Last checked at 15 Sep 2022 17:08
15 September 2022
Supreme plc
("Supreme," the "Company" or the "Group")
Result of AGM
Supreme (AIM:SUP), a leading manufacturer, supplier, and brand owner of fast-moving consumer products, announces that all resolutions put to shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held today, were duly passed.
Resolutions 1 to 10 were passed as ordinary resolutions. Resolutions 11 to 12 were passed as special resolutions. The results of the poll were as follows:
RESOLUTIONS | VOTESFOR | % | VOTESAGAINST | % | VOTESTOTAL | % I.S.C. | VOTESWITHHELD |
1. Receive and adopt the Annual Report and Statements | 97,770,151 | 99.99% | 6,600 | 0.01% | 97,776,751 | 83.84 | 500 |
2. Reappoint Paul Andrew McDonald as a Director | 97,128,208 | 99.99% | 9,633 | 0.01% | 97,137,841 | 83.29 | 639,410 |
3. Reappoint Sandeep Singh Chadha as a Director | 97,773,578 | 100.00% | 3,173 | 0.00% | 97,776,751 | 83.84 | 500 |
4. Reappoint Suzanne Gwendoline Smith as a Director | 97,773,578 | 100.00% | 3,173 | 0.00% | 97,776,751 | 83.84 | 500 |
5. Reappoint Mark Richard Cashmore as a Director | 92,166,918 | 94.26% | 5,609,833 | 5.74% | 97,776,751 | 83.84 | 500 |
6. Reappoint Simon Martin Lord as a Director | 97,767,118 | 99.99% | 9,633 | 0.01% | 97,776,751 | 83.84 | 500 |
7. Reappoint BDO LLP as auditors | 97,749,328 | 99.97% | 27,423 | 0.03% | 97,776,751 | 83.84 | 500 |
8. Authorise the directors to determine the Auditor's remuneration | 97,773,751 | 100.00% | 3,000 | 0.00% | 97,776,751 | 83.84 | 500 |
9. To declare a final dividend of 3.8 pence per ordinary share for the year ended 31 March 2022 | 97,555,111 | 99.77% | 221,640 | 0.23% | 97,776,751 | 83.84 | 500 |
10. Grant the Directors' authority to allot shares in the Company
| 92,367,541 | 94.47% | 5,409,210 | 5.53% | 97,776,751 | 83.84 | 500 |
11. To dis-apply pre-emption rights | 88,609,951 | 90.62% | 9,166,800 | 9.38% | 97,776,751 | 83.84 | 500 |
12. Authorise market purchases of own shares | 97,743,751 | 99.97% | 33,000 | 0.03% | 97,776,751 | 83.84 | 500 |
Notes:
· As at 18 August 2022 (being the last practicable business day prior to the publication of the notice of annual general meeting) the Company's issued share capital consists of 116,627,074 ordinary shares of £0.10 each, carrying one vote each. The Company did not hold any shares in treasury as at that date. Therefore, the total voting rights in the Company as at 18 August 2022 were 116,627,074.
Enquiries:
Supreme plc Sandy Chadha, Chief Executive Officer Suzanne Smith, Chief Finance Officer
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Grant Thornton UK LLP (Nominated Adviser) Samantha Harrison / Harrison Clarke / Daphne Zhang / Samuel Littler
| +44 (0)20 7383 5100 |
Berenberg (Broker) Chris Bowman / Mark Whitmore / Mara Grasso
| +44 (0)20 3207 7800 |
Vigo Consulting (Financial Public Relations) Jeremy Garcia / Kendall Hill supreme@vigoconsulting.com | +44 (0)20 7390 0230 |
About Supreme
Supreme supplies products across five key categories; batteries, lighting, vaping, sports nutrition & wellness, and branded household consumer goods. The Company's capabilities span from product development and manufacturing through to its extensive retail distribution network and direct to consumer capabilities. This vertically integrated platform provides an excellent route to market for well-known brands and products.
The Group has over 3,300 active business accounts with retail customers who manage over 10,000 branded retail outlets. Customers include B&M, Home Bargains, Poundland, The Range, Sports Direct, Londis, SPAR, Costcutter, Asda, Halfords, Iceland and HM Prison & Probation Service.
In addition to distributing globally-recognised brands such as Duracell, Energizer and Panasonic, and supplying lighting products exclusively under the Energizer, Eveready and JCB licences across 45 countries, Supreme has also developed brands in-house, most notably 88Vape and has a growing footprint in Sports Nutrition and Wellness.
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