Result of AGM

RNS Number : 6208G

Wizz Air Holdings PLC

24 July 2019

 

RESULT OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

ALL ORDINARY AND SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DULY PASSED

Geneva, 24 July 2019:  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 annual report and accounts for the financial year ended 31 March 2019 together with the related directors' and auditor's report.	53,383,577	99.94	34,504	0.06	53,418,081	73.39%	302,234
2	To approve the directors' remuneration report for the financial year ended 31 March 2019.	46,567,891	87.48	6,661,874	12.52	53,229,765	73.13%	490,550
3	To re-elect William Franke as director.	49,549,867	92.76	3,868,214	7.24	53,418,081	73.39%	302,234
4	To re-elect József Váradi as director.	53,592,759	99.79	112,676	0.21	53,705,435	73.78%	14,881
5	To re-elect Guido Demuynck as director.	47,752,402	88.93	5,946,932	11.07	53,699,334	73.77%	15,681
6	To re-elect Guido Demuynck as director. (INDEPENDENT VOTE)	48,387,713	90.10	5,317,721	9.90	53,705,434	73.78%	14,881
7	To re-elect Simon Duffy as director.	50,625,990	94.28	3,073,344	5.72	53,699,334	73.77%	15,681
8	To re-elect Simon Duffy as director. (INDEPENDENT VOTE)	50,632,090	94.28	3,073,344	5.72	53,705,434	73.78%	14,881
9	To re-elect Susan Hooper as director.	53,655,242	99.92	44,093	0.08	53,699,335	73.77%	15,681
10	To re-elect Susan Hooper as director. (INDEPENDENT VOTE)	53,661,342	99.92	44,093	0.08	53,705,435	73.78%	14,881
11	To re-elect Stephen Johnson as director.	53,545,759	99.70	159,676	0.30	53,705,435	73.78%	14,881
12	To re-elect Barry Eccleston as director.	53,611,124	99.82	94,311	0.18	53,705,435	73.78%	14,881
13	To re-elect Barry Eccleston as director. (INDEPENDENT VOTE)	53,611,124	99.82	94,311	0.18	53,705,435	73.78%	14,881
14	To elect Peter Agnefjäll as director.	53,630,024	99.87	69,311	0.13	53,699,335	73.77%	15,681
15	To elect Peter Agnefjäll as director. (INDEPENDENT VOTE)	53,636,124	99.87	69,311	0.13	53,705,435	73.78%	14,881
16	To elect Maria Kyriacou as director.	53,699,237	100.00	98	0.00	53,699,335	73.77%	15,681
17	To elect Maria Kyriacou as director.               (INDEPENDENT VOTE)	53,661,342	99.92	44,093	0.08	53,705,435	73.78%	14,881
18	To elect Andrew S. Broderick as director.	53,592,759	99.79	112,676	0.21	53,705,435	73.78%	14,881
19	To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's auditors.	52,935,880	99.45	293,885	0.55	53,229,765	73.13%	490,550
20	To authorise the directors and/or the audit committee to agree the remuneration of the auditors.	51,178,777	96.15	2,050,988	3.85	53,229,765	73.13%	490,550
21	To authorise allotment of shares.	46,988,069	87.49	6,717,366	12.51	53,705,435	73.78%	14,881
22	To dis-apply pre-emption rights.	53,518,836	99.65	186,448	0.35	53,705,284	73.78%	14,881
23	To dis-apply pre-emption rights in connection with an acquisition or specified capital investment.	48,200,024	89.75	5,505,259	10.25	53,705,283	73.78%	14,881

*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 Guido Demuynck, Simon Duffy, Susan Hooper, Barry Eccleston,  Peter Agnefjäll  and Maria Kyriacou as directors of the Company were approved by (a) the shareholders of the Company (resolutions 5, 7, 9, 12, 14 and 16) and (b) the independent shareholders of the Company (resolutions 6, 8 10, 13, 15 and 17).

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.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM).

The total voting rights of the Company as at 1:00 p.m. on 22 July 2019, being the day on which shareholders had to be on the Company's shareholder register in order to be eligible to vote, was 72,789,295.

The AGM results will also be made available on the Company's website: http://corporate.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 114 Airbus A320 and Airbus A321 aircraft, and offers more than 650 routes from 25 bases, connecting 147 destinations across 44 countries. At Wizz Air, a team of more than 4,500 aviation professionals delivers superior service and very low ticket prices making Wizz Air the preferred choice of over 34 million passengers in 2018. 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. Wizz Air is registered under the International Air Transport Association (IATA), Operational Safety Audit (IOSA), the global benchmark in airline safety recognition. The company recently received the highest 7-star safety rating by airlineratings.com, the world's only safety and product rating agency, and was recently named 2017 - European Airline of the Year by Aviation 100, a renowned annual publication that recognizes the year's most outstanding performers in the aerospace industry. For more information:
Evelin Horvath, Wizz Air	[phone]
Tamara Vallois, Wizz Air:	[phone]
Edward Bridges / Jonathan Neilan, FTI Consulting LLP:	[phone]

 

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