Result of AGM

Walker Crips Group plc

27 September 2023

 

27 September 2023

Walker Crips Group plc

("Walker Crips")

Result of Annual General Meeting

The Board of Walker Crips announces that all resolutions put to the Company's Annual General Meeting, which was held earlier today, were duly passed. The number of votes lodged for each resolution were as follows:

	Votes for (see note below)	Votes against	Abstain
To receive and adopt the Directors' reports and audited financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023	19,554,849	2,000	1,290
To approve the Directors' remuneration report for the year ended 31 March 2023	19,507,009	14,198	36,932
To declare a final dividend of 0.25 pence per Ordinary Share for the year ended 31 March 2023	19,369,895	186,954	1,290
To re-elect as a Director Mr. Martin James Wright	18,809,158	746,032	2,949
To re-elect as a Director Mr. Sean Kin Wai Lam	18,794,020	761,170	2,949
To re-elect as a Director Mr. Sanath Sanjeewa Dandeniya	18,935,758	619,432	2,949
To re-elect as a Director Mr. Clive Bouch	18,824,731	730,459	2,949
To re-elect as a Director Mr David Gelber	18,722,251	832,939	2,949
To re-elect as a Director Mr. Hua Min Lim	18,672,591	882,599	2,949
To re-appoint PKF Littlejohn LLP as auditor of the Company until the conclusion of the next meeting at which accounts are laid	18,939,337	615,853	2,949
To authorise the Directors to set the auditor's remuneration	19,554,849	2,000	1,290
Renewal of the Director's authority to allot shares up to an aggregate nominal amount of £946,162	19,477,728	78,821	1,590
Renewal of the Director's authority to allot equity securities for cash	19,453,533	30,668	73,938
Authority for the Company to purchase its own shares	19,539,459	17,090	1,590
That the Company be authorised to call a general meeting of the shareholders, other than an Annual General Meeting, on not less than 14 clear days' notice	19,552,275	4,274	1,590

Note: The votes for all but three of the resolutions include 7,500 votes left to the Chairman of the Meeting to cast at his discretion. Those for the resolution to declare a final dividend of 0.25 pence per Ordinary Share for the year ended 31 March 2023 include 9,159 votes left to the Chairman's discretion, those for the resolution to renew the Directors' authority to allot equity securities for cash include 10,500 votes left to the Chairman's discretion and those for the resolution to authorise the Company to call a general meeting of the shareholders, other than an Annual General Meeting, on not less than 14 clear days' notice each include 10,900 votes left to the Chairman's discretion.

In accordance with 9.6.2(R) of the Listing Rules, copies of all resolutions passed, other than ordinary business, are being sent to the National Storage Mechanism at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

For further information please contact:

Walker Crips Group plc Rod Goddard (Company Secretary)	[phone]
Singer Capital Markets Justin McKeegan, Jalini Kalaravy	[phone]

 

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