TIDMCTH

RNS Number : 6658R

CareTech Holdings PLC

09 March 2021

 
     9 March 2021 
 

CareTech Holdings PLC

("CareTech" or "the Group")

Result of AGM

CareTech Holdings PLC (AIM: CTH), a pioneering provider of specialist social care and education services to adults and children in the UK, announces that at the Group's Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held earlier today, all proposed resolutions were duly passed.

Noting the duration of Karl Monaghan's tenure as a Director of the Group, the Board confirms that it will commence a search for a new Chair of the Audit Committee. Once this appointment is made, Karl Monaghan will retire from CareTech's Board. It is expected that a suitable candidate will be identified and Karl Monaghan's retirement will be effected within no more than twelve months.

The results are set out below:

 
              Resolution            Votes for    % of votes   Votes against    % of      Votes 
                                                    cast*                      votes    withheld 
                                                                               cast* 
      To receive the Annual 
       Report and Accounts 
       and reports of the 
       Directors and the 
       auditors for the financial 
       year ended 30 September 
 1     2020                         74,285,475        99.8%         154,600     0.2%         637 
     ----------------------------  -----------  -----------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
      To approve the Remuneration 
       Report for the financial 
       year ended 30 September 
 2     2020                         72,645,956        97.6%       1,794,477     2.4%         279 
     ----------------------------  -----------  -----------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
      To declare a final 
       dividend for the financial 
       year ended 30 September 
       2020 of 8.65p per 
 3     ordinary share               74,440,075       100.0%               0     0.0%         637 
     ----------------------------  -----------  -----------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
      To re-elect Karl Monaghan 
 4     as a Director                48,835,850        65.6%      25,604,148    34.4%         714 
     ----------------------------  -----------  -----------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
      To re-elect Mike Adams 
 5     as a Director                73,592,681        98.9%         847,317     1.1%         714 
     ----------------------------  -----------  -----------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
      To re-appoint Grant 
       Thornton UK LLP as 
 6     auditors of the Company      73,607,581        98.9%         832,417     1.1%         714 
     ----------------------------  -----------  -----------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
      To authorise the Directors 
       to fix the auditors' 
 7     remuneration                 74,439,640       100.0%             358     0.0%         714 
     ----------------------------  -----------  -----------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
      To authorise the Directors 
       to allot securities 
       up to a specified 
 8     amount.                      71,060,062        99.5%         387,392     0.5%   2,993,258 
     ----------------------------  -----------  -----------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
      To give the Directors 
       power to allot securities 
       for cash without making 
 9     an offer to Shareholders     70,342,725        98.5%       1,103,765     1.5%   2,994,222 
     ----------------------------  -----------  -----------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
      To give the Directors 
       power to allot securities 
       for cash in respect 
       of an acquisition 
       or specified capital 
       investment up to a 
 10    specified amount             70,342,725        98.5%       1,103,765     1.5%   2,994,222 
     ----------------------------  -----------  -----------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
      To give the Company 
       limited authority 
       to purchase its own 
 11    shares                       73,721,157        99.0%         719,276     1.0%         279 
     ----------------------------  -----------  -----------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
 

*NB: The percentage of votes cast for and against excludes withheld votes.

For further information, please contact:

   CareTech Holdings PLC                                                  01707 601800 

Farouq Sheikh, Executive Chairman

Christopher Dickinson, Group Finance Director

   Consilium Strategic Communications                           020 3709 5700 

Mary-Jane Elliott

Chris Welsh

Angela Gray

   Panmure Gordon (Nomad and Joint Broker)                020 7886 2500 

Emma Earl

Freddy Crossley

Charles Leigh-Pemberton

   Numis (Joint Broker)                                                       020 7260 1000 

Jonathan Wilcox

James Black

Duncan Monteith

About CareTech

CareTech Holdings PLC is a leading provider of specialist social care services supporting around 5,000 adults and children with a wide range of complex needs in more than 550 day services the UK employing more than 10,500 staff; and an emerging presence in international markets.

Committed to the highest standards of care and care governance, CareTech's innovative Care Pathway covers Foster care, Children's Services, Adults Services and Technology Solutions.

CareTech, which was founded in 1993, began trading on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange in October 2005 under the ticker symbol CTH.

For further information please visit: www.caretech-uk.com

This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. For further information, please contact rns@lseg.com or visit www.rns.com.

RNS may use your IP address to confirm compliance with the terms and conditions, to analyse how you engage with the information contained in this communication, and to share such analysis on an anonymised basis with others as part of our commercial services. For further information about how RNS and the London Stock Exchange use the personal data you provide us, please see our Privacy Policy.

END

RAGJLMTTMTTMBIB

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

March 09, 2021 07:25 ET (12:25 GMT)

Caretech (LSE:CTH)
Historical Stock Chart
From Mar 2024 to Apr 2024 Click Here for more Caretech Charts.
Caretech (LSE:CTH)
Historical Stock Chart
From Apr 2023 to Apr 2024 Click Here for more Caretech Charts.