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25 July 2019 |
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 | 130,248,425 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 110,132 | 67.41 |
2. Declare final dividend | 130,358,157 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 400 | 67.41 |
3. Re-appoint Nicholas Brown | 130,190,087 | 99.88% | 162,070 | 0.12% | 6,400 | 67.41 |
4. Re-appoint Charmaine Carmichael | 119,444,022 | 97.36% | 3,241,950 | 2.64% | 7,672,585 | 67.41 |
5. Receive and approve the Report on Directors' Remuneration | 120,586,849 | 98.28% | 2,105,585 | 1.72% | 7,666,123 | 67.41 |
6. Re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditors | 107,353,150 | 82.35% | 23,002,718 | 17.65% | 2,689 | 67.41 |
7. Authorise directors to determine auditor remuneration | 129,266,784 | 99.17% | 1,087,784 | 0.83% | 3,989
| 67.41 |
8. Authorise directors to allot shares | 128,219,251 | 99.47% | 687,756 | 0.53% | 1,451,550 | 67.41 |
9. Authorise directors to disapply pre-emption up to 5% | 130,317,957 | 100.00% | 5,853 | 0.00% | 34,747 | 67.41 |
10. Authorise directors to dis-apply pre-emption up to a further 5% in connection with acquisition or specified capital investment | 125,398,466 | 96.22% | 4,928,541 | 3.78% | 31,550 | 67.41 |
11. Authorise directors to purchase shares | 112,866,483 | 98.60% | 1,600,305 | 1.40% | 15,891,769 | 67.41 |
* 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 Peter Stewart Nick Prowting
| 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 series of solutions that help organisations quickly validate and verify the identity and location of their customers.
Our innovative technology leads the world in location intelligence and fraud detection. Our products are built on an unparalleled breadth of data obtained from over 200 global partners which helps us to verify the identity of 4.4 billion people globally.
Our headquarters are in the UK and we have nearly 1,000 team members across 16 countries. We work with clients in 72 countries including some of the best-known businesses around the world, ranging from US e-commerce giants to Asia's biggest banks and European household brands.
To find out more about how we help our clients establish trust with their customers, visit www.gbgplc.com, follow us on Twitter @gbgplc, or read more in our newsroom: www.gbgplc.com/newsroom