7 June 2019
Circassia Pharmaceuticals plc
Result of Annual General Meeting 2019 and Re Directorate
Circassia Pharmaceuticals plc ("Circassia") announces that at its Annual General Meeting held today all resolutions set out in the notice of Annual General Meeting dated 1 May 2019 were passed. A poll was conducted on each resolution proposed at the Meeting and the number of votes cast for and against each of the resolutions, and the number of votes withheld, were as follows:
|
Resolution |
For |
% |
Against |
% |
Withheld* |
1 |
To receive the Annual report and accounts |
322,919,875 |
100.00 |
13 |
0.00 |
7,000 |
2 |
To approve the Directors' Annual report on remuneration |
322,890,903 |
99.99 |
33,885 |
0.01 |
2,100 |
3 |
To approve the Directors' Remuneration policy |
321,934,551 |
99.69 |
990,237 |
0.31 |
2,100 |
4 |
To approve amendments to the rules of the Circassia Pharmaceuticals plc Performance Share Plan |
321,937,169 |
99.99 |
29,184 |
0.01 |
960,535 |
5 |
To re-elect Francesco Granata |
322,893,492 |
99.99 |
26,296 |
0.01 |
7,100 |
6 |
To re-elect Steven Harris |
322,893,492 |
99.99 |
26,296 |
0.01 |
7,100 |
7 |
To re-elect Julien Cotta |
321,944,717 |
99.99 |
23,636 |
0.01 |
958,535 |
8 |
To re-elect Rod Hafner |
322,893,459 |
99.99 |
26,329 |
0.01 |
7,100 |
9 |
To re-elect Jo le Couilliard |
322,896,152 |
99.99 |
23,636 |
0.01 |
7,100 |
10 |
To re-elect Sharon Curran |
322,896,152 |
99.99 |
18,636 |
0.01 |
12,100 |
11 |
To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors |
321,962,457 |
99.70 |
956,141 |
0.30 |
8,290 |
12 |
To give authority to determine the Auditors' remuneration |
322,896,152 |
99.99 |
16,636 |
0.01 |
14,100 |
13 |
To give authority to allot shares |
322,890,902 |
99.99 |
23,886 |
0.01 |
12,100 |
14 |
To give authority to disapply pre-emption rights** |
322,889,262 |
99.99 |
22,288 |
0.01 |
15,788 |
15 |
To give authority to disapply pre-emption rights in respect of an additional 5% of the Company's issued share capital** |
321,939,017 |
99.70 |
973,723 |
0.30 |
14,598 |
* A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes "For" or "Against" a resolution.
** Special resolution.
As previously announced Russ Cummings did not seek re-election at the Annual General Meeting and accordingly has today stepped down as a Director.
For enquiries, contact:
Julien Cotta, Company Secretary |
Tel: +44 (0)1865 405560
|
Peel Hunt (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker) James Steel / Dr Christopher Golden |
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7418 8900
|
Numis Securities (Joint Broker) James Black / Freddie Barnfield |
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7260 1000
|
FTI Consulting Simon Conway / Ciara Martin |
Tel: +44 (0) 20 3727 1000
|