Last checked at 15 Apr 2015 12:49
CLS Holdings plc
(the "Company" or "CLS")
Result of AGM
At the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of the Company held at 10.00am today all the resolutions as set out in the Notice of Meeting dated 13 March 2015 were unanimously passed on a show of hands. Details of the Proxy votes are shown below and will shortly be available on the Company's website (www.clsholdings.com):
For* | Against | Votes Withheld** | ||||
Resolution | Votes | % Votes Cast | Votes | % Votes Cast | Votes | Total Votes Cast (excl. Votes Withheld) |
Receive and adopt the Annual Report & Accounts | 35,093,788
| 99.88
| 43,683
| 0.12
| 31,067
| 35,137,471
|
Approve the Directors' Remuneration Report | 31,514,704
| 89.72
| 3,612,405
| 10.28
| 41,430
| 35,127,109
|
Re-elect Sten Mortstedt as a Director | 34,440,007 | 99.59 | 140,338
| 0.41
| 588,193
| 34,580,345
|
Re-elect Henry Klotz as a Director | 35,138,072 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 30,467
| 35,138,072
|
Elect Fredrik Widlund as a Director | 35,138,072 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 30,467
| 35,138,072
|
Re-elect John Whiteley as a Director | 35,138,072 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 30,467
| 35,138,072
|
Re-elect Malcolm Cooper as a Director | 35,133,072 | 99.99 | 5,000
| 0.01
| 30,467
| 35,138,072
|
Re-elect Joseph Crawley as a Director | 35,022,222 | 99.67 | 115,849
| 0.33
| 30,467
| 35,138,071
|
Elect Elizabeth Edwards as a Director | 35,138,072 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 30,467
| 35,138,072
|
Re-elect Christopher Jarvis as a Director | 35,138,072 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 30,467
| 35,138,072
|
Re-elect Thomas Lundqvist as a Director | 35,022,222 | 99.67 | 115,849
| 0.33
| 30,467
| 35,138,071
|
Re-elect Jennica Mortstedt as a Director | 34,415,357 | 99.66 | 115,849
| 0.34 | 637,332
| 34,531,206
|
Elect Lennart Sten as a Director | 35,137,862 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 30,677
| 35,137,862
|
Re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditors | 35,094,388 | 99.88 | 40,800
| 0.12
| 33,350
| 35,135,188
|
Authorise the directors to determine the auditors' remuneration | 35,073,525 | 99.82 | 64,547
| 0.18
| 30,467
| 35,138,072
|
Authorise the directors to allot relevant securities | 35,137,582 | 100.00 | 490
| 0 | 30,467
| 35,138,072
|
Authorise the directors to make non pre-emptive share allotments | 33,908,774 | 96.50 | 1,229,298
| 3.50
| 30,467
| 35,138,072
|
Authorise the directors to make Tender Offer buy backs | 35,031,026 | 99.87 | 46,302
| 0.13
| 91,210
| 35,077,328
|
Authorise the directors to make market purchases of shares | 35,138,072
| 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 30,467
| 35,138,072
|
Authorise General Meetings to be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice | 34,955,819
| 99.48 | 182,253
| 0.52 | 30,467
| 35,138,072
|
Votes of the Independent Shareholders (excluding the voting interest of Victoria Investment Holdings Limited as Controlling Shareholder holding 50.54% of the Issued Ordinary Share Capital) on the resolutions concerning the election of the Independent non-executive directors.
| For* | Against | Votes Withheld** | |||
Ordinary Resolutions | Votes | % Votes Cast | Votes | % Votes Cast | Votes | Total Votes Cast (excl. Votes Withheld)
|
Re-elect Malcolm Cooper | 13,439,243 | 99.96 | 5,000 | 0.01 | 30,467 | 13,444,243 |
Elect Elizabeth Edwards | 13,444,243 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 30,467 | 13,444,243 |
Re-elect Christopher Jarvis | 13,444,243 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 30,467 | 13,444,243 |
Elect Lennart Sten | 13,444,033 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 30,677 | 13,444,033 |
* Includes those votes giving the Chairman discretion.
** These votes are not counted towards the votes cast at the AGM.
A copy of the resolutions passed at the AGM will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do
Enquiries:
CLS Holdings plc +44 (0) 20 7582 7766
David Fuller
www.clsholdings.com