23 May 2017 13:37
23 May 2017
Stock Spirits Group PLC
AGM Poll Results
AGM Poll Results
At the Company's AGM held today, all the resolutions set out in the 2017 Notice of Meeting were approved by the shareholders by way of a poll. The results of the poll for each resolution were as follows:
Details | For - (No. of shares voted) | For - (% of shares voted) | Against (No. of shares voted) | Against (% of shares voted) | Number of Votes Withheld |
Resolution 1 To receive the Accounts, the Directors', Strategic and Auditor's Reports | 161,311,642 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 188,439 |
Resolution 2 To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report | 120,948,261 | 74.91% | 40,509,520 | 25.09% | 42,300 |
Resolution 3 To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy | 128,658,271 | 79.66% | 32,841,810 | 20.34% | 0 |
Resolution 4 To declare a final dividend | 161,500,081 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 |
Resolution 5 To re-elect Mr David Maloney as a Director | 113,036,852 | 69.99% | 48,463,229 | 30.01% | 0 |
Resolution 6 To re-elect Mr John Nicolson as a Director | 161,250,760 | 99.85% | 249,321 | 0.15% | 0 |
Resolution 7 To re-elect Mr Miroslaw Stachowicz as a Director | 160,634,036 | 99.46% | 866,045 | 0.54% | 0 |
Resolution 8 To re-elect Mrs Lesley Jackson as a Director | 160,675,922 | 99.49% | 824,159 | 0.51% | 0 |
Resolution 9 To re-elect Mr Randy Pankevicz as a Director | 143,857,393 | 89.08% | 17,642,688 | 10.92% | 0 |
Resolution 10 To elect Mr Diego Bevilacqua as a Director | 161,251,310 | 99.85% | 248,771 | 0.15% | 0 |
Resolution 11 To elect Mr Michael Butterworth as a Director | 161,230,000 | 99.83% | 270,081 | 0.17% | 0 |
Resolution 12 To elect Mr Tomasz Blawat as a Director | 161,251,310 | 99.85% | 248,771 | 0.15% | 0 |
Resolution 13 To re-appoint KPMG as Auditor | 161,499,426 | 100.00% | 655 | 0.00% | 0 |
Resolution 14 To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the Auditor's remuneration | 161,450,472 | 100.00% | 655 | 0.00% | 48,954 |
Resolution 15 Amendment to the rules of the Performance Share Plan | 161,416,398 | 99.95% | 83,183 | 0.05% | 500 |
Resolution 16 To authorise the Directors to allot ordinary shares | 146,303,029 | 90.59% | 15,197,052 | 9.41% | 0 |
Resolution 17* To dis-apply pre-emption rights | 141,135,747 | 87.39% | 20,363,834 | 12.61% | 500 |
Resolution 18* To dis-apply pre-emption rights in connection with an acquisition or specified capital investment | 146,446,830 | 90.68% | 15,052,751 | 9.32% | 500 |
Resolution 19* To authorise the Company to buy back its own shares | 148,813,876 | 92.15% | 12,685,705 | 7.85% | 500 |
Resolution 20* To allow general meetings to be held on not less than 14 clear days' notice | 151,637,248 | 93.89% | 9,862,832 | 6.11% | 0 |
*Special Resolution
Notes:
1. All resolutions were passed
2. Votes "For" and "Against" are expressed as a percentage of votes received.
3. A "Vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the % of shares voted "For" or "Against" a resolution.
4. Total number of shares in issue at 6pm on 19 May 2017 was 200,000,000 ordinary shares. 80.75% of voting capital was instructed.
5. The Company notes that, at the 2017 AGM, a significant number of votes were cast against the following resolutions: to approve the remuneration report, to approve the remuneration policy and the re-election of David Maloney. The Company will discuss these resolutions with shareholders and understand the reasons for the votes cast against them.
As required by the Listing Rules, copies of the AGM resolutions numbers 17-20 will be made available for inspection from the National Storage Mechanism, situated at: www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM
These poll results will be available shortly on the Company's website at www.stockspirits.com
Further Enquiries:
Stock Spirits Group:
Lesley Jackson, Chief Financial Officer Sally Kenward, Company Secretary
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| Powerscourt: Rob Greening Lisa Kavanagh
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| +44 (0) 207 250 1446 stockspirits@powerscourt-group.com |
| Investors can also address any query to investorqueries@stockspirits.com. | ||