Result of AGM

RNS Number : 1142M

CLS Holdings PLC

25 April 2018

 

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 23 March 2018 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	333,940,484	99.86	473,349	0.14	370,000	334,413,833
Approve the Directors' Annual Remuneration Report	320,312,662	95.69	14,436,310	4.31	34,861	334,748,972
Approve a final dividend of 4.30 pence per ordinary share	334,783,834	100	0	0	0	334,783,834
Re-elect Henry Klotz as a Director	325,894,013	97.34	8,889,820	2.66	0	334,783,833
Re-elect Anna Seeley as a Director	313,187,133	93.55	21,596,700	6.45	0	334,783,833
Re-elect Fredrik Widlund as a Director	334,002,944	99.77	780,890	0.23	0	334,783,834
Re-elect John Whiteley as a Director	333,965,430	99.76	818,404	0.24	0	334,783,834
Re-elect Sten Mortstedt as a Director	327,097,902	98.09	6,381,303	1.91	1,304,628	333,479,205
Re-elect Malcolm Cooper as a Director	312,087,454	93.38	22,122,136	6.62	574,243	334,209,590
Re-elect Elizabeth Edwards  as a Director	334,002,764	99.77	781,070	0.23	0	334,783,834
Re-elect Christopher Jarvis as a Director	330,791,231	98.81	3,992,602	1.19	0	334,783,833
Re-elect Bengt Mortstedt as a Director	317,990,872	94.98	16,792,761	5.02	200	334,783,633
Re-elect Lennart Sten as a Director	331,616,618	99.05	3,167,215	0.95	0	334,783,833
Re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditors	333,946,294	99.75	837,539	0.25	0	334,783,833
Authorise the directors to determine the auditors' remuneration	334,413,494	99.89	370,000	0.11	340	334,783,494
Authorise the directors to allot relevant securities	334,396,174	99.88	387,320	0.12	340	334,783,494
Authorise the directors to make non pre-emptive share allotments	334,684,514	99.97	98,780	0.03	540	334,783,294
Authorise the directors to make market purchases of shares	334,298,274	99.86	485,219	0.14	340	334,783,493
Authorise General Meetings to be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice	333,774,027	99.70	1,009,807	0.3	0	334,783,834

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 and Charity Trust as Controlling Shareholder holding 51% 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	104,238,714	82.49	22,122,136	17.51	574,243	126,360,850
Re-elect Elizabeth Edwards	126,154,024	99.38	781,070	0.62	0	126,935,094
Re-elect Christopher Jarvis	122,942,491	96.85	3,992,602	3.15	0	126,935,093
Re-elect Lennart Sten	123,767,878	97.50	3,167,215	2.50	0	126,935,093

*     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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