Result of 2017 AGM

RNS Number : 4459F

The Vitec Group PLC

17 May 2017

 

17 May 2017

The Vitec Group plc

Result of 2017 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 2017 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 2016	36,286,639	100	0	0	3,114
2	To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy Report as set out in the Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2016	36,268,829	99.97	9,424	0.03	11,500
3	To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report, other than the Directors' Remuneration Policy Report, for the year ended 31 December 2016	36,272,645	99.99	5,308	0.01	11,800
4	To declare a final dividend of 17.3p per ordinary share	36,289,753	100	0	0	0
5	To reappoint John McDonough CBE as a director	36,288,350	99.99	1,403	0.01	0
6	To reappoint Stephen Bird as a director	36,261,893	99.92	27,860	0.08	0
7	To reappoint Martin Green as a director	36,261,293	99.92	27,860	0.08	600
8	To reappoint Kath Kearney-Croft as a director	36,259,793	99.92	29,360	0.08	600
9	To reappoint Christopher Humphrey as a director	35,875,050	98.86	414,103	1.14	600
10	To reappoint Lorraine Rienecker as a director	36,286,850	99.99	2,903	0.01	0
11	To reappoint Mark Rollins as a director	36,288,350	99.99	1,403	0.01	0
12	To reappoint Caroline Thomson as a director	36,286,250	99.99	3,503	0.01	0
13	To reappoint KPMG LLP as auditor of the Company	36,257,876	99.92	30,607	0.08	1,270
14	To authorise Directors to determine the remuneration of the auditor	36,289,753	100	0	0	0
15	To renew the authority for Directors to allot relevant securities	36,284,987	99.99	2,766	0.01	2,000
16	To authorise Directors to allot relevant securities with the disapplication of pre-emption rights**	36,281,128	99.98	6,625	0.02	2,000
17	To renew the authority for the Company to make market purchases of its own shares**	36,280,225	99.98	9,028	0.02	500
18	To authorise Directors to call general meetings on 14 days' notice**	36,240,523	99.86	49,230	0.14	0
19	To authorise Directors to make political donations**	29,541,824	99.12	263,185	0.88	6,484,744

** denotes a special resolution

The number of shares in issue as at the date of the 2017 Annual General Meeting is 44,744,200.

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 

Vitec is a leading global provider of premium branded products and services 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 software including camera supports, wireless systems, robotic camera systems, prompters, LED lights, mobile power, monitors and bags; and premium services including technical solutions, systems integration and equipment rental for TV production teams, film crews and enterprises.

We employ around 1,700 people across the world in ten different countries and are organised in two Divisions: Broadcast and Photographic.

The Vitec Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange with 2016 revenue of £376.2 million.

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

LEI number: 2138007H5DQ4X8YOCF14

 

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