Result of Annual General Meeting

RNS Number : 4025F

Helical PLC

15 July 2021

 

15 July 2021

HELICAL PLC

("Helical" or the "Company")

Results of Annual General Meeting

1.  Results of the 2021 Annual General Meeting

The Company is pleased to announce that at its one hundred and first Annual General Meeting ("Meeting") held earlier today, all resolutions set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 15 June 2021 ("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 2021	100,971,878	100	0	0	100,971,878	110,117
2	To declare a final dividend of 7.40 pence per ordinary share	100,886,031	99.81	195,964	0.19	101,081,995	0
3	To re-elect R. J. Grant as a Director	100,554,641	99.51	491,953	0.49	101,046,594	35,401
4	To re-elect G. A. Kaye as a Director	100,777,894	99.74	265,469	0.26	101,043,363	38,632
5	To re-elect T. J. Murphy as a Director	100,771,797	99.73	271,566	0.27	101,043,363	38,632
6	To re-elect M. C. Bonning-Snook as a Director	100,777,662	99.74	265,701	0.26	101,043,363	38,632
7	To re-elect S. V. Clayton as a Director	100,852,164	99.81	191,199	0.19	101,043,363	38,632
8	To re-elect R. R. Cotton as a Director	100,852,977	99.81	190,386	0.19	101,043,363	38,632
9	To re-elect R. J. J. Lister as a Director	100,852,164	99.81	191,199	0.19	101,043,363	38,632
10	To re-elect S. J. Farr as a Director	100,852,977	99.81	190,386	0.19	101,043,363	38,632
11	To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors of the Company	101,046,595	99.99	400	0.01	101,046,995	35,000
12	To authorise the Directors to set the remuneration of the Independent Auditor	101,046,995	100	0	0	101,046,995	35,000
13	To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report (other than the section containing the Directors' remuneration policy) for the year ended 31 March 2021	98,671,359	99.24	760,550	0.76	99,431,909	1,650,086
14	To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy	95,598,663	96.14	3,833,246	3.86	99,431,909	1,650,086
15	To authorise the Directors to allot shares pursuant to section 551 of the Companies Act 2006	100,189,352	99.16	846,783	0.84	101,036,135	45,860
16	To authorise the Directors to dis-apply pre-emption rights pursuant to sections 570 and 573 of the Companies Act 20063	101,034,735	99.99	1,400	0.01	101,036,135	45,860
17	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	94,331,566	93.36	6,704,568	6.64	101,036,134	45,861
18	To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its Ordinary Shares pursuant to section 701 of the Companies Act 20063	99,409,638	98.4	1,619,385	1.6	101,029,023	52,972
19	To approve general meetings (other than annual general meetings) to be held on not less than 14 clear days' notice3	98,995,847	97.97	2,051,148	2.03	101,046,995	35,000
20	To approve and adopt New Articles of Association	101,045,595	99.99	1,000	0.01	101,046,595	35,400

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 122,099,814 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 Committee Changes

The Company confirms that Richard Grant has stepped down as a member the Remuneration Committee with immediate effect.

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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