Last checked at 19 Sep 2023 11:53
19 September 2023
Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings plc
("Aston Martin Lagonda", the "Company" or the "Group")
Results of the General Meeting
Further to the announcement on 29 August 2023, the Company announces that, at the General Meeting held earlier today, the resolutions set out in the Notice of General Meeting (the "Resolutions") contained in the circular published by the Company on 29 August 2023 (the "Circular"), were duly passed without amendment on a poll by the requisite majorities of shareholders of the Company eligible to vote on the Resolutions.
The Resolutions were passed as ordinary resolutions and the full text of the resolutions is set out in the Notice of General Meeting.
Details of the total votes received in relation to the Resolutions (representing, in the case of Resolution 1, 80.96% of the 654,402,940 ordinary shares eligible to vote, and in the case of Resolution 2, 84.28% of the issued share capital of 795,311,512 ordinary shares) are as follows:
RESOLUTION | VOTES** |
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FOR* | AGAINST** | WITHHELD*** | TOTAL | |||||
Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes |
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1 | Authority to approve and implement the Transaction | 529,750,133 | 99.99 | 66,760 | 0.01 | 140,528,574 | 529,816,893 | |
2 | Authority to allot the Consideration Shares | 670,254,028 | 99.99 | 67,125 | 0.01 | 24,314 | 670,321,153 | |
* Votes in favour include votes where the Chair of the General Meeting was given discretion regarding how to vote.
** Percentages are expressed as a proportion of total votes cast (which does not include votes withheld).
*** A "vote withheld" is not a vote under English law and is not counted in the calculation of votes "for" and "against" the Resolutions.
The Transaction remains conditional upon, amongst other things, clearance from all applicable regulatory and antitrust authorities being obtained, and the Allotment and Admission of the Consideration Shares, each of which is expected to occur during or before Q4 2023.
A copy of the Resolutions passed at the General Meeting has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism in accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R and will be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
Capitalised terms used but not otherwise defined in this announcement have the meanings given to them in the Circular, which is available on the Company's website under the "Shareholder Meetings" tab on www.astonmartinlagonda.com/investors/shareholder-information.
Enquiries
Investors and Analysts | ||
Robert Berg | Head of Investor Relations | +44 (0)7833 080458Robert.berg@astonmartin.com
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Media | ||
Kevin Watters | Director of Communications | +44 (0)7764 386683kevin.watters@astonmartin.com
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Paul Garbett | Head of Corporate & Brand Communications
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Teneo | ||
Harry Cameron
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