23 Nov 2016 11:30
23 November 2016
Diurnal Group plc
("Diurnal" or the "Company")
Results of Annual General Meeting
Diurnal Group plc (AIM: DNL), the specialty pharmaceutical company targeting patient needs in chronic endocrine (hormonal) diseases, announces that all resolutions proposed to shareholders at its Annual General Meeting held today were duly passed. All resolutions were approved on a show of hands. The number of proxy votes received for each resolution is set out below.
Resolution | For (including discretionary votes)* | Against* | Withheld | ||
Ordinary Resolutions (requires 50% majority) | |||||
1. To receive and adopt the Company's audited annual report and accounts for the year ended 30 June 2016. | 39,347,209 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 0 |
2. To reappoint Peter Allen as a director. | 39,347,209 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 0 |
3. To reappoint Ian Ardill as a director. | 39,347,209 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 0 |
4. To reappoint John Goddard as a director. | 39,347,209 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 0 |
5. To reappoint Alan Raymond as a director. | 39,347,209 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 0 |
6. To reappoint Richard Ross as a director. | 39,347,209 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 0 |
7. To reappoint Martin Whitaker as a director. | 39,347,209 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 0 |
8. To reappoint Sam Williams as a director. | 39,347,209 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 0 |
9. To receive and approve the directors' remuneration report contained within the annual report and accounts for the year ended 30 June 2016. | 39,347,209 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 0 |
10. To reappoint KPMG LLP as auditors of the Company. | 39,347,209 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 0 |
11. To authorise the directors to determine the remuneration of the auditors. | 39,347,209 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 0 |
12. To authorise the directors to allot shares. | 39,347,209 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 0 |
Special Resolutions (requires 75% majority) | |||||
13. To authorise the directors to disapply pre-emption rights. | 39,347,209 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 0 |
14. To authorise the Company to make market purchases. | 39,347,209 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 0 |
* A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes for or against a resolution; the percentage of votes cast therefore excludes withheld votes.
On 23 November 2016 there were 52,210,759 Diurnal Group plc ordinary shares in issue. Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share held.
The full text of each resolution passed at the Annual General Meeting held earlier today, is set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting, included in the 2016 Annual Report, which is available on the Company's website www.diurnal.co.uk.
Please further information, please visit www.diurnal.co.uk or contact:
Diurnal Group plc | +44 (0)20 3727 1000 |
Martin Whitaker, CEO | |
Ian Ardill, CFO | |
Numis Securities Ltd | +44 (0)20 7260 1000 |
Nominated Adviser: Michael Meade, Freddie Barnfield, Paul Gillam | |
Corporate Broking: James Black | |
FTI Consulting | + 44 (0)20 3727 1000 |
Simon Conway | |
Victoria Foster Mitchell |