29 Apr 2025 15:08
29 April 2025
SThree plc
("SThree" or the "Company")
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Results of Annual General Meeting
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The Company announces the voting results of its Annual General Meeting held earlier today.
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All resolutions put to the meeting were passed with the requisite majority by means of a poll. Resolutions 1 to 14 were each passed as Ordinary Resolutions (requiring a simple majority for them to be passed) and resolutions 15 to 19 were each passed as a Special Resolution (requiring at least a 75% majority for them to be passed).
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The polling results for each resolution are set out below:
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Resolution | Votes For | % | Votes Against | % | Total votes | % of ISC Voted (1) | Votes Withheld (2) | |
1 | Receive the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 30 November 2024 | 101,248,827 | 99.99% | 12,533 | 0.01% | 101,261,360 | 78.50% | 516,530 |
2 | Declaration of final dividend of 9.2 pence per ordinary share | 101,771,024 | 100.00% | 440 | 0.00% | 101,771,464 | 78.89% | 6,426 |
3 | Approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 30 November 2024 | 93,558,964 | 92.23% | 7,886,269 | 7.77% | 101,445,233 | 78.64% | 332,657 |
4 | Re-elect James Bilefield as a Director of the Company | 100,535,037 | 99.09% | 923,648 | 0.91% | 101,458,685 | 78.65% | 319,205 |
5 | Re-elect Timo Lehne as a Director of the Company | 101,489,456 | 99.73% | 273,207 | 0.27% | 101,762,663 | 78.89% | 15,227 |
6 | Re-elect Andrew Beach as a Director of the Company | 101,449,570 | 99.70% | 307,501 | 0.30% | 101,757,071 | 78.88% | 20,819 |
7 | Re-elect Denise Collis as a Director of the Company | 100,892,187 | 99.16% | 857,197 | 0.84% | 101,749,384 | 78.88% | 28,506 |
8 | Re-elect Elaine O'Donnell as a Director of the Company | 100,903,939 | 99.20% | 813,163 | 0.80% | 101,717,102 | 78.85% | 60,788 |
9 | Re-elect Imogen Joss as a Director of the Company | 100,900,347 | 99.18% | 833,565 | 0.82% | 101,733,912 | 78.87% | 43,978 |
10 | Elect Sanjeevan Bala as a Director of the Company | 100,966,916 | 99.25% | 765,327 | 0.75% | 101,732,243 | 78.86% | 45,647 |
11 | Re-elect Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors of the Company to hold office until the conclusion of the next General Meeting | 101,712,221 | 99.95% | 46,633 | 0.05% | 101,758,854 | 78.89% | 19,036 |
12 | Authorise the Audit & Risk Committee to determine the Auditor's remuneration | 101,701,667 | 99.94% | 56,120 | 0.06% | 101,757,787 | 78.88% | 20,103 |
13 | Authorise the Company and its subsidiaries to make political donations and incur political expenditure | 100,869,896 | 99.15% | 860,731 | 0.85% | 101,730,627 | 78.86% | 47,263 |
14 | Authorise the Directors to allot shares | 87,310,600 | 85.79% | 14,456,376 | 14.21% | 101,766,976 | 78.89% | 10,914 |
15 | Adopt New Articles of Association | 101,262,926 | 99.64% | 361,412 | 0.36% | 101,624,338 | 78.78% | 153,552 |
16 | Authorise the Company to call general meetings on not less than 14 clear days' notice | 100,498,905 | 98.78% | 1,241,863 | 1.22% | 101,740,768 | 78.87% | 37,122 |
17 | Disapplication of statutory pre-emption rights | 101,401,268 | 99.79% | 210,525 | 0.21% | 101,611,793 | 78.77% | 166,097 |
18 | Additional disapplication of pre-emption rights | 89,321,349 | 87.92% | 12,272,485 | 12.08% | 101,593,834 | 78.76% | 184,056 |
19 | Authorise the Company to purchase its own Shares | 101,747,918 | 99.98% | 16,302 | 0.02% | 101,764,220 | 78.89% | 13,670 |
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Notes:
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1. Based on total issued share capital of ordinary shares as at 25 April 2025.
2. A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted towards votes cast "For" or "Against" a resolution.
3. The total voting rights of the Company on 25 April 2025 were 128,996,112.
4. The 'For' vote includes those giving the Chairman discretion.
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National Storage Mechanism
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In accordance with UK Listing Rules 6.4.2, a copy of the resolutions passed, other than resolutions concerning ordinary business, will shortly be submitted to the FCA's National Storage Mechanism and will be available to view at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
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Enquiries: ย ย | ย |
SThree plc | |
Timo Lehne, CEO Andrew Beach, CFO Keren Oser, Investor Relations Director Charlie Hildesley, Investor Relations Manager ย ย ย ย | ย via Alma |
Alma Strategic Communications | +44 20 3405 0205 ย |
Rebecca Sanders-Hewett Hilary Buchanan Sam Modlin Will Ellis Hancock | SThree@almastrategic.com |
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