Last checked at 18 May 2022 13:17
18 May 2022
Science Group plc
(the "Company")
Result of Annual General Meeting
Science Group plc (AIM:SAG) reports that, at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held earlier today, all the resolutions put to shareholders were duly passed.
The results of the proxy voting is outlined in the table below and will be available on the Company's website www.sciencegroup.com in due course.
Resolution | Votes For & Discretion | Votes Against | Votes Total (inc. Withheld) | Votes Withheld1 | ||||
Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % of Voting Rights2 | Votes | ||
1 | To receive and adopt the Company's financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2021 | 31,537,013 | 96.13% | 1,269,494 | 3.87% | 32,806,507 | 72.24% | 1,833,892 |
2 | To re-appoint Grant Thornton UK LLP as auditor to the Company and authority to set the auditor's remuneration | 34,635,386 | 99.99% | 4,795 | 0.01% | 34,640,181 | 76.28% | 218 |
3 | To re-elect Jon Brett as a Director of the Company | 34,639,960 | 100.00% | 221 | 0.00% | 34,640,181 | 76.28% | 218 |
4 | To re-elect Daniel Edwards as a Director of the Company | 34,639,960 | 100.00% | 221 | 0.00% | 34,640,181 | 76.28% | 218 |
5 | To re-elect Michael Lacey-Solymar as a Director of the Company | 33,903,683 | 97.87% | 736,489 | 2.13% | 34,640,181 | 76.28% | 218 |
6 | To approve the declaration of a final dividend of 5.0 pence per ordinary square. | 34,640,181 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 34,640,181 | 76.28% | 218 |
7 | To authorise the Directors to allot shares under section 551 Companies Act 2006 | 34,630,257 | 99.99% | 3,424 | 0.01% | 34,633,681 | 76.26% | 6,718 |
8 | To dis-apply statutory pre-emption rights under section 560(1) Companies Act 2006 | 34,625,265 | 99.96% | 13,916 | 0.04% | 34,639,181 | 76.28% | 1,218 |
9 | To authorise the Directors to make market purchases of company shares | 34,639,490 | 100.00% | 691 | 0.00% | 34,640,181 | 76.28% | 218 |
10 | To approve the adoption of the Science Group plc 2022 Performance Share Plan | 29,861,239 | 86.21% | 4,777,472 | 13.79% | 34,638,711 | 76.28% | 1,688 |
1 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 the resolution.
2 Issued Share Capital excluding Treasury Shares and shares held in EBT.
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For further information:
Science Group plc | |
Sarah Cole, Company Secretary | Tel: +44 (0) 1223 875 200 www.sciencegroup.com |
Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker) | |
Nick Adams, Alex Price, Richard Short | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7710 7600 |
Liberum Capital Limited | Tel: +44 (0) 20 3100 2000 |
Neil Patel, Cameron Duncan |