AGM Statement

RNS Number : 1518O

Vitec Group PLC (The)

15 May 2018

 

15 May 2018

The Vitec Group plc

Result of 2018 Annual General Meeting

The Vitec Group plc announces that at the Annual General Meeting held today all resolutions as set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 14 March 2018 were passed. A poll was conducted on each resolution proposed at the Meeting and the number of votes for and against each of the resolutions, and the number of votes withheld, were as follows:

		FOR		AGAINST		WITHHELD
	Resolution	Votes cast	%	Votes cast	%	Votes cast
1	To receive and adopt the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2017	30,665,419	100	0	0	9,304
2	To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report, other than the Directors' Remuneration Policy Report, for the year ended 31 December 2017	30,651,988	99.96	11,235	0.04	11,500
3	To declare a final dividend of 20.1p per ordinary share	30,674,723	100	0	0	0
4	To reappoint John McDonough CBE as a director	30,658,396	99.96	13,372	0.04	2,955
5	To reappoint Stephen Bird as a director	30,621,842	99.84	49,926	0.16	2,955
6	To reappoint Martin Green as a director	30,622,010	99.84	49,758	0.16	2,955
7	To reappoint Kath Kearney-Croft as a director	30,622,010	99.84	49,758	0.16	2,955
8	To reappoint Christopher Humphrey as a director	30,668,159	99.99	3,609	0.01	2,955
9	To reappoint Lorraine Rienecker as a director	30,670,840	100	928	0	2,955
10	To reappoint Richard Tyson as a director	30,670,840	100	928	0	2,955
11	To reappoint Caroline Thomson as a director	30,670,240	100	1,528	0	2,955
12	To appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor of the Company	30,638,576	99.89	34,669	0.11	1,478
13	To authorise Directors to determine the remuneration of the auditor	30,663,537	99.96	11,186	0.04	0
14	To renew the authority for Directors to allot relevant securities	30,672,284	100	850	0	1,589
15	To authorise Directors to allot relevant securities with the disapplication of pre-emption rights**	30,668,355	99.98	5,279	0.02	1,089
16	To renew the authority for the Company to make market purchases of its own shares**	30,666,149	99.99	3,251	0.01	5,323
17	To authorise Directors to call general meetings on 14 days' notice**	30,648,573	99.91	26,150	0.09	0

** denotes a special resolution

The number of shares in issue as at the date of the 2018 Annual General Meeting is 45,016,477.

In accordance with LR 9.6.2 a copy of the resolutions passed under special business at today's Annual General Meeting will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism.

Jon Bolton

Group Company Secretary

A snapshot of The Vitec Group plc

Vitec is a leading global provider of premium branded products and solutions to the fast changing and growing "image capture and sharing" market.

Vitec's customers include broadcasters, independent content creators, photographers and enterprises, and our activities comprise: design, manufacture and distribution of high performance products and solutions including camera supports, camera mounted electronic accessories, robotic camera systems, prompters, LED lights, mobile power, monitors and bags.

We employ around 1,700 people across the world in ten different countries and are organised in three Divisions: Imaging Solutions, Production Solutions and Creative Solutions.

The Vitec Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange with 2017 adjusted revenue* of £378.1 million.

More information can be found at: www.vitecgroup.com

LEI number: 2138007H5DQ4X8YOCF14

*Revenue from continuing and discontinued operations

 

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