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AGM RESULTS

 

ISE: DHG  LSE: DAL

 

Dublin and London | 27 April 2023:  Dalata Hotel Group plc ("Dalata" or the "Company"), the largest hotel operator in Ireland with a growing presence in the United Kingdom and continental Europe, today announces that all resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting of the Company were passed.

 

Voting on all resolutions was conducted by poll and the results are set out below. The full text of each resolution was included in the notice of the Annual General Meeting of the Company circulated to shareholders on 27 March 2023 and made available on the Company's website www.dalatahotelgroup.com .

 

A recording of today's Annual General Meeting will shortly be available on the Company’s website www.dalatahotelgroup.com

 

In accordance with the Listing Rules copies of the resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting of the Company have been forwarded to Euronext Dublin and the UK National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at;

https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

 

The results of the proxy voting received for each resolution, are outlined below.

 

Resolution 1:

To receive and consider the annual report and financial statements of the company for the year ended 31 December 2022 together with the Directors and Auditors Reports and a review of the affairs of the Company.

Votes For		Votes Against		Total Votes	Votes Withheld	Total including withheld
No.	%	No.	%			Votes
160,443,906	100%	557	0%	160,444,463	586,562	161,031,025

 

Resolution 2:

To receive and consider the Directors’ Report on Remuneration for the year ended 31 December 2022

Votes For		Votes Against		Total Votes	Votes Withheld	Total including withheld
No.	%	No.	%			Votes
158,726,162	98.57%	2,304,863	1.43%	161,031,025	0	161,031,025

 

Resolution 3:

To receive and consider the Company’s Remuneration Policy

Votes For		Votes Against		Total Votes	Votes Withheld	Total including withheld
No.	%	No.	%			Votes
159,372,439	98.97%	1.658,586	1.03%	161,031,025	0	161,031,025

 

 

Resolution 4 (a):

To re-appoint John Hennessy as a Director

Votes For		Votes Against		Total Votes	Votes Withheld	Total including withheld
146,304,858	90.86%	14,726,167	9.14%	161,031,025	0	161,031,025

 

Resolution 4 (b):

To re-appoint Dermot Crowley as a Director.

Votes For		Votes Against		Total Votes	Votes Withheld	Total including withheld
No.	%	No.	%			Votes
158,425,046	98.38%	2,605,979	1.62%	161,031,025	0	161,031,025

 

Resolution 4 (c):

To re-appoint Elizabeth McMeikan as a Director.

Votes For		Votes Against		Total Votes	Votes Withheld	Total including withheld
No.	%	No.	%			Votes
147,508,218	91.60%	13,522,807	8.40%	161,031,025	0	161,031,025

 

Resolution 4 (d):

To re-appoint Cathriona Hallahan as a Director.

Votes For		Votes Against		Total Votes	Votes Withheld	Total including withheld
No.	%	No.	%			Votes
157,406,305	97.75%	3,624,720	2.25%	161,031,025	0	161,031,025

 

 

Resolution 4 (e):

To re-appoint Gervaise Slowey as a Director.

Votes For		Votes Against		Total Votes	Votes Withheld	Total including withheld
No.	%	No.	%			Votes
159,106,467	98.80%	1,924,558	1.20%	161,031,025	0	161,031,025

 

 

Resolution 4 (f):

To re-appoint Shane Casserly as a Director.

Votes For		Votes Against		Total Votes	Votes Withheld	Total including withheld
No.	%	No.	%			Votes
156,972,160	97.48%	4,058,865	2.52%	161,031,025	0	161,031,025

 

 

 

 

 

Resolution 4 (g):

To re-appoint Carol Phelan as a Director.

Votes For		Votes Against		Total Votes	Votes Withheld	Total including withheld
No.	%	No.	%			Votes
158,362,308	98.34%	2,668,717	1.66%	161,031,025	0	161,031,025

 

Resolution 5:

To authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of the Auditors

Votes For		Votes Against		Total Votes	Votes Withheld	Total including withheld
No.	%	No.	%			Votes
161,030,468	100%	557	0%	161,031,025	0	161,031,025

 

Resolution 6:

Authority to allot relevant securities up to customary limits

Votes For		Votes Against		Total Votes	Votes Withheld	Total including withheld
No.	%	No.	%			Votes
152,894,005	94.95%	8,137,020	5.05%	161,031,025	0	161,031,025

 

Resolution 7:

Disapplication of statutory pre-emption rights in specified circumstances

Votes For		Votes Against		Total Votes	Votes Withheld	Total including withheld
No.	%	No.	%			Votes
158,698,066	98.55%	2,332,959	1.45%	161,031,025	0	161,031,025

 

Resolution 8:

Disapplication of statutory pre-emption rights in additional circumstances for financing an acquisition or capital investment by the Company

Votes For		Votes Against		Total Votes	Votes Withheld	Total including withheld
No.	%	No.	%			Votes
149,775,779	93.01%	11,255,246	6.99%	161,031,025	0	161,031,025

 

Resolution 9:

Authorisation of market purchases of the Company’s shares

Votes For		Votes Against		Total Votes	Votes Withheld	Total including withheld
No.	%	No.	%			Votes
159,286,507	99.14%	1,381,383	0.86%	160,667,890	363,135	161,031,025

 

 

 

 

Resolution 10:

Authorisation for the re-allotment of treasury shares

Votes For		Votes Against		Total Votes	Votes Withheld	Total including withheld
No.	%	No.	%			Votes
159,656,317	99.15%	1,374,708	0.85%	161,031,025	0	161,031,025

 

Resolution 11:

To authorise the Directors to hold certain general meetings on 14 days’ notice

Votes For		Votes Against		Total Votes	Votes Withheld	Total including withheld
No.	%	No.	%			Votes
158,094,251	98.18%	2,936,774	1.82%	161,031,025	0	161,031,025

 

The "Vote Withheld" option is provided to enable abstention on any particular resolution. However, it should be noted that 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.

ENDS

About Dalata

Dalata Hotel Group plc was founded in August 2007 and listed as a plc in March 2014. Dalata is Ireland’s largest hotel operator, with a growing presence in the UK and continental Europe. The Group’s portfolio comprises 50 three and four-star hotels with 10,953 rooms and a pipeline of over 1,300 rooms. The Group currently has 29 owned hotels, 18 leased hotels and three management contracts. Dalata successfully operates Ireland’s two largest hotel brands, the Clayton and the Maldron Hotels. For the year ended 31 December 2022, Dalata reported revenue of €558.3 million and a profit after tax of €96.7 million. Dalata is listed on the Main Market of Euronext Dublin (DHG) and the London Stock Exchange (DAL). For further information visit: www.dalatahotelgroup.com

 

Contacts

Dalata Hotel Group plc	Tel +353 1 206 9400
Dermot Crowley, CEO	investorrelations@dalatahotelgroup.com
Carol Phelan, CFO
Sean McKeon, Company Secretary and Head of Risk and Compliance
Joint Company Brokers
Davy: Anthony Farrell	Tel +353 1 679 6363
Berenberg: Ben Wright	Tel +44 20 3753 3069
Investor Relations and PR | FTI Consulting	Tel +353 86 401 5250
Melanie Farrell	dalata@fticonsulting.com