Result of AGM

RNS Number : 6723V

GB Group PLC

10 August 2020

 

10 August 2020

GB GROUP PLC

("GBG", "Group" or the "Company")

Results of AGM

GBG (AIM: GBG), the global identity data intelligence specialist, announces that at its Annual General Meeting held earlier today, all resolutions were duly passed.

The number of proxies received in respect of each resolution were as follows:

Resolution	Votes in favour	% in favour	Votes against	% against	Votes withheld*	Total votes cast as % of Issued Share Register
1. Receive the annual report and accounts	146,558,281	100.00%	3,384	0.00%	123,004	75.34
2. Appoint Natalie Lea Gammon	146,679,854	100.00%	4,274	0.00%	541	75.34
3. Re-appoint David Anthony Rasche	144,686,061	98.64%	1,998,067	1.36%	541	75.34
4. Re-appoint Christopher Graham Clark	145,968,013	99.51%	716,115	0.49%	541	75.34
5. Receive and approve the Report on Directors' Remuneration	143,999,415	98.53%	2,144,368	1.47%	540,886	75.34
6. Re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditors	120,087,790	81.87%	26,594,487	18.13%	2,392	75.34
7. Authorise directors to  determine auditor remuneration	144,227,901	98.33%	2,452,463	1.67%	4,305	75.34
8. Authorise directors to allot shares	124,664,242	84.99%	22,013,511	15.01%	6,916	75.34
9. Authorise directors to disapply pre-emption up to 5%	145,239,698	99.03%	1,429,479	0.97%	15,492	75.34
10. Authorise directors to dis-apply pre-emption up to a further 5% in connection with acquisition or specified capital investment	145,247,729	99.02%	1,430,236	0.98%	6,704	75.34
11. Authorise directors to purchase shares	131,591,882	98.90%	1,464,202	1.10%	13,628,585	75.34
12. Adopt Articles of Association	145,255,517	99.03%	1,428,573	0.97%	579	75.34

* A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the portion of votes in favour or against a resolution

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To find out more, please contact:

GBG Chris Clark, CEO Dave Wilson, CFO & COO	01244 657333
Pe el Hunt LLP (Nominated Adviser and Broker) Edward Knight Nick Prowting Ed Allsopp	020 7418 8900
Tulchan Communications LLP James Macey White Matt Low Deborah Roney Website	020 7353 4200 [e-mail] www.gbgplc.com/investors

About GBG

GBG offers a range of solutions that help organisations quickly validate and verify the identity and location of their customers.

Our market-leading technology, data and expertise help our customers improve digital access, deliver a seamless experience and establish trust so that they can transact quickly, safely and securely with their customers online. 

Headquartered in the UK and with over 1,000 team members across 16 countries, we work with 20,000 customers in over 70 countries. Some of the world's best-known businesses rely on GBG to provide digital services and keep the economy moving, from US e-commerce giants to Asia's biggest banks and European household brands. 

To find out more about how we help our customers establish trust with their customers, visit  www.gbgplc.com  and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter @gbgplc. 

 

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