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15 July 2021
HELICAL PLC
("Helical" or the "Company")
Results of Annual General Meeting
1. Results of the 2021 Annual General Meeting
The Company is pleased to announce that at its one hundred and first Annual General Meeting ("Meeting") held earlier today, all resolutions set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 15 June 2021 ("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 2021 | 100,971,878 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100,971,878 | 110,117 |
2 | To declare a final dividend of 7.40 pence per ordinary share | 100,886,031 | 99.81 | 195,964 | 0.19 | 101,081,995 | 0 |
3 | To re-elect R. J. Grant as a Director | 100,554,641 | 99.51 | 491,953 | 0.49 | 101,046,594 | 35,401 |
4 | To re-elect G. A. Kaye as a Director | 100,777,894 | 99.74 | 265,469 | 0.26 | 101,043,363 | 38,632 |
5 | To re-elect T. J. Murphy as a Director | 100,771,797 | 99.73 | 271,566 | 0.27 | 101,043,363 | 38,632 |
6 | To re-elect M. C. Bonning-Snook as a Director | 100,777,662 | 99.74 | 265,701 | 0.26 | 101,043,363 | 38,632 |
7 | To re-elect S. V. Clayton as a Director | 100,852,164 | 99.81 | 191,199 | 0.19 | 101,043,363 | 38,632 |
8 | To re-elect R. R. Cotton as a Director | 100,852,977 | 99.81 | 190,386 | 0.19 | 101,043,363 | 38,632 |
9 | To re-elect R. J. J. Lister as a Director | 100,852,164 | 99.81 | 191,199 | 0.19 | 101,043,363 | 38,632 |
10 | To re-elect S. J. Farr as a Director | 100,852,977 | 99.81 | 190,386 | 0.19 | 101,043,363 | 38,632 |
11 | To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors of the Company | 101,046,595 | 99.99 | 400 | 0.01 | 101,046,995 | 35,000 |
12 | To authorise the Directors to set the remuneration of the Independent Auditor | 101,046,995 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 101,046,995 | 35,000 |
13 | To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report (other than the section containing the Directors' remuneration policy) for the year ended 31 March 2021 | 98,671,359 | 99.24 | 760,550 | 0.76 | 99,431,909 | 1,650,086 |
14 | To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy | 95,598,663 | 96.14 | 3,833,246 | 3.86 | 99,431,909 | 1,650,086 |
15 | To authorise the Directors to allot shares pursuant to section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 | 100,189,352 | 99.16 | 846,783 | 0.84 | 101,036,135 | 45,860 |
16 | To authorise the Directors to dis-apply pre-emption rights pursuant to sections 570 and 573 of the Companies Act 20063 | 101,034,735 | 99.99 | 1,400 | 0.01 | 101,036,135 | 45,860 |
17 | 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 | 94,331,566 | 93.36 | 6,704,568 | 6.64 | 101,036,134 | 45,861 |
18 | To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its Ordinary Shares pursuant to section 701 of the Companies Act 20063 | 99,409,638 | 98.4 | 1,619,385 | 1.6 | 101,029,023 | 52,972 |
19 | To approve general meetings (other than annual general meetings) to be held on not less than 14 clear days' notice3 | 98,995,847 | 97.97 | 2,051,148 | 2.03 | 101,046,995 | 35,000 |
20 | To approve and adopt New Articles of Association | 101,045,595 | 99.99 | 1,000 | 0.01 | 101,046,595 | 35,400 |
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 122,099,814 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 Committee Changes
The Company confirms that Richard Grant has stepped down as a member the Remuneration Committee with immediate effect.
Helical plc |
|
J.R. Moss (Company Secretary) | Tel: 020 7629 0113 |
| Address: 5 Hanover Square London W1S 1HQ |
| Website: www.helical.co.uk |