12 December 2019
Leeds Group plc
(the "Company")
Result of AGM
The Board of the Company is pleased to announce that at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held today at the Company's registered office at Old Mills, Whitehall Grove, Drighlington, Bradford BD11 1BY, all the proposed resolutions were passed.
The number of proxy votes lodged in advance of the meeting for each of the resolutions are as noted in the table below:
Resolution |
For |
Against |
Discretionary |
Abstain / withheld |
Total Votes |
Ordinary Business |
|
|
|
|
|
Resolution 1 to receive the directors' report and the financial statements to 31 May 2019 |
7,090,138 |
0 |
3,230 |
0 |
7,093,368 |
Resolution 2 to re-appoint Mr Dave Cooper as a director |
7,086,619 |
3,519 |
3,230 |
0 |
7,093,368 |
Resolution 3 to re-appoint Mr Jörg Hemmers as a director |
7,034.284 |
55,854 |
3,230 |
0 |
7,093,368 |
Resolution 4 to re-appoint BDO LLP as auditors, and to fix their remuneration |
7,090,138 |
0 |
3,230 |
0 |
7,093,368 |
Special Business |
|
|
|
|
|
Resolution 5 to give the Company authority to buy back ordinary shares of 12 pence each |
7,086,619 |
3,519 |
3,230 |
0 |
7,093,368 |
Resolution 6 to authorise the directors to allot relevant securities |
7,090,138 |
0 |
3,230 |
0 |
7,093,368 |
Resolution 7 to approve the disapplication of statutory pre-emption rights |
7,090,138 |
0 |
3,230 |
0 |
7,093,368 |
Total voting shares at the date of the meeting:
The full text of the resolutions may be found in the notice of the Annual General Meeting contained within the Annual Report and Accounts 2019, which is available on the Company's website www.leedsgroup.plc.uk.
This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of EU Regulation 596/2014 (MAR) and has been arranged for release by Jan G Holmstrom, Chairman.
Enquiries:
Leeds Group plc Cairn Financial Advisers LLP - Nominated Adviser
Dawn Henderson - 07747 777055 Tony Rawlinson / Liam Murray - 020 7213 0880