22 Sep 2016 11:35
22th September 2016
WYG plc ('Company')
2016 Annual General Meeting
Result of AGM
The Annual General Meeting of WYG plc was held at the Company's registered office, Arndale Court, Otley Road, Headingly, Leeds on 22 September 2016 at 10.00am.
All 13 resolutions put to members were passed on a poll. Resolutions 1 to 11 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 12 and 13 were passed as special resolutions.
The number of votes lodged by proxy for and against each of the resolutions proposed and the number of votes withheld was as follows. Votes lodged to be cast at the Chairman's discretion have been included in the 'Votes for' figures.
Resolution | Votes for | % | Votes against | % | Votes withheld |
1. To receive the 2016 Annual Report and Accounts | 49,346,107 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 800 |
2.To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report 2016 | 47,846,799 | 96.96 | 1,499,123 | 3.04 | 985 |
3. To declare a final dividend of 1.0 pence per Ordinary Share | 49,346,314 | 99.99 | 5 | 0.01 | 588 |
4.To appoint Jeremy Beeton as a Director | 49,346,867 | 99.99 | 24 | 0.01 | 16 |
5. To appoint Neil Masom as a Director | 49,346,867 | 99.99 | 24 | 0.01 | 16 |
6. To appoint Iain Clarkson as a Director | 49,346,867 | 99.99 | 32 | 0.01 | 8 |
7. To re-elect Mike McTighe as a Director | 42,565,405 | 99.99 | 46 | 0.01 | 6,781,456 |
8. To re-elect David Jeffcoat as a Director | 49,346,842 | 99.99 | 57 | 0.01 | 8 |
9. To appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor of the Company | 49,250,539 | 99.81 | 95,773 | 0.19 | 595 |
10. To authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of the auditor | 49,346,878 | 99.99 | 14 | 0.01 | 15 |
11. To authorise the Directors to allot shares | 39,236,563 | 80.43 | 9,544,540 | 19.57 | 565,804 |
12. To authorise the dis-application of statutory pre-emption rights | 38,397,207 | 77.81 | 10,948,870 | 22.19 | 830 |
13. To authorise the market purchase of the Company's own shares | 47,851,243 | 96.96 | 1,495,660 | 3.03 | 4 |
As at 22 September 2016, there were 68,703,286 ordinary shares in issue. Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share. Votes withheld are not votes in law and so have not been included in the calculation of the proportion of votes for and against a resolution.
ENDS
WYG plc Tel: 0113 278 7111
Paul Hamer, Chief Executive Officer
Iain Clarkson, Chief Financial Officer
MHP Communications Tel: 020 3128 8100
John Olsen / Katie Hunt / Ollie Hoare
N+1 Singer Tel: 020 7496 3000
Sandy Fraser / Nick Owen / James White
WH Ireland Limited Tel: 020 7220 1666
Tim Feather / Liam Gribben