Result of AGM and GM

RNS Number : 9202E

Ascential PLC

11 May 2017

 

11 May 2017

Ascential plc

Result of Annual General Meeting ("AGM") and General Meeting ("GM")

Ascential plc (LSE: ASCL.L) ("the Company"), the global, business-to-business media company with a focused portfolio of market-leading events and information services brands, today announces that all 18 resolutions at the AGM and the one resolution at the GM held today were duly passed on a poll.

The full text of the resolutions can be found in the Notice of AGM dated 24 February 2017 and the Notice of GM dated 25 April 2017.  The total number of votes received for each resolutions is set out below.  The Company's issued share capital as at 11 May 2017 was 400,550,938 with voting rights. The Company does not hold any shares in Treasury at the date of this disclosure.

Resolution no.	Shares For	%	Shares Against	%	Shares marked as Votes Witheld/ Abstentions
AGM
1.     To receive the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2016	345,315,329	99.94	205,502	0.06	2,894,415
2.     To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy contained in the Annual Report and Accounts	343,536,389	98.60	4,878,355	1.40	502
3.     To approve the Annual Report on Remuneration contained in the Annual report and Accounts	346,171,164	99.36	2,243,580	0.64	502
4.     To elect Rita Clifton as a Director of the Company	348,412,736	100.00	1,004	0.00	1,506
5.     To elect Scott Forbes as a Director of the Company	348,207,736	99.94	206,004	0.06	1,506
6.     To elect Mandy Gradden as a Director of the Company	348,353,305	99.98	60,435	0.02	1,506
7.     To elect Paul Harrison as a Director of the Company	348,412,736	100.00	1,004	0.00	1,506
8.     To elect Gillian Kent as a Director of the Company	345,314,325	99.94	220,142	0.06	2,880,779
9.     To elect Duncan Painter as a Director of the Company	348,354,309	99.98	59,933	0.02	1,004
10.   To elect Judy Vezmar as a Director of the Company	348,412,736	100.00	502	0.00	2,008
11.   To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditor of the Company	341,637,779	98.87	3,897,190	1.13	2,880,277
12.   To authorise the Board to determine the remuneration of the auditor	348,378,939	99.99	35,805	0.01	502
13.   To authorise the Company to make political donations	337,301,137	97.62	8,233,330	2.38	2,880,779
14.   To authorise the Company to allot relevant securities	344,517,554	98.88	3,897,190	1.12	502
15.   To authorise the Company to disapply pre-emption rights as per resolution 15 in the Notice of AGM	348,413,238	100.00	0	0.00	2,008
16.   To authorise the Company to additionally disapply pre-emption rights as per resolution 16 in the Notice of AGM	335,203,390	96.21	13,209,848	3.79	2,008
17.   To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares	340,964,504	97.86	7,449,738	2.14	1,004
18.   To authorise the Company to call any general meeting of the Company other than an AGM) on not less than 14 clear days' notice	345,894,450	99.28	2,519,289	0.72	1,506
GM
1.  To declare a final dividend of 3.2p per ordinary share for the year ended 31 December 2016	348,609,219	100.00	0		0

Notes

1.    AGM Resolutions 1 to 14 and the GM Resolution 1 were passed as ordinary resolutions.  AGM Resolutions 15 to 18 were passed as special resolutions.

2.    The number of shares 'For' includes discretionary votes.

3.    A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes "For" or "Against a resolution

4.    In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2 copies of the special resolutions passed by the Company at its Annual General Meeting have been submitted to FCA's National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do

Enquiries:

Louise Meads                  [phone]

Company Secretary

 

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