Result of AGM

RNS Number : 6333W

Franchise Brands PLC

18 April 2023

 

18 April 2023

Franchise Brands plc

("Franchise Brands", the "Company" or the "Group")

Result of Annual General Meeting

Franchise Brands plc (AIM: FRAN), an international multi-brand franchise business, is pleased to announce that at the Company's Annual General Meeting held earlier today, all resolutions were duly passed on a poll.

The proxy votes received from shareholders on each resolution are set out below:

Resolution	Description	Votes For	% of Votes Cast	Votes Against	% of Votes Cast	Total votes cast (excluding votes withheld	Votes Withheld
ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS
RES:001	To receive the 2022 report and financial statements	108,171,709	100.00%	-	0.00%	108,171,709	-
RES:002	Declaration of final dividend	108,171,709	100.00%	-	0.00%	108,171,709	-
RES:003	Re-election of Robin Christian Bellhouse	108,114,676	99.95%	55,944	0.05%	108,170,620	1,089
RES:004	Re-election of Andrew Vincent Guilio Brattesani	108,164,620	99.99%	6,000	0.01%	108,170,620	1,089
RES:005	Re-election of Julia Rosalind Choudhury	108,158,330	99.99%	12,290	0.01%	108,170,620	1,089
RES:006	Re-election of Timothy John Harris	108,158,330	99.99%	12,290	0.01%	108,170,620	1,089
RES:007	Re-election of Stephen Glen Hemsley	108,158,330	99.99%	12,290	0.01%	108,170,620	1,089
RES:008	Re-election of Andrew John Mallows	108,158,330	99.99%	12,290	0.01%	108,170,620	1,089
RES:009	Re-election of Peter John Molloy	108,158,330	99.99%	12,290	0.01%	108,170,620	1,089
RES:010	Re-election of David John Poutney	108,117,676	99.95%	52,944	0.05%	108,170,620	1,089
RES:011	Re-election of Colin David Rees	108,158,330	99.99%	12,290	0.01%	108,170,620	1,089
RES:012	Re-election of Jason Charles Sayers	108,158,330	99.99%	12,290	0.01%	108,170,620	1,089
RES:013	Re-election of Nigel William Wray	108,158,330	99.99%	12,290	0.01%	108,170,620	1,089
RES:014	To reappoint BDO LLP as auditors of the Company	108,118,765	99.95%	52,944	0.05%	108,171,709	-
RES:015	Authority to determine remuneration of the auditors	108,110,115	99.95%	52,944	0.05%	108,163,059	8,650
RES:016	Authority to allot shares	98,976,338	91.50%	9,194,282	8.50%	108,170,620	1,089
SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS
RES:017	Disapplication of pre-emption rights	98,274,163	90.85%	9,896,546	9.15%	108,170,709	1,000
RES:018	Disapplication of pre-emption rights (for an acquisition or other specified capital investment)	98,276,663	90.86%	9,890,646	9.14%	108,167,309	4,400
RES:019	Authority to purchase own shares	108,137,772	99.99%	10,314	0.01%	108,148,086	23,623

Enquiries:

Franchise Brands plc	+ 44 (0) 162 550 7910
Stephen Hemsley, Executive Chairman
Andrew Mallows, Interim Chief Financial Officer
Julia Choudhury, Corporate Development Director
Allenby Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker)	[phone]
Jeremy Porter / George Payne (Corporate Finance)
Amrit Nahal / Joscelin Pinnington (Sales & Corporate Broking)
Dowgate Capital Limited (Joint Broker)	[phone]
James Serjeant / Russell Cook / Nicholas Chambers
Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited (Joint Broker)	[phone]
Matthew Blawat / Francis North
MHP Group (Financial PR)	[phone]
Katie Hunt / Catherine Chapman	[phone]
	[e-mail]

About Franchise Brands plc

Franchise Brands is an international, multi-brand franchisor focused on building market-leading businesses primarily via a franchise model. The Group currently has a combined network of 586 franchisees across six principal franchise brands in the UK, North America and Europe.

Franchise Brands' focus is on B2B van-based reactive and planned services. The Company owns several market-leading brands with a long trading history which benefit from the Group's central support services, in particular technology, marketing, management experience and other group resources. At the centre of Franchise Brands' business building strategy is helping its franchisees grow their businesses.

Franchise Brands employs 415 people from 5 principal offices in the UK, Orlando, Florida and the Netherlands.

For further information, visit www.franchisebrands.co.uk

 

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