Result of AGM

RNS Number : 1569X

CLS Holdings PLC

25 April 2019

 

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 22 March 2019 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 ISC VOTED	VOTES WITHHELD**
1	Receive and adopt the Annual Report & Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2018	347,271,841	100.00	4,272	0.00	347,276,113	85.24%	0
2	Approve the Directors' Annual Remuneration Report	330,054,396	95.05	17,201,087	4.95	347,255,483	85.24%	20,631
3	Approve a final dividend for the year ended 31 December 2018 of 4.70 pence per ordinary share	347,276,114	100.00	0	0.00	347,276,114	85.24%	0
4	Re-elect Henry Klotz as a Director	332,660,695	95.79	14,615,418	4.21	347,276,113	85.24%	0
5	Re-elect Anna Seeley as a Director	323,692,967	93.21	23,583,146	6.79	347,276,113	85.24%	0
6	Re-elect Fredrik Widlund as a Director	346,194,853	99.69	1,081,261	0.31	347,276,114	85.24%	0
7	Re-elect John Whiteley as a Director	345,946,447	99.62	1,329,667	0.38	347,276,114	85.24%	0
8	Re-elect Sten Mortstedt as a Director	337,969,877	97.42	8,936,236	2.58	346,906,113	85.15%	370,000
9	Re-elect Malcolm Cooper as a Director	331,011,849	96.15	13,266,356	3.85	344,278,205	84.51%	2,997,908
10	Re-elect Elizabeth Edwards as a Director	342,900,634	98.74	4,375,480	1.26	347,276,114	85.24%	0
11	Re-elect Christopher Jarvis as a Director	315,122,305	91.66	28,658,159	8.34	343,780,464	84.38%	3,495,649
12	Re-elect Bengt Mortstedt as a Director	328,976,308	94.73	18,299,805	5.27	347,276,113	85.24%	0
13	Re-elect Lennart Sten as a Director	342,900,634	98.74	4,375,480	1.26	347,276,114	85.24%	0
14	Re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditors	346,117,635	99.67	1,153,074	0.33	347,270,709	85.24%	5,404
15	Authorise the directors to determine the auditors' remuneration	346,264,312	99.71	1,011,802	0.29	347,276,114	85.24%	0
16	Authorise the directors to allot relevant securities	347,276,114	100.00	0	0.00	347,276,114	85.24%	0
17	Authorise the directors to make non pre-emptive share allotments	347,239,780	99.99	36,334	0.01	347,276,114	85.24%	0
18	Authorise the directors to make market purchases of shares	344,114,444	99.09	3,161,669	0.91	347,276,113	85.24%	0
19	Authorise General Meetings to be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice	346,429,263	99.76	841,447	0.24	347,270,710	85.24%	5,404

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 51.38% 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 ISC VOTED	VOTES WITHHELD**
9	Re-elect Malcolm Cooper as a Director	121,663,109	90.17	13,266,356	9.83	134,929,465	68.13%	2,997,908
10	Re-elect Elizabeth Edwards as a Director	133,551,894	96.83	4,375,480	3.17	137,927,374	69.64%	0
11	Re-elect Christopher Jarvis as a Director	105,773,565	78.68	28,658,159	21.32	134,431,724	67.88%	3,495,649
13	Re-elect Lennart Sten as a Director	133,551,894	96.83	4,375,480	3.17	137,927,374	69.64%	0

*     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.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm

Enquiries:

CLS Holdings plc                                                  [phone]

David Fuller

www.clsholdings.com 

 

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