Result of AGM

RNS Number : 8096V

CLS Holdings PLC

20 April 2016

 

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 18 March 2016 were unanimously passed on a show of hands. Details of the Proxy votes are shown below and will shortly be available on the Company's website (www.clsholdings.com):

	For*		Against		Votes Withheld**
Resolution	Votes	% Votes Cast	Votes	% Votes Cast	Votes	Total Votes Cast (excl. Votes Withheld)
Receive and adopt the Annual Report & Accounts	33,373,103	99.80	67,469	0.20	74,459	33,440,572
Approve the Directors' Remuneration Report	29,269,589	87.53	4,171,338	12.47	74,104	33,440,927
Re-elect Henry Klotz as a Director	33,188,393	99.22	261,459	0.78	65,179	33,449,852
Elect Anna Seeley as a Director	31,823,739	95.52	1,493,555	4.48	197,737	33,317,294
Re-elect Fredrik Widlund as a Director	33,384,323	99.61	130,279	0.39	429	33,514,602
Re-elect John Whiteley as a Director	33,384,323	99.61	130,279	0.39	429	33,514,602
Re-elect Sten Mortstedt as a Director	20,860,433	99.38	130,279	0.62	12,524,319	20,990,712
Re-elect Malcolm Cooper as a Director	33,391,793	99.63	122,809	0.37	429	33,514,602
Re-elect Joseph Crawley as a Director	32,399,453	96.67	1,115,149	3.33	429	33,514,602
Re-elect Elizabeth Edwards  as a Director	33,396,688	99.65	117,914	0.35	429	33,514,602
Re-elect Christopher Jarvis as a Director	33,390,568	99.63	124,034	0.37	429	33,514,602
Re-elect Thomas Lundqvist as a Director	32,021,047	95.54	1,493,555	4.46	429	33,514,602
Elect Philip Mortstedt as a Director	31,175,382	95.43	1,493,555	4.57	846,094	32,668,937
Re-elect Lennart Sten as a Director	33,396,988	99.65	117,914	0.35	429	33,514,602
Re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditors	33,447,719	99.81	62,719	0.19	4,593	33,510,438
Authorise the directors to determine the auditors' remuneration	33,513,664	100.00	938	0.00	429	33,514,602
Authorise the directors to allot relevant securities	33,513,664	100.00	938	0.00	429	33,514,602
Authorise the directors to make non pre-emptive share allotments	33,513,165	100.00	1,437	0.00	429	33,514,602
Authorise the directors to make Tender Offer buy backs	32,963,757	98.52	496,656	1.48	54,618	33,460,413
Authorise the directors to make market purchases of shares	33,145,052	98.90	369,550	1.10	429	33,514,602
Authorise General Meetings to be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice	33,300,280	99.36	214,322	0.64	429	33,514,602

Votes of the Independent Shareholders (excluding the voting interest of Companies owned and controlled by Sten Mortstedt as Controlling Shareholder holding 50.70% of the Issued Ordinary Share Capital) on the resolutions concerning the election of the Independent non-executive directors.	For*		Against		Votes Withheld**
Ordinary Resolutions	Votes	% Votes Cast	Votes	% Votes Cast	Votes	Total Votes Cast (excl. Votes Withheld)
Re-elect Malcolm Cooper	12,022,364	98.98	122,809	0.37	429	12,145,173
Re-elect Elizabeth Edwards	12,027,259	99.03	117,914	0.35	429	12,145,173
Re-elect Christopher Jarvis	12,021,139	98.98	124,034	0.37	429	12,145,173
Re-elect Lennart Sten	12,027,259	99.03	117,914	0.35	429	12,145,173

*     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 www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do

Enquiries:

CLS Holdings plc                                                  [phone]

David Fuller

www.clsholdings.com 

 

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