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Result of AGM

24 Jul 2018 13:24

RNS Number : 6146V
Wizz Air Holdings PLC
24 July 2018
 

RESULT OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

ALL ORDINARY AND SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DULY PASSED

Geneva, 24 July 2017: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air" or "the Company") announces that at its annual general meeting ("AGM") held earlier today, all ordinary and special resolutions were duly passed. All the resolutions were decided by poll.

The results of the poll, incorporating proxy votes lodged in advance of the meeting, can be found below. Further details of each of the resolutions are contained in the notice of AGM which is available at http://corporate.wizzair.com.

Resolution

Votes For

%

Votes Against

%

Total Votes

% of Issued Share Capital Voted

Votes

Withheld*

Ordinary resolutions

1

To receive the Company's annual report and accounts for the financial year ended 31 March 2018 together with the related directors' and auditor's report.

53,148,317

99.10

482,833

0.90

53,631,150

73.06

641,498

2

To approve the directors' remuneration report for the financial year ended 31 March 2018

50,533,946

93.38

3,581,402

6.62

54,115,348

69.47

157,300

3

To approve the directors' remuneration policy, as set out in the directors' remuneration report, which takes effect immediately after the end of the AGM.

34,989,350

74.10

12,230,322

25.90

47,219,672

48.10

7,052,976

4

To re-elect William A. Franke as a Director

46,571,759

90.31

4,996,062

9.69

51,567,821

64.02

2,704,827

5

To re-elect József Váradi as a Director

53,965,657

99.72

149,992

0.28

54,115,649

74.18

157,000

6

To re-elect Thierry de Preux as a Director

53,695,245

99.22

420,403

0.78

54,115,648

73.81

157,000

7

To re-elect Thierry de Preux as a Director (Independent Shareholder Vote)

53,695,245

99.22

420,403

0.78

54,115,648

73.81

157,000

8

To re-elect Guido Demuynck as a Director

52,171,863

96.41

1,943,785

3.59

54,115,648

71.72

157,000

9

To re-elect Guido Demuynck as a Director (Independent Shareholder Vote)

52,155,405

96.38

1,960,243

3.62

54,115,648

71.70

157,000

10

To re-elect Simon Duffy as a Director

52,041,731

97.43

1,372,481

2.57

53,414,212

71.54

858,437

11

To re-elect Simon Duffy as a Director (Independent Shareholder Vote)

52,041,731

97.43

1,372,481

2.57

53,414,212

71.54

858,437

12

To re-elect Susan Hooper as a Director

53,856,166

99.52

259,483

0.48

54,115,649

74.03

157,000

13

To elect Susan Hooper as a Director (Independent Shareholder Vote)

53,856,166

99.52

259,483

0.48

54,115,649

74.03

157,000

14

To re-elect Stephen L. Johnson as a Director

53,337,570

99.72

150,234

0.28

53,487,804

73.32

784,845

15

To re-elect John McMahon as a Director

Resolution withdrawn

16

To re-elect John McMahon as a Director (Independent Shareholder Vote)

Resolution withdrawn

17

To re-elect John R. Wilson as a Director

53,337,570

99.72

150,234

0.28

53,487,804

73.32

784,845

18

To elect Barry Eccleston as a Director

54,024,988

99.83

90,661

0.17

54,115,649

74.27

157,000

19

To elect Barry Eccleston as a Director (Independent Shareholder Vote)

54,024,988

99.83

90,661

0.17

54,115,649

74.27

157,000

20

To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's auditors

51,803,585

96.47

1,893,878

3.53

53,697,463

71.21

575,185

21

To authorise the directors and/or the audit committee to agree the auditors' remuneration

46,607,256

86.80

7,090,207

13.20

53,697,463

64.07

575,185

22

To authorise the directors to allot shares or grant rights to subscribe for or to convert any security into shares

47,122,185

87.08

6,993,463

12.92

54,115,648

64.78

157,000

Special Resolution

23

Disapplication of pre-emption rights.

53,873,029

99.55

242,620

0.45

54,115,649

74.06

157,000

24

Disapplication of pre-emption rights in connection with an acquisition or specified capital investment

48,614,368

89.83

5,501,280

10.17

54,115,648

66.83

157,000

 

*A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted towards votes cast "For" or "Against" a resolution.

 

While pleased that shareholders have approved all resolutions proposed at the 2018 AGM, including strong support for our 2018 remuneration report, the Board notes a significant minority vote against the resolution to approve our Remuneration Policy (resolution 3). As outlined in our annual report, the remuneration policy is largely unchanged from the previous policy approved at the 2015 AGM. However, the Remuneration Committee has introduced recovery provisions (clawback and malus) for all variable remuneration and will now also have the power to implement shareholding guidelines, mandatory bonus deferral and an additional LTIP post-vesting holding period during the lifetime of the policy.

 

The Board and the Remuneration Committee have engaged extensively with shareholders and proxy advisors and have gained a clear insight into the reasons for the number of votes registered against Resolution 3, which primarily relate to the absence of the structural features outlined. The Remuneration Committee recognises that, at certain companies, the absence of those features may be a cause for concern. However at Wizz Air, the sole executive director - the CEO and Co-founder - owns shares currently valued at approximately GBP 69 million (circa 115 times salary). This holding ensures strong alignment between the interests of the CEO and those of shareholders.

 

The Remuneration Committee will, as a matter of course, continue to keep such features and shareholder feedback under close review, while maintaining a philosophy of simplicity and low cost which has been very effective in driving strong performance and delivering shareholder value.

 

In accordance with paragraph 9.2.2E of the Listing Rules, the resolutions to re-elect Thierry de Preux, Guido Demuynck, Simon Duffy and Susan Hooper as directors of the Company were approved by (a) the shareholders of the Company (resolutions 6, 8, 10, and 12) and (b) the independent shareholders of the Company (resolutions 7, 9, 11, and 13).

 

As announced to the market, John McMahon retired as a Director prior to the meeting with immediate effect. Resolutions 15 and 16 dealt with the re-election of John McMahon as a Director and were therefore redundant and would, if passed, be ineffective. They were therefore withdrawn at the meeting.

In accordance with paragraph 9.6.2R of the Listing Rules, a copy of the special resolution approved at the AGM has been forwarded to the Financial Conduct Authority for publication through the Document Viewing Facility and will be accessible via the National Storage Mechanism website (www.hemscott.com/nsm.do).

 

The total voting rights of the Company as at 1:00 p.m. on 20 July 2018, being the day on which shareholders had to be on the Company's shareholder register in order to be eligible to vote, was 72,746,171.

 

The AGM results will also be made available on the Company's website: http://corporate.www.wizzair.com.

 

- Ends-

ABOUT WIZZ AIR

Wizz Air is the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, operates a fleet of 104 Airbus A320 and Airbus A321 aircraft, and offers more than 600 routes from 25 bases, connecting 142 destinations across 44 countries. At Wizz Air, a team of more than 4,000 aviation professionals delivers superior service and very low ticket prices making Wizz Air the preferred choice of over 30 million passengers in the past 12 months. Wizz Air is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker WIZZ and is included in the FTSE 250 and FTSE All-Share Indices. Wizz Air is registered under the International Air Transport Association (IATA), Operational Safety Audit (IOSA), the global benchmark in airline safety recognition. The company was recently named 2017 - European Airline of the Year by Aviation 100, a renown annual publication that recognizes the year's most outstanding performers in the aerospace industry.

For more information:

Investors:

Balint Veres, Wizz Air:

+ 36 1 777 9349

Media:

Sorina Ratz, Wizz Air:

+ 36 1 777 9304

Edward Bridges / Jonathan Neilan, FTI Consulting LLP:

+ 44 20 3727 1000

This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. For further information, please contact rns@lseg.com or visit www.rns.com.
 
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