Result of AGM

Result of AGM

12 May 2021

Irish Continental Group plc

Result of Annual General Meeting (“AGM”)

At the AGM of Irish Continental Group plc held today, Wednesday 12 May 2021, all resolutions proposed were passed on a poll.

In compliance with health authority guidance the AGM was held with minimum attendance to ensure social distancing protocols were adhered to and the Company would like to thank shareholders for their forbearance in not attending today’s AGM. Shareholders were requested to appoint the chair of the meeting as their proxy to ensure their votes were included in the poll.

The full text of each resolution was included in the Notice of the Annual General Meeting published and circulated to shareholders on 15 April 2021 and which is available on the Company’s website www.icg.ie .

The table below sets out the results of the poll on each resolution.


  RESOLUTION For  Against Total Votes Withheld
    Number % Number % Number Number
               
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING            
1
To receive and consider the 2020 financial statements and the reports of the directors and auditor thereon and a review of the affairs of the Company
87,171,309 100.00% 0 0.00% 87,171,309 10,200
               
2.a To re-appoint John B. McGuckian as a director 80,617,006 92.47% 6,564,503 7.53% 87,181,509 0
2.b To re-appoint Eamonn Rothwell as a director 80,843,084 92.73% 6,338,425 7.27% 87,181,509 0
2.c To re-appoint David Ledwidge as a director 81,978,319 94.04% 5,199,750 5.96% 87,178,069 3,440
2.d To re-appoint Brian O’Kelly as a director 74,015,683 92.51% 5,996,033 7.49% 80,011,719 7,169,793
2.e To re-appoint John Sheehan as a director 81,247,310 93.20% 5,930,759 6.80% 87,178,069 3,440
2.f To re-appoint Lesley Williams as a director 87,175,069 99.99% 3,000 0.01% 87,178,069 3,440
               
3 To approve the appointment of KPMG as statutory auditor of the Company 87,135,169 99.95% 40,900 0.05% 87,176,069 2,000
               
4 To authorise the directors to fix the auditors remuneration for the year ended 31 December 2021 87,129,409 99.95% 41,900 0.05% 87,171,309 10,200
               
5 To receive and consider the Report of the Remuneration Committee for the year ended 31 December 2020 (as an advisory resolution)  79,330,327 99.16% 671,896 0.84% 80,002,223 7,179,286
               
6 To receive and consider the Remuneration Policy (as an advisory resolution) 69,515,747 87.03% 10,362,657 12.97% 79,878,404 7,303,105
               
7 General authority to allot relevant securities 80,633,398 92.49% 6,548,111 7.51% 87,181,509 0
               
8 To disapply statutory pre-emption provisions in specified circumstances for up to 5% of issued share capital 81,517,393 99.39% 500,606 0.61% 82,017,999 5,163,510
               
9 To disapply statutory pre-emption provisions for up to an additional 5% of issued share capital in connection with specified transactions 81,476,787 99.34% 541,212 0.66% 82,017,999 5,163,510
               
10 To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its own shares 86,704,173 99.45% 477,336 0.55% 87,181,509 0
               
11 To authorise the Company to re-allot treasury shares 86,752,333 99.52% 418,976 0.48% 87,171,309 10,200
               
12 Authority to convene certain general meetings on 14 days notice 85,710,271 98.32% 1,468,488 1.68% 87,178,759 2,750

Resolutions 1 to 7 were proposed as ordinary resolutions and Resolutions 8 to 12 were proposed as special resolutions. Votes withheld are not a vote in law and are not considered in counting the total votes for and against.

Copies of the resolutions passed will be submitted to the Irish Stock Exchange and the UK National Storage Mechanism. These will shortly be available for inspection at Companies Announcements Office, Euronext Dublin, The Exchange, Foster Place, Dublin 2, and at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism .

Tom Corcoran

Company Secretary


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