Result of AGM

Ascential PLC

18 May 2023

 

Ascential plc

Result of Annual General Meeting ("AGM")

All 21 resolutions considered at the 2023 Annual General Meeting were passed on a poll.

The full text of the resolutions can be found in the Notice of AGM dated 5 April 2023.  The total number of votes received for each resolutions is set out below.  The Company's issued share capital as at 18 May 2023 was 440,248,865 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 Withheld/ Abstentions
AGM
1.      To receive the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2022	392,728,193	99.96	141,390	0.04	246,964
2.      To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy contained in the Annual report and Accounts	362,835,042	92.30	30,266,677	7.70	14,828
3.      To approve the Annual Report on Remuneration for the year ended 31 December 2022 contained in the Annual report and Accounts	384,046,954	97.70	9,054,633	2.30	14,960
4.      To elect Suzanne Baxter as a Director of the Company	392,998,656	99.97	103,515	0.03	14,376
5.      To elect Rita Clifton as a Director of the Company	389,346,016	99.04	3,756,154	0.96	14,377
6.      To elect Scott Forbes as a Director of the Company	384,928,086	97.92	8,174,085	2.08	14,376
7.      To elect Mandy Gradden as a Director of the Company	392,868,180	99.94	233,991	0.06	14,376
8.      To elect Joanne Harris as a Director of the Company	392,998,656	99.97	103,515	0.03	14,376
9.      To elect Paul Harrison as a Director of the Company	392,998,656	99.97	103,515	0.03	14,376
10.    To elect Gillian Kent as a Director of the Company	343,065,492	87.27	50,036,679	12.73	14,376
11.    To elect Duncan Painter as a Director of the Company	392,998,406	99.97	103,765	0.03	14,376
12.    To elect Charles Song as a Director of the Company	392,734,283	99.91	367,888	0.09	14,376
13.    To elect Judy Vezmar as a Director of the Company	389,657,457	99.12	3,444,714	0.88	14,376
14.    To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditor of the Company	387,792,671	98.65	5,309,500	1.35	14,376
15.    To authorise the Board to determine the remuneration of the auditor	389,885,674	99.18	3,216,197	0.82	14,676
16.    To authorise the Company to make political donations	368,422,752	93.72	24,679,419	6.28	14,376
17.    To authorise the Company to allot relevant securities	374,019,812	95.15	19,082,059	4.85	14,676
18.    To authorise the Company to disapply pre-emption rights as per resolution 18 in the Notice of AGM	369,884,876	94.09	23,216,995	5.91	14,676
19.    To authorise the Company to additionally disapply pre-emption rights as per resolution 19 in the Notice of AGM	358,676,222	91.24	34,425,949	8.76	14,376
20.    To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares	391,089,162	99.50	1,952,064	0.50	72,801
21.    To authorise the Company to call any general meeting of the Company other than an AGM) on not less than 14 clear days' notice	384,646,896	97.85	8,456,275	2.15	13,376

Notes

1.     AGM Resolutions 1-17 were passed as ordinary resolutions. Resolutions 18 to 21 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

 

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