Result of AGM and Dividend Declaration

National World PLC
30 May 2024
 

National World plc

Result of Annual General Meeting and Dividend Declaration

 

The Annual General Meeting of National World plc was held via videoconference on 30 May 2024 at 11.00 a.m.

All resolutions put to members were passed on a poll, save for Resolution 14 which was withdrawn by the Chairman. Resolutions 1 to 13 were passed as ordinary resolutions.

The number of votes lodged by proxy for and against each of the resolutions proposed, and the number of votes withheld was as follows:

 Resolution

Votes for

%

Votes against

%

Votes withheld

Resolution 1 (Ordinary)

To receive the Annual Report and Accounts for the 52 weeks ending 30 December 2023.

150,696,637

100

0

0.00

74,356,325

Resolution 2 (Ordinary)

To approve the directors' remuneration report contained on pages 54 to 71 of the Annual Report.

150,591,637

99.93

107,250

0.07

74,354,075

Resolution 3 (Ordinary)

To declare a final dividend of 0.55p per ordinary share which will be paid on 10 July 2024 to all Shareholders who are on the register of members of the Company on 7 June 2024.

225,050,712

100

0

0.00

2,250

Resolution 4 (Ordinary)

To reappoint Mr. David Montgomery as a director.

129,983,024

86.25

20,713,613

13.75

74,356,325

Resolution 5 (Ordinary)

To reappoint Mr. Mark Hollinshead as a director.

150,696,637

99.99

2,250

0.01

74,354,075

Resolution 6 (Ordinary)

To reappoint Mr. John Rowe as a director.

150,696,637

99.99

2,250

0.01

74,354,075

Resolution 7 (Ordinary)

To reappoint Mr. Daniel Cammiade as a director.

150,696,637

100

0

0.00

74,356,325

Resolution 8 (Ordinary)

To reappoint Mr. David Fordham as a director.

161,468,139

75.35

52,810,175

24.65

10,774,648

Resolution 9 (Ordinary)

To reappoint Mr. David Lindsay as a director.

150,696,637

66.96

74,356,325

33.04

0

Resolution 10 (Ordinary)

To appoint Mrs. Sheree Manning as a director.

150,696,637

100

0

0.00

74,356,325

Resolution 11 (Ordinary)

To appoint Mrs. Andrea Davies as a director.

150,696,637

99.99

2,250

0.01

74,354,075

Resolution 12 (Ordinary)

To reappoint Crowe U.K. LLP as auditors from the conclusion of the AGM until the conclusion of the next general meeting before which accounts are laid and to authorise the directors to fix the auditors' remuneration.

150,696,637

99.99

2,250

0.01

74,354,075

Resolution 13 (Ordinary)

To authorise the Directors to allot relevant securities pursuant to section 551 of the Companies Act 2006, as set out in the Notice of the Meeting.

150,491,637

66.90

74,451,325

33.10

110,000

 

As above Resolution 3 for a final dividend of 0.55p per ordinary share has been passed by Shareholders, this will be paid on 10 July 2024 to all Shareholders who are on the register of members of the Company on 7 June 2024. The ex-dividend date for these purposes is 6 June 2024.

As at 30 May 2024, there were 267,663,987 ordinary shares in issue. Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share. Votes withheld are not votes in law and so have not been included in the calculation of the proportion of votes for and against a resolution.

In accordance with Listing Rule 14.3.6 of the UK Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA"), a copy of the resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting has been submitted to the FCA via the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available to the public for inspection at: https://www.fca.org.uk/markets/primary-markets/regulatory-disclosures/national-storage-mechanism.

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