Result of General Meeting

RNS Number : 5203U

Future PLC

25 November 2019

 

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25 November 2019

Future plc

Result of General Meeting

Future plc ("Future" or the "Company") announces that at today's General Meeting the Resolution regarding the acquisition by Future, through Future Holdings 2002 Limited, of the Target Group as described in the circular to the shareholders of Future dated 5 November 2019 (the "Circular"), substantially on the terms and subject to the conditions set out in the share purchase agreement between Future, Future Holdings 2002 Limited and the sellers named therein dated 30 October 2019 (as amended, modified, restated or supplemented from time to time) (the "Share Purchase Agreement") (the "Acquisition"), together with all other agreements and ancillary arrangements contemplated by the Share Purchase Agreement, as set out in the notice of general meeting contained in the Circular, was passed on a show of hands as an ordinary resolution.

The proxy voting figures for the Resolution are set out below:

Resolution	For		Against		Votes Withheld
	Votes	%	Votes	%
1.  Ordinary Resolution to approve the Acquisition	76,218,819	100	24	0	3,993

Note:      1. Full text of the Resolution is set out in the notice of general meeting forming part of the Circular.

2. Percentages are expressed as a proportion of the total votes cast.

3. A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not included in the calculation of the votes "For" or "Against" the Resolutions.

4. Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman have been included in the "For" total.

The Company's issued share capital at 25 November 2019 was 97,327,778 ordinary shares.

Proxy appointments appointing the Chairman of the meeting were received from shareholders of 246 shares in respect of the Resolution representing 78.31% of the issued share capital.

The proxy voting information will shortly be available on the Company's website at www.futureplc.com/invest-in-future

Enquiries

Future plc	01225 442244
Zillah Byng-Thorne, Chief Executive Officer
Penny Ladkin-Brand, Chief Financial Officer
Numis Securities (Sponsor, Financial Adviser and Joint Bookrunner)	020 7260 1000
Nick Westlake, Mark Lander, Hugo Rubinstein
N+1 Singer (Joint Bookrunner)	020 7496 3000
Mark Taylor, Tom Salvesen, Justin McKeegan
Instinctif Partners	020 7457 2020
Kay Larsen, Chantal Woolcock

 

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