5 Jun 2018 17:20
AGM STATEMENT
Johnston Press plc (the "Company") - Results of Annual General Meeting
Annual General Meeting - 5 June 2018
At the Company's Annual General Meeting held at The Balmoral Hotel, 1 Princes Street, Edinburgh EH2 2EQ on 5 June 2018, the following resolutions were passed on a poll. The table below shows the results of the poll vote for each resolution:-
| RESOLUTION | VOTES FOR (INCLUDING DISCRETIONARY) | % | VOTES AGAINST | % | VOTES TOTAL | % of AVAILABLE VOTING RIGHTS1 | VOTES WITHHELD2 |
1 | To receive the annual accounts of the Company and the reports of the directors for the financial period ended 30 December 2017, together with the reports of the auditors thereon.
| 43,910,984 | 93.48 | 3,063,605 | 6.52 | 46,974,589 | 43.91 | 685 |
2 | To approve the Implementation Report on Directors' Remuneration for the financial period ended on 30 December 2017 as set out in the Annual Report and Accounts 2017.
| 43,859,210 | 93.39 | 3,104,856 | 6.61 | 46,964,066 | 43.90 | 11,208 |
3 | To re-elect Ms C Rhodes as a Director of the Company.
| 43,879,784 | 93.43 | 3,083,188 | 6.57 | 46,962,972 | 43.90 | 12,302 |
4 | To re-elect Mr A Highfield as a Director of the Company.
| WITHDRAWN | ||||||
5 | To re-elect Mr D King as a Director of the Company.
| 43,879,663 | 93.43 | 3,083,269 | 6.57 | 46,962,932 | 43.90 | 12,342 |
6 | To re-elect Mr M Butterworth as a Director of the Company.
| 43,879,774 | 93.43 | 3,083,158 | 6.57 | 46,962,932 | 43.90 | 12,342 |
7 | To re-elect Mr K Aamot as a Director of the Company.
| 43,878,905 | 93.43 | 3,083,677 | 6.57 | 46,962,582 | 43.90 | 12,692 |
8 | To elect Mr W Buchan as a Director of the Company.
| 43,875,298 | 93.43 | 3,083,986 | 6.57 | 46,959,284 | 43.89 | 15,990 |
9 | To re-appoint Deloitte LLP, Chartered Accountants and Registered Auditors, as auditors of the Company.
| 43,698,128 | 93.05 | 3,261,927 | 6.95 | 46,960,055 | 43.89 | 15,219 |
10 | To authorise the Directors to fix the remuneration of the auditors.
| 43,906,316 | 93.47 | 3,068,207 | 6.53 | 46,974,523 | 43.91 | 751 |
11 | To renew for a further year the Directors' authority to allot equity securities in certain circumstances.
| 43,888,147 | 93.43 | 3,084,019 | 6.57 | 46,972,166 | 43.91 | 3,108 |
12 | Special Resolution To disapply pre-emption rights.
| 43,868,843 | 93.39 | 3,105,029 | 6.61 | 46,973,872 | 43.91 | 1,402 |
13 | Special Resolution To allot additional securities for cash.
| 43,677,446 | 92.98 | 3,296,402 | 7.02 | 46,973,848 | 43.91 | 1,426 |
14 | Special Resolution To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares.
| 44,869,537 | 95.52 | 2,104,554 | 4.48 | 46,974,091 | 43.91 | 1,183 |
15 | Special Resolution To call General Meetings, other than an Annual General Meeting, on not less than 14 clear days' notice.
| 43,877,022 | 93.41 | 3,097,491 | 6.59 | 46,974,513 | 43.91 | 461 |
Notes
1. The Company's issued share capital having the right to vote at the Annual General Meeting consists of 105,877,777 Ordinary Shares of 1 pence each, 756,000 Preference Shares of £1 each and 349,600 'A' Preference Shares of £1 each.
2. A 'Vote Withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes 'For' and 'Against' a resolution.
3. In accordance with the UK Listing Authority's Listing Rules, copies of resolutions 11 to 15 will shortly be available for inspection via the National Storage Mechanism (www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM).
Contact
Peter McCall, Company Secretary
Tel: 0131 311 7500
5 June 2018
Legal Entity Identifier: 213800JFIBCR4LGUA242