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
|
% |
VOTES
|
% |
VOTES
|
% of ISC VOTED |
VOTES
|
|
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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