Last checked at 3 Sep 2021 08:34
Watches of Switzerland Group PLC
Result of AGM held on 2nd September 2021
The Board is pleased to announce that all of the resolutions set out in the Company's notice of AGM dated 2nd August 2021 were voted on by way of a poll and were passed.
The final voting figures are shown below.
Resolution | Total Votes cast | For | Against | Withheld | |||
| Number | Number | % | Number | % | Number | |
1 To receive the Strategic Report, Directors' Report and the financial statements for the financial year ended 2 May 2021 together with the report of the auditor. | 213,723,856 | 213,387,647 | 99.84 | 336,209 | 0.16 | 789,074 | |
2 To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report | 213,974,124 | 211,966,138 | 99.06 | 2,007,986 | 0.94 | 538,806 | |
3 To elect Ian Carter as a director | 214,512,930 | 214,402,197 | 99.95 | 110,733 | 0.05 | 0 | |
4 To re-elect Brian Duffy as a director | 213,974,124 | 213,963,135 | 99.99 | 10,989 | 0.01 | 538,806 | |
5 To re-elect Anders Romberg as a director | 214,512,930 | 214,512,520 | 100.00 | 410 | 0.00 | 0 | |
6 To re-elect Tea Colaianni as a director | 214,512,930 | 213,669,833 | 99.61 | 843,097 | 0.39 | 0 | |
7 To re-elect Rosa Monckton as a director | 214,512,930 | 213,986,226 | 99.75 | 526,704 | 0.25 | 0 | |
8 To re-elect Robert Moorhead as a director | 214,512,930 | 213,985,816 | 99.75 | 527,114 | 0.25 | 0 | |
9 To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors | 214,512,930 | 213,970,914 | 99.75 | 542,016 | 0.25 | 0 | |
10 To authorize the directors to determine the remuneration of the Auditors | 214,512,930 | 214,510,015 | 100.00 | 2,915 | 0.00 | 0 | |
11 To give authority to the Company to make political donations or expenditure | 214,512,930 | 213,310,683 | 99.44 | 1,202,247 | 0.56 | 0 | |
12 To give authority to the directors to allot shares
| 214,512,930 | 211,982,220 | 98.82 | 2,530,710 | 1.18 | 0 | |
13 To disapply pre-emption rights | 214,512,930 | 214,510,662 | 100.00 | 2,268 | 0.00 | 0 | |
14 To disapply pre-emption rights in connection with an acquisition or other capital investment | 214,512,930 | 204,136,592 | 95.16 | 10,376,338 | 4.84 | 0 | |
15 Authority to purchase own shares | 214,389,629 | 213,513,909 | 99.59 | 875,720 | 0.41 | 123,301 | |
16 Notice of general meetings | 214,512,930 | 212,250,543 | 98.95 | 2,262,387 | 1.05 | 0 | |
As at the date of the AGM, the number of issued shares and total voting rights of the Company was 239,455,554. The Company's Articles of Association set out that every member who is present in person or by proxy shall have one vote for every share of which he is the holder on a poll. The scrutineer of the poll was Equiniti Limited
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2,Watches of Switzerland Group PLC will submit a copy of the resolutions dealing with the AGM special business approved today to the National Storage Mechanism and these will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
For further information, please visit our website thewosgroupplc.com/investors
The Watches of Switzerland Group
Laura Battley (Company Secretary) +44 (0) 20 7317 4604