31 May 2016 10:29
31 May 2016
Parity Group plc (the "Company")
Results of Annual General Meeting
The Company is pleased to announce that all the resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting held earlier today were passed on a show of hands. A summary of the proxy votes received in advance of the meeting is set out below:
Resolution | Votes For | % | Votes Against | % | Votes Withheld | |
1 | To receive the accounts | 16,866,577 | 100.00% | 8 | 0.00% | 20 |
2 | To approve the remuneration report | 15,897,757 | 94.26% | 968,463 | 5.74% | 385 |
3 | To re-elect Mr A Rommel as a director | 16,865,686 | 99.99% | 897 | 0.01% | 22 |
4 | To re-elect Mr R Antony as a director | 16,860,623 | 99.99% | 960 | 0.01% | 5,022 |
5 | To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditors | 16,861,352 | 100.00% | 233 | 0.00% | 5,020 |
6 | To authorise the directors to determine the auditors remuneration | 16,861,071 | 100.00% | 399 | 0.00% | 5,135 |
7 | To authorise the directors to allot shares | 16,860,538 | 99.96% | 5,934 | 0.04% | 133 |
8 | To partially disapply statutory pre-emption rights | 15,617,962 | 92.71% | 1,228,543 | 7.29% | 20,100 |
9 | To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its own shares | 16,861,509 | 99.97% | 5,096 | 0.03% | 0 |
Notes:1. The 'For' vote includes those giving the Chairman discretion.2. 'Votes withheld' are not counted when deciding whether or not a resolution is carried.3. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue as at the date of the AGM Notice was 101,824,020 carrying one vote each.
For Further information, please contact:
Parity Group plc +44 (0) 208 543 5353Alan Rommel CEO
Roger Antony GFD
Investec Bank plc +44 (0) 20 7597 5970Andrew Pinder
Patrick Robb
Dominic Emery
MHP Communications +44 (0) 20 3128 8100John Olsen
Kelsey Traynor
Parity (PTY)