Last checked at 17 May 2023 11:24
17 May 2023
Aptitude Software Group plc
("Aptitude Software" or the "Company")
Result of AGM
The Board of Directors of Aptitude Software announces that, at the Company's 2023 Annual General Meeting held earlier today, all resolutions were duly passed on a show of hands.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2(R), a copy of the resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
As at 15 May 2023, being the proxy voting deadline, there were 57,337,611 ordinary shares with voting rights in issue. The proxies received by the Company from shareholders prior to the meeting are shown below.
RESOLUTION | FOR | AGAINST | WITHHELD | ||||
VOTES | % OF VOTES CAST* | VOTES | % OF VOTES CAST* | VOTES | |||
1 | Receive and adopt the Company's Annual Report & Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2022 together with the reports of the Directors and auditors. | 50,143,346 | 99.99% | 275 | 0.01% | 0 | |
2 | Approve Part B of the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 December 2022. | 49,190,673 | 98.11% | 946,769 | 1.89% | 6,179 | |
3 | To approve and adopt the Directors' Remuneration Policy. | 48,458,132 | 96.65% | 1,679,310 | 3.35% | 6,179 | |
4 | Declare a final dividend of 3.6 pence per ordinary share. | 50,143,146 | 99.99% | 275 | 0.01% | 200 | |
5 | Re-elect Ivan Martin a Director of the Company | 49,015,713 | 97.76% | 1,122,908 | 2.24% | 5,000 | |
6 | Re-elect Barbara Moorhouse a Director of the Company | 49,033,307 | 97.79% | 1,106,518 | 2.21% | 3,796 | |
7 | Re-elect Philip Wood a Director of the Company | 50,124,418 | 99.97% | 14,203 | 0.03% | 5,000 | |
8 | Re-elect Jeremy Suddards a Director of the Company | 50,143,346 | 99.99% | 275 | 0.01% | 0 | |
9 | Re-elect Sara Dickinson as a Director of the Company | 49,783,431 | 99.29% | 356,394 | 0.71% | 3,796 | |
10 | Re-appoint RSM UK Audit LLP as auditors of the Company. | 50,143,212 | 99.99% | 409 | 0.01% | 0 | |
11 | Authorise the Audit Committee to agree the auditors' remuneration. | 50,143,195 | 99.99% | 426 | 0.01% | 0 | |
12 | Authorise the Directors to allot securities pursuant to section 551 of the Companies Act 2006. | 50,130,392 | 99.97% | 13,229 | 0.03% | 0 | |
13 | Special Resolution: Disapply pre-emption rights under section 561 of the Companies Act within the stated limits. | 49,088,021 | 97.89% | 1,055,600 | 2.11% | 0 | |
14 | Special Resolution: Disapply pre-emption rights under section 561 of the Act in additional limited circumstances. | 47,412,128 | 94.55% | 2,731,493 | 5.45% | 0 | |
15 | Special Resolution: Authorise the Company to make purchases of its own shares pursuant to section 701 of the Act. | 50,143,092 | 99.99% | 529 | 0.01% | 0 | |
16 | Special Resolution: Authorise the holding of a general meeting (other than an AGM) on not less than 14 clear days' notice. | 50,077,500 | 99.87% | 66,121 | 0.13% | 0 | |
17 | To approve amendments to the rules of the Performance Share Plan 2016. | 50,134,824 | 99.99% | 426 | 0.01% | 8,371 | |
*Excludes votes withheld
Contact:
Georgina Sharley, Company Secretary | (0)20 3687 3200 |