Result of AGM

ZIGUP PLC

24 September 2024

 

ZIGUP PLC

("ZIGUP" or the "Group" or the "Company")

24 September 2024

ZIGUP plc - Result of AGM

Voting results for the AGM held on 24 September 2024

At the Annual General Meeting of ZIGUP plc (the "Group") held at 10.30am on 24 September 2024 the total number of votes received on a poll on each resolution were as follows:

Resolutions	Votes For	% of Votes	Votes Against	% of Votes	Total Votes	Votes cast as % of Issued Share Capital	Votes Withheld
1.   To receive the Directors' Report and audited accounts of the Company for the year ended 30 April 2024	173,671,485	99.91%	152,713	0.09%	173,824,198	76.97%	399,059
2.   To declare a final dividend of 17.5 pence per ordinary share payable to the shareholders on the register at the close of business on the 30 August 2024	174,215,737	99.99%	3,213	0.01%	174,218,950	77.14%	4,307
3.   To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report	172,272,168	98.89%	1,932,835	1.11%	174,205,003	77.14%	18,254
4.   To appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor of the company to hold office until the conclusion of the next AGM.	173,153,353	99.40%	1,050,925	0.60%	174,204,278	77.14%	18,979
5.   To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the remuneration of the auditor	173,792,322	99.77%	403,267	0.23%	174,195,589	77.13%	27,668
6.   To re-elect Mark Butcher as a director	172,229,853	98.88%	1,953,451	1.12%	174,183,304	77.13%	39,953
7.   To re-elect Bindi Karia as a director	172,132,765	98.83%	2,046,440	1.17%	174,179,205	77.13%	44,052
8.   To re-elect Mark McCafferty as a director	172,996,867	99.32%	1,183,438	0.68%	174,180,305	77.13%	42,952
9.   To re-elect Avril Palmer-Baunack as a director	168,428,048	96.69%	5,760,553	3.31%	174,188,601	77.13%	34,656
10.         To re-elect John Pattullo as a director	171,725,045	98.59%	2,453,759	1.41%	174,178,804	77.13%	44,453
11.         To re-elect Philip Vincent as a director	172,534,991	99.05%	1,646,188	0.95%	174,181,179	77.13%	42,078
12.         To re-elect Martin Ward as a director	173,005,825	99.32%	1,183,289	0.68%	174,189,114	77.13%	34,143
13.         To re-elect Nicola Rabson as a director	172,236,362	98.88%	1,947,744	1.12%	174,184,106	77.13%	39,151
14.         That the Board be authorised to allot new shares representing one third of the issued share capital (see Notice of AGM)	171,901,647	98.68%	2,305,173	1.32%	174,206,820	77.14%	16,437
15.         To approve the rules of the ZIGUP plc Long-Term Incentive Plan 2024 (the "LTIP").	173,351,388	99.51%	847,383	0.49%	174,198,771	77.13%	24,486
16.         That subject to the passing of Resolution 14, the Board be authorised to allot equity shares for cash and/or sell ordinary shares outside the pre-emption rights in the Companies Act (see Notice of AGM)	171,203,869	98.28%	2,998,141	1.72%	174,202,010	77.14%	21,247
17.         That subject to the passing of Resolution 14, the Board be authorised to disapply statutory pre-emption rights in respect of transactions which the board determines to be an acquisition or other capital investment (see Notice of AGM)	169,875,071	97.83%	3,766,472	2.17%	173,641,543	76.89%	581,714
18.         That the Company be permitted to make market purchases of its ordinary shares (see Notice of AGM)	173,553,125	99.70%	527,148	0.30%	174,080,273	77.08%	142,984
19.         That the Company be permitted to make market purchases of its preference shares (see Notice of AGM)	173,577,884	99.71%	497,232	0.29%	174,075,116	77.08%	148,141
20.         That a general meeting, other than an annual general meeting, may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice.	171,060,031	98.19%	3,145,048	1.81%	174,205,079	77.14%	18,178

Notes:

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

2.     The Group's issued capital (excluding treasury shares) on 20 September 2024 (being the record date for voting at the meeting) was 246,091,423 ordinary shares of 50p each and 1,000,000 preference shares of 50 pence each which do not carry voting rights on the above resolutions.  Each ordinary share carries the right to one vote and, as the Company held 20,252,974 ordinary shares in treasury on 20 September 2024 (being the record date for voting at the meeting) there were 225,838,449 voting rights in the Group.

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

4.      In accordance with Listing Rules 9.6.2R and 9.6.3R, a copy of the resolutions passed, other than resolutions concerning ordinary business, will shortly be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.

For further information, please contact:

ZIGUP plc                                                                                   

Matthew Barton, Company Secretary                                44 (0)1325 467 558

 

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