Results of AGM

Volution Group plc

13 December 2023

 

Wednesday 13 December 2023

Volution Group plc

Results of Annual General Meeting

Volution Group plc ("Volution", the "Group" or the "Company", LSE: FAN), a leading international designer and manufacturer of energy efficient indoor air quality solutions, announces that all resolutions put to the Annual General Meeting held at 12:00 noon on 13 December 2023 were duly passed on a poll. The results of the poll, incorporating the proxy votes lodged in advance of the meeting, are set out below.

Resolution		FOR 1		AGAINST		WITHHELD 2	% OF TOTAL VOTES IN FAVOUR
		Number of votes	% of votes cast	Number of votes	% of votes cast	Number of votes
01	Annual Report and Accounts	173,901,070	99.95	82,706	0.05	96,583	99.95
02	Directors' Remuneration Report	159,904,502	91.86	14,175,329	8.14	528	91.86
03	Remuneration Policy	169,991,789	97.73	3,948,373	2.27	140,197	97.73
04	Deferred Share Bonus Plan	172,531,058	99.11	1,544,809	0.89	4,492	99.11
05	Long Term Incentive Plan	169,621,891	97.44	4,453,976	2.56	4,492	97.44
06	Final dividend	174,078,845	100.00	1,486	0.00	28	100.00
07	Re-elect Nigel Lingwood	171,341,629	98.43	2,738,556	1.57	174	98.43
08	Re-elect Ronnie George	174,075,249	100.00	4,486	0.00	624	100.00
09	Re-elect Andy O'Brien	174,039,116	99.98	40,619	0.02	624	99.98
10	Re-elect Margaret Amos	170,496,834	97.94	3,582,901	2.06	624	97.94
11	Re-elect Amanda Mellor	170,496,834	97.94	3,583,351	2.06	174	97.94
12	Re-elect Claire Tiney	171,996,371	98.80	2,083,814	1.20	174	98.80
13	Elect Jonathan Davis	174,073,922	100.00	4,486	0.00	1,951	100.00
14	Appoint auditor	172,522,719	99.11	1,554,739	0.89	2,901	99.11
15	Remuneration of auditor	174,074,855	100.00	5,330	0.00	174	100.00
16	Authority to make political donations	167,781,412	96.38	6,295,919	3.62	3,028	96.38
17	Authority to allot shares	155,504,972	89.33	18,575,359	10.67	28	89.33
183	Authority to disapply pre-emption rights	170,842,155	98.14	3,235,010	1.86	3,194	98.14
193	Authority to make market purchase of own shares	172,428,488	99.16	1,464,494	0.84	187,377	99.16
203	Authority to call a general meeting on 14 clear days' notice	162,106,237	93.12	11,973,644	6.88	478	93.12

Notes:

1.   Any proxy appointments giving discretion to the Chairman of the Meeting have been included in the "For" totals above.

2.   A vote "Withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes "For" or "Against" a resolution.

3.   Indicates Special Resolutions requiring a 75% majority to be passed.

4.   The Company's total ordinary shares in issue as at 12 December 2023, was 200,000,000 ordinary shares of 1 pence each, of which 2,206,186 ordinary shares are held as Treasury Shares. Therefore, the total voting rights are 197,793,814 ordinary shares (ordinary shareholders are entitled to one vote per ordinary share held).

5.   The proxy votes received, amount to 88.01% of the total voting rights.

6.   Percentages are rounded to two decimal places.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of the resolutions passed (other than those concerning ordinary business) will shortly be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

The Notice of Annual General Meeting 2023 together with the Annual Report and Accounts 2023 can be found on the Company's website at: www.volutiongroupplc.com

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Enquiries:

Volution Group plc

Fiona Smith, Company Secretary                             

Legal Entity Identifier: 213800EPT84EQCDHO768

Notes to Editors:

Volution Group plc (LSE: FAN) is a leading international designer and manufacturer of energy efficient indoor air quality solutions.  Volution Group comprises 22 key brands across three regions:

UK: Vent-Axia, Manrose, Diffusion, National Ventilation, Airtech, Breathing Buildings, Torin-Sifan.

Continental Europe: Fresh, PAX, VoltAir, Kair, Air Connection, Rtek, inVENTer, Ventilair, ClimaRad, ERI Corporation, VMI, I-Vent.

Australasia: Simx, Ventair, Manrose, DVS.

For more information, please go to: www.volutiongroupplc.com

 

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