Driver Group plc Result of Annual General Meeting
March 05 2024 - 11:11AM
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Driver Group plc
05 March 2024
Driver Group Plc
("Driver Group", "Driver" or the
"Company")
Result of Annual General
Meeting
The Annual General Meeting of Driver Group Plc
was held at 125 Old Broad Street, London, EC2N 1AR, United Kingdom
on Tuesday, 5 March 2024 at 11:00 a.m.
All 11 resolutions put to members were passed
on a poll. Resolutions 1 to 8 were passed as ordinary resolutions
and resolutions 9 to 11 were passed as special
resolutions.
At the AGM, shareholders approved the proposed
change of name to Diales Plc which is expected to come into effect
during H2 FY24. Further details regarding
the Company's change of name, including the new ticker code, and
updated website address, containing the information required to be
published pursuant to Rule 26 of the AIM Rules for Companies, will
be announced in due course.
The number of votes cast for and against each
of the resolutions proposed, and the number of votes withheld were
as follows:
|
Resolution
|
Votes for
|
%
|
Votes against
|
%
|
Votes withheld
|
|
Resolution 1
(Ordinary)
To receive the reports of the Directors and the
Financial Statements for the year ended 30 September
2023.
|
34,495,996
|
97.90
|
738,194
|
2.10
|
3,438
|
|
Resolution 2
(Ordinary)
To declare a final dividend for the year ended
30 September 2023 of 0.75p per share.
|
35,206,190
|
99.92
|
28,000
|
0.08
|
3,438
|
|
Resolution 3
(Ordinary)
To re-elect Mark Wheeler as a
Director.
|
34,031,190
|
96.59
|
1,203,000
|
3.41
|
3,438
|
|
Resolution 4
(Ordinary)
To re-elect John Mullen as a
Director.
|
32,404,254
|
91.97
|
2,829,936
|
8.03
|
3,438
|
|
Resolution 5
(Ordinary)
To elect Shaun Smith as a Director.
|
34,031,190
|
96.59
|
1,203,000
|
3.41
|
3,438
|
|
Resolution 6
(Ordinary)
To re-appoint Kreston Reeves LLP as auditor of
the Company to hold office until the conclusion of the next general
meeting at which accounts are laid before the Company.
|
35,110,956
|
99.92
|
28,234
|
0.08
|
98,438
|
|
Resolution 7
(Ordinary)
To authorise the Directors to determine the
fees payable to the auditor.
|
35,111,190
|
99.92
|
28,000
|
0.08
|
98,438
|
|
Resolution 8
(Ordinary)
To authorise the directors to allot shares in
the Company up to an aggregate nominal amount of
£70,147.63.
|
34,025,501
|
96.83
|
1,113,689
|
3.17
|
98,438
|
|
Resolution 9
(Special)
To disapply pre-emption rights in
the circumstances set out in the Notice of AGM.
|
34,016,624
|
96.81
|
1,122,566
|
3.19
|
98,438
|
|
Resolution 10
(Special)
To authorise the Company generally and
unconditionally to make market purchases in the circumstances set
out in the notice of AGM.
|
34,122,058
|
96.84
|
1,112,132
|
3.16
|
3,438
|
|
Resolution 11
(Special)
That the registered name of the Company be
changed to Diales Plc.
|
34,077,058
|
96.84
|
1,112,132
|
3.16
|
48,438
|
As at Tuesday, 5 March 2024, there were
53,962,868 ordinary shares in issue, of which 1,352,140 are held in
treasury. Therefore, the total number of Ordinary Shares carrying
voting rights in Driver is 52,610,728. Shareholders are entitled to
one vote per share. Votes withheld are not votes in law and so have
not been included in the calculation of the proportion of votes for
and against a resolution.
The full text of each resolution is available
in the Notice of Annual General Meeting, published on our
website.
ENDS
Enquiries:
|
Driver Group plc
|
020 7377 0005
|
|
Mark Wheeler (CEO)
|
|
|
Charlotte Parsons (CFO)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Singer Capital Markets (Nomad & Broker)
|
020 7496 3000
|
|
Sandy Fraser
|
|
|
Jen Boorer
|
|
|
|
|
|
Acuitas Communications
|
020 3745 0293 / 07799
767676
|
|
Simon Nayyar
|
simon.nayyar@acuitascomms.com
|
|
Arthur Dingemans
|
arthur.dingemans@acuitascomms.com
|
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