Results of Annual General Meeting

HSS Hire Group PLC

21 June 2023

 

21 June 2023

HSS Hire Group plc

Results of Annual General Meeting ("AGM")

At the AGM of HSS Hire Group plc held today at 11.00 a.m. at Hilton Garden Inn Heathrow, Pavilion Centre, Eastern Perimeter Road, Hatton Cross, Heathrow, TW6 2SQ, all resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting were voted on a poll and were passed by the requisite majorities.

Resolutions 1 to 13 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 14 to 16 were passed as special resolutions. The results of the poll are set out below.

Ordinary resolutions	Votes for	% Votes for 1	Votes against	% Votes against 1	Total votes validly cast	% of Issued share capital voted 1,2,3	Votes withheld 2
Resolution 1: Receive annual report and accounts	504,815,178	99.99%	55,069	0.01%	504,870,247	71.61	13,740
Resolution 2: Approve remuneration report & policy	504,706,516	99.97%	153,392	0.03%	504,859,908	71.61	24,079
Resolution 3: Re-election of Alan Peterson	504,538,910	99.94%	326,087	0.06%	504,864,997	71.61	18,990
Resolution 4: Re-election of Amanda Burton	504,790,396	99.99%	74,601	0.01%	504,864,997	71.61	18,990
Resolution 5: Re-election of Douglas Robertson	504,782,974	99.98%	80,556	0.02%	504,863,530	71.61	20,457
Resolution 6: Re-election of Thomas Sweet-Escott	504,789,910	99.99%	75,087	0.01%	504,864,997	71.61	18,990
Resolution 7: Re-election of Steve Ashmore	504,756,336	99.98%	108,661	0.02%	504,864,997	71.61	18,990
Resolution 8: Re-election of Paul Quested	504,754,869	99.98%	108,661	0.02%	504,863,530	71.61	20,457
Resolution 9: Re-appoint BDO LLP as auditors	499,808,628	99.99%	60,152	0.01%	499,868,780	70.90	5,015,207
Resolution 10: Authorise directors to agree auditors' remuneration	504,783,883	99.98%	84,897	0.02%	504,868,780	71.61	15,207
Resolution 11: To declare a final dividend	504,852,191	100.00%	16,589	0.00%	504,868,780	71.61	15,207
Resolution 12: Renew authority to allot new shares	504,712,566	99.97%	147,206	0.03%	504,859,772	71.61	18,683

Special resolutions	Votes for	% Votes for 1	Votes against	% Votes against 1	Total votes validly cast	% of Issued share capital voted 1,2,3	Votes withheld 2
Resolution 13: Political donations	498,999,988	99.83%	831,983	0.17%	499,831,971	70.90	5,046,484
Resolution 14: Disapplication of pre-emption rights to allotment of equity securities	504,410,943	99.91%	447,703	0.09%	504,858,646	71.61	19,809
Resolution 15: Disapplication of pre-emption rights for financing or capital investment	504,431,316	99.92%	427,330	0.08%	504,858,646	71.61	19,809
Resolution 16: Authority to purchase own shares	504,747,218	99.98%	123,029	0.02%	504,870,247	71.61	13,740

Notes:

1.     The percentages above are rounded to two decimal places.

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

3.     The number of ordinary shares in issue on 21 June 2023 was 704,987,954. Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share.

 

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