Results of Annual General Meeting

HSS Hire Group PLC

26 June 2024

 

26 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 withheld2
Resolution 1: Receive annual report and accounts	505,057,779			99.99%		61,950	0.01%			505,119,729	71.06		2,761
Resolution 2: Approve remuneration report	504,832,266			99.95%		265,097	0.05%			505,097,363	71.06		25,127
Resolution 3: Re-election of Alan Peterson	504,969,868			99.98%		112,520	0.02%			505,082,388	71.06		40,102
Resolution 4: Re-election of Amanda Burton	504,967,422			99.98%		114,966	0.02%			505,082,388	71.06		40,102
Resolution 5: Re-election of Douglas Robertson	504,970,004			99.98%		112,384	0.02%			505,082,388	71.06		40,102
Resolution 6: Re-election of Thomas Sweet-Escott	504,953,201			99.97%		129,187	0.03%			505,082,388	71.06		40,102
Resolution 7: Re-election of Steve Ashmore	504,931,424			99.97%		150,964	0.03%			505,082,388	71.06		40,102
Resolution 8: Re-election of Paul Quested	504,929,424			99.97%		152,964	0.03%			505,082,388	71.06		40,102
Resolution 9: Re-appoint BDO LLP as auditors	505,016,950			99.98%		85,856	0.02%			505,102,806	71.06		19,684
Resolution 10: Authorise directors to agree auditors' remuneration	505,032,166			99.99%		70,640	0.01%			505,102,806	71.06		19,684
Resolution 11: To declare a final dividend	505,100,309			100.00%		10,962	0.00%			505,111,271	71.06		11,219
Resolution 12: Renew authority to allot new shares	504,470,158			99.88%		597,696	0.12%			505,067,854	71.06		54,636
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		503,823,465	99.75%		1,246,007			0.25%	505,069,472			71.06	53,018
Resolution 14: Disapplication of pre-emption rights to allotment of equity securities		504,753,714	99.94%		308,374			0.06%	505,062,088			71.05	60,402
Resolution 15: Disapplication of pre-emption rights for financing or capital investment		504,808,413	99.95%		253,675			0.05%	505,062,088			71.05	60,402
Resolution 16: Authority to purchase own shares		505,084,536	99.99%		28,044			0.01%	505,112,580			71.06	9,910

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 26 June 2023 was 710,806,864. Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share.

 

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