1 Feb 2019 15:15
EUROMONEY INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR PLC
RESULT OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
1 February 2019
Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC ("Euromoney"), the global information business providing essential B2B information to global and specialist markets, is pleased to announce that shareholders passed all resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting held this morning at 9.30am at the Company's registered office.
All resolutions detailed in the Notice of Meeting dated 18 December 2018 were passed by poll vote, with 91.81% of the issued share capital voted, and the following table summarises the final proxy voting:
Resolution | For | % | Against | % | Withheld | |
1 | 2018 Report and Accounts | 100,236,926 | 100.00 | 2,251 | 0.00 | 6,147 |
2 | Remuneration Report | 82,051,986 | 81.85 | 18,193,338 | 18.15 | 0 |
3 | Final Dividend | 100,245,324 | 100.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
4 | Election of Colin Day | 99,875,914 | 99.80 | 201,990 | 0.20 | 167,419 |
5 | Election of Wendy Pallot | 100,230,903 | 99.99 | 14,223 | 0.01 | 198 |
6 | Re-election of Jan Babiak | 99,256,933 | 99.01 | 988,193 | 0.99 | 198 |
7 | Re-election of Kevin Beatty | 89,305,616 | 89.28 | 10,726,873 | 10.72 | 212,834 |
8 | Re-election of Tim Collier | 88,425,252 | 88.40 | 11,607,237 | 11.60 | 212,834 |
9 | Re-election of Tristan Hillgarth | 99,256,933 | 99.01 | 988,193 | 0.99 | 198 |
10 | Re-election of Imogen Joss | 98,659,603 | 98.42 | 1,583,301 | 1.58 | 2,419 |
11 | Re-election of David Pritchard | 94,410,166 | 94.71 | 5,276,617 | 5.29 | 558,539 |
12 | Re-election of Andrew Rashbass | 100,235,296 | 99.99 | 9,830 | 0.01 | 198 |
13 | Re-election of Lorna Tilbian | 91,187,842 | 90.96 | 9,057,283 | 9.04 | 198 |
14 | Re-appointment of auditors | 100,072,835 | 99.83 | 172,291 | 0.17 | 198 |
15 | Auditors' remuneration authority | 100,242,045 | 100.00 | 2,679 | 0.00 | 600 |
16 | Allotment authority | 93,658,676 | 93.43 | 6,586,648 | 6.57 | 0 |
17 | Approval of 2019 Sharesave Plan | 100,237,032 | 99.99 | 7,494 | 0.01 | 798 |
18 | Pre-emptive allotment authority | 100,242,265 | 100.00 | 2,459 | 0.00 | 600 |
19 | Pre-emptive allotment authority | 92,315,629 | 92.09 | 7,929,094 | 7.91 | 600 |
20 | General meetings at short notice | 99,579,887 | 99.34 | 664,837 | 0.66 | 600 |
Any discretionary proxy votes have been aggregated within the 'For' total above. Any votes withheld are not a vote in law and have not been included in the above calculations. The issued share capital and total voting rights as at the date of the meeting were both 109,185,745 ordinary shares.
A copy of the special resolutions passed at the meeting has been forwarded today to the National Storage Mechanism in accordance with LR 9.6.2 of the Financial Conduct Authority's UKLA Listing Rules.
In addition, the following table summarises the proxy votes cast by shareholders other than the Company's significant shareholder, the Daily Mail and General Trust plc group, in respect of the re-election of the indicated independent directors:
Resolution | For | % | Against | % | Withheld | |
4 | Election of Colin Day | 46,329,444 | 99.57 | 201,990 | 0.43 | 167,419 |
6 | Re-election of Jan Babiak | 45,710,463 | 97.88 | 988,193 | 2.12 | 198 |
9 | Re-election of Tristan Hillgarth | 45,710,463 | 97.88 | 988,193 | 2.12 | 198 |
10 | Re-election of Imogen Joss | 45,113,133 | 96.61 | 1,583,301 | 3.39 | 2,419 |
13 | Re-election of Lorna Tilbian | 37,641,372 | 80.60 | 9,057,283 | 19.40 | 198 |
Confirmation of Board Change following the AGM and Final Dividend Payment Date
Andrew Ballingal stepped down from the Board as a non-executive Director prior to the Annual General Meeting, having served for over six years.
The Company's final dividend for the 2018 financial year will be paid on 14 February 2019 to shareholders on the register as at the record date of 30 November 2018.
Ends
For further information, please contact:
Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC
Tim Bratton, Group General Counsel & Company Secretary
+44 (0) 207 779 8288
tim.bratton@euromoneyplc.com
FTI Consulting
Charles Palmer / Jamie Ricketts / Amy Hurnell / Jamille Smith
+44 (0)20 3727 1000
euromoney@fticonsulting.com
About Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC
Euromoney is a global information business providing essential B2B information to global and specialist markets. Euromoney provides discovery, market intelligence and events across our segments. Euromoney is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a member of the FTSE 250 share index.
www.euromoneyplc.com
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