Result of AGM

RNS Number : 4656T

Genus PLC

14 November 2019

 

Genus plc (the 'Company') - 2019 AGM Poll Results             

The Company announces that at its AGM held on Thursday, 14 November 2019, all resolutions set out in the Notice of AGM were passed on a poll. 

Resolutions 1 to 16 were passed as Ordinary Resolutions and Resolutions 17 to 20 were passed as Special Resolutions. The following table sets out the votes cast on each resolution:                                                                                                                                                               

Resolutions	In Favour Votes	%	Against Votes	%	Abstentions Votes	Total no. of shares in respect of which proxies were validly made
1.     To receive the Company's audited Financial Statements and the Directors' Reports for the year ended 30 June 2019.	44,252,749	99.99	4,559	0.01	1,602,450	44,257,308
2.     To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report, other than the part containing the Directors' Remuneration Policy for the year ended 30 June 2019.	44,735,774	98.43	714,612	1.57	409,372	45,450,386
3.     To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy as set out on pages 72 to 82 of the Company's Annual Report 2019.	42,801,233	93.35	3,046,755	6.65	11,770	45,847,988
4.     To approve the rules of the Genus plc Performance Share Plan	45,014,992	98.17	839,491	1.83	5,276	45,854,483
5.     To approve the rules of the Genus plc Deferred Share Bonus Plan	45,311,924	98.82	540,562	1.18	7,272	45,852,486
6.     To approve the amended rues of the Genus plc 2014 Deferred Share Bonus Plan	45,327,368	98.85	526,142	1.15	6,248	45,853,510
7.     To declare a final dividend of 18.8 pence per Ordinary Share.	45,857,432	100.00	727	0.00	1,600	45,858,159
8.     To re-elect Bob Lawson as a Director of the Company.	45,078,391	98.30	781,317	1.70	50	45,859,708
9.     To re-elect Stephen Wilson as a Director of the Company.	45,857,525	100.00	1,013	0.00	1,221	45,858,538
10.  To re-elect Lysanne Gray as a Director of the Company.	45,757,114	99.78	100,835	0.22	1,810	45,857,949
11.  To re-elect Lykele van der Broek as a Director of the Company.	45,770,496	99.81	86,996	0.19	2,267	45,857,492
12.  To re-elect Lesley Knox as a Director of the Company.	43,861,742	95.65	1,996,490	4.35	1,526	45,858,232
13.  To re-elect Ian Charles as a Director of the Company.	43,158,331	95.10	2,225,684	4.90	475,743	45,384,015
14.  To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor of the Company.	44,259,207	96.52	1,595,398	3.48	5,153	45,854,605
15.  To authorise the Audit and Risk Committee of the Board to determine the remuneration of the auditor.	44,777,908	97.65	1,076,830	2.35	5,021	45,854,738
16.  To empower the Directors with limited authority to allot Ordinary Shares.	41,308,715	90.10	4,537,252	9.90	13,792	45,845,967
17.  To empower the Directors with limited authority to allot equity securities for cash without first offering them to existing shareholders.	45,801,197	99.91	40,455	0.09	18,107	45,841,652
18.  To empower the Directors with limited authority to allot additional equity securities for cash without first offering them to existing shareholders provided that this power be used only in connection with an acquisition or other capital investment.	41,296,603	90.08	4,545,716	9.92	17,439	45,842,319
19.  To empower the Directors with limited authority to make one or more market purchases of any Ordinary Shares.	45,219,733	98.82	539,384	1.18	100,641	45,759,117
20.  To allow a General Meeting other than an Annual General Meeting to be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice.	42,625,519	92.96	3,229,867	7.04	4,373	45,855,386

A copy of the special business resolutions will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will soon be available to view at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.

As at the close of business on 13 November 2019, the total number of ordinary shares of £0.10 each eligible to be voted at the AGM was 65,071,431.

Therefore, the total voting rights in the Company as at that time were 65,071,431. The proportion of the Company's issued share capital represented by the votes validly cast was 70.46%.

Equiniti acted as scrutineer of the poll on all resolutions.

 

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