Result of AGM

Hostmore PLC

03 June 2024

 

Hostmore plc (the "Company")

Results of the 2024 Annual General Meeting

3 June 2024

Hostmore plc (the "Company") is pleased to announce that at its Annual General Meeting held earlier today, all the resolutions put to its shareholders were passed by the requisite majorities.  Resolutions 1 to 14 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 15 to 18 were passed as special resolutions.

The results of the poll are set out below.

No	RESOLUTION	VOTES FOR  (incl. discretionary)	FOR  (% of votes cast)	VOTES AGAINST	AGAINST (% of votes cast)	TOTAL VOTES CAST (excluding votes withheld)	% of ISSUED  SHARE  CAPITAL   VOTED	VOTES WITHHELD
1	To receive the Company's audited financial statements, together with the Directors' and auditor's reports for the 52-week period ended 31 December 2023	77,775,656	100.00%	2,025	0.00%	77,777,681	61.67%	5,292
2	To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report (other than the part containing the Directors' Remuneration Policy) for the 52-week period ended 31 December 2023	68,772,073	93.53%	4,753,753	6.47%	73,525,826	58.29%	4,257,147
3	To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy (as contained in the Directors' Remuneration Report for the 52-week period ended 31 December 2023).	73,021,198	93.89%	4,754,104	6.11%	77,775,302	61.66%	7,671
4	To elect Julie McEwan as a Director	77,775,290	100.00%	2,064	0.00%	77,777,354	61.67%	5,619
5	To elect Helena Feltham as a Director	77,740,961	99.99%	6,393	0.01%	77,747,354	61.64%	35,619
6	To elect Célia Pronto as a Director	77,735,225	99.98%	12,129	0.02%	77,747,354	61.64%	35,619
7	To elect Matthew Bibby as a Director	77,746,901	100.00%	453	0.00%	77,747,354	61.64%	35,619
8	To re-elect Stephen Welker as a Director	77,746,751	100.00%	603	0.00%	77,747,354	61.64%	35,619
9	To re-elect Andrew Blurton as a Director	77,736,836	99.99%	10,518	0.01%	77,747,354	61.64%	35,619
10	To re-elect David Lis as a Director	77,736,836	99.99%	10,518	0.01%	77,747,354	61.64%	35,619
11	To re-appoint  Pricewaterhouse-Coopers LLP as auditors of the Company	77,768,605	99.99%	8,896	0.01%	77,777,501	61.67%	5,472
12	To authorise the Audit and Risk Committee to fix the remuneration of the auditors	77,572,508	99.78%	167,354	0.22%	77,739,862	61.64%	43,111
13	To authorise the Company and its subsidiaries to make political donations and incur political expenditure	60,867,404	99.58%	257,496	0.42%	61,124,900	48.46%	16,658,073
14	To authorise the Directors to allot shares	77,572,173	99.74%	199,508	0.26%	77,771,681	61.66%	11,292
15	To authorise the Directors to disapply statutory pre-emption rights in respect of the Company's issued share capital	77,516,780	99.67%	253,446	0.33%	77,770,226	61.66%	12,747
16	To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights for purposes of acquisitions or capital investments	77,500,006	99.65%	270,220	0.35%	77,770,226	61.66%	12,747
17	To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares	77,762,261	99.98%	14,145	0.02%	77,776,406	61.67%	6,567
18	To authorise the Directors to call a general meeting on 14 clear days' notice	77,602,551	99.77%	175,130	0.23%	77,777,681	61.67%	5,292

  Notes:

1.    Any proxy arrangement which gave discretion to the Chairman has been included in the "For" totals.

2.    A "Vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the percentage of shares voted "For" or "Against" any resolution or the total number of votes cast.

3.    The number of shares in issue in the Company on 3^rd June 2024 was 126,127,279. The Company does not hold any shares in treasury.  Shareholders are entitled to one vote per ordinary share held in the Company.

4.    Pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of all resolutions, other than those concerning ordinary business, passed at the AGM today will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available to view at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.

5.     Results of the poll will also be available shortly to view on the Company's website at https://www.hostmoregroup.com/results-reports-presentations.

Enquiries

Hostmore plc

Matthew Bibby, Chief Financial Officer

Email: [e-mail]

Dentons Global Advisors

Jonathon Brill / James Styles     Tel: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

 

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