Last checked at 28 Aug 2020 13:42
Distil plc (the "Company")
Result of Annual General Meeting
Distil plc (AIM: DIS), owner of premium drinks brands RedLeg Spiced Rum, Blackwoods Gin and Vodka, Blavod Black Vodka, Jago's Cream Liqueur and Diva Vodka, is pleased to announce that at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held today at 11 a.m. all 4 resolutions put to members were passed on a poll. Resolutions 1 to 3 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolution 4 was passed as a special resolution.
The number of votes lodged by proxy for and against each of the resolutions proposed, and the number of votes withheld was as follows:
Resolution | Votes for | % | Votes against | % | Votes withheld |
Resolution 1 (Ordinary) That the annual report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2020, together with the report of the auditors thereon, be received |
62,681,748 |
99.14 |
544,204 |
0.86 |
0 |
Resolution 2 (Ordinary) To appoint as auditors BDO LLP |
63,191,952 |
99.95 |
0 |
0 |
34,000 |
Resolution 3 (Ordinary) To empower the directors to allot relevant securities pursuant to Section 551 of the Act |
62,680,448 |
99.14 |
545,504 |
0.86 |
0 |
Resolution 4 (Special) To disapply the pre-emptive rights contained in Section 561 of the Act |
62,469,216 |
98.82 |
745,504 |
1.18 |
11,232 |
As at 28 August 2020, there were 501,982,913 ordinary shares in issue. Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share. Votes withheld are not votes in law and so have not been included in the calculation of the proportion of votes for and against a resolution.
For further Information:
Distil PLC | |
Don Goulding Executive Chairman Shaun Claydon, Finance Director | Tel: +44 207 352 2096 |
SPARK Advisory Partners Limited (NOMAD) | |
Neil Baldwin Mark Brady | Tel +44 20 3368 3550 |
Turner Pope Investments (TPI) Ltd (Broker) | |
Andy Thacker Zoe Alexander | Tel +44 203 657 0050 |
About Distil
Distil Plc is quoted on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange. It owns drinks brands in a number of sectors of the alcoholic drinks market. These include premium spiced rum, vodka, gin, vodka vanilla cream liqueur and are called RedLeg Spiced Rum, Blackwoods Vintage Gin, Blackwoods Vodka, Blavod Original Black Vodka, Diva Vodka and Jago's Vanilla Cream Liqueur.