Network International Holdings Plc
Results of Annual General Meeting, 24 June 2024
Network International Holdings Plc (LSE: NETW) (the "Company"), the leading enabler of digital commerce across the Middle East and Africa (MEA), announces that its Annual General Meeting held at 8:30 am on Monday, 24 June 2024 was successfully concluded. All Resolutions were duly passed by way of a poll.
THE COMPANIES ACT 2006
NETWORK INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS PLC
(A company limited by shares incorporated under the laws of England and Wales)
RESOLUTIONS PASSED AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF NETWORK INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS PLC (THE "COMPANY") HELD IN PHYSICAL AND ELECTRONIC MODE AT ONE BISHOPS SQUARE, LONDON E1 6AD, UNITED KINGDOM AT 8:30 AM ON MONDAY, 24 JUNE 2024
Resolutions 1 to 15 (inclusive) were proposed and passed as ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS and Resolutions 16 to 19 (inclusive) were proposed and passed as SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS on a poll, and received the following votes:
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Resolutions passed |
Votes "For" |
Votes "For" % |
Votes "Against" |
Votes "Against" % |
Votes Total |
% of Votable Share Capital Voted |
Votes "Withheld" |
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ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS: |
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1 |
To receive the annual report and accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2023. |
181,418,000 |
99.91 |
169,124 |
0.09 |
181,587,124 |
34.08% |
497,142 |
|
2 |
To approve the directors' remuneration report for the financial year ended 31 December 2023. |
173,456,353 |
95.26 |
8,627,913 |
4.74 |
182,084,266 |
34.18% |
0 |
|
3 |
To re-elect Sir Rohinton Kalifa, OBE as a director. |
173,244,975 |
95.18 |
8,777,558 |
4.82 |
182,022,533 |
34.17% |
61,733 |
|
4 |
To re-elect Nandan Mer as a director. |
182,033,456 |
99.97 |
50,810 |
0.03 |
182,084,266 |
34.18% |
0 |
|
5 |
To re-elect Darren Pope as a director. |
178,828,105 |
98.21 |
3,256,161 |
1.79 |
182,084,266 |
34.18% |
0 |
|
6 |
To re-elect Anil Dua as a director. |
182,033,456 |
99.97 |
50,810 |
0.03 |
182,084,266 |
34.18% |
0 |
|
7 |
To re-elect Victoria Hull as a director. |
170,617,706 |
93.70 |
11,466,560 |
6.30 |
182,084,266 |
34.18% |
0 |
|
8 |
To re-elect Rohit Malhotra as a director. |
181,998,527 |
99.95 |
85,739 |
0.05 |
182,084,266 |
34.18% |
0 |
|
9 |
To re-elect Habib Al Mulla as a director. |
179,262,436 |
98.45 |
2,821,830 |
1.55 |
182,084,266 |
34.18% |
0 |
|
10 |
To re-elect Diane Radley as a director. |
159,215,708 |
87.44 |
22,868,558 |
12.56 |
182,084,266 |
34.18% |
0 |
|
11 |
To re-elect Monique Shivanandan as a director. |
181,865,069 |
99.88 |
219,197 |
0.12 |
182,084,266 |
34.18% |
0 |
|
12 |
To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditors until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting at which the accounts are laid. |
182,074,810 |
99.99 |
9,456 |
0.01 |
182,084,266 |
34.18% |
0 |
|
13 |
To authorise the audit committee for and on behalf of the board to determine the remuneration of the auditors. |
182,076,623 |
100.00 |
7,643 |
0.00 |
182,084,266 |
34.18% |
0 |
|
14 |
To grant authority to make political donations. |
182,075,508 |
100.00 |
8,758 |
0.00 |
182,084,266 |
34.18% |
0 |
|
15 |
To grant authority to allot shares. |
180,360,595 |
99.05 |
1,723,671 |
0.95 |
182,084,266 |
34.18% |
0 |
|
SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS: |
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16 |
To grant general authority to dis-apply pre-emption rights. |
182,000,733 |
99.95 |
83,236 |
0.05 |
182,083,969 |
34.18% |
297 |
|
17 |
To grant additional authority to dis-apply pre-emption rights. |
181,995,217 |
99.95 |
85,049 |
0.05 |
182,080,266 |
34.18% |
4,000 |
|
18 |
To authorise market purchase of own shares. |
182,074,630 |
99.99 |
9,636 |
0.01 |
182,084,266 |
34.18% |
0 |
|
19 |
To authorise that a general meeting (other than an annual general meeting) may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice. |
178,051,369 |
97.79 |
4,032,897 |
2.21 |
182,084,266 |
34.18% |
0 |
|
Notes:
1. Details of the resolutions are set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 22 May 2024 (which is available on the Company's website at https://investors.networkinternational.ae/).
2. Resolutions 1 to 15 were ordinary resolutions, requiring more than 50% of shareholders' votes to be cast in favour of the resolutions. Resolutions 16 to 19 were special resolutions, requiring at least 75% of shareholders' votes to be cast in favour of the resolutions.
3. There were 532,748,593 ordinary shares in issue all of which had the right to vote (Votable Share Capital). These do not include 5,000,000 ordinary shares held in treasury.
4. A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes for or against a resolution.
5. In accordance with Listing Rules 9.6.2R and 9.6.3R, copies of the resolutions numbered 16, 17, 18 and 19 will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism as soon as practicable and will be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism. A copy of the resolutions may also be obtained from the Notice of Meeting which is available on the Company's website at https://investors.networkinternational.ae/.
Jaishree Razzaq
Chief Risk Officer & Group Company Secretary
Network International Holdings Plc
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