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26 September 2022
Eckoh plc
("Eckoh" or the "Group")
Annual General Meeting Statement
Eckoh plc (AIM:ECK), the global provider of Customer Engagement Security Solutions, is pleased to announce that at the Annual General Meeting held at 11am today, September 26th, all Resolutions put before the meeting were duly passed.
The results of the poll for each resolution are set out below:
Resolution | Votes For | % For | Votes Against | % Against | Withheld | % Withheld | Total % Instructed |
1 Receive and adopt accounts | 161,480,276 | 99.99% | 1,481 | 0.01% | 0 | 0.00% | 55.51% |
2 Approve the Directors' Remuneration Report | 102,442,048 | 63.46% | 58,993,836 | 36.54% | 45,873 | 0.03% | 55.49% |
3 Approval of final dividend | 161,480,276 | 99.99% | 1,481 | 0.01% | 0 | 0.00% | 55.51% |
4 Re-elect G Millward as Director | 161,454,815 | 99.99% | 1,862 | 0.01% | 25,080 | 0.02% | 55.50% |
5 Re-elect N Philpot as Director | 161,454,815 | 99.99% | 1,862 | 0.01% | 25,080 | 0.02% | 55.50% |
6 Re-appoint auditors | 161,451,102 | 99.98% | 27,513 | 3,142 | 0.00% | 55.51% | |
7 General authority to allot shares | 161,456,276 | 99.99% | 5,481 | 0.01% | 20,000 | 0.00% | 55.50% |
8 Dis-application of pre-emption rights | 153,390,422 | 95.00% | 8,068,193 | 5.00% | 23,142 | 0.01% | 55.50% |
9 Dis-application of pre-emption rights | 153,425,422 | 95.02% | 8,033,193 | 4.98% | 23,142 | 0.01% | 55.50% |
10 Approve purchase of own shares | 161,477,276 | 99.99% | 4,481 | 0.01% | 0 | 0.01% | 55.51% |
The Board appreciates the support shown by the majority of Shareholders for the resolutions at today's AGM. We note the significant minority vote against the Company's Remuneration Report. We are also aware of the guidance from ISS which states that payment of transaction-related bonuses is not in line with its policy. The Remuneration Committee specifically considered this point, together with the guidance from ISS, at the time the payment was approved and determined that, in this case, a modest transaction-related bonus of the level approved was entirely appropriate in recognition of the additional and intensive work involved during and immediately following the transaction, which provided savings in terms of professional fees significantly in excess of the approved amount.
Notes:
· The full text of each of the resolutions is contained in the Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 16 August 2022, which is available on the Company's website at https://www.eckoh.com.
· Proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman of the AGM have been included in the "For" total for the appropriate resolution.
· A "Withheld" vote is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes cast "For" or "Against" a resolution.
· The proportion of "Total % Instructed" is the total of votes instructed for that resolution (i.e. the total votes "For", "Against" and "Withheld" for that resolution) expressed as a percentage of the issued share capital.
· The issued share capital of the Company as of 14 July 2022 was 292,869,261 ordinary shares of 0.25p each. As of 14 July 2022, the Company holds 1,943,311 shares in the Company in Treasury shares.
For further information please contact:
Eckoh plc Nik Philpot, Chief Executive Officer Chrissie Herbert, Chief Financial Officer www.eckoh.com
| Tel: 01442 458 300 |
FTI Consulting LLP Ed Bridges / Jamie Ricketts / Tom Blundell eckoh@fticonsulting.com
| Tel: 020 3727 1017 |
Singer Capital Markets (Nomad & Joint Broker) Shaun Dobson / Tom Salvesen / Alex Bond / Kailey Aliyar www.singercm.com
| Tel: 020 7496 3000 |
Canaccord Genuity Limited (Joint Broker) Simon Bridges / Emma Gabriel www.canaccordgenuity.com
| Tel: 020 7523 8000 |
About Eckoh plc
Eckoh is a global provider of Customer Engagement Security Solutions, supporting an international client base from its offices in the UK and US.
Our Customer Engagement Security Solutions enable enquiries and transactions to be performed on whatever device the customer chooses, allowing organisations to increase efficiency, lower operational costs and provide a true omnichannel experience.
We help our clients to take payments and transact securely with their customers through all customer engagement channels. The solutions, which are protected by multiple patents, remove sensitive personal and payment data from contact centres and IT environments and are delivered globally through our multiple cloud platforms or can be deployed on the client's site. They offer merchants a simple and effective way to reduce the risk of fraud, secure sensitive data and become compliant with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards ("PCI DSS") and wider data security regulations. Eckoh has been a PCI DSS Level One Accredited Service Provider since 2010, securing over £5 billion in payments annually.
Our large portfolio of clients come from a broad range of vertical markets and includes government departments, telecoms providers, retailers, utility providers and financial services organisations.
For more information go to www.eckoh.com or email MediaResponseUK@eckoh.com.