Result of AGM

RNS Number : 4418D

CLS Holdings PLC

26 April 2017

 

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 24 March 2017 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	32,357,517	99.77	74,291	0.23	326	32,431,808
Approve the Directors' Remuneration Report	27,533,840	84.91	4,891,805	15.09	6,488	32,425,645
Approve the exceptional one-off cash award to Henry Klotz	26,867,105	82.84	5,564,703	17.16	326	32,431,808
Approve a final dividend of 40 pence per ordinary share	32,431,156	100.00	652	0.00	326	32,431,808
Approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy	27,785,622	85.71	4,633,023	14.29	13,488	32,418,645
Re-elect Henry Klotz as a Director	31,665,261	97.6	761,759	2.35	5,114	32,427,020
Re-elect Anna Seeley as a Director	30,610,673	94.38	1,821,134	5.62	326	32,431,807
Re-elect Fredrik Widlund as a Director	32,296,265	99.58	135,543	0.42	326	32,431,808
Re-elect John Whiteley as a Director	32,296,265	99.58	135,543	0.42	326	32,431,808
Re-elect Sten Mortstedt as a Director	32,002,192	98.83	377,663	1.17	52,278	32,379,855
Re-elect Malcolm Cooper as a Director	32,052,239	98.83	379,569	1.17	326	32,431,808
Re-elect Joseph Crawley as a Director	30,561,901	94.23	1,869,906	5.77	326	32,431,807
Re-elect Elizabeth Edwards  as a Director	32,296,265	99.58	135,543	0.42	326	32,431,808
Re-elect Christopher Jarvis as a Director	31,665,942	97.64	764,705	2.36	1,487	32,430,647
Re-elect Thomas Lundqvist as a Director	30,561,901	94.23	1,869,906	5.77	326	32,431,807
Elect Bengt Mortstedt as a Director	30,561,901	94.23	1,869,906	5.77	326	32,431,807
Re-elect Lennart Sten as a Director	31,990,887	98.64	440,921	1.36	326	32,431,808
Re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditors	32,357,617	99.77	74,191	0.23	326	32,431,808
Authorise the directors to determine the auditors' remuneration	32,431,156	100.00	652	0.00	326	32,431,808
Approve the 2017 Performance Incentive Plan	27,801,373	85.74	4,624,435	14.26	6,325	32,425,808
Approve the Share Incentive Plan	32,428,921	99.99	1,676	0.01	1,537	32,430,597
Approve the subdivision of each Ordinary Share of 25 pence each into 10 Ordinary Shares of 2.5 pence each	32,430,793	100.00	1,015	0.00	326	32,431,808
Authorise the directors to allot relevant securities	32,430,156	100.00	652	0.00	1,326	32,430,808
Authorise the directors to make non pre-emptive share allotments	32,430,483	100.00	1,325	0.00	326	32,431,808
Authorise the directors to make market purchases of shares	31,965,530	98.56	466,278	1.44	326	32,431,808
Authorise General Meetings to be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice	32,301,497	99.60	129,149	0.40	1,487	32,430,646

Votes of the Independent Shareholders (excluding the voting interest of Companies owned and controlled by Sten Mortstedt as Controlling Shareholder holding 50.99% 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	11,278,065	96.74	379,569	3.26	326	11,657,634
Re-elect Elizabeth Edwards	11,522,091	98.84	135,543	1.16	326	11,657,634
Re-elect Christopher Jarvis	10,891,768	93.44	764,705	6.56	1,487	11,656,473
Re-elect Lennart Sten	11,216,713	96.22	440,921	3.78	326	11,657,634

*     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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