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Hansard Global plc

03 November 2021

3 November 2021

Hansard Global plc

Results of Annual General Meeting held on 3 November 2021

Hansard Global plc (the "Company") announces that at its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held on 3 November 2021, Resolutions 1 to 13 (inclusive) as ordinary resolutions together with Resolution 14 as a special resolution, were duly passed on a show of hands and the results of the proxy votes are as follows:

 
       RESOLUTION               VOTES          % OF     VOTES      % OF     VOTES CAST     TOTAL VOTES      VOTES 
                                 FOR            VOTES    AGAINST    VOTES    IN TOTAL       CAST AS A        WITHHELD 
                                                CAST                CAST                    % OF ISSUED 
                                                                                            SHARE CAPITAL 
       To receive the 
        Company's 2021 
        financial statements, 
        together with 
        the Directors' 
        Report and auditor's 
 1.     report thereon.           97,262,026    99.96     36,800     0.04     97,298,826            70.73         550 
      -----------------------  -------------  -------  ---------  -------  -------------  ---------------  ---------- 
       To approve the 
        Remuneration 
        Report for the 
        year ended 30 
 2.     June 2021                 97,203,145    99.92     75,530     0.08     97,278,675            70.72      20,701 
      -----------------------  -------------  -------  ---------  -------  -------------  ---------------  ---------- 
       To declare a 
        final dividend 
        of 2.65 pence 
 3.     per share.                97,291,776    99.99      7,600     0.01     97,299,376            70.72           0 
      -----------------------  -------------  -------  ---------  -------  -------------  ---------------  ---------- 
       To re-elect 
        Mr G M Easton 
 4.     as a director.            97,209,343    99.93     70,033     0.07     97,279,376            70.72      20,000 
      -----------------------  -------------  -------  ---------  -------  -------------  ---------------  ---------- 
       To elect Mr 
        G Sheward as 
 5.     a director.               97,209,343    99.93     70,033     0.07     97,279,376            70.72      20,000 
      -----------------------  -------------  -------  ---------  -------  -------------  ---------------  ---------- 
       To re-elect 
        Mr T N Davies 
 6.     as a director.            97,211,343    99.93     68,033     0.07     97,279,376            70.72      20,000 
      -----------------------  -------------  -------  ---------  -------  -------------  ---------------  ---------- 
       To elect Mr 
        D J G Peach 
 7.     as a director             97,211,343    99.93     68,033     0.07     97,279,376            70.72      20,000 
      -----------------------  -------------  -------  ---------  -------  -------------  ---------------  ---------- 
       To re-elect 
        Mr P B Kay as 
 8.     a director                97,209,343    99.93     70,033     0.07     97,279,376            70.72      20,000 
      -----------------------  -------------  -------  ---------  -------  -------------  ---------------  ---------- 
       To re-elect 
        Mr J Ribeiro 
 9.     as a director             97,211,343    99.93     68,033     0.07     97,279,376            70.72      20,000 
      -----------------------  -------------  -------  ---------  -------  -------------  ---------------  ---------- 
       To re-elect 
        Mr M A L Polonsky 
 10.    as a director.            97,209,646    99.93     69,730     0.07     97,279,376            70.72      20,000 
      -----------------------  -------------  -------  ---------  -------  -------------  ---------------  ---------- 
       To appoint KPMG 
        Audit LLC, Isle 
 11.    of Man as auditor.        97,228,825    99.95     50,551     0.05     97,279,376            70.72      20,000 
      -----------------------  -------------  -------  ---------  -------  -------------  ---------------  ---------- 
       To authorise 
        the Directors 
        to determine 
        the auditor's 
 12.    remuneration.             97,219,074    99.94     60,302     0.06     97,279,376            70.72      20,000 
      -----------------------  -------------  -------  ---------  -------  -------------  ---------------  ---------- 
       To renew the 
        Company's authority 
        to purchase 
 13.    its own shares.           97,237,417    99.96     41,959     0.04     97,279,376            70.72      20,000 
      -----------------------  -------------  -------  ---------  -------  -------------  ---------------  ---------- 
       To renew the 
        Directors' authority 
        to allot shares 
        and disapply 
        pre-emption 
 14.    rights.                   97,214,645    99.93     64,731     0.07     97,279,376            70.72      20,000 
      -----------------------  -------------  -------  ---------  -------  -------------  ---------------  ---------- 
 

Votes of shareholders excluding the controlling shareholder/related parties on resolution 7, 8 and 9 (election of independent non-executive directors)

 
 RESOLUTION   VOTES        VOTES      VOTES 
               FOR          AGAINST    WITHHELD 
         7    30,457,316     68,033      20,000 
             -----------  ---------  ---------- 
         8    30,455,316     70,033      20,000 
             -----------  ---------  ---------- 
         9    30,457,316     68,033      20,000 
             -----------  ---------  ---------- 
 

Notes:

   1.   Proxy Results are taken from the 27 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 3 November 2021 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 7,8 and 9 to elect Mr Peach, and re-elect 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 13 & 14 (special business) has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

Enquiries:

Hazel Stewart, Company Secretary.

Tel: 01624 688000

Legal Entity Identifier: 213800ZJ9F2EA3Q24K05

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