Result of AGM

RNS Number : 9678H

Haydale Graphene Industries PLC

29 November 2022

 

For immediate release

29 November 2022

Haydale Graphene Industries plc

('Haydale' or the 'Company')

Result of AGM

The Annual General Meeting of the Company ("AGM") was held at 11.00 a.m. today at the Company's registered offices at Clos Fferws, Parc Hendre, Capel Hendre, Ammanford, SA18 3BL . All of the resolutions put to members were passed on a poll.

The number of votes lodged by proxy for and against each of the resolutions proposed, and the number of votes withheld, were as follows:

Resolution	Votes for	%	Votes against	%	Votes withheld
1.  To receive the Company's audited annual accounts for the financial year ended 30 June 2022	399,879,240	99.99	21,420	0.01	513,639
2.  To elect, as a director of the Company, Ryan Howard	398,663,124	99.70	1,211,461	0.30	539,714
3.  To re-elect, as a director of the Company, David Banks	240,106,512	60.02	159,966,425	39.98	341,362
4.  To re-elect, as a director of the Company, Mark Chapman	240,244,886	60.05	159,828,051	39.95	341,362
5.  To re-appoint Crowe UK LLP as auditors to the Company	398,772,378	99.70	1,191,837	0.30	450,084
6.  To authorise the Directors to allot shares in the Company up to the limits specified in the resolution	398,824,427	99.64	1,428,347	0.36	161,525
7.  To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights up to the limits specified in the resolution*	398,705,548	99.64	1,439,543	0.36	269,208

* Passed as a special resolution

As at 29 November 2022, there were 785,852,475 ordinary shares in issue. Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share. Votes withheld are not votes in law and so have not been included in the calculation of the proportion of votes for and against a resolution.

The Board is pleased that the majority of resolutions have been passed with a very high level of support from shareholders. The Board has considered the votes against resolutions 3 and 4, being the re-elections of directors David Banks and Mark Chapman, respectively. In order to better understand the reasons for these votes against, the Board has engaged with the majority of those shareholders that voted against these resolutions, considered their views and received feedback from the Company's advisers. The Board will continue to regularly engage with shareholders to understand and consider their views.

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For further information:

Haydale Graphene Industries plc
Keith Broadbent, CEO	Tel: [phone]
	www.haydale.com
finnCap (Nominated Adviser & Broker)
Julian Blunt/Edward Whiley, Corporate Finance Andrew Burdis, ECM	Tel: [phone]

Notes to Editors

Haydale is a global technologies group and service provider that facilitates the integration of graphene and other nanomaterials into the next generation of industrial materials and commercial technologies.  With expertise in graphene, other nanomaterials and Silicon Carbide, Haydale is able to deliver improvements in electrical, thermal and mechanical properties, Haydale has been granted patents for its technologies in Europe, USA, Australia, Japan and China and operates from five sites in the UK, USA and the Far East.  For more information please visit:  www.haydale.com  or Twitter: @haydalegraphene

 

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