Result of AGM

CLS Holdings PLC

27 April 2023

 

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 27 April 2023 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 2022	352,441,773	99.99	32,759	0.01	352,474,532	88.74	108,812
2	Approve the Directors' Annual Remuneration Report	347,002,378	98.45	5,479,088	1.55	352,481,466	88.74	101,878
3	Approve the 2023 Remuneration Policy	349,550,240	99.17	2,931,226	0.83	352,481,466	88.74	101,878
4	Approve a final dividend for the year ended 31 December 2022 of 5.35 pence per ordinary share	349,756,888	99.20	2,826,456	0.80	352,583,344	88.76	-
5	Re-elect Lennart Sten as a Director	332,473,962	94.30	20,104,863	5.70	352,578,825	88.76	4,519
6	Re-elect Anna Seeley as a Director	289,118,335	82.02	63,363,710	17.98	352,482,045	88.74	101,299
7	Re-elect Fredrik Widlund as a Director	349,119,520	99.05	3,362,525	0.95	352,482,045	88.74	101,299
8	Re-elect Andrew Kirkman as a Director	351,986,218	99.86	495,827	0.14	352,482,045	88.74	101,299
9	Re-elect Elizabeth Edwards as a Director	339,396,083	96.29	13,085,962	3.71	352,482,045	88.74	101,299
10	Re-elect Bill Holland as a Director	352,235,718	99.93	246,327	0.07	352,482,045	88.74	101,299
11	Re-elect Denise Jagger as a Director	352,179,392	99.93	246,427	0.07	352,425,819	88.73	157,525
12	Re-elect Bengt Mortstedt as a Director	320,372,585	90.89	32,109,460	9.11	352,482,045	88.74	101,299
13	Re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditors	352,393,411	99.99	36,408	0.01	352,429,819	88.73	153,525
14	Authorise the directors to determine the auditors' remuneration	352,459,718	99.99	25,775	0.01	352,485,493	88.74	97,851
15	Authorise the directors to allot relevant securities	348,866,425	98.97	3,620,138	1.03	352,486,563	88.74	96,781
16	Approve the 2023 Annual Bonus Plan	352,403,275	99.98	83,288	0.02	352,486,563	88.74	96,781
17	Approve the 2023 Long Term Incentive Plan	348,360,078	98.83	4,126,485	1.17	352,486,563	88.74	96,781
18	Authorise the directors to make non pre-emptive share allotments	351,236,313	99.62	1,345,961	0.38	352,582,274	88.76	1,070
19	Authorise the directors to make market purchases of shares	352,501,652	99.98	53,622	0.02	352,555,274	88.76	28,070
20	Authorise General Meetings to be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice	349,645,349	99.17	2,937,995	0.83	352,583,344	88.76	-

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 51.81% 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**
5	Re-elect Lennart Sten	128,066,438	86.43%	20,104,863	13.57%	148,171,301	76.85%	4,519
9	Re-elect Elizabeth Edwards as a Director	134,988,559	91.16%	13,085,962	8.84%	148,074,521	76.80%	101,299
10	Re-elect Bill Holland as a Director	147,828,194	99.83%	246,327	0.17%	148,074,521	76.80%	101,299
11	Re-elect Denise Jagger as a Director	147,771,868	99.83%	246,427	0.17%	148,018,295	76.77%	157,525

*     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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