Result of AGM

NAHL Group PLC
27 June 2024
 

 

27 June 2024

NAHL Group PLC

("NAHL" or the "Group")

Result of Annual General Meeting

The Board of NAHL is pleased to confirm that at the Company's Annual General Meeting held earlier today, resolutions 1 to 9 and resolution 11 were passed on a show of hands. Resolution 10 was carried on a show of hands but the Chairman, after considering the proxy voting results, demanded a poll and the resolution was subsequently not carried.  Full details of the proxy votes received from shareholders prior to the Meeting for each resolution are set out below.

 

The full text of each resolution was included in the Company's Notice of the Annual General Meeting posted to shareholders on 30 May 2024 and made available on the Company's website www.nahlgroupplc.co.uk.

 

Resolution

Total votes cast*

For

Against

Withheld

Number

%*

Number

%*

Ordinary resolutions

1

To receive the Annual Report and Accounts

26,230,896

26,229,609

99.99

1,287

0.01

2,000

2

To approve the directors' remuneration report

26,232,896

26,202,967

99.89

29,929

0.11

0

3

To re-appoint Mazars LLP as auditor of the Company

26,232,896

26,224,859

99.97

8,037

0.03

0

4

To authorise the Directors to determine the auditors' Remuneration

26,232,896

26,222,859

99.96

10,037

0.04

0

5

To re-appoint Tim Aspinall as a Director of the Company

26,230,896

26,211,223

99.93

19,673

0.07

2,000

6

To re-appoint James Saralis as a Director of the Company

26,230,896

26,211,223

99.93

19,673

0.07

2,000

7

To re-appoint Brian Phillips as a Director of the Company

26,230,896

26,211,223

99.93

19,673

0.07

2,000

8

Authority for Directors to allot shares

26,232,896

26,224,539

99.97

8,357

0.03

0

Special resolutions

9

General authority to disapply pre-emption rights

26,230,896

26,221,859

99.97

9,037

0.3

2,000

10

Additional authority to disapply pre-emption rights

26,230,896

17,260,576

65.80

8,970,320

34.20

2,000

11

Authority to purchase own shares

26,232,896

26,213,223

99.93

19,673

0.07

0

 

*Excludes withheld votes



The Board notes that Resolution 10, additional authority to disapply pre-emption rights, was supported by the majority of shareholders but did not achieve the necessary 75% votes in favour to be carried. The Board intends to engage with those shareholders who voted against the resolution to better understand the reasons behind the voting decisions and will consider any further actions to be taken as a result of this. The results of the poll carried out in relation to Resolution 10 are set out below.

 

Resolution

Total votes cast*

For

Against

Withheld

Number

%*

Number

%*

Special resolution

10

Additional authority to disapply pre-emption rights

26,551,980

17,581,660

66.22

8,970,320

33.78

2,000

 

*Excludes withheld votes

 

For further information please call:

 

NAHL Group PLC

James Saralis (CEO)

Chris Higham (CFO)

 

 

 

via FTI Consulting

Tel: +44 (0) 20 3727 1000

Allenby Capital (NOMAD & Broker)

Jeremy Porter/Liz Kirchner (Corporate Finance)

Amrit Nahal/Stefano Aquilino (Sales & Corporate Broking)



Tel: +44 (0207 220 0500

FTI Consulting (Financial PR)

Alex Beagley

Amy Goldup

 

Tel: +44 (0) 20 3727 1000

 

Notes to Editors

NAHL Group plc (AIM: NAH) is a leader in the Consumer Legal Services market. The Group provides services and products to individuals and businesses in the CLS market through its two divisions:

·      Consumer Legal Services provides outsourced marketing services to law firms through National Accident Helpline and claims processing to individuals through National Accident Law, Law Together and Your Law.  In addition, it also provides property searches through Searches UK.

·      Critical Care provides a range of specialist services in the catastrophic and serious injury market to both claimants and defendants through Bush & Co.

 

More information is available at www.nahlgroupplc.co.uk, www.national-accident-helpline.co.uk, www.national-accident-law.co.uk and www.bushco.co.uk.

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