AGM Statement

RNS Number : 7529J

CLS Holdings PLC

28 April 2022

 

CLS Holdings plc

(the "Company" or "CLS")

Result of AGM

At the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of the Company held at 10.00am today all the resolutions as set out in the Notice of Meeting dated 28 March 2022 were unanimously passed on a poll. These results will shortly be available on the Company's website ( www.clsholdings.com ):

RESOLUTION		VOTES FOR*	%	VOTES AGAINST	%	VOTES TOTAL	% of TVR VOTED	VOTES WITHHELD**
1	Receive and adopt the Annual Report & Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2021	331,580,770	99.99	19,569	0.01	331,600,339	81.40	117,267
2	Approve the Directors' Annual Remuneration Report	330,441,289	99.62	1,259,693	0.38	331,700,982	81.42	16,624
3	Approve a final dividend for the year ended 31 December 2021 of 5.35 pence per ordinary share	331,715,736	100.00	1,070	0.00	331,716,806	81.42	800
4	Re-elect Lennart Sten as a Director	303,102,313	91.38	28,599,232	8.62	331,701,545	81.42	16,061
5	Re-elect Anna Seeley as a Director	286,028,450	86.23	45,674,166	13.77	331,702,616	81.42	14,990
6	Re-elect Fredrik Widlund as a Director	330,991,018	99.79	711,598	0.21	331,702,616	81.42	14,990
7	Re-elect Andrew Kirkman as a Director	330,927,043	99.77	774,503	0.23	331,701,546	81.42	16,060
8	Re-elect Elizabeth Edwards as a Director	324,011,672	97.68	7,689,874	2.32	331,701,546	81.42	16,060
9	Re-elect Bill Holland as a Director	331,496,077	99.94	206,539	0.06	331,702,616	81.42	14,990
10	Re-elect Denise Jagger as a Director	331,495,977	99.94	206,639	0.06	331,702,616	81.42	14,990
11	Re-elect Christopher Jarvis as a Director	263,480,458	79.43	68,222,158	20.57	331,702,616	81.42	14,990
12	Re-elect Bengt Mortstedt as a Director	301,472,290	90.89	30,230,326	9.11	331,702,616	81.42	14,990
13	Appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditors	331,698,173	100.00	14,590	0.00	331,712,763	81.42	4,843
14	Authorise the directors to determine the auditors' remuneration	331,701,246	100.00	14,490	0.00	331,715,736	81.42	1,870
15	Authorise the directors to allot relevant securities	331,113,830	99.82	588,786	0.18	331,702,616	81.42	14,990
16	Authorise the directors to make non pre-emptive share allotments	331,586,761	99.96	128,175	0.04	331,714,936	81.42	2,670
17	Authorise the directors to make market purchases of shares	331,676,220	100.00	14,784	0.00	331,691,004	81.42	26,602
18	Authorise General Meetings to be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice	328,786,832	99.12	2,929,974	0.88	331,716,806	81.42	800
19	Approve and adopt the new Articles of Association of the Company	331,665,573	100.00	14,270	0.00	331,679,843	81.41	37,763

Votes of the Independent Shareholders (excluding the voting interest of Companies owned and controlled by the investment vehicle for the Sten and Karin Mortstedt Family & Charity Trust as Controlling Shareholder holding 51.46% of the Issued Ordinary Share Capital) on the resolutions concerning the election of the independent non-executive directors. RESOLUTION		VOTES FOR*	%	VOTES AGAINST	%	VOTES TOTAL	% of Independent TVR VOTED	VOTES WITHHELD**
4	Re-elect Lennart Sten	93,453,573	76.57	28,599,232	23,43	122,052,805	62.03	16,061
8	Re-elect Elizabeth Edwards as a Director	114,362,932	93.70	7,689,874	6.30	122,052,806	62.03	16,060
9	Re-elect Bill Holland as a Director	121,847,337	99.83	206,539	0.17	122,053,876	62.03	14,990
10	Re-elect Denise Jagger as a Director	121,847,237	99.83	206,639	0.17	122,053,876	62.03	14,990

*  Includes those votes giving the Chairman discretion.

**  These votes are not counted towards the votes cast at the AGM.

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

Enquiries:

CLS Holdings plc

(LEI: 213800A357TKB2TD9U78)

www.clsholdings.com

David Fuller, Company Secretary

[phone]

 

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