24 Sep 2015 12:43
24th September 2015
WYG plc ('Company')
2015 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 24 September 2015 at 10.00am.
All 9 resolutions put to members were passed on a poll. Resolutions 1 to 7 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 8 and 9 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 2015 Annual Report | 55,269,374
| 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2.To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report | 51,252,560 | 92.73 | 4,015,751 | 7.27 | 1,063 |
3. To declare a final dividend of 0.7p per Ordinary Share | 55,269,373 | 100 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
4. To re-appoint Deloitte as auditor of the Company | 55,269,372 | 100 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
5. To authorise the directors to determine the auditor's remuneration | 55,269,371 | 100 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
6. To approve the Rules of the Share Plans | 44,994,556 | 81.42 | 10,269,818 | 18.58 | 5,000 |
7. To authorise the directors to allot shares | 55,264,307 | 100 | 37 | 0 | 5,030 |
8. To authorise the dis-application of pre-emption rights | 53,042,358 | 95.97 | 2,227,011 | 4.03 | 5 |
9. To authorise the market purchase of the Company's own shares | 55,269,315 | 100 | 39 | 0 | 20 |
Following the passing of resolution 6 (Approval of the Rules of the Share Plans), the Company intends over the next two weeks to implement the New Share Plans as described in the Circular to shareholders dated 27 August 2015.
As at 24 September 2015, there were 68,384,528 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
Sean Cummins, Group Finance Director
MHP Communications Tel: 020 3128 8100
John Olsen / Katie Hunt / Ollie Hoare
N+1 Singer Tel: 020 7496 3000
Sandy Fraser / Nick Owen
WH Ireland Limited Tel: 0113 394 6600
Andrew Kitchingman / Liam Gribben