30 Jun 2017 10:47
30 June 2017
World Trade Systems plc
RESULTS OF 2017 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The annual general meeting of the company was held on 29 June 2017, the resolutions set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting were passed and the results of the voting are as follows:
Resolutions | Votes Cast | |||
| For | Discretion | Against | Withheld* |
Ordinary Resolutions | ||||
1. To receive the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 December 2016 | 5,112,455 | 231 | 105 | 261 |
2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration report other than the remuneration policy for the year ended 31 December 2016 | 5,112,263 | 283 | 481 | 25 |
3. To approve the remuneration policy contained in the directors' remuneration report for the financial year ended 31 December 2016 | 5,111,650 | 295 | 577 | 530 |
4. To re-elect Mr Shao Chen as a director | 5,112,418 | 243 | 104 | 287 |
5.. To re-elect Mr AKM Ismail as a director | 5,112,418 | 243 | 93 | 298 |
6. To re-elect Ms Xin (Ellen) Lu as a director | 5,112,443 | 243 | 104 | 262 |
7. To re-elect Mr John Anthony Hoskinson as a director | 5,112,315 | 243 | 208 | 287 |
8. To re-appoint Grant Thornton (UK) LLP as auditors | 5,112,565 | 243 | 208 | 36 |
9. To determine the remuneration of the auditors | 5,112,704 | 243 | 105 | 0 |
10. To authorise the directors to allot shares up to a maximum amount of £29,180 | 5,112,379 | 245 | 428 | 0 |
Special Resolutions | ||||
11. To empower the directors to allot equity securities up to a maximum amount of £4,377 as if section 561 did not apply to such allotments | 5,111,615 | 557 | 635 | 245 |
12. To (a) amend the Company's memorandum of association; and (b) approve the proposed new articles of association of the Company in substitution for the Company's current articles of association | 5,112,038 | 648 | 366 | 0
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13. To authorise the calling of General Meetings (not being an Annual General Meeting) by notice of at least 14 clear days | 5,112,600 | 243 | 116 | 93 |
A vote 'withheld' is not counted in the votes cast 'for' or 'against' the resolution.
The number of shares in issue at today's date is 8,753,867.
The full text of the resolutions is shown in the Notice of Annual General Meeting which is available on the Company's website www.worldtradesystemsplc.com.
Copies of resolutions 11 to 13 relating to special business will be submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism which is located at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.
Enquiries: AKM Ismail Executive Director akm.ismail@gmail.com |