22 May 2018 12:51
22 May 2018
Stock Spirits Group PLC
AGM Poll Results
AGM Poll Results
At the Company's AGM held today, all the resolutions set out in the 2018 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 | 136,395,401 | 94.73% | 7,590,182 | 5.27% | 1,107,017 |
Resolution 2 To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report | 144,894,332 | 99.89% | 157,597 | 0.11% | 40,671 |
Resolution 3 To declare a final dividend | 145,089,401 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 3,200 |
Resolution 4 To re-elect Mr David Maloney as a Director | 116,066,603 | 79.99% | 29,025,997 | 20.01% | 0 |
Resolution 5 To re-elect Mr John Nicolson as a Director | 117,756,100 | 81.16% | 27,336,500 | 18.84% | 0 |
Resolution 6 To re-elect Mr Miroslaw Stachowicz as a Director | 144,718,276 | 99.74% | 374,325 | 0.26% | 0 |
Resolution 7 To re-elect Mr Diego Bevilacqua as a Director | 128,551,600 | 88.60% | 16,537,801 | 11.40% | 3,200 |
Resolution 8 To re-elect Mr Michael Butterworth as a Director | 127,677,959 | 88.00% | 17,411,442 | 12.00% | 3,200 |
Resolution 9 To re-elect Mr Tomasz Blawat as a Director | 144,654,650 | 99.70% | 437,951 | 0.30% | 0 |
Resolution 10 To elect Mr Paul Bal as a Director | 144,567,105 | 99.64% | 525,496 | 0.36% | 0 |
Resolution 11 To re-appoint KPMG as Auditor | 145,088,671 | 100.00% | 730 | 0.00% | 3,200 |
Resolution 12 To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the Auditor's remuneration | 145,091,946 | 100.00% | 655 | 0.00% | 0 |
Resolution 13 To authorise the Directors to allot ordinary shares | 130,949,145 | 90.25% | 14,143,256 | 9.75% | 200 |
Resolution 14* To dis-apply pre-emption rights | 145,082,471 | 99.99% | 9,930 | 0.01% | 200 |
Resolution 15* To dis-apply pre-emption rights in connection with an acquisition or specified capital investment | 118,448,641 | 81.64% | 26,643,959 | 18.36% | 0 |
Resolution 16* To authorise the Company to buy back its own shares | 144,753,545 | 99.96% | 62,088 | 0.04% | 276,967 |
Resolution 17* To allow general meetings to be held on not less than 14 clear days' notice | 134,451,082 | 92.67% | 10,641,519 | 7.33% | 0 |
Resolution 18* To authorise the Company to cancel the share premium account | 145,089,401 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 3,200 |
*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 18 May 2018 was 200,000,000 ordinary shares. 72.5% of voting capital was instructed.
5. The Company will discuss with shareholders any concerns they have with regard to the resolutions with lower votes and understand the reasons for the votes cast against them.
As required by the Listing Rules, copies of the AGM resolutions numbers 14-18 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:
Paul Bal, Chief Financial Officer Sally Kenward, Company Secretary
| +44 (0) 1628 648 500 +44 (0) 1628 648 500
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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. | ||