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RNS Number : 8113S
Hansard Global plc
08 November 2023
8 November 2023
Hansard Global plc
Results of Annual General Meeting held on 8 November 2023
Hansard Global plc (the "Company") announces that at its Annual
General Meeting ("AGM") held on 8 November 2023, Resolutions 1 to
12 (inclusive) as ordinary resolutions and Resolution 13 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 WITHHELD
CAST CAST A % OF ISSUED
SHARE CAPITAL
To receive the
Company's 2023
financial statements,
together with
the Directors'
Report and auditor's
1. report thereon. 97,998,258 99.95 40,750 0.04 98,039,278 71% 2,500
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To approve the
Remuneration
Report for the
year ended 30
2. June 2023 97,849,666 99.80 184,463 0.19 98,034,129 71% 7,649
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To declare a
final dividend
of 2.65 pence
3. per share. 98,037,828 99.98 3,950 0 98,041,778 71% 0
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To re-elect
Mr P B Kay as
4. a director. 97,986,830 99.94 50,685 0.05 98,037,515 71% 4,263
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To re-elect
Mr G Sheward
5. as a director. 97,986,830 99.94 51,313 0.05 98,037,515 71% 4,263
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To elect Mr
T Morfett as
6. a director. 97,990,330 99.94 47,185 0.05 98,037,515 71% 4,263
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To re-elect
Mr D J G Peach
7. as a director 97,985,702 99.94 51,813 0.05 98,037,515 71% 4,263
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To re-elect
Mr J Ribeiro
8. as a director 97,983,415 99.93 54,100 0.06 98,037,515 71% 4,263
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To elect Dr
C Theodorovics
9. as a director 97,984,202 99.94 53,313 0.05 98,037,515 71% 4,263
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To re-elect
Mr M A L Polonsky
10. as a director. 97,964,216 99.92 73,299 0.07 98,037,515 71% 4,263
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To appoint KPMG
Audit LLC, Isle
11. of Man as auditor. 97,946,935 99.90 88,327 0.09 98,035,262 71% 6,516
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To authorise
the Directors
to determine
the auditor's
12. remuneration. 97,986,012 99.94 49,250 0.05 98,035,262 71% 6,516
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To adopt the
tabled Articles
of Association
in substitution
for the current
Articles of
13 Association. 97,864,755 99.94 46,354 0.05 97,911,109 71% 130,699
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Votes of shareholders excluding the controlling
shareholder/related parties on resolution(s) 7, 8 and 9 (election
of independent non-executive directors)
RESOLUTION VOTES VOTES VOTES
FOR AGAINST WITHHELD
7 31,104,765 51,813 4623
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8 31,102,478 54,100 4263
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9 31,103,265 53,313 4263
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Notes:
1. Proxy Results are taken from the 33 valid Forms of Proxies received.
2. Any proxy appointments giving discretion to the Chair 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 8 November 2023 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 re-elect Mr Peach and Mr Ribeiro and elect
Dr Theodorovics (independent non-executive directors) 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.
Enquiries:
Hansard Global plc +44 (0) 1624 688 000
Graham Sheward, Group Chief Executive Officer
Hazel Stewart, Company Secretary
Email: investor-relations@hansard.com
LEI number: 213800ZJ9F2EA3Q24K05
Notes to editors:
-- Hansard Global plc is the holding company of the Hansard
Group of companies. The Company was listed on the London Stock
Exchange in December 2006. The Group is a specialist long-term
savings provider, based in the Isle of Man.
-- The Group offers a range of flexible and tax-efficient
investment products within a life assurance policy wrapper,
designed to appeal to affluent, international investors.
-- The Group utilises a controlled cost distribution model via a
network of independent financial advisors and the retail operations
of certain financial institutions who provide access to their
clients in more than 170 countries. The Group's distribution model
is supported by Hansard OnLine, a multi-language internet platform,
and is scalable.
-- The principal geographic markets in which the Group currently
services contract holders and financial advisors are the Middle
East & Africa, the Far East and Latin America. These markets
are served by Hansard International Limited and Hansard Worldwide
Limited.
-- Hansard Europe dac previously operated in Western Europe but
closed to new business with effect from 30 June 2013.
-- The Group's objective is to grow by attracting new business
and positioning itself to adapt rapidly to market trends and
conditions. The scalability and flexibility of the Group's
operations allow it to enter or develop new geographic markets and
exploit growth opportunities within existing markets without the
need for significant further investment.
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