11 May 2022 15:58
LEI: 213800OC94PF2D675H41
11 May 2022
Hostelworld Group plc
(the "Company")
RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The Annual General Meeting of the Company (the "AGM") was held at 12.00 noon today.
All resolutions proposed at the AGM were duly passed on a poll and the results of each resolution were as follows:
Resolution | Votes For | % | Votes Against | % | Withheld | Total Votes Cast | Percentage of ISC Voted (%) |
1. To adopt the Company's accounts and the Directors' and Auditor's Reports for the year ended 31 December 2021 | 76,334,588 | 100.00% | - | 0.00% | 2,027 | 76,334,588 | 64.96% |
2. To approve the Directors' remuneration report | 72,837,695 | 95.42% | 3,497,907 | 4.58% | 1,014 | 76,335,602 | 64.96% |
3. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy | 61,225,024 | 80.20% | 15,111,592 | 19.80% | - | 76,336,616 | 64.96% |
4. To re-elect Michael Cawley as a director | 73,993,435 | 96.93% | 2,341,153 | 3.07% | 2,028 | 76,334,588 | 64.96% |
5. To re-elect Carl G. Shepherd as a director | 68,775,826 | 90.10% | 7,558,762 | 9.90% | 2,028 | 76,334,588 | 64.96% |
6. To re-elect Éimear Moloney as a director | 74,783,687 | 97.62% | 1,822,929 | 2.38% | - | 76,606,616 | 65.19% |
7. To re-elect Gary Morrison as a director | 76,334,538 | 100.00% | 50 | 0.00% | 2,028 | 76,334,588 | 64.96% |
8. To re-elect Evan Cohen as a director | 74,552,446 | 97.67% | 1,782,142 | 2.33% | 2,028 | 76,334,588 | 64.96% |
9. To re- elect Caroline Sherry as a director | 76,336,302 | 100.00% | 50 | 0.00% | 264 | 76,336,352 | 64.96% |
10. To re-appoint Deloitte Ireland LLP as auditors to the Company | 73,565,323 | 96.37% | 2,771,291 | 3.63% | 1 | 76,336,614 | 64.96% |
11. To authorise the Directors to fix the auditors' remuneration | 73,568,160 | 96.38% | 2,766,427 | 3.62% | 2,029 | 76,334,587 | 64.96% |
12. To authorise the Directors to allot shares or grant subscription or conversion rights | 70,695,759 | 92.61% | 5,640,857 | 7.39% | - | 76,336,616 | 64.96% |
13. To authorise the directors to dis-apply pre-emption rights | 76,308,524 | 99.96% | 27,078 | 0.04% | 1,014 | 76,335,602 | 64.96% |
14. To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares | 76,336,616 | 100.00% | - | 0.00% | - | 76,336,616 | 64.96% |
15. To authorise the Company to make political donations and incur political expenditure | 63,247,047 | 82.85% | 13,089,569 | 17.15% | - | 76,336,616 | 64.96% |
16. To authorise the calling of a general meeting other than an Annual General Meeting on not less than 14 clear days' notice | 76,239,361 | 99.87% | 97,255 | 0.13% | - | 76,336,616 | 64.96% |
Notes:
(i) Votes 'For' include those votes giving the Chair discretion.
(ii) The number of ordinary shares in issue on 11 May 2022 was 117,505,396. Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share.
(iii) A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes validly cast.
Resolutions 1 to 12 and 15 proposed at the AGM were passed as ordinary resolutions and Resolutions 13, 14 and 16 proposed at the AGM were passed as special resolutions.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of the resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting (other than ordinary business) are being submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
In accordance with the Listing Rules of Euronext Dublin, a copy of such resolutions has also been forwarded to Euronext Dublin and will shortly be available for inspection at https://direct.euronext.com/#/oamfiling and at the following address:
Companies Announcement OfficeEuronext Dublin28 Anglesea StreetDublin 2
A copy of this announcement setting out the results of the AGM is also available on the Company's website at www.hostelworldgroup.com.
The full text of each of the resolutions passed at the AGM is set out in the notice of AGM, a copy of which is available on the Company's website (www.hostelworldgroup.com).
For further information contact:
Hostelworld Group plc Corporate@hostelworld.com
John Duggan, General Counsel and Company Secretary
Caroline Sherry, Chief Financial Officer
Powerscourt (Financial PR adviser) hostelworld@powerscourt-group.com
Eavan Gannon
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7250 1446
Hostelworld (HSW)