Result of AGM

RNS Number : 6190A

Wizz Air Holdings PLC

29 September 2015

 

RESULT OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

ALL ORDINARY AND SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DULY PASSED

Geneva, 29 September 2015:  Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air" or "the Company") announces that at its annual general meeting ("AGM") held earlier today, all ordinary and special resolutions were duly passed. All the resolutions were decided by poll.

The results of the poll, incorporating proxy votes lodged in advance of the meeting, can be found below. Further details of each of the resolutions are contained in the notice of AGM which is available at http://corporate.wizzair.com.  

Resolution		Votes For	%	Votes Against	%	Total Votes	% of Issued Share Capital Voted	Votes Withheld*
	Ordinary resolutions
1	To receive the Company's annual report and accounts for the financial year ended 31 March 2015 together with the related directors' and auditor's report	39,466,403	99.94	25,186	0.06	39,491,589	75.42	1,713
2	To approve the directors' remuneration report (excluding the directors' remuneration policy) for the financial year ended 31 March 2015	38,777,578	99.74	101,517	0.26	38,879,095	74.25	614,207
3	To approve the directors' remuneration policy	38,578,768	99.63	141,517	0.37	38,720,285	73.95	773,017
4	To re-elect William A. Franke as a Director	33,252,769	86.20	5,323,236	13.80	38,576,005	73.67	917,297
5	To re-elect József Váradi as a Director	33,637,765	86.49	5,252,470	13.51	38,890,235	74.27	603,067
6	To re-elect Thierry de Preux as a Director	38,818,667	99.99	5,184	0.01	38,823,851	74.15	669,451
7	To re-elect Thierry de Preux as a Director (Independent Shareholder Vote)	32,078,034	99.98	5,184	0.02	32,083,218	61.27	669,451
8	To re-elect Guido Demuynck as a Director	38,847,012	99.91	34,087	0.09	38,881,099	74.26	612,203
9	To re-elect Guido Demuynck as a Director (Independent Shareholder Vote)	32,106,379	99.89	34,087	0.11	32,140,466	61.38	612,203
10	To re-elect Simon Duffy as a Director	38,512,798	99.03	377,437	0.97	38,890,235	74.27	603,067
11	To re-elect Simon Duffy as a Director (Independent Shareholder Vote)	31,788,215	98.88	361,387	1.12	32,149,602	61.40	603,067
12	To re-elect Stephen L. Johnson as a Director	33,170,459	85.29	5,719,776	14.71	38,890,235	74.27	603,067
13	To re-elect John McMahon as a Director	38,501,949	99.02	379,150	0.98	38,881,099	74.26	612,203
14	To re-elect John McMahon as a Director (Independent Shareholder Vote)	31,761,316	98.82	379,150	1.18	32,140,466	61.38	612,203
15	To re-elect John R. Wilson as a Director	33,471,655	86.07	5,418,580	13.93	38,890,235	74.27	603,067
16	To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's auditors	39,144,883	99.15	337,279	0.85	39,482,162	75.40	11,140
17	To authorise the directors and/or the audit committee to agree the auditors' remuneration	39,171,782	99.21	310,380	0.79	39,482,162	75.40	11,140
18	To authorise the directors to allot shares or grant rights to subscribe for or to convert any security into shares	36,384,621	92.15	3,097,541	7.85	39,482,162	75.40	11,140
	Special resolution
19	To disapply pre-emption rights	32,553,019	82.45	6,929,143	17.55	39,482,162	75.40	11,140

*A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted towards votes cast "For" or "Against" a resolution.

In accordance with paragraph 9.2.2E of the Listing Rules, the resolutions to re-elect Thierry de Preux, Guido Demuynck, Simon Duffy and John McMahon as directors of the Company were approved by (a) the shareholders of the Company (resolutions 6, 8, 10 and 13) and (b) the independent shareholders of the Company (resolutions 7, 9, 11 and 14).

In accordance with paragraph 9.6.2R of the Listing Rules, a copy of the special resolution approved at the AGM has been forwarded to the Financial Conduct Authority for publication through the Document Viewing Facility and will be accessible via the National Storage Mechanism website (www.hemscott.com/nsm.do).

The total voting rights of the Company as at 11:00 a.m. on 27 September 2015, being the day on which shareholders had to be on the Company's shareholder register in order to be eligible to vote, was 52,361,465.

The AGM results will also be made available on the Company's website: http://www.wizzair.com.

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ABOUT WIZZ AIR

Wizz Air is the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, operates a fleet of 63 Airbus A320 aircraft and offers more than 380 routes from 22 bases, connecting 112 destinations across 38 countries. At Wizz Air, a team of approximately 2,300 aviation professionals delivers superior service and very low ticket prices making Wizz Air the preferred choice of 16.5 million passengers in the financial year ended 31 March 2015. Wizz Air is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker WIZZ and is included in the FTSE 250 and FTSE All-Share Indices.

For more information:
Investors:	Iain Wetherall, Wizz Air:	[phone]
Media:	Doug Oliver, Wizz Air:	[phone]
	Edward Bridges / Jonathan Neilan, FTI Consulting LLP:	[phone]

 

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