Last checked at 27 Sep 2023 14:07
27 September 2023
Walker Crips Group plc
("Walker Crips")
Result of Annual General Meeting
The Board of Walker Crips announces that all resolutions put to the Company's Annual General Meeting, which was held earlier today, were duly passed. The number of votes lodged for each resolution were as follows:
| Votes for (see note below) | Votes against | Abstain |
To receive and adopt the Directors' reports and audited financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023
|
19,554,849 |
2,000 |
1,290 |
To approve the Directors' remuneration report for the year ended 31 March 2023
|
19,507,009 |
14,198 |
36,932 |
To declare a final dividend of 0.25 pence per Ordinary Share for the year ended 31 March 2023
|
19,369,895 |
186,954 |
1,290 |
To re-elect as a Director Mr. Martin James Wright
|
18,809,158 |
746,032 |
2,949 |
To re-elect as a Director Mr. Sean Kin Wai Lam
|
18,794,020 |
761,170 |
2,949 |
To re-elect as a Director Mr. Sanath Sanjeewa Dandeniya
|
18,935,758 |
619,432 |
2,949 |
To re-elect as a Director Mr. Clive Bouch
|
18,824,731 |
730,459 |
2,949 |
To re-elect as a Director Mr David Gelber
|
18,722,251 |
832,939 |
2,949 |
To re-elect as a Director Mr. Hua Min Lim
|
18,672,591 |
882,599 |
2,949 |
To re-appoint PKF Littlejohn LLP as auditor of the Company until the conclusion of the next meeting at which accounts are laid
|
18,939,337 |
615,853 |
2,949 |
To authorise the Directors to set the auditor's remuneration
|
19,554,849 |
2,000 |
1,290 |
Renewal of the Director's authority to allot shares up to an aggregate nominal amount of £946,162
|
19,477,728 |
78,821 |
1,590 |
Renewal of the Director's authority to allot equity securities for cash
|
19,453,533 |
30,668 |
73,938 |
Authority for the Company to purchase its own shares
|
19,539,459 |
17,090 |
1,590 |
That the Company be authorised to call a general meeting of the shareholders, other than an Annual General Meeting, on not less than 14 clear days' notice
|
19,552,275 |
4,274 |
1,590 |
Note: The votes for all but three of the resolutions include 7,500 votes left to the Chairman of the Meeting to cast at his discretion. Those for the resolution to declare a final dividend of 0.25 pence per Ordinary Share for the year ended 31 March 2023 include 9,159 votes left to the Chairman's discretion, those for the resolution to renew the Directors' authority to allot equity securities for cash include 10,500 votes left to the Chairman's discretion and those for the resolution to authorise the Company to call a general meeting of the shareholders, other than an Annual General Meeting, on not less than 14 clear days' notice each include 10,900 votes left to the Chairman's discretion.
In accordance with 9.6.2(R) of the Listing Rules, copies of all resolutions passed, other than ordinary business, are being sent to the National Storage Mechanism at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
For further information please contact:
Walker Crips Group plc Rod Goddard (Company Secretary)
| +44 (0) 20 3100 8000 |
Singer Capital Markets Justin McKeegan, Jalini Kalaravy
| +44 (0) 20 7496 3000 |