Ascential PLC Result of AGM
May 09 2024 - 5:37AM
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Ascential PLC
09 May 2024
Ascential
plc
Result of Annual General
Meeting ("AGM")
All 18 resolutions considered at the
2024 Annual General Meeting were passed on a poll.
The full text of the resolutions can
be found in the Notice of AGM dated 10 April 2024. The total
number of votes received for each resolution is set out below. The
Company's issued share capital as at 9 May 2024 was
445,801,981 with voting rights. The Company
does not hold any shares in Treasury at the date of this
disclosure.
Resolution no.
|
Shares For
|
%
|
Shares
Against
|
%
|
Shares marked as Votes
Withheld/ Abstentions
|
AGM
|
|
|
|
|
|
1. To
receive the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31
December 2023
|
231,167,406
|
99.94%
|
148,142
|
0.06%
|
229,472
|
2. To
approve the Annual Report on Remuneration for the year ended 31
December 2023 contained in the Annual report and
Accounts
|
217,221,985
|
93.82%
|
14,320,890
|
6.18%
|
2,145
|
3. To
elect Suzanne Baxter as a Director of the Company
|
227,390,964
|
98.21%
|
4,148,739
|
1.79%
|
5,317
|
4. To
re-elect Rita Clifton as a Director of the Company
|
216,894,126
|
93.67%
|
14,645,577
|
6.33%
|
5,317
|
5. To
re-elect Scott Forbes as a Director of the Company
|
221,917,145
|
95.84%
|
9,622,555
|
4.16%
|
5,320
|
6. To
re-elect Mandy Gradden as a Director of the Company
|
229,373,761
|
99.06%
|
2,165,944
|
0.94%
|
5,315
|
7. To
re-elect Gillian Kent as a Director of the Company
|
206,382,328
|
89.13%
|
25,157,374
|
10.87%
|
5,318
|
8. To
re-elect Judy Vezmar as a Director of the Company
|
213,006,315
|
92.00%
|
18,533,387
|
8.00%
|
5,318
|
9. To
elect Philip Thomas as a Director of the Company
|
228,240,525
|
98.58%
|
3,299,180
|
1.42%
|
5,315
|
10. To re-appoint
KPMG LLP as auditor of the Company
|
230,230,932
|
99.46%
|
1,260,513
|
0.54%
|
53,575
|
11. To authorise
the Board to determine the remuneration of the auditor
|
230,428,223
|
99.52%
|
1,111,711
|
0.48%
|
5,086
|
12. To authorise
the Company to make political donations
|
222,790,044
|
96.25%
|
8,692,093
|
3.75%
|
62,883
|
13. To authorise
the Company to allot relevant securities
|
221,517,123
|
95.67%
|
10,023,238
|
4.33%
|
4,659
|
14. To authorise
the Company to approve the proposed amendment of the performance
condition
|
186,528,279
|
80.56%
|
45,008,670
|
19.44%
|
8,071
|
15. To authorise
the Company to disapply pre-emption rights as per resolution 15 in
the Notice of AGM
|
190,400,928
|
82.23%
|
41,136,450
|
17.77%
|
7,642
|
16. To authorise
the Company to additionally disapply pre-emption rights as per
resolution 16 in the Notice of AGM
|
184,573,214
|
79.72%
|
46,964,161
|
20.28%
|
7,645
|
17. To authorise
the Company to purchase its own shares
|
231,508,351
|
100.00%
|
8,338
|
0.00%
|
28,331
|
18. To authorise
the Company to call any general meeting of the Company other than
an AGM) on not less than 14 clear days' notice
|
226,631,680
|
97.88%
|
4,908,679
|
2.12%
|
4,661
|
Notes
1. AGM
Resolutions 1-14 were passed as ordinary resolutions. Resolutions
15 to 18 were passed as special resolutions.
2. The
number of shares 'For' includes discretionary votes.
3. A vote
withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation
of the proportion of votes "For" or "Against" a
resolution
4. The Board
notes that although Resolution 16 was passed and approved by the
majority of shareholders, slightly more than 20% of the votes were
cast against the Board's recommendation on the
resolution.
The Board notes that this resolution
reflects the updated UK Pre-Emption Group Guidelines on
disapplication authorities but appreciates that certain
shareholders may apply different policies on this
matter.
The Board will engage with
shareholders to better understand the reason behind this voting
outcome and in accordance with the UK Corporate Governance Code,
will provide an update within six months of the Annual General
Meeting.
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