28 Jun 2018 15:00
Harvey Nash Group PLC
("Harvey Nash" or the "Company")
Result of Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting of the Company was held at 9.30 a.m. on 28 June 2018.
Harvey Nash, the global technology recruitment and outsourcing group, is pleased to confirm that all resolutions put to shareholders at its Annual General Meeting on 28 June 2018 were duly passed. A poll was held on each of the resolutions proposed. The result of the poll is as follows:
Resolution | Votes For | % For | Votes Against | % Against | Votes Withheld |
1. To adopt the Company's annual accounts and the Directors' and Auditor's Reports for the year ended 31 January 2018 | 43,988,635 | 100.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report | 43,912,822 | 99.85 | 64,313 | 0.15 | 11,500 |
3. To declare a final dividend of 2.652p per ordinary share | 43,988,635 | 100.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
4. To re-elect Julie Baddeley as a Director of the Company | 43,978,135 | 99.98 | 10,500 | 0.02 | 0 |
5. To elect Adrian Gunn as a Director of the Company | 41,233,683 | 94.85 | 2,238,980 | 5.15 | 545,972 |
6. To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor to the Company | 43,980,135 | 99.98 | 8,500 | 0.02 | 0 |
7. To authorise the Directors to fix the auditors' remuneration | 43,976,385 | 99.98 | 8,500 | 0.02 | 3,750 |
8. To authorise the directors to allot shares or grant subscription and conversion rights under section 551 Companies Act 2006 | 43,974,308 | 99.97 | 14,327 | 0.03 | 0 |
9. To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its own ordinary shares | 43,973,308 | 99.97 | 13,827 | 0.03 | 1,500
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The number of ordinary shares in issue on 28 June 2018 was 73,450,393.
Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share. A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes validly cast.
Enquiries
For further information, please contact:
Harvey Nash | Albert Ellis (CEO) | 020 7333 2635 |
| Mark Garratt (CFO) |
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Panmure Gordon | Ben Thorne | 020 7886 2500 |
(Nominated Adviser & Broker) | Erik Anderson |
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Hudson Sandler | Michael Sandler | 020 7796 4133 or |
(Financial PR) | Hattie O'Reilly | harveynash@hudsonsandler.com |
Notes to editors
The Harvey Nash Group is a global technology recruitment and IT outsourcing business, with a focus on technology and digital recruitment. Our unique portfolio of services, executive search, technology recruitment and IT outsourcing, enables us to engage with clients at every stage of the business cycle. Our relationship-based model underpins the delivery of resilient financial returns and supports sustainable returns to shareholders.