24 November 2020
essensys plc
Result of Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting of essensys plc was held at Aldgate Tower 7th Floor, 2 Leman Street, London, E1 8FA on 24 November 2020 at 9:30 a.m..
All 10 resolutions put to members were passed on a poll. Resolutions 1 to 8 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 9 to 10 were passed as special resolutions.
The number of votes lodged by proxy for and against each of the resolutions proposed, and the number of votes withheld was as follows:
Resolution |
Votes for |
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Votes against |
% |
Votes withheld |
Resolution 1 (Ordinary) To receive the Reports of the Directors and the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 July 2020 |
41,494,801 |
100.00% |
0 |
0.00% |
0 |
Resolution 2 (Ordinary) To approve the report on Directors' remuneration for the year ended 31 July 2020 |
34,606,804 |
83.40% |
6,887,997 |
16.60% |
0 |
Resolution 3 (Ordinary) To elect Alexandra Notay as a Director |
37,157,688 |
89.55% |
4,336,363 |
10.45% |
750 |
Resolution 4 (Ordinary) To re-elect Alan Pepper as a Director |
41,494,051 |
100.00% |
0 |
0.00% |
750 |
Resolution 5 (Ordinary) To elect Elizabeth Sandler as a Director |
36,034,488 |
86.84% |
5,459,563 |
13.16% |
750 |
Resolution 6 (Ordinary) To re-appoint BDO LLP as auditor |
41,494,051 |
100.00% |
0 |
0.00% |
750 |
Resolution 7 (Ordinary) To authorise the Directors to determine audit fees |
41,494,051 |
100.00% |
0 |
0.00% |
750 |
Resolution 8 (Ordinary) To authorise the Directors to allot equity securities |
41,494,051 |
100.00% |
750 |
0.00% |
0 |
Resolution 9 (Special) To authorise Directors to disapply pre-emption rights in certain circumstances |
41,011,725 |
98.84% |
482,326 |
1.16% |
750 |
Resolution 10 (Special) To authorise the Company to make market purchases |
40,065,617 |
96.56% |
1,428,434 |
3.44% |
750 |
As at 24 November 2020, there were 52,743,329 ordinary shares in issue. Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share. Votes withheld are not votes in law and so have not been included in the calculation of the proportion of votes for and against a resolution.
For further information, please contact:
essensys plc |
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+44 (0)20 3102 5252 |
Mark Furness, Chief Executive Officer |
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Alan Pepper, Chief Financial Officer |
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N+1 Singer (Nominated Adviser and Broker) |
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+44 (0)20 7496 3000 |
Peter Steel / Harry Gooden / George Tzimas |
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FTI Consulting |
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Jamie Ricketts / Eve Kirmatzis / Debbie Oluwaseyi Sonaike / Talia Jessener |
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+44 (0)20 3727 1000 |
About essensys plc
essensys is the leading global provider of mission-critical SaaS platforms and on-demand cloud services to the high growth flexible workspace industry. essensys' software is specifically designed and developed to help solve the complex operational challenges faced by multi-site flexible workspace operators as they grow and scale their operations. The Group's technology allows operators to deliver a range of differentiated, flexible and customer-specific services to a broad base of tenants across multiple locations and helps operators to manage the cost, operational and technological challenges they typically encounter.
essensys' two SaaS platforms, Connect and Operate , address these complex operational challenges, and reduce costs by simplifying the day-to-day management of flexible workspaces and the provision of on-demand IT, technology and infrastructure services to tenants. essensys' platforms automate key tasks and processes and help flexible workspace providers deliver highly efficient, customer-centric workspace solutions and member experiences with enterprise class services.