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1 November 2024
ProBiotix Health plc
("ProBiotix" or the "Company" or, together with its subsidiary, the "Group")
Result of Requisitioned General Meeting - Resolutions Defeated
Result of Requisitioned General Meeting
ProBiotix Health plc (AQSE: PBX), the life sciences business developing probiotics to support cardiometabolic health, is pleased to announce that at the Requisitioned General Meeting held earlier today, all three resolutions were duly defeated.
The proxy votes cast at the meeting are summarised in the table below.
Resolution | For | Against | Total votes cast as % of Issued Share Capital | Votes Withheld | ||
Number of Votes | % of votes cast | Number of Votes | % of votes cast | |||
1. To remove Steen Andersen as a Director of the Company.
|
18,869,846 |
29.74
|
44,536,597
|
70.20
|
40.09 |
37,977
|
2. To remove Frederik Bruhn-Petersen as a Director of the Company.
|
18,962,488 |
29.89
|
44,443,955
|
70.05
|
40.09 |
37,977
|
3. To remove any person appointed to the Board after the date of the notice*, as a Director of the Company.
*being 24 September 2024, the date of the Requisition.
|
18,866,796 |
29.74 |
44,538,399 |
70.20 |
40.09 |
39,225 |
The 'against' votes include those giving discretion to the Chairman of the meeting. A 'vote withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes 'for' or 'against' a resolution.
The Independent Directors are very grateful for the support received from Shareholders for their opposition to the Requisition.
Comment from the Independent Directors
The Independent Directors are angered by the false and inaccurate allegations made against the Company and certain of its Directors over the last few weeks. Whilst the Company and the relevant individuals reserve their respective rights with respect to such allegations, the Independent Directors believe that the Company should now draw a line under this regrettable incident and re-focus efforts on the continued growth of ProBiotix under the leadership of Steen Andersen.
The Independent Directors have also been deeply disappointed by the requisitioning of this General Meeting, given the inevitable distraction it has caused at a crucial time for the Company and the costs incurred in dealing with the Requisition.
Adam Reynolds, Non-Executive Chairman of ProBiotix Health plc commented: "We are delighted that these unwelcome and unwarranted resolutions have been defeated. We now look forward to constructive engagement with all the Company's stakeholders, including Seneca, as we continue to build on the strong momentum within our business.
"I would like to place on record our thanks to our shareholders and Advisers, and to reiterate our support for both Steen Andersen as our Chief Executive and Frederik Bruhn-Petersen as our new Non-executive Director."
For further information, please contact:
ProBiotix Health plc | https://probiotixhealth-ir.com/ |
Steen Andersen, Chief Executive Officer | Contact via Walbrook below |
Peterhouse Capital Limited (Aquis Corporate Adviser and Broker) |
|
Mark Anwyl | Tel: 020 7220 9793 |
| |
Walbrook PR Ltd | probiotix@walbrookpr.com |
Anna Dunphy | Mob: 07876 741 001 |
Notes:
(i) Words and expressions defined in the circular to Shareholders dated 15 October 2024 have the same meaning in this announcement.
(ii) For the avoidance of doubt, references in this announcement to the "Independent Directors" are to the Directors of ProBiotix other than Stephen O'Hara, who is a Non-executive Director of the Company and is also Chief Executive of OptiBiotix. As such, he has a conflict of interest and has not been involved in the considerations of the Independent Directors.
This announcement contains information which, prior to its disclosure, was considered inside information for the purposes of the UK Market Abuse Regulation and the Directors of the Company are responsible for the release of this announcement.
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