Result of AGM

CLS Holdings PLC

25 April 2024

 

CLS Holdings plc

(the "Company" or "CLS")

Result of AGM

At the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of the Company held at 10.00am today all the resolutions as set out in the Notice of Meeting dated 22 March 2024 were unanimously passed on a poll. These results will shortly be available on the Company's website (www.clsholdings.com):

RESOLUTION		VOTES FOR*	%	VOTES AGAINST	%	VOTES TOTAL	% of TVR VOTED	VOTES WITHHELD**
1	Receive and adopt the Annual Report & Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023	319,586,139	99.60%	1,269,346	0.40%	320,855,485	80.74%	153,349
2	Approve the Directors' Annual Remuneration Report	315,413,480	99.26%	2,345,420	0.74%	317,758,900	79.96%	3,249,934
3	Approve a final dividend for the year ended 31 December 2023 of 5.35 pence per ordinary share	320,991,311	100.00%	3,423	0.00%	320,994,734	80.77%	14,100
4	Re-elect Lennart Sten as a Director	301,738,979	94.00%	19,266,163	6.00%	321,005,142	80.77%	3,692
5	Re-elect Anna Seeley as a Director	258,169,177	81.23%	59,641,955	18.77%	317,811,132	79.97%	3,197,702
6	Re-elect Fredrik Widlund as a Director	318,704,257	99.28%	2,300,887	0.72%	321,005,144	80.77%	3,690
7	Re-elect Andrew Kirkman as a Director	318,692,012	99.28%	2,314,332	0.72%	321,006,344	80.77%	2,490
8	Re-elect Elizabeth Edwards as a Director	306,334,918	95.43%	14,658,325	4.57%	320,993,243	80.77%	15,591
9	Re-elect Bill Holland as a Director	318,368,563	99.18%	2,624,681	0.82%	320,993,244	80.77%	15,590
10	Elect Eva Lindqvist as a Director	318,774,965	99.30%	2,231,379	0.70%	321,006,344	80.77%	2,490
11	Re-elect Bengt Mortstedt as a Director	294,110,226	91.62%	26,896,117	8.38%	321,006,343	80.77%	2,491
12	Re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditors	320,980,160	99.99%	27,674	0.01%	321,007,834	80.77%	1,000
13	Authorise the directors to determine the auditors' remuneration	320,989,931	99.99%	17,903	0.01%	321,007,834	80.77%	1,000
14	Authorise the directors to allot relevant securities	319,881,458	99.65%	1,126,376	0.35%	321,007,834	80.77%	1,000
15	Authorise the directors to make non pre-emptive share allotments	320,471,433	99.83%	536,401	0.17%	321,007,834	80.77%	1,000
16	Authorise the directors to make market purchases of shares	316,950,772	98.75%	4,008,372	1.25%	320,959,144	80.76%	49,690
17	Authorise General Meetings to be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice	317,924,228	99.04%	3,083,605	0.96%	321,007,833	80.77%	1,001

Votes of the Independent Shareholders (excluding the voting interest of Companies owned and controlled by the investment vehicle for the Sten and Karin Mortstedt Family & Charity Trust as Controlling Shareholder holding 55.34% of the Issued Ordinary Share Capital) on the resolutions concerning the election of the independent non-executive directors. RESOLUTION		VOTES FOR*	%	VOTES AGAINST	%	VOTES TOTAL	% of Independent TVR VOTED
4	Re-elect Lennart Sten	81,821,455	80.94%	19,266,163	19.06%	101,087,618	56.95%
8	Re-elect Elizabeth Edwards as a Director	86,417,394	85.50%	14,658,325	14.50%	101,075,719	56.95%
9	Re-elect Bill Holland as a Director	98,451,039	97.40%	2,624,681	2.60%	101,075,720	56.95%
10	Elect Eva Lindqvist as a Director	98,857,441	97.79%	2,231,379	2.21%	101,088,820	56.95%

*     Includes those votes giving the Chairman discretion.

**  These votes are not counted towards the votes cast at the AGM.

A copy of the resolutions passed at the AGM will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at  https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.

Enquiries:

CLS Holdings plc

(LEI: 213800A357TKB2TD9U78)

www.clsholdings.com

David Fuller, Company Secretary

[phone]

 

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