4 May 2023 17:04
4 May 2023
Ten Entertainment Group plc
(the "Company")
Results of the Annual General Meeting ("AGM")
ALL RESOLUTIONS PASSED
At the Company AGM held earlier today, the board is pleased to confirm all resolutions were duly passed by shareholders. The following table sets out a breakdown of voting results.
Full details of the poll results are set out below and will also be available on the Company's website www.tegplc.co.uk
No | Resolution | Votes For | % | Votes Against | % | Total Votes Cast | % of ISC Voted | Votes Withheld | Independent Votes For | % |
1 | To receive the Directors' report and accounts for the Company for the year ended 1 January 2023 | 62,549,012 | 100.00% | 650 | 0.00% | 62,549,662 | 91.32% | 1,050,384 | ||
2 | To declare a final dividend of 7.0 pence per ordinary share for the year ended 1 January 2023 which shall be paid on 13 June 2023. The ex-Div date is 18 May 2023 and the record date is 19 May 2023 | 63,599,662 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 63,599,662 | 92.85% | 384 | ||
3 | To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 1 January 2023, excluding the Directors' Remuneration Policy, set out in the Annual Report | 53,405,061 | 83.97% | 10,194,600 | 16.03% | 63,599,661 | 92.85% | 385 | ||
4 | To re-elect Adam Bellamy as a Director | 62,480,888 | 99.89% | 68,774 | 0.11% | 62,549,662 | 91.32% | 1,050,384 | 51,779,888 | 99.87% |
5 | To re-elect Graham Blackwell as a Director | 62,543,637 | 99.99% | 6,025 | 0.01% | 62,549,662 | 91.32% | 1,050,384 | ||
6 | To elect Antony Smith as a Director | 62,543,637 | 98.34% | 1,056,025 | 1.66% | 63,599,662 | 92.85% | 384 | ||
7 | To elect Laura May as a Director | 63,538,059 | 99.90% | 61,603 | 0.10% | 63,599,662 | 92.85% | 384 | 52,837,059 | 99.88% |
8 | To re-elect Christopher Mills as a Director | 52,984,469 | 86.82% | 8,046,847 | 13.18% | 61,031,316 | 89.10% | 2,568,730 | ||
9 | To re-elect Sangita Shah as a Director | 54,194,666 | 85.21% | 9,404,995 | 14.79% | 63,599,661 | 92.85% | 385 | 43,493,666 | 82.22% |
10 | To re-elect Julie Sneddon as a Director | 54,168,006 | 85.17% | 9,431,656 | 14.83% | 63,599,662 | 92.85% | 384 | 43,467,006 | 82.17% |
11 | To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors of the Company to hold office from the conclusion of this Annual General Meeting until the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting at which accounts are laid before the Company | 62,536,983 | 98.34% | 1,057,079 | 1.66% | 63,594,062 | 92.84% | 5,984 | ||
12 | To authorise the Directors to fix the remuneration of the auditors | 63,594,968 | 99.99% | 4,694 | 0.01% | 63,599,662 | 92.85% | 384 | ||
13 | To authorise the Directors to allot relevant securities | 54,206,827 | 86.67% | 8,338,994 | 13.33% | 62,545,821 | 91.31% | 1,054,225 | ||
14 | To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights up to an aggregate nominal amount of £34,248 | 54,214,388 | 86.68% | 8,333,229 | 13.32% | 62,547,617 | 91.32% | 1,052,429 | ||
15 | To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its own ordinary shares | 62,541,616 | 98.34% | 1,058,046 | 1.66% | 63,599,662 | 92.85% | 384 | ||
16 | To authorise the Directors to call a general meeting other than an annual general meeting on not less than 14 clear days' notice | 63,405,992 | 99.70% | 188,070 | 0.30% | 63,594,062 | 92.84% | 5,984 |
Notes:
1. Any proxy arrangement which gave discretion to the Chairman has been included in the "for" totals.
2. A "Vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the percentage of shares 'For' or 'Against' any resolution. In accordance with Listing Rule 9.2.2, the votes of the shareholders and the independent shareholders are set out separately in the above table.
3. The number of shares in issue at 12.15pm on 2 May 2023 was 68,496,118 (the "Share Capital"). The Company does not hold any shares in treasury.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting concerning items other than ordinary business will shortly be available for inspection on the National Storage Mechanism which can be accessed at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
Enquiries:
Ten Entertainment Group plc via Instinctif Partners
Graham Blackwell, Chief Executive Officer
Antony Smith, Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary
Instinctif Partners Tel: 020 7457 2020
Matthew Smallwood
Olga Bate