3 Apr 2017 07:00
3 April 2017
Lakehouse plc (the "Company")
Results of Annual General Meeting held on 31 March 2017
At the Annual General Meeting held on 31 March 2017 all resolutions as set out in the notice of general meeting contained in the circular to shareholders dated 7 March 2017 were passed.
The proxy voting figures on the resolutions put before the Annual General Meeting were as follows:
RESOLUTIONS: | In Favour | Against | Withheld |
1 To receive the Accounts for the year ended 30 September 2016
| 86,119,045 (99.65%) | 300,000 (0.35%) | 0
|
2 To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report
| 67,501,017 (78.64%) | 18,329,430 (21.36%) | 588,598
|
3 To declare a final dividend of 0.5p per share
| 86,119,045 (99.65%) | 300,000 (0.35%) | 0
|
4 To re-elect Bob Holt as a Director | 85,106,270 (98.48%) | 1,312,775 (1.52%) | 0
|
5 To re-elect Michael McMahon as a Director
| 86,108,513 (99.64%) | 310,532 (0.36%) | 0
|
6 To re-elect Jeremy Simpson as a Director
| 76,915,513 (89.00%) | 9,503,532 (11.00%) | 0
|
7 To re-elect Andrew Harrison as a director
| 73,128,684 (84.62%) | 13,290,361 (15.38%) | 0
|
8 To re-elect Robert Legget as a director
| 86,108,513 (99.64%) | 310,532 (0.36%) | 0
|
9 To reappoint Deloitte LLP as auditors
| 85,276,614 (99.65%) | 300,000 (0.35%) | 842,431
|
10 To authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of the auditors
| 86,119,045 (99.65%) | 300,000 (0.35%) | 0
|
11 To authorise the Directors to allot shares pursuant to s551 of the Companies Act 2006 and to allot equity securities by way of rights issue
| 73,578,112 (88.57%) | 9,493,000 (11.43%) | 3,347,933
|
12 To authorise the Directors to allot equity securities pursuant to s570 of the Companies Act 2006
| 63,749,971 (76.74%) | 19,321,141 (23.26%) | 3,347,933
|
13 To approve the purchase of shares pursuant to s701 of the Companies Act 2006
| 76,083,614 (88.04%) | 10,335,431 (11.96%) | 0
|
14 To authorise political donations and expenditure
| 71,987,271 (84.12%) | 13,589,343 (15.88%) | 842,431
|
15 To permit general meetings (other than the Annual General meeting) to be called on 14 days clear notice
| 85,370,635 (98.79%) | 1,048,410 (1.21%) | 0
|
16 To approve the cancellation of the Company's listing and admission to trading on the Main Market and the admission of the Ordinary Shares to trading on AIM
| 85,116,802 (98.49%) | 1,302,243 (1.51%) | 0
|
17 To approve the adoption of the New Articles
| 85,118,143 (98.49%) | 1,302,243 (1.51%) | 0
|
Proxies received totalled 86,420,386 shares (representing 54.86% of the issued share capital).
Proxy voting figures can also be viewed on the Company's website: www.lakehouse.co.uk.
Please note that a 'vote withheld' is not a vote under English law and is not counted in the calculation of votes 'for' and 'against' a resolution.
The total number of shares in issue as at 29 March 2017 was 157,527,103.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of the resolutions passed as special business will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.
Enquiries:
Lakehouse Telephone 01708 758 800
Simon Howell, Company Secretary
Financial Public Relations
Camarco Telephone 0203 757 4992
Ginny Pulbrook
Tom Huddart