29 Jun 2017 12:49
Harvey Nash Group PLC
("Harvey Nash" or the "Company")
Results of Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting of the Company was held at 9.30 a.m. on 29 June 2017.
Resolutions 1 to 11 were passed as ordinary resolutions and Resolutions 13 and 14 were passed as special resolutions. Resolution 12 did not pass as a special resolution. A poll was held on each of the resolutions proposed. The results of the polls are 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 2017 | 48,054,825 | 99.97 | 14,055 | 0.03 | 1,110 |
2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report | 48,032,575 | 99.93 | 33,805 | 0.07 | 3,610 |
3. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy set out in the Directors' Remuneration Report | 48,028,375 | 99.93 | 34,255 | 0.07 | 7,360 |
4. To declare a final dividend of 2.525p per ordinary share | 48,054,825 | 99.97 | 14,055 | 0.03 | 1,110 |
5. To re-elect Albert Ellis as a director | 48,047,345 | 99.96 | 19,035 | 0.04 | 3,610 |
6. To re-elect Ian Davies as a director | 48,052,325 | 99.97 | 14,055 | 0.03 | 3,610
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7. To re-elect Kevin Thomas as a director | 48,052,325 | 99.97 | 14,055 | 0.03 | 3,610 |
8. To elect Mark Garratt as a director | 48,051,125 | 99.97 | 15,255 | 0.03 | 3,610 |
9. To appoint Deloitte LLP as auditors to the Company | 48,039,825 | 99.94 | 29,055 | 0.06 | 1,110 |
10. To authorise the Directors to fix the auditors' remuneration | 48,052,825 | 99.97 | 16,055 | 0.03 | 1,110 |
11. To authorise the directors to allot shares or grant subscription and conversion rights under section 551 Companies Act 2006 | 48,026,125 | 99.94 | 30,255 | 0.06 | 13,610 |
12. To authorise the directors to dis-apply pre-emption rights under section 570 Companies Act 2006 | 28,809,702 | 59.93 | 19,259,178 | 40.07 | 1,110 |
13. To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its own ordinary shares | 48,024,835 | 99.91 | 45,155 | 0.09 | 0 |
14. To authorise the calling of a general meeting other than an Annual General Meeting on not less than 14 clear days' notice | 48,054,745 | 99.97 | 14,135 | 0.03 | 1,110 |
The number of ordinary shares in issue on 29 June 2017 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.
Copies of the special business resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting will shortly be available for inspection via the Financial Conduct Authority's National Storage Mechanism located at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm
Enquiries
For further information please contact:
Harvey Nash Group plc |
Tel: 020 7333 2635 |
Albert Ellis, CEO | |
Mark Garratt, CFO | |
Panmure Gordon (UK) Limited |
Tel: 020 7886 2500 |
Ben Thorne / Andrew Potts / Peter Steel (Corporate Finance) | |
Erik Anderson (Corporate Broking) | |
Hudson Sandler |
Tel: 020 7796 4133 |
Hattie O'Reilly | |
Fern Duncan | |