Result of AGM

RNS Number : 4129F

Airtel Africa PLC

15 July 2021

 

15 July 2021

RESULT OF AGM

RESOLUTIONS PASSED AT ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Airtel Africa plc

(the "Company")

The Company announces that at its Annual General Meeting held on Thursday 15 July 2021 at First Floor, 53/54 Grosvenor Street, London, W1K 3HU, United Kingdom, all the resolutions set out in the Notice of AGM were passed by the requisite majority. Each of the resolutions put to the AGM was voted on by way of a poll. The results of the poll for each resolution were as follows:

Resolution* *denotes a special resolution	For (no. of shares)	For (%)	Against (no. of shares)	Against (%)	Votes Withheld (No. of shares)	Total issued share capital instructed (%)
1.  To receive the accounts and the reports of the directors and the auditor for the year ended 31 March 2021	2,855,437,620	100.00	71,899	0.00	603,792	75.98%
2.  To approve the directors' remuneration report	2,834,415,311	99.24	21,635,262	0.76	62,738	76.00%
3.  To declare a final dividend for the year ended 31 March 2021 of US$0.025 for each ordinary share	2,856,111,811	100.00	1,200	0.00	300	76.00%
4.  To re-elect Sunil Bharti Mittal as a director	2,835,406,479	99.28	20,694,586	0.72	12,246	76.00%
5.  To re-elect Raghunath Mandava as a director	2,853,822,746	99.92	2,278,144	0.08	12,421	76.00%
6.  To re-elect Andrew Green CBE as a director	749,149,848	99.75	1,842,402	0.25	2,105,121,061	19.98%
7.  To re-elect Awuneba Ajumogobia as a director	749,551,146	99.81	1,440,429	0.19	2,105,121,736	19.98%
8.  To re-elect Douglas Baillie as a director	749,173,848	99.76	1,818,402	0.24	2,105,121,061	19.98%
9.  To re-elect John Danilovich as a director	749,619,801	99.82	1,371,975	0.18	2,105,121,535	19.98%
10.  To re-elect Annika Poutiainen as a director	749,600,771	99.81	1,390,980	0.19	2,105,121,560	19.98%
11.  To re-elect Ravi Rajagopal as a director	749,155,543	99.76	1,836,707	0.24	2,105,121,061	19.98%
12.  To elect Kelly Bayer Rosmarin as a director	2,854,398,585	99.94	1,702,180	0.06	12,546	76.00%
13.  To re-elect Akhil Gupta as a director	2,853,804,741	99.92	2,296,324	0.08	12,246	76.00%
14.  To re-elect Shravin Bharti Mittal as a director	2,853,803,541	99.92	2,297,349	0.08	12,421	76.00%
15.  To elect Jaideep Paul as a director	2,853,629,568	99.91	2,471,498	0.09	12,245	76.00%
16.  To reappoint Deloitte LLP as auditor of the Company	2,855,989,288	100.00	74,142	0.00	49,881	76.00%
17.  To authorise the audit committee of the Board to determine the remuneration of the auditor	2,855,937,653	99.99	159,358	0.01	16,300	76.00%
18.  To authorise the Company to make political donations and incur political expenditure	2,720,958,819	99.98	420,053	0.02	134,734,439	72.41%
19.  To authorise the directors to allot ordinary shares	2,853,742,181	99.92	2,352,011	0.08	19,119	76.00%
20.  To disapply statutory pre-emption rights*	2,855,563,585	99.98	533,952	0.02	15,774	76.00%
21.  To authorise the directors to hold general meetings on not less than 14 clear days' notice*	2,847,194,942	99.69	8,909,395	0.31	8,974	76.00%

Notes:

1.  Resolutions 6 to 11 concern the re-election of the independent non-executive directors of the Company. In accordance with the UK Listing Rules, the result of the votes of independent shareholders (that is, excluding controlling shareholders) is as set out above, save that the percentage of issued share capital instructed is 45.43%.

2.  As at the date of the AGM, the number of issued ordinary shares of the Company was 3,758,151,504 shares, which was the total number of shares entitling the holders to attend and vote for or against all resolutions.

3.  A "Vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the percentage of shares voted "For" or "Against" any resolution nor in the calculation of the proportion of "Total issued share capital instructed" for any resolution.

4.  A copy of resolutions 18 and 21 passed at the AGM will shortly be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

5.  The full text of the resolutions passed at the AGM can be found in the Notice of Annual General Meeting which is available on the Investor area of Company's website at airtel.africa.  

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