GENUIT GROUP PLC
(the "Company")
Results of Annual General Meeting
20 May 2021
Genuit Group plc announces that at the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of the Company held today, all the Resolutions contained in the Notice of AGM were duly passed.
The total number of proxy votes received in respect of each such resolution 48 hours prior to the
meeting is set out below.
Resolution |
In favour |
% |
Against |
% |
Withheld / Abstained |
1. To receive the Company's financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020 together with the Directors' Report and the Auditor's Report on these accounts |
205,530,851 |
99.98 |
45,810 |
0.02 |
152,160 |
2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy as set out on pages 77 to 85 of the 2020 Annual Report and Accounts |
198,146,521 |
96.32 |
7,576,774 |
3.68 |
5,526 |
3. To approve the Annual Statement by the Chair of the Remuneration Committee and the Annual Report on Remuneration for the year ended 31 December 2020 set out on pages 72 to 75 and 86 to 95 of the 2020 Annual Report and Accounts |
203,218,615 |
98.78 |
2,509,681 |
1.22 |
525 |
4. To declare a final dividend of 4.8p pence per ordinary share of £0.001 each in the Company for the year ended 31 December 2020 |
205,728,421 |
100 |
0 |
0 |
400 |
5. To elect Mr Kevin Boyd as a Director of the Company |
203,733,787 |
99.04 |
1,983,567 |
0.96 |
11,467 |
6. To re-elect Mr Martin Payne as a Director of the Company |
202,337,858 |
98.36 |
3,380,033 |
1.64 |
10,930 |
7. To re-elect Mr Paul James as a Director of the Company |
203,906,001 |
99.12 |
1,811,662 |
0.88 |
11,158 |
8. To re-elect Mr Glen Sabin as a Director of the Company |
204,341,765 |
99.33 |
1,376,127 |
0.67 |
10,929 |
9. To re-elect Mr Ron Marsh as a Director of the Company |
195,760,351 |
96.38 |
7,349,792 |
3.62 |
2,618,678 |
10. To re-elect Mr Mark Hammond as a Director of the Company |
203,324,528 |
98.84 |
2,387,757 |
1.16 |
16,536 |
11. To re-elect Ms Louise Hardy as a Director of the Company |
203,915,007 |
99.12 |
1,802,885 |
0.88 |
10,929 |
12. To re-elect Ms Lisa Scenna as a Director of the Company |
204,689,822 |
99.5 |
1,025,418 |
0.5 |
13,581 |
13. To re-elect Ms Louise Brooke-Smith as a Director of the Company |
204,689,593 |
99.5 |
1,025,647 |
0.5 |
13,581 |
14. To reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditor of the Company, to hold office until the conclusion of the next AGM of the Company |
204,941,090 |
99.62 |
787,331 |
0.38 |
400 |
15. To authorise the Audit Committee of the Company to determine the auditor's remuneration |
204,941,090 |
99.62 |
783,376 |
0.38 |
4,355 |
16. THAT the Directors be authorised to allot shares in the Company and convert any security into shares in the Company |
195,577,575 |
95.07 |
10,148,220 |
4.93 |
3,026 |
17. THAT the Directors be authorised to allot equity securities for cash and disapply pre-emption rights |
200,605,564 |
97.51 |
5,120,231 |
2.49 |
3,026 |
18 . THAT the Directors be authorised to allot equity securities for cash and disapply pre-emption rights for the purpose of financing an acquisition or other capital investment |
193,897,147 |
94.25 |
11,828,648 |
5.75 |
3,026 |
19. To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its ordinary shares |
204,840,697 |
99.68 |
654,886 |
0.32 |
233,238 |
20. To authorise the Directors to call a General Meeting of the Company, other than an AGM, on not less than 14 clear days' notice |
200,830,118 |
97.62 |
4,897,303 |
2.38 |
1,400 |
Notes
The total number of shares on the register at close of business on 18 May 2021, being those eligible to be voted on at the AGM, was 247,669,282. Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2 copies of the resolutions (other than those relating to ordinary business) will be submitted to the FCA National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism .
These results can also be viewed on the Genuit Group plc website at https://www.genuitgroup.com .
For further enquiries, please contact:
Emma Versluys + 44 (0) 1709 770 000
Company Secretary