Result of AGM

RNS Number : 5213S

Helical PLC

14 July 2022

 

Helical plc ("Helical" or the "Company")

Results of 2022 Annual General Meeting

14 July 2022

Helical is pleased to announce that at its one hundred and second Annual General Meeting ("Meeting") held earlier today, all resolutions set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 14 June 2022 ("Notice") were passed by Shareholders on a show of hands. Proxies lodged before the Meeting are set out below:

	Resolution	For the Resolution1	% For	Against the Resolution	% Against	Total Votes Validly Cast	Votes Withheld2
1	To receive and consider the accounts and reports of the Directors and Independent Auditor for the year ended 31 March 2022	91,405,924	99.99	748	0.01	91,406,672	68,166
2	To declare a final dividend of 8.25 pence per ordinary share	91,474,090	99.99	748	0.01	91,474,838	0
3	To re-elect G. A. Kaye as a Director	90,981,273	99.46	493,565	0.54	91,474,838	0
4	To re-elect T. J. Murphy as a Director	90,941,484	99.42	533,354	0.58	91,474,838	0
5	To re-elect M. C. Bonning-Snook as a Director	90,981,041	99.46	493,797	0.54	91,474,838	0
6	To re-elect S. V. Clayton as a Director	90,929,688	99.4	545,150	0.6	91,474,838	0
7	To re-elect R. R. Cotton as a Director	89,362,511	97.69	2,112,327	2.31	91,474,838	0
8	To re-elect S. J. Farr as a Director	90,929,688	99.4	545,150	0.6	91,474,838	0
9	To re-elect J. J. Lister as a Director	90,929,688	99.4	545,150	0.6	91,474,838	0
10	To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors of the Company	91,474,090	99.99	748	0.01	91,474,838	0
11	To authorise the Directors to set the remuneration of the Independent Auditor	91,474,090	99.99	748	0.01	91,474,838	0
12	To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report (other than the section containing the Directors' remuneration policy) for the year ended 31 March 2022	85,918,219	97.52	2,183,676	2.48	88,101,895	3,372,943
13	To authorise the renewal and extension of the Helical Bar 2002 Share Incentive Plan (the "SIP")	91,274,344	99.78	200,494	0.22	91,474,838	0
14	To authorise the Directors to allot shares pursuant to section 551 of the Companies Act 2006	90,171,535	98.58	1,303,303	1.42	91,474,838	0
15	To authorise the Directors to dis-apply pre-emption rights pursuant to sections 570 and 573 of the Companies Act 20063	91,473,090	99.99	1,748	0.01	91,474,838	0
16	To authorise the Directors to dis-apply pre-emption rights pursuant to sections 570 and 573 of the Companies Act 2006 in addition to resolution 173	87,041,300	95.15	4,433,538	4.85	91,474,838	0
17	To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its Ordinary Shares pursuant to section 701 of the Companies Act 20063	90,905,386	99.38	565,431	0.62	91,470,817	4,021
18	To approve general meetings (other than annual general meetings) to be held on not less than 14 clear days' notice3	89,194,715	97.51	2,280,123	2.49	91,474,838	0

Notes:

¹  Includes discretionary votes

²  A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes for or against a resolution

³  Special Resolution which requires at least 75% of votes in favour

As at the date of the Meeting there were 122,325,413 ordinary shares of 1p each in issue. 

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms used in this announcement shall have the meaning given to them in the Notice.

2. Resolutions submitted to the National Storage Mechanism

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of resolutions other than those concerning ordinary business passed at the Meeting have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and can be viewed at: https://www.fca.org.uk/markets/primary-markets/regulatory-disclosures/national-storage-mechanism

The resolutions carried at the Meeting are set out in full in the Notice which can be found on the Company's website at www.helical.co.uk

3.  Confirmed Board Changes

The Shareholders approved the re-appointment of Richard Cotton at today's AGM. The Company therefore  confirms that Richard Cotton has succeeded Richard Grant and is now the Chairman of Helical.

Sue Clayton was also re-appointed to the Board and consequently, she has assumed the role of Senior Independent Director of Helical.

Helical plc
J.R. Moss (Company Secretary)	Tel:  [phone]
	Address:  5 Hanover Square   London     W1S 1HQ
	Website:  www.helical.co.uk

 

 

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