Result of AGM

RNS Number : 2674E

Hansard Global plc

04 November 2020

 

4 November 2020

Hansard Global plc

Results of Annual General Meeting held on 4^th November 2020

Hansard Global plc (the "Company") announces that at its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held on 4 November 2020, Resolutions 1 to 12 (inclusive) as ordinary resolutions together with Resolution 13 as a special resolution, were duly passed on a show of hands and the results of the proxy votes are as follows:

	RESOLUTION	VOTES FOR	% OF VOTES CAST	VOTES AGAINST	% OF VOTES CAST	VOTES CAST IN TOTAL	TOTAL VOTES CAST AS A % OF ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL	VOTES WITHHELD
1.	To receive the Company's 2019 financial statements, together with the Directors' Report and auditor's report thereon.	98,203,142	99.97	25,600	0.03	98,228,742	71.40	503
2.	To approve the Remuneration Report for the year ended 30 June 2019.	98,184,478	99.96	43,964	0.04	98,228,442	71.40	803
3.	To declare a final dividend of 2.65 pence per share.	98,228,742	100	0	0.00	98,228,742	71.40	503
4.	To re-elect Mr G S Marr as a director.	98,188,425	99.97	28,431	0.03	98,216,856	71.40	2389
5.	To re-elect Mr T N Davies as a director.	98,188,425	99.97	28,431	0.03	98,216,856	71.40	2389
6.	To re-elect Mr G M Easton as a director.	98,186,425	99.97	30,431	0.03	98,216,856	71.40	2389
7.	To elect Mr PB Kay as a director.	98,184,542	99.97	32,314	0.03	98,216,856	71.40	2389
8.	To elect Mr J Ribeiro as a director.	98,184,542	99.97	32,314	0.03	98,216,856	71.40	2389
9.	To re-elect Mr M A L Polonsky as a director.	98,179,642	99.97	37,214	0.03	98,216,856	71.40	2389
10.	To appoint KPMG Audit LLC, Isle of Man as auditor.	98,166,473	99.96	50,383	0.04	98,216,856	71.40	2389
11.	To authorise the Directors to determine the auditor's remuneration.	98,187,373	99.97	29,483	0.03	98,216,856	71.40	2389
12.	To renew the Company's authority to purchase its own shares.	98,216,856	99.99	1,883	0.01	98,218,742	71.40	503
13.	To renew the Directors' authority to allot shares and disapply pre-emption rights.	98,218,742	99.94	58,837	0.06	98,218,742	71.40	503

Votes of shareholders excluding the controlling shareholder/related parties on resolution 6,7 and 8 (election of independent non-executive directors)

RESOLUTION	VOTES FOR	VOTES AGAINST	VOTES WITHHELD
6	31,432,398	30,431	2389
7	31,340,515	32,314	2389
8	31,430,515	32,314	2389

Notes:

1.  Proxy Results are taken from the 30 valid Forms of Proxies received.

2.  Any proxy appointments giving discretion to the Chairman of the Meeting have been included in the "For" total.

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

4.  The Company's total ordinary shares in issue (total voting rights) as at 4 November 2020 were 137,557,079. Ordinary shareholders are entitled to one vote per ordinary share held.

5.  As the Company has a controlling shareholder, Dr Polonsky CBE, as defined in the Financial Conduct Authority's Listing Rules, resolutions 6,7 and 8 to elect Mr Easton, Mr Kay and Mr Ribeiro (independent non-executive director) has under Listing Rule 9.2.2E been approved by a majority of the votes cast by:

(a) the shareholders of the Company as a whole; and

(b) the independent shareholders of the Company, that is, all the shareholders entitled to vote on each resolution, excluding the controlling shareholder.

6.  In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, a copy of resolutions 12 & 13 (special business) has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM .

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