Result of AGM

Result of AGM

Next Fifteen Communications Plc

 

24 June 2021

Next Fifteen Communications Group plc

(“Next 15” or the “Company”)

Results of Annual General Meeting

Next Fifteen Communications Group plc announces that at its Annual General Meeting held at 3pm on 24 June 2021 at 75 Bermondsey Street, London SE1 3XF, all resolutions set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 29 April 2021 were duly passed by shareholders. A summary of the resolutions passed and details of the proxy votes received are detailed below.

As at 22 June 2021, being the AGM voting record date, the Company’s issued share capital (“ISC”) consisted of 92,706,999 ordinary shares of 2.5p each (“Ordinary Shares”). No Ordinary Shares are held in treasury. Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share. A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes validly cast. Resolutions 1 to 10 were Ordinary Resolutions and Resolutions 11 to 14 were Special Resolutions.

RESOLUTION

VOTES
FOR

%

VOTES
AGAINST

%

VOTES
TOTAL

% of ISC VOTED

VOTES
WITHHELD

1

To receive and adopt the Annual Report & Accounts for the year ended 31 January 2021

63,715,678

100

0

0

63,715,678

68.73

10,939

2

To receive and approve the Directors’ Remuneration Report

57,410,643

90.09

6,315,974

9.91

63,726,617

68.74

0

3

To declare a final dividend of 7p per ordinary share

63,726,617

100

0

0

63,726,617

68.74

0

4

To elect Robyn Perriss as a Director

63,723,782

100

0

0

63,723,782

68.74

2,835

5

To re-elect Peter Harris as a Director

63,678,984

99.93

44,798

0.07

63,723,782

68.74

2,835

6

To re-elect Penny Ladkin-Brand as a Director

63,721,091

99.99

2,691

0.01

63,723,782

68.74

2,835

7

To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as Auditor to the Company

63,706,412

99.97

17,170

0.03

63,723,582

68.74

3,035

8

To authorise the Audit Committee (for and on behalf of the Board of Directors) to determine the auditors’ remuneration

63,723,721

99.99

2,696

0.01

63,726,417

68.74

200

9

To authorise the Board to allot shares

58,094,791

91.16

5,631,826

8.84

63,726,617

68.74

0

10

Amendment to LTIP Rules

53,610,803

84.13

10,115,814

15.87

63,726,617

68.74

0

11

To authorise the dis-application of pre-emption rights

58,098,083

91.17

5,628,534

8.83

63,726,617

68.74

0

12

To authorise the dis-application of pre-emption rights for the purposes of acquisitions or specified capital investments

58,098,117

91.17

5,628,500

8.83

63,726,617

68.74

0

13

To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares

62,787,010

99.97

17,136

0.03

62,804,146

67.74

922,471

14

Adopt Articles of Association

63,717,269

99.99

9,348

0.01

63,726,617

68.74

0

Enquiries:

Next Fifteen Communications Group plc

Mark Sanford, General Counsel & Company Secretary

+44 (0) 7590 928794

Numis

Mark Lander, Hugo Rubinstein

+44 (0)20 7260 1000

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