30 May 2018 12:05
30 May 2018
Circassia Pharmaceuticals plc
Result of Annual General Meeting 2018
Circassia Pharmaceuticals plc ("Circassia") announces that at its Annual General Meeting held today all resolutions set out in the notice of Annual General Meeting dated 24 April 2018 were passed. A poll was conducted on each resolution proposed at the Meeting and the number of votes cast for and against each of the resolutions, and the number of votes withheld, were as follows:
Resolution | For | % | Against | % | Withheld* | |
1 | To receive the Annual report and accounts | 285,133,907 | 100.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 995,178 |
2 | To approve the Annual report on remuneration | 223,906,652 | 79.49 | 57,766,863 | 20.51 | 4,455,570 |
3 | To approve the Directors' remuneration policy report | 285,086,229 | 99.64 | 1,042,856 | 0.36 | 0 |
4 | To re-elect Francesco Granata | 285,132,644 | 100.00 | 6,250 | 0.00 | 990,191 |
5 | To re-elect Steve Harris | 286,121,980 | 100.00 | 7,093 | 0.00 | 13 |
6 | To re-elect Julien Cotta | 286,124,073 | 100.00 | 5,000 | 0.00 | 13 |
7 | To re-elect Rod Hafner | 286,121,947 | 100.00 | 7,126 | 0.00 | 13 |
8 | To re-elect Lota Zoth | 285,438,397 | 99.76 | 690,676 | 0.24 | 13 |
9 | To re-elect Russell Cummings | 286,120,730 | 100.00 | 8,343 | 0.00 | 13 |
10 | To elect Jo le Couilliard | 286,121,790 | 100.00 | 7,283 | 0.00 | 13 |
11 | To elect Sharon Curran | 286,127,823 | 100.00 | 1,250 | 0.00 | 13 |
12 | To elect Heribert Staudinger | 286,120,730 | 100.00 | 8,343 | 0.00 | 13 |
13 | To re-appoint PwC as auditors | 285,114,185 | 99.65 | 1,011,900 | 0.35 | 3,000 |
14 | To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the remuneration of the auditors | 282,216,197 | 98.63 | 3,909,888 | 1.37 | 3,000 |
15 | To authorise the directors to allot shares | 286,121,325 | 100.00 | 7,250 | 0.00 | 511 |
16 | To authorise the directors to dis-apply pre-emption rights** | 286,114,199 | 100.00 | 9,376 | 0.00 | 5,511 |
17 | To authorise the directors to dis-apply pre-emption rights in respect of an additional 5% of the Company's issued share capital**
| 285,104,437 | 99.64 | 1,019,137 | 0.36 | 5,511 |
18 | To authorise the calling of general meetings (other than an AGM) on not less than 14 clear days' notice** | 286,073,998 | 99.98 | 49,577 | 0.02 | 5,511
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As explained in the notice of Annual General Meeting dated 24 April 2018, Circassia further announces the result of the vote of independent shareholders in respect of resolutions 8, and 10 to 12.
Resolution | For | % | Against | % | Withheld* | |
8 | To re-elect Lota Zoth | 25,509,089 | 97.36 | 690,676 | 2.64 | 13 |
10 | To elect Jo le Couilliard | 26,192,482 | 99.97 | 7,283 | 0.03 | 13 |
11 | To elect Sharon Curran | 26,198,515 | 100.00 | 1,250 | 0.00 | 13 |
12 | To elect Heribert Staudinger | 26,191,422 | 99.97 | 8,343 | 0.03 | 13 |
* A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes "For" or "Against" a resolution.
** Special resolution.
In accordance with LR 9.6.2, a copy of the resolutions passed at today's Annual General Meeting will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be shortly available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.
For enquiries, contact: Julien Cotta, Company Secretary +44 (0)1865 405560.
A copy of this announcement has been posted on the company's website, www.circassia.com.