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RNS Number : 8791Q  Hostmore PLC  03 June 2024

Hostmore plc (the "Company")

 

Results of the 2024 Annual General Meeting

 

3 June 2024

 

Hostmore plc (the "Company") is pleased to announce that at its Annual
General Meeting held earlier today, all the resolutions put to its
shareholders were passed by the requisite majorities.  Resolutions 1 to 14
were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 15 to 18 were passed as
special resolutions.

The results of the poll are set out below.

 No    RESOLUTION                                                                      VOTES                   FOR                  VOTES      AGAINST              TOTAL VOTES CAST             % of ISSUED    VOTES

FOR

AGAINST

WITHHELD

                       (% of votes cast)               (% of votes cast)    (excluding votes withheld)   SHARE
                                                                                       (incl. discretionary)

                                                                                                                                                                                                 CAPITAL

                                                                                                                                                                                                 VOTED
 1     To receive the Company's audited financial statements, together with the        77,775,656              100.00%              2,025      0.00%                77,777,681                   61.67%         5,292
       Directors' and auditor's reports for the 52-week period ended 31 December
       2023

 2     To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report (other than the part containing   68,772,073              93.53%               4,753,753  6.47%                73,525,826                   58.29%         4,257,147
       the Directors' Remuneration Policy) for the 52-week period ended 31 December
       2023

 3     To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy (as contained in the Directors'   73,021,198              93.89%               4,754,104  6.11%                77,775,302                   61.66%         7,671
       Remuneration Report for the 52-week period ended 31 December 2023).
 4     To elect Julie McEwan as a Director                                             77,775,290              100.00%              2,064      0.00%                77,777,354                   61.67%         5,619
 5     To elect Helena Feltham as a Director                                           77,740,961              99.99%               6,393      0.01%                77,747,354                   61.64%         35,619
 6     To elect Célia Pronto as a Director                                             77,735,225              99.98%               12,129     0.02%                77,747,354                   61.64%         35,619
 7     To elect Matthew Bibby as a Director                                            77,746,901              100.00%              453        0.00%                77,747,354                   61.64%         35,619
 8     To re-elect Stephen Welker as a Director                                        77,746,751              100.00%              603        0.00%                77,747,354                   61.64%         35,619

 9     To re-elect Andrew Blurton as a Director                                        77,736,836              99.99%               10,518     0.01%                77,747,354                   61.64%         35,619

 10    To re-elect David Lis as a Director                                             77,736,836              99.99%               10,518     0.01%                77,747,354                   61.64%         35,619

 11    To re-appoint                                                                   77,768,605              99.99%               8,896      0.01%                77,777,501                   61.67%         5,472

       Pricewaterhouse-Coopers LLP as auditors of the Company
 12    To authorise the Audit and Risk Committee to fix the remuneration of the        77,572,508              99.78%               167,354    0.22%                77,739,862                   61.64%         43,111

     auditors

 13    To authorise the Company and its subsidiaries to make political donations and   60,867,404              99.58%               257,496    0.42%                61,124,900                   48.46%         16,658,073
       incur political expenditure

 14    To authorise the Directors to allot shares                                      77,572,173              99.74%               199,508    0.26%                77,771,681                   61.66%         11,292

 15    To authorise the Directors to disapply statutory pre-emption rights in respect  77,516,780              99.67%               253,446    0.33%                77,770,226                   61.66%         12,747

     of the Company's issued share capital

 16    To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights for purposes of       77,500,006              99.65%               270,220    0.35%                77,770,226                   61.66%         12,747
       acquisitions or capital investments

 17    To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares                             77,762,261              99.98%               14,145     0.02%                77,776,406                   61.67%         6,567

 18    To authorise the Directors to call a general meeting on 14 clear days' notice   77,602,551              99.77%               175,130    0.23%                77,777,681                   61.67%         5,292

 

  Notes:

1.    Any proxy arrangement which gave discretion to the Chairman has been
included in the "For" totals.

2.    A "Vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the
calculation of the percentage of shares voted "For" or "Against" any
resolution or the total number of votes cast.

3.    The number of shares in issue in the Company on 3(rd) June 2024 was
126,127,279. The Company does not hold any shares in treasury.  Shareholders
are entitled to one vote per ordinary share held in the Company.

4.    Pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of all resolutions, other than
those concerning ordinary business, passed at the AGM today will be submitted
to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available to view at
https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
(https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism) .

5.     Results of the poll will also be available shortly to view on the
Company's website at
https://www.hostmoregroup.com/results-reports-presentations
(https://www.hostmoregroup.com/results-reports-presentations) .

 

 

 

Enquiries

Hostmore plc

Matthew Bibby, Chief Financial Officer

Email: enquiries@hostmoregroup.com (mailto:enquiries@hostmoregroup.com)

 

Dentons Global Advisors

Jonathon Brill / James Styles     Tel: +44 (0)20 7664 5095

Email: Hostmore@dentonsglobaladvisors.com
(mailto:Hostmore@dentonsglobaladvisors.com)

 

 

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