Results of Annual General Meeting 26.08.21

RNS Number : 9455J
Foresight Group Holdings Limited
26 August 2021
 

 

 

 

26 August 2021

 

FORESIGHT GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED (th e "Company")

 

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

 

Th e Company announces the results of voting at its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held on 26 August 2021 and confirms that all resolutions were duly passed as set out below:

 

 

Resolution

Votes For

% of votes cast

Votes Against

% of votes cast

Votes Total

% TVR Voted*

Votes Withheld

Ordinary Resolution








1

To receive the Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Company for the financial year ended 31 March 2021 and the report of the Directors and Auditors thereon.

93,517,805

100.00

0

0.00

93,517,805

86.32

175

2

That the Remuneration Committee's Report for the financial year ended 31 March 2021 be approved .

92,093,990

98.48

1,423,815

1.52

93,517,805

86.32

175

3

That the Remuneration Policy set out in the Remuneration Report contained in the Governance section of the Annual Report and Financial Statements for the financial year ended 31 March 2021 be approved.

91,703,711

98.06

1,814,094

1.94

93,517,805

86.32

175

4

That the final dividend recommended by the Directors of 1.7 pence per ordinary share for the financial year ended 31 March 2021 be declared payable on 24 September 2021 to all members whose names appear on the Company's register of members at 6.00 p.m. on 10 September 2021.

93,517,805

100.00

0

0.00

93,517,805

86.32

175

5

To re-appoint Bernard William Fairman as a Director of the Company.

93,121,016

99.60

378,129

0.40

93,499,145

86.31

18,835

6

To re-appoint Gary Fraser as a Director of the Company.

93,505,864

99.99

11,941

0.01

93,517,805

86.32

175

7

To re-appoint Geoffrey Gavey as a Director of the Company.

93,006,066

99.45

511,739

0.55

93,517,805

86.32

175

8

To re-appoint Michael Liston as a Director of the Company .

92,593,805

99.01

924,000

0.99

93,517,805

86.32

175

9

To re-appoint Alison Hutchinson as a Director of the Company.

93,517,805

100.00

0

0.00

93,517,805

86.32

175

10

To re-appoint BDO LLP of 55 Baker Street, London W1U 7EU, as the Company's Auditors until the conclusion of the next general meeting of the Company at which financial statements are laid .

93,517,805

100.00

0

0.00

93,517,805

86.32

175

11

To authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of the Auditors .

93,505,864

99.99

11,941

0.01

93,517,805

86.32

175

Special Resolutions








12

Authority to allot shares.

92,526,086

98.94

991,719

1.06

93,517,805

86.32

175

13

Disapplication of pre-emption rights.

 

92,590,296

99.01

927,509

0.99

93,517,805

86.32

175

14

Additional disapplication of pre-emption rights.

92,593,805

99.01

924,000

0.99

93,517,805

86.32

175

15

Authority to purchase own shares.

93,505,847

100.00

17

0.00

93,505,864

86.32

12,116

16

That the existing Articles of the Company be deleted and replaced in their entirety with the amended Articles of Incorporation in the form appended to the notice available for review on our website at www.fsg-investors.com.

93,517,805

100.00

0

0.00

93,517,805

86.32

175

 

 

Votes of the Independent Shareholders on the resolutions concerning the election of the Independent Non-Executive Directors

Votes For

% of votes cast

Votes Against

% of votes cast

Votes Total

% TVR Voted*

Votes Withheld

Ordinary Resolution








7

To re-appoint Geoffrey Gavey as a Director of the Company.

46,029,692

98.90

511,739

 1.08

46,541,431

42.96

175

8

To re-appoint Michael Liston as a Director of the Company .

45,617,431

98.01

924,000

 1.98

46,541,431

42.96

175

9

To re-appoint Alison Hutchinson as a Director of the Company.

46,541,431

100.00

0

 0 

46,541,431

42.96

175

 

* percentage of the total votes cast vs the total voting rights attributable to the 108,333,333 ordinary voting shares of nil par value

 

Notes

 

A 'Vote Withheld' is not a vote in law and has not been counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes 'For' and 'Against' a resolution.

 

The total number of shares on the register at the close of business on 24 August 2021, being those eligible to be voted on at the AGM, was 108,333,333.  A copy of the resolutions can be found in the Notice of Meeting available at: https://www.fsg-investors.com/shareholder-centre  

 

This announcement is made pursuant to the requirements of Listing Rules 9.6.2 and 9.6.18. Copies of the Special Resolutions approved by shareholders will be submitted as soon as practicable  to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available for inspection via the  National Storage Mechanism:

 

https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

The results will also be made available on the Company's website:

 

https://www.fsg-investors.com/shareholder-centre

 

 

Fo r further information contact:

 

Foresight



Jo Nicolle

jnicolle@foresightgroup.gg

+44 (0) 7790 804263




Citigate Dewe Rogerson (Public relations adviser to Foresight Group)


Caroline Merrell

caroline.merrell@citigatedewerogerson.com

+44 (0) 7852 210 329

Toby Moore

toby.moore@citigatedewerogerson.com

+44 (0) 7768 981 763




Corporate Brokers



Jefferies

+44 (0) 20 7029 8000


Paul Nicholls



Graham Davidson



Lee Morton



Max Jones






Numis 

+44 (0) 20 7260 1000


Stephen Westgate



Charlie Farquhar



Jamie Loughborough



Laura White



 

 

 

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