Result of AGM

Hostelworld Group PLC

09 May 2023

 

LEI: 213800OC94PF2D675H41

9 May 2023

Hostelworld Group plc

 (the "Company")

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The Annual General Meeting of the Company (the "AGM") was held at 12.00 noon today.

All resolutions proposed at the AGM were duly passed on a poll and the results of each resolution were as follows:

Resolution	For	Against	Votes withheld	Total proxy votes cast	Percentage of issued share capital voted (%)
1.         To adopt the Company's accounts and the Directors' and Auditor's Reports for the year ended 31 December 2022	103,231,210	1,352	-	103,232,562	84.72%
2.         To approve the Directors' remuneration report	91,623,082	11,609,480	-	103,232,562	84.72%
3.         To re-elect Michael Cawley as a director	100,969,362	2,263,200	-	103,232,562	84.72%
4.         To re-elect Carl G. Shepherd as a director	95,386,769	7,845,793	-	103,232,562	84.72%
5.         To re-elect Éimear Moloney as a director	101,535,947	1,696,615	-	103,232,562	84.72%
6.         To re-elect Gary Morrison as a director	103,231,210	1,352	-	103,232,562	84.72%
7.         To re-elect Evan Cohen as a director	101,535,947	1,696,615	-	103,232,562	84.72%
8.         To re-elect Caroline Sherry as a director	103,231,170	1,392	-	103,232,562	84.72%
9.         To appoint KPMG as auditors to the Company	103,230,906	1,656	-	103,232,562	84.72%
10.       To authorise the Directors to fix the auditors' remuneration	103,230,946	1,616	-	103,232,562	84.72%
11.       To authorise the Directors to allot shares or grant subscription or conversion rights under section 551 of the Companies Act 2006	100,912,136	2,320,426	-	103,232,562	84.72%
12.       To generally disapply statutory pre-emption rights under the Companies Act 2006	100,858,393	2,374,169	-	103,232,562	84.72%
13.       To further disapply statutory pre-emption rights in connection with an acquisition or specified capital investment	100,829,393	2,399,169	-	103,228,562	84.71%
14.       To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its own shares	103,231,210	1,352	-	103,232,562	84.72%
15.       To authorise the Company to make political donations and incur political expenditure	103,200,259	27,242	1,061	103,227,501	84.71%
16.       To permit general meetings to be called on 14 clear days' notice	103,117,490	115,072	-	103,232,562	84.72%

Notes:

Votes 'For' include those votes giving the Chair discretion.

(i)               The number of ordinary shares in issue on 9 May 2023 was 121,854,274.  Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share. 

(ii)              A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes validly cast.

Resolutions 1 to 11 and 15 proposed at the AGM were passed as ordinary resolutions and Resolutions 12 to 14 and 16 proposed at the AGM were passed as special resolutions.

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

In accordance with the Listing Rules of Euronext Dublin, a copy of such resolutions has also been forwarded to Euronext Dublin and will shortly be available for inspection at https://direct.euronext.com/#/oamfiling and at the following address:

Companies Announcement Office
Euronext Dublin
28 Anglesea Street
Dublin 2

A copy of this announcement setting out the results of the AGM is also available on the Company's website at www.hostelworldgroup.com.

The full text of each of the resolutions passed at the AGM is set out in the notice of AGM, a copy of which is available on the Company's website (www.hostelworldgroup.com).

For further information contact:

Hostelworld Group plc                                                                 [e-mail]

Gary Morrison, Chief Executive Officer

Caroline Sherry, Chief Financial Officer

Powerscourt (Financial PR adviser)                         [e-mail]

Nick Dibden

Eavan Gannon

Tel: [phone]

 

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