Result of AGM

SIG PLC

04 May 2023

 

4 May 2023

SIG plc

("SIG" or the "Company")

Results of Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held on 4 May 2023

LEI: 213800VDC1BKJEZ8PV53

SIG announces that at its AGM held earlier today all the resolutions put to shareholders were passed by the requisite majorities. Resolutions 1 to 16 were passed as ordinary resolutions and Resolutions 17 to 20 were passed as special resolutions. The results of the polls are as follows:

	FOR	%	AGAINST	%	TOTAL	% OF ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL	WITHHELD
ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS
1.       To receive the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2022 together with the reports of the Directors and Auditors thereon	931,933,833	100.00%	45,979	0.00%	931,979,812	78.88%	28,607,437
2.       To approve the Annual Statement by the Chair of the Remuneration Committee and the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 December 2022	885,105,448	92.70%	69,655,331	7.30%	954,760,779	80.81%	5,826,470
3.       To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy	925,096,437	96.89%	29,655,028	3.11%	954,751,465	80.80%	5,835,784
4.       To re-elect Andrew Allner as a Director	865,372,125	92.79%	67,216,381	7.21%	932,588,506	78.93%	27,998,743
5.       To re-elect Ian Ashton as a Director	959,473,767	99.89%	1,097,797	0.11%	960,571,564	81.30%	15,685
6.       To re-elect Shatish Dasani as a Director	955,454,553	99.47%	5,118,638	0.53%	960,573,191	81.30%	14,058
7.       To re-elect Bruno Deschamps as a Director	710,587,830	87.18%	104,503,156	12.82%	815,090,986	68.98%	145,496,263
8.       To re-elect Kath Durrant as a Director	955,579,192	99.48%	4,993,999	0.52%	960,573,191	81.30%	14,058
9.       To re-elect Gillian Kent as a Director	864,417,321	89.99%	96,155,870	10.01%	960,573,191	81.30%	14,058
10.     To re-elect Simon King as a Director	955,773,496	99.50%	4,790,843	0.50%	960,564,339	81.30%	15,685
11.     To re-elect Alan Lovell as a Director	954,871,295	99.41%	5,669,769	0.59%	960,541,064	81.29%	16,185
12.    To elect Gavin Slark as a Director	959,680,330	99.91%	861,234	0.09%	960,541,564	81.29%	15,685
13.    To elect Diego Straziota as a Director	842,172,847	99.90%	867,788	0.10%	843,040,635	71.35%	117,516,614
14.    To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditor to the Company	932,493,558	97.08%	28,032,560	2.92%	960,526,118	81.29%	31,131
15.    To authorise the Audit & Risk Committee of the Board to determine the Auditor's remuneration	960,483,241	99.99%	50,709	0.01%	960,533,950	81.29%	22,073
16.    To authorise the Directors to allot shares in the Company or grant rights to subscribe for or convert any security into shares in the Company	955,770,557	99.51%	4,708,767	0.49%	960,479,324	81.29%	77,925
SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS
17.  The Directors be authorised pursuant to the Companies Act 2006 to allot equity securities for cash	960,198,989	99.97%	282,929	0.03%	960,481,918	81.29%	75,331
18.  The Directors be further authorised pursuant to the Companies Act 2006 to allot equity securities for cash	932,212,588	97.06%	28,270,957	2.94%	960,483,545	81.29%	73,704
19.  That the Company is authorised pursuant to the Companies Act 2006 to make market purchases	932,319,381	97.08%	28,041,688	2.92%	960,361,069	81.28%	196,180
20.  That a general meeting of the Company, other than AGM, may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice.	955,717,412	99.50%	4,812,820	0.50%	960,530,232	81.29%	22,292

Notes

1.         Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman have been included in the "for" total.

2.         A "vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation proportion of the votes "for" or "against" a resolution.

3.         In accordance with UK Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of all resolutions passed other than resolutions concerning ordinary business have been submitted to the Financial Conduct Authority via the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.

4.         A copy of the Annual General Meeting results will be available on the SIG plc website at www.sigplc.com.

5.         Issued share capital as at 4 May 2023 is 1,181,556,977 ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the capital of the Company.

All resolutions were duly passed, and we would like to take this opportunity to thank our shareholders for their ongoing support.

Non-Executive Director change

As announced by the Company on 8 March 2023, Christian Rochat (one of the two Directors nominated by CD&R) did not offer himself for re-election at the AGM and accordingly he has now ceased to be a Director. As also announced by the Company on 8 March 2023, Diego Straziota was nominated by CD&R as its replacement and he has now been elected a Director. There are no disclosures required in respect of this appointment pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.13 (1) to (6).

Enquiries

SIG plc

Andrew Watkins, Group General Counsel & Company Secretary                           [phone]

 

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