Result of AGM

RNS Number : 1603L

Hostelworld Group PLC

11 May 2022

 

LEI: 213800OC94PF2D675H41

11 May 2022

Hostelworld Group plc

( the "Company ")

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The Annual General Meeting of the Company (the "AGM") was held at 12.00 noon today.

All resolutions proposed at the AGM were duly passed on a poll and the results of each resolution were as follows:

Resolution	Votes For	%	Votes Against	%	Withheld	Total Votes Cast	Percentage of ISC Voted (%)
1.   To adopt the Company's accounts and the Directors' and Auditor's Reports for the year ended 31 December 2021	76,334,588	100.00%	-	0.00%	2,027	76,334,588	64.96%
2.  To approve the Directors' remuneration report	72,837,695	95.42%	3,497,907	4.58%	1,014	76,335,602	64.96%
3.   To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy	61,225,024	80.20%	15,111,592	19.80%	-	76,336,616	64.96%
4.   To re-elect Michael Cawley as a director	73,993,435	96.93%	2,341,153	3.07%	2,028	76,334,588	64.96%
5.   To re-elect Carl G. Shepherd as a director	68,775,826	90.10%	7,558,762	9.90%	2,028	76,334,588	64.96%
6.   To re-elect Éimear Moloney as a director	74,783,687	97.62%	1,822,929	2.38%	-	76,606,616	65.19%
7.   To re-elect Gary Morrison as a director	76,334,538	100.00%	50	0.00%	2,028	76,334,588	64.96%
8.   To re-elect Evan Cohen as a director	74,552,446	97.67%	1,782,142	2.33%	2,028	76,334,588	64.96%
9.   To re- elect Caroline Sherry as a director	76,336,302	100.00%	50	0.00%	264	76,336,352	64.96%
10.   To re-appoint Deloitte Ireland LLP as auditors to the Company	73,565,323	96.37%	2,771,291	3.63%	1	76,336,614	64.96%
11.   To authorise the Directors to fix the auditors' remuneration	73,568,160	96.38%	2,766,427	3.62%	2,029	76,334,587	64.96%
12.   To authorise the Directors to allot shares or grant subscription or conversion rights	70,695,759	92.61%	5,640,857	7.39%	-	76,336,616	64.96%
13.   To authorise the directors to dis-apply pre-emption rights	76,308,524	99.96%	27,078	0.04%	1,014	76,335,602	64.96%
14.   To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares	76,336,616	100.00%	-	0.00%	-	76,336,616	64.96%
15.   To authorise the Company to make political donations and incur political expenditure	63,247,047	82.85%	13,089,569	17.15%	-	76,336,616	64.96%
16.   To authorise the calling of a general meeting other than an Annual General Meeting on not less than 14 clear days' notice	76,239,361	99.87%	97,255	0.13%	-	76,336,616	64.96%

Notes:

(i)  Votes 'For' include those votes giving the Chair discretion.

(ii)  The number of ordinary shares in issue on 11 May 2022 was 117,505,396.  Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share. 

(iii)  A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes validly cast.

Resolutions 1 to 12 and 15 proposed at the AGM were passed as ordinary resolutions and Resolutions 13, 14 and 16 proposed at the AGM were passed as special resolutions.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of the resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting (other than ordinary business) are being submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.

In accordance with the Listing Rules of Euronext Dublin, a copy of such resolutions has also been forwarded to Euronext Dublin and will shortly be available for inspection at https://direct.euronext.com/#/oamfiling and at the following address:

Companies Announcement Office
Euronext Dublin
28 Anglesea Street
Dublin 2

A copy of this announcement setting out the results of the AGM is also available on the Company's website at  www.hostelworldgroup.com .

The full text of each of the resolutions passed at the AGM is set out in the notice of AGM, a copy of which is available on the Company's website ( www.hostelworldgroup.com ).

For further information contact:

Hostelworld Group plc  [e-mail]

John Duggan, General Counsel and Company Secretary

Caroline Sherry, Chief Financial Officer

Powerscourt (Financial PR adviser)  [e-mail]

Eavan Gannon

Tel: [phone]

 

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