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21 May 2019
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Harworth Group plc
Results of Annual General Meeting
Harworth Group plc (the "Company") announces that at its Annual General Meeting held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday 21 May 2019 all resolutions in the notice of annual general meeting dated 16 April 2019 were passed by the necessary majority on a show of hands.
Details of proxy voting instructions received in advance of the Annual General Meeting are shown in the table below and will be posted on the Company's website, www.harworthgroup.com.
Res. No. | Brief Description | Votes for | % | Votes against | % | Total votes(ex. withheld) | Votes withheld |
Ordinary resolutions | |||||||
01 | To adopt the Company's Annual Report and Financial Statements for the financial year ended 31 December 2018 | 264,079,545 | 100.00 | 3,068 | 0.00 | 264,082,613 | 23,194 |
02 | To declare a final dividend of 0.633 pence per ordinary share in respect of the financial year ended 31 December 2018 | 264,099,008 | 100.00 | 1,573 | 0.00 | 264,100,581 | 5,226 |
03 | To elect Ruth Cooke as a director of the Company | 264,035,814 | 99.99 | 18,631 | 0.01 | 264,054,445 | 51,359 |
04 | To elect Angela Bromfield as a director of the Company | 264,066,582 | 100.00 | 7,823 | 0.00 | 264,074,405 | 31,399 |
05 | To re-elect Alastair Lyons as a director of the Company | 264,035,241 | 99.98 | 41,392 | 0.02 | 264,076,633 | 29,174 |
06 | To re-elect Owen Michaelson as a director of the Company | 264,055,026 | 99.99 | 21,680 | 0.01 | 264,076,706 | 29,101 |
07 | To re-elect Lisa Clement as a director of the Company | 264,025,510 | 99.98 | 49,031 | 0.02 | 264,074,541 | 31,263 |
08 | To re-elect Anthony Donnelly as a director of the Company | 264,018,368 | 99.98 | 54,895 | 0.02 | 264,073,263 | 32,544 |
09 | To re-elect Andrew Cunningham as a director of the Company | 264,065,314 | 100.00 | 8,320 | 0.00 | 264,073,634 | 32,173 |
10 | To re-elect Steven Underwood as a director of the Company | 264,056,486 | 99.99 | 16,930 | 0.01 | 264,073,416 | 32,391 |
11 | To re-elect Martyn Bowes as a director of the Company | 264,041,614 | 99.99 | 32,043 | 0.01 | 264,073,657 | 32,150 |
12 | To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the financial year ended 31 December 2018 | 263,888,099 | 99.93 | 183,964 | 0.07 | 264,072,063 | 33,744 |
13 | To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy | 258,180,271 | 99.93 | 191,584 | 0.07 | 258,371,855 | 5,733,952 |
14 | To re-appoint the Company's auditors | 263,996,957 | 99.96 | 101,441 | 0.04 | 264,098,398 | 7,409 |
15 | To give authority to the Directors to determine the auditors' remuneration | 264,063,368 | 99.99 | 35,740 | 0.01 | 264,099,108 | 6,699 |
16 | To authorise political donations | 263,882,929 | 99.93 | 190,334 | 0.07 | 264,073,263 | 32,544 |
17 | Authority to allot shares | 264,003,144 | 99.98 | 65,621 | 0.02 | 264,068,765 | 37,042 |
18 | To approve the Company's 2019 Restricted Share Plan | 258,329,037 | 99.99 | 24,790 | 0.01 | 258,353,827 | 5,751,980 |
19 | To approve the Company's 2019 Share Incentive Plan | 264,003,366 | 99.98 | 51,299 | 0.02 | 264,054,665 | 51,142 |
Special resolutions | |||||||
20 | Authority to dis-apply pre-emption rights | 254,901,960 | 96.53 | 9,157,321 | 3.47 | 264,059,281 | 46,526 |
21 | To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares | 263,993,088 | 99.96 | 98,937 | 0.04 | 264,092,025 | 13,782 |
22 | To reduce notice of general meetings (other than AGM) to 14 clear days | 263,610,526 | 99.81 | 490,712 | 0.19 | 264,101,238 | 4,569 |
The number of ordinary shares in issue on 21 May 2019 was 321,508,546 ordinary shares. A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of votes for or against a resolution.
Copies of all resolutions passed, other than resolutions concerning ordinary business, have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism. They will shortly be available for inspection at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.
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Enquiries:
Harworth Group plc Chris Birch, Company Secretary |
T: 0114 349 3131 E: cbirch@harworthgroup.com |
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About Harworth Group
Listed on the main market, Harworth Group plc (LSE: HWG) is a leading regenerator of land and property for development and investment which owns, develops and manages a portfolio of approximately 21,000 acres of land on around 120 sites located throughout the North of England and Midlands. The Group specialises in the regeneration of large, complex sites, in particular former industrial sites, into new residential developments and employment areas (harworthgroup.com).