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Helical plc ("Helical" or the "Company")
Results of 2022 Annual General Meeting
14 July 2022
Helical is pleased to announce that at its one hundred and second Annual General Meeting ("Meeting") held earlier today, all resolutions set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 14 June 2022 ("Notice") were passed by Shareholders on a show of hands. Proxies lodged before the Meeting are set out below:
| Resolution | For the Resolution1 | % For | Against the Resolution | % Against | Total Votes Validly Cast | Votes Withheld2 |
1 | To receive and consider the accounts and reports of the Directors and Independent Auditor for the year ended 31 March 2022 | 91,405,924 | 99.99 | 748 | 0.01 | 91,406,672 | 68,166 |
2 | To declare a final dividend of 8.25 pence per ordinary share | 91,474,090 | 99.99 | 748 | 0.01 | 91,474,838 | 0 |
3 | To re-elect G. A. Kaye as a Director | 90,981,273 | 99.46 | 493,565 | 0.54 | 91,474,838 | 0 |
4 | To re-elect T. J. Murphy as a Director | 90,941,484 | 99.42 | 533,354 | 0.58 | 91,474,838 | 0 |
5 | To re-elect M. C. Bonning-Snook as a Director | 90,981,041 | 99.46 | 493,797 | 0.54 | 91,474,838 | 0 |
6 | To re-elect S. V. Clayton as a Director | 90,929,688 | 99.4 | 545,150 | 0.6 | 91,474,838 | 0 |
7 | To re-elect R. R. Cotton as a Director | 89,362,511 | 97.69 | 2,112,327 | 2.31 | 91,474,838 | 0 |
8 | To re-elect S. J. Farr as a Director | 90,929,688 | 99.4 | 545,150 | 0.6 | 91,474,838 | 0 |
9 | To re-elect J. J. Lister as a Director | 90,929,688 | 99.4 | 545,150 | 0.6 | 91,474,838 | 0 |
10 | To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors of the Company | 91,474,090 | 99.99 | 748 | 0.01 | 91,474,838 | 0 |
11 | To authorise the Directors to set the remuneration of the Independent Auditor | 91,474,090 | 99.99 | 748 | 0.01 | 91,474,838 | 0 |
12 | To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report (other than the section containing the Directors' remuneration policy) for the year ended 31 March 2022 | 85,918,219 | 97.52 | 2,183,676 | 2.48 | 88,101,895 | 3,372,943 |
13 | To authorise the renewal and extension of the Helical Bar 2002 Share Incentive Plan (the "SIP") | 91,274,344 | 99.78 | 200,494 | 0.22 | 91,474,838 | 0 |
14 | To authorise the Directors to allot shares pursuant to section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 | 90,171,535 | 98.58 | 1,303,303 | 1.42 | 91,474,838 | 0 |
15 | To authorise the Directors to dis-apply pre-emption rights pursuant to sections 570 and 573 of the Companies Act 20063 | 91,473,090 | 99.99 | 1,748 | 0.01 | 91,474,838 | 0
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16 | To authorise the Directors to dis-apply pre-emption rights pursuant to sections 570 and 573 of the Companies Act 2006 in addition to resolution 173 | 87,041,300 | 95.15 | 4,433,538 | 4.85 | 91,474,838 | 0 |
17 | To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its Ordinary Shares pursuant to section 701 of the Companies Act 20063 | 90,905,386 | 99.38 | 565,431 | 0.62 | 91,470,817 | 4,021 |
18 | To approve general meetings (other than annual general meetings) to be held on not less than 14 clear days' notice3 | 89,194,715 | 97.51 | 2,280,123 | 2.49 | 91,474,838 | 0 |
Notes:
1 Includes discretionary votes
2 A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes for or against a resolution
3 Special Resolution which requires at least 75% of votes in favour
As at the date of the Meeting there were 122,325,413 ordinary shares of 1p each in issue.
Unless otherwise defined herein, terms used in this announcement shall have the meaning given to them in the Notice.
2. Resolutions submitted to the National Storage Mechanism
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of resolutions other than those concerning ordinary business passed at the Meeting have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and can be viewed at: https://www.fca.org.uk/markets/primary-markets/regulatory-disclosures/national-storage-mechanism
The resolutions carried at the Meeting are set out in full in the Notice which can be found on the Company's website at www.helical.co.uk
3. Confirmed Board Changes
The Shareholders approved the re-appointment of Richard Cotton at today's AGM. The Company therefore confirms that Richard Cotton has succeeded Richard Grant and is now the Chairman of Helical.
Sue Clayton was also re-appointed to the Board and consequently, she has assumed the role of Senior Independent Director of Helical.
Helical plc |
|
J.R. Moss (Company Secretary) | Tel: 020 7629 0113 |
| Address: 5 Hanover Square London W1S 1HQ |
| Website: www.helical.co.uk |