26 Jan 2017 13:24
26 January 2017
ITE Group plc (the 'Company')
Result of Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting of ITE Group plc was held at 12 noon on Thursday 26 January 2017.
All resolutions were passed on a show of hands at the meeting.
The results of the proxy votes received in advance of the meeting are reported below:
Resolution | For* | Against | Votes Withheld** |
1. Receive the Report and Accounts 2016. | 212,483,157 | 0 | 0 |
2. Declaration of final dividend. | 212,483,157 | 0 | 0 |
3. Elect Mark Shashoua as a Director. | 212,340,223 | 142,934 | 0 |
4. Elect Andrew Beach as a Director. | 212,340,223 | 142,934 | 0 |
5. Re-election of Sharon Baylay as a Director. | 212,305,202 | 177,955 | 0 |
6. Re-election of Neil England as a Director. | 212,360,088 | 123,069 | 0 |
7. Re-election of Linda Jensen as a Director. | 212,305,202 | 177,955 | 0 |
8. Re-election of Stephen Puckett as a Director. | 212,305,088 | 178,069 | 0 |
9. Re-election of Marco Sodi as a Director. | 212,298,418 | 183,625 | 1,114 |
10. Re-appointment of Deloitte LLP as auditors of the Company. | 202,693,035 | 9,790,122 | 0 |
11. Authorise the Directors to determine the auditors' remuneration. | 212,483,157 | 0 | 0 |
12. Approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy. | 200,874,434 | 6,812,667 | 4,796,056 |
13. Approve the Directors' Remuneration Report. | 211,909,377 | 516,008 | 57,772 |
14. Authorise the Directors to allot relevant securities. | 202,540,066 | 9,941,426 | 1,665 |
15. To disapply pre-emption rights in certain circumstances.
| 212,472,371 | 2,100 | 8,686 |
16. To disapply pre-emption rights in respect of an allotment of equity securities in connection with an acquisition or specified capital investment. |
177,488,990 |
34,985,481 |
8,686 |
17. Renew the Company's authority to make market purchase of its own shares. | 212,430,678 | 52,479 | 0 |
18. Authorise General Meetings (other than AGMs) on not less than 14 clears days' notice. | 174,082,845 | 38,400,312 | 0 |
* Includes those votes giving the Chairman discretion
** A 'vote withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted towards the votes cast 'for' or 'against' a resolution.
The Company's issued share capital at 24 January 2017 was 264,439,052 ordinary shares.
Proxy appointments appointing the Chairman of the meeting were received from shareholders of 212,483,157 shares representing 80.35% of the issued share capital.
A copy of the resolutions passed as special business at the AGM has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available to inspection at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do
Enquiries:
Anneka Milham - Company Secretary, ITE Group plc
Tel: 020 7596 5139
Website: www.ite-exhibitions.com