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10 August 2020 |
GB GROUP PLC
("GBG", "Group" or the "Company")
Results of AGM
GBG (AIM: GBG), the global identity data intelligence specialist, announces that at its Annual General Meeting held earlier today, all resolutions were duly passed.
The number of proxies received in respect of each resolution were as follows:
Resolution | Votes in favour | % in favour | Votes against | % against | Votes withheld* | Total votes cast as % of Issued Share Register |
1. Receive the annual report and accounts | 146,558,281 | 100.00% | 3,384 | 0.00% | 123,004 | 75.34 |
2. Appoint Natalie Lea Gammon | 146,679,854 | 100.00% | 4,274 | 0.00% | 541 | 75.34 |
3. Re-appoint David Anthony Rasche | 144,686,061 | 98.64% | 1,998,067 | 1.36% | 541 | 75.34 |
4. Re-appoint Christopher Graham Clark | 145,968,013 | 99.51% | 716,115 | 0.49% | 541 | 75.34 |
5. Receive and approve the Report on Directors' Remuneration | 143,999,415 | 98.53% | 2,144,368 | 1.47% | 540,886 | 75.34 |
6. Re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditors | 120,087,790 | 81.87% | 26,594,487 | 18.13% | 2,392 | 75.34 |
7. Authorise directors to determine auditor remuneration | 144,227,901 | 98.33% | 2,452,463 | 1.67% | 4,305 | 75.34 |
8. Authorise directors to allot shares | 124,664,242 | 84.99% | 22,013,511 | 15.01% | 6,916 | 75.34 |
9. Authorise directors to disapply pre-emption up to 5% | 145,239,698 | 99.03% | 1,429,479 | 0.97% | 15,492 | 75.34 |
10. Authorise directors to dis-apply pre-emption up to a further 5% in connection with acquisition or specified capital investment | 145,247,729 | 99.02% | 1,430,236 | 0.98% | 6,704 | 75.34 |
11. Authorise directors to purchase shares | 131,591,882 | 98.90% | 1,464,202 | 1.10% | 13,628,585 | 75.34 |
12. Adopt Articles of Association | 145,255,517 | 99.03% | 1,428,573 | 0.97% | 579 | 75.34 |
* A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the portion of votes in favour or against a resolution
-ENDS -
To find out more, please contact:
GBG Chris Clark, CEO Dave Wilson, CFO & COO
| 01244 657333 |
Peel Hunt LLP (Nominated Adviser and Broker) Edward Knight Nick Prowting Ed Allsopp
| 020 7418 8900 |
Tulchan Communications LLP James Macey White Matt Low Deborah Roney
Website | 020 7353 4200 GBG@tulchangroup.com
www.gbgplc.com/investors |
About GBG
GBG offers a range of solutions that help organisations quickly validate and verify the identity and location of their customers.
Our market-leading technology, data and expertise help our customers improve digital access, deliver a seamless experience and establish trust so that they can transact quickly, safely and securely with their customers online.
Headquartered in the UK and with over 1,000 team members across 16 countries, we work with 20,000 customers in over 70 countries. Some of the world's best-known businesses rely on GBG to provide digital services and keep the economy moving, from US e-commerce giants to Asia's biggest banks and European household brands.
To find out more about how we help our customers establish trust with their customers, visit www.gbgplc.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter @gbgplc.