Result of AGM

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Hays PLC

09 November 2016

 

HAYS PLC

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2016

RESULTS OF THE POLL

Hays plc held its twenty ninth Annual General Meeting today, 9 November 2016, at the offices of UBS, 5 Broadgate, London, EC2M 2QS at 12 noon.  All resolutions were duly passed on a poll.  The results are shown below.

The 'For' vote includes those giving the Chairman discretion. Votes withheld are not votes in law and therefore have not been counted in the calculation of the percentage of votes for or against a resolution.

The issued share capital (ISC) at the close of business on 7 November 2016 was 1,464,096,566 (1,442,535,578 excluding shares held in Treasury).

POLL RESULTS

The results of the poll are as follows:

Resolution		Votes For		Votes Against		Votes Total		Votes Withheld
		No.	%	No.	%	No.	% ISC	No.
1.	To receive and adopt the Directors' and Auditor's Reports and the financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2016	1,147,118,840	98.96	12,094,881	1.04	1,159,213,721	80.36%	93,559
2.	To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report	1,121,184,706	96.72	38,040,863	3.28	1,159,225,569	80.36%	81,710
3.	To declare a final dividend for the year ended 30 June 2016	1,159,279,147	100.00	3,833	0.00	1,159,282,980	80.36%	24,300
4.	To re-elect Alan Thomson as a director of the Company	1,075,286,841	97.75	24,757,687	2.25	1,100,044,528	76.26%	59,262,751
5.	To re-elect Alistair Cox as a director of the Company	1,159,179,899	99.99	82,590	0.01	1,159,262,489	80.36%	44,791
6.	To re-elect Paul Venables as a director of the Company	1,159,168,942	99.99	87,747	0.01	1,159,256,689	80.36%	50,591
7.	To re-elect Paul Harrison as a director of the Company	1,134,334,109	97.85	24,937,179	2.15	1,159,271,288	80.36%	35,991
8.	To re-elect Victoria Jarman as a director of the Company	1,155,973,736	99.72	3,300,752	0.28	1,159,274,488	80.36%	32,791
9.	To re-elect Torsten Kreindl as a director of the Company	1,154,021,438	99.55	5,252,106	0.45	1,159,273,544	80.36%	33,736
10.	To re-elect Pippa Wicks as a director of the Company	1,153,958,043	99.54	5,314,246	0.46	1,159,272,289	80.36%	34,991
11.	To re-elect Peter Williams as a director of the Company	1,157,986,049	99.89	1,279,640	0.11	1,159,265,689	80.36%	41,591
12.	To elect MT Rainey as a director of the Company	1,154,568,643	99.60	4,693,842	0.40	1,159,262,485	80.36%	44,795
13.	To appoint PwC LLP as auditor of the Company	1,155,442,246	99.67	3,831,311	0.33	1,159,273,557	80.36%	33,723
14.	To authorise the directors to determine the auditor's remuneration	1,151,271,097	99.31	7,980,083	0.69	1,159,251,180	80.36%	56,100
15.	To authorise the Company to make political donations	1,101,275,959	95.03	57,643,282	4.97	1,158,919,241	80.34%	388,039
16.	To authorise the directors to allot Ordinary shares in the Company	1,111,041,613	95.84	48,220,315	4.16	1,159,261,928	80.36%	45,352
17.	To authorise the directors to disapply pre-emption rights *	1,158,423,070	99.93	817,263	0.07	1,159,240,333	80.36%	66,947
18.	To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares *	1,145,456,262	98.81	13,815,731	1.19	1,159,271,993	80.36%	35,286
19.	To authorise the calling of a general meeting with 14 clear days' notice *	1,077,205,173	92.92	82,043,105	7.08	1,159,248,278	80.36%	59,001
20.	To authorise the directors to approve the DAB	1,152,141,508	99.48	5,994,003	0.52	1,158,135,511	80.28%	1,171,769
21.	To authorise the directors to approve the US ESPP	1,155,199,899	99.75	2,948,261	0.25	1,158,148,160	80.29%	1,159,120

Special resolutions are indicated by an asterisk.

The full text of each of the resolutions is set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting, which is available at haysplc.com/investors/shareholder-services/agm 

In accordance with UK Listing Rule 9.6.2R, copies of the resolutions other than those concerning ordinary business passed at the Annual General Meeting have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at morningstar.co.uk

Chris Winters

Deputy Company Secretary

9 November 2016

 

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