next general meeting at which accounts are laid


1,190,964,166


96.33


45,325,994


3.67


1,236,290,160


35,715




13


To authorise the Audit Committee, for and on behalf of the Board, to determine the Auditor's remuneration 


1,209,607,703


98.00


24,685,455


2.00


1,234,293,158


2,032,717




14


To authorise the Company to make limited political donations and political expenditure of not more than £30,000 in aggregate


1,220,765,829


98.78


15,020,319


1.22


1,235,786,148


539,316




15


To authorise the Directors to allot shares, up to a limited amount


1,105,058,596


89.39


131,215,256


10.61


1,236,273,852


52,023




16


To authorise the Directors to allot shares, and sell treasury shares for cash, without making a pre-emptive offer to shareholders3


1,224,263,558


99.18


10,098,720


0.82


1,234,362,278


1,963,597




17


To authorise the Directors to allot additional shares, and sell treasury shares for cash, without making a pre-emptive offer to shareholders in line with recommendations of the Pre-Emption Group3


1,174,399,762


95.14


59,981,310


4.86


1,234,381,072


1,944,803




18


To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares3


1,223,339,388


99.07


11,469,700


0.93


1,234,809,088


1,516,787




19


To authorise the calling of general meetings (other than an annual general meeting) on not less than 14 clear days' notice3


1,089,621,961


88.14


146,629,202


11.86


1,236,251,163


74,712




1         Where shareholders appointed the Chair as their proxy with discretion as to voting, their votes were cast in favour of the resolutions.
2         A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted towards the votes cast 'For' or 'Against' a resolution.
3        Special Resolution (75% majority required).
 
The total voting rights of the Company as at 10.00pm on 1 June 2021 (the time by which shareholders wanting to vote at the AGM were required to be entered on the register) was 1,503,112,804 ordinary shares of 0.1p each.  The Company does not hold any shares in treasury.  Votes were cast in respect of 82.25% of the issued share capital.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2 copies of the resolutions passed at the AGM, other than resolutions constituting ordinary business, will shortly be available for inspection via the Financial Conduct Authority's Electronic Submission System at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism. 
A copy of the poll results for the AGM will also shortly be available on the Informa website (www.informa.com/investors).
Remuneration Approach
As the AGM results indicate, a range of shareholders, for a range of specific, principled and technical reasons, have been unable to fully support the Company's chosen approach to remuneration, which we adopted through the COVID-19 pandemic. A majority of shareholders did support the introduction of the 2021-2023 Equity Revitalisation Plan in December, which is now effective and inflight, and a majority also supported the reappointment of the Remuneration Committee at this AGM, albeit at a variety of levels around and below the 80% threshold. 
Consequently, the Company will initiate a new consultation with shareholders on its next approach to remuneration, including on a new Remuneration Policy to follow the 2021-2023 Equity Revitalisation Plan. This consultation will take place between now and the AGM in 2022, ensuring as many shareholders as possible are able to provide feedback and input on a future approach to remuneration that aligns as closely as possible with the balance of shareholder views. 




Enquiries


 




Informa PLC
Rupert Hopley, Group Company Secretary
Richard Menzies-Gow, Director of Investor Relations


 
+44 (0)20 7017 5000




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