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RNS Number : 9621T  Comptoir Group PLC  26 June 2024

26 June 2024

Comptoir Group Plc

 

("Comptoir", the "Group" or the "Company")

 

Result of AGM

 

Comptoir Group Plc is pleased to announce that the resolutions proposed at the
Company's Annual General Meeting earlier today were duly approved by
shareholders.

 

Details of the proxy votes received on each resolution by Comptoir's Registrar
are set out below:

 

 

                                                                                      In Favour                           Against                                                     Withheld
                                                                                      Votes                      %age     Votes                                               %age    Votes                                               %age
 1   "That the Company's annual accounts for the year ended 31st December 2023,               90,661,661         100.00%                         -                            0.00%                          -                            0.00%
     together with the report of the auditors and the directors thereon, be
     received and adopted."
 2   "THAT, Tony Kitous, who retires in accordance with the Company's articles of             90,661,358         100.00%                         -                            0.00%                      303                              0.00%
     association, be re-elected as a Director."
 3   "THAT, Nick Ayerst, who retires in accordance with the Company's articles of             90,661,358         100.00%                         -                            0.00%                      303                              0.00%
     association, be re-elected as a Director."
 4   Resolution withdrawn following RNS announcement 26/6/2024                         Not Applicable            0.00%     Not Applicable                                     0.00%    Not Applicable                                     0.00%
 5   "THAT, Jean Michel Orieux, who retires in accordance with the Company's                  90,661,358         100.00%                         -                            0.00%                      303                              0.00%
     articles of association, be re-elected as a Director."
 6   "THAT, UHY Hacker Young LLP be re-appointed as auditors to the company until             90,661,258         100.00%                         -                            0.00%                      403                              0.00%
     the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting at which accounts of the
     Company are presented and the Directors be authorised to fix their
     remuneration."
 7   "THAT, the Directors be and they are generally and unconditionally authorised            68,075,525         75.09%       22,585,833                                      24.91%                     303                              0.00%
     for the purpose of section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 (the "Act") to
     exercise all the powers of the Company to allot shares, or to grant rights to
     subscribe for or to convert any securities into shares, of up to an aggregate
     nominal amount of £122,667 during the period commencing on the passing of
     this resolution and expiring on the date of the next Annual General Meeting of
     the Company (unless previously revoked, varied or extended by the Company in
     general meeting), but so that the Company may before such expiry make an offer
     or agreement which would or might require shares to be allotted, or rights to
     subscribe for or to convert any securities into shares to be granted, after
     such expiry and the Directors may allot shares, or grant rights to subscribe
     for or to convert any securites into shares, in pursuance of such offer or
     agreement not withstanding that the authority conferred by this resolution has
     expired. The authority is in substitution for all subsisting authorities, to
     the extent unused."
 8*  "THAT, the Directors be and they are empowered to allot equity securities                68,075,525         75.09%       22,585,833                                      24.91%                     303                              0.00%
     (within the meaning of section 560(1) of the Act) wholly for cash pursuant to
     the authority conferred by resolution above"

 

 * Special Resolution
 NB: percentage of votes cast excludes withheld votes

 

For further information, please contact:

 

Enquiries:

 

 Comptoir Group plc                                                via Camarco

 Jean-Michel Orieux, Non-Executive Director & Chair

 Nick Ayerst, CEO

 Cavendish Capital Markets Limited (Nominated Adviser and Broker)  020 7220 0500

 Simon Hicks

 Abigail Kelly

 Camarco (Media Contact)                                           comptoir@camarco.co.uk

 Jennifer Renwick

 Letaba Rimell

 

 

Notes to Editors

 

About Comptoir Group

 

Comptoir Group PLC owns and operates 29 Lebanese restaurants, six of which are
franchised, based predominately in the UK. The flagship brand of the group,
Comptoir Libanais, is a collection of 23 restaurants located across London and
nationwide, including cities such as Manchester, Bath, Birmingham, Oxford and
Exeter.

 

The name Comptoir Libanais means Lebanese Counter and is a place where guests
can eat casually and enjoy Middle Eastern and North African food, served with
warm and friendly hospitality, just like back home.

 

The Group also operates Shawa, serving traditional shawarmas through a counter
service model in Westfield and Bluewater shopping centres, Yalla-Yalla near
Oxford Circus, and entertainment venue Kenza, located in Devonshire Square,
London.

 

The group has expanded internationally with its franchise partners, with
restaurants in the Netherlands, Qatar, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Italy.

 

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