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Reach PLC
06 May 2021
6 May 2021
Reach plc
Results of Annual General Meeting ("AGM")
In accordance with the arrangements announced on 26 March 2021,
the AGM of Reach plc (the 'Company') was held today at 10.30 am at
Stoke Mill, Woking Road, Guildford GU1 1QA.
All valid proxy votes (whether submitted electronically or in
hard copy form) were included in the poll taken at the meeting.
Resolutions 1 to 15 and 19, 21 and 22 were passed as ordinary
resolutions and resolutions 16 to 18 and 20 were passed as special
resolutions. The results of the poll are set out below.
VOTES % VOTES % VOTES % of ISC VOTED VOTES
FOR AGAINST CAST WITHHELD
Annual Report and
1 Accounts 248,027,188 99.81% 471,677 0.19% 248,498,865 79.63 5,103,852
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2 Remuneration Policy 239,993,386 94.64% 13,592,059 5.36% 253,585,445 81.26 17,272
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3 Remuneration Report 252,489,662 99.57% 1,095,788 0.43% 253,585,450 81.26 17,267
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4 Dividend 253,590,326 100.00% 8,405 0.00% 253,598,731 81.26 3,986
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Re-elect Nick
5 Prettejohn 240,651,296 99.17% 2,013,308 0.83% 242,664,604 77.76 10,938,113
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6 Re-elect Jim Mullen 246,278,463 97.12% 7,309,186 2.88% 253,587,649 81.26 15,068
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7 Re-elect Simon Fuller 253,421,216 99.93% 166,447 0.07% 253,587,663 81.26 15,054
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8 Re-elect Anne Bulford 252,040,201 99.39% 1,547,424 0.61% 253,587,625 81.26 15,092
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9 Re-elect Steve Hatch 252,043,833 99.39% 1,544,155 0.61% 253,587,988 81.26 14,729
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10 Re-elect David Kelly 246,600,289 97.24% 6,987,012 2.76% 253,587,301 81.26 15,416
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Re-elect Helen
11 Stevenson 252,040,376 99.39% 1,547,262 0.61% 253,587,638 81.26 15,079
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Re-elect Olivia
12 Streatfeild 252,034,823 99.39% 1,553,086 0.61% 253,587,909 81.26 14,808
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Re-Appoint
PricewaterhouseCoopers
13 LLP 248,628,363 98.04% 4,965,965 1.96% 253,594,328 81.26 8,389
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14 Auditors' remuneration 253,560,734 99.99% 27,937 0.01% 253,588,671 81.26 14,046
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15 Allot shares 253,168,944 99.83% 425,424 0.17% 253,594,368 81.26 8,349
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Disapplication of
16 pre-emption rights 253,465,570 99.96% 105,659 0.04% 253,571,229 81.26 31,488
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Further disapplication
17 of pre-emption rights 215,194,423 84.87% 38,374,680 15.13% 253,569,103 81.25 33,614
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18 Purchase of own shares 248,254,178 97.91% 5,301,872 2.09% 253,556,050 81.25 46,667
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19 Political donations 249,131,318 98.25% 4,446,107 1.75% 253,577,425 81.26 25,292
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Notice for General
20 Meetings 252,652,408 99.63% 929,895 0.37% 253,582,303 81.26 20,414
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21 Approve Reach plc
Savings-Related Share
Option Scheme 253,227,710 99.87% 334,986 0.13% 253,562,696 81.25 40,021
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Approve Reach Long
22 Term Incentive Plan 246,092,975 97.05% 7,470,947 2.95% 253,563,922 81.25 38,795
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Notes:
1. A "vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in
the calculation of the proportion of the votes "for" and "against"
a resolution.
2. The issued share capital figure used to calculate the
percentage voted is 312,067,649. This is the figure as at the close
of business on 4 May 2021 and excludes the number of ordinary
shares held in treasury at that date.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.3R of the UK Financial
Conduct Authority (FCA), a copy of the resolutions passed as
Special Business at the AGM have been submitted to the UK Listing
Authority and will be available for public inspection at the
National Storage Mechanism (NSM)
https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism .
Enquiries
Reach plc
Jim Mullen, Chief Executive
Simon Fuller, Chief Financial Officer
Lorraine Clover, Group Company Secretary 020 7293 3000
Tulchan Communications
David Allchurch / Giles Kernick 020 7353 4200
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