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RNS Number : 4489T Informa PLC 21 June 2024
Informa LEI: 5493006VM2LKUPSEDU20
Identification Code: GB00BMJ6DW54
Informa PLC Press Release
21 June 2024
Results of Annual General Meeting
London: Informa PLC (the "Company") held its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") at
240 Blackfriars Road, London SE1 8BF earlier today. All resolutions put to
the AGM were voted on by way of a poll and the results of the poll are set out
below.
RESOLUTION FOR(1) AGAINST TOTAL WITHHELD(2)
Votes % Votes % Votes Votes
1 To re-elect John Rishton 969,672,065 94.89% 52,255,755 5.11% 1,021,927,820 2,302,796
2 To re-elect Stephen A. Carter C.B.E. 1,021,193,169 99.93% 743,730 0.07% 1,021,936,899 2,293,719
3 To re-elect Mary McDowell 1,001,766,518 98.03% 20,159,012 1.97% 1,021,925,530 2,305,086
4 To re-elect Gareth Wright 1,015,665,830 99.39% 6,262,738 0.61% 1,021,928,568 2,302,050
5 To re-elect Gill Whitehead 985,703,550 96.52% 35,582,423 3.48% 1,021,285,973 2,944,642
6 To re-elect Lousie Smalley 997,022,107 97.56% 24,903,421 2.44% 1,021,925,528 2,305,088
7 To re-elect Patrick Martell 1,021,018,594 99.91% 912,351 0.09% 1,021,930,945 2,299,673
8 To re-elect Joanne Wilson 1,000,781,081 97.93% 21,144,648 2.07% 1,021,925,729 2,304,887
9 To re-elect Zheng Yin 1,001,244,735 97.98% 20,677,673 2.02% 1,021,922,408 2,308,208
10 To re-elect Andrew Ransom 996,239,036 97.92% 21,191,229 2.08% 1,017,430,265 6,800,351
11 To receive the Annual Report and audited financial statements of the Company 1,021,163,403 100.00% 5,239 0.00% 1,021,168,642 3,061,977
for the year ended 31 December 2023
12 To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report 964,583,606 96.65% 33,430,219 3.35% 998,013,825 26,216,793
13 To adopt the Directors' Remuneration Policy to take effect from the conclusion 936,112,080 93.81% 61,737,898 6.19% 997,849,978 26,380,640
of the Annual General Meeting at which it is passed
14 To approve a final dividend for the year ended 31 December 2023 of 12.2 pence 1,021,951,810 100.00% 1,594 0.00% 1,021,953,404 2,277,215
per ordinary share
15 To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor of the Company until the 1,017,276,500 99.54% 4,673,409 0.46% 1,021,949,909 2,280,810
conclusion of the next general meeting at which accounts are laid
16 To authorise the Audit Committee, for and on behalf of the Board, to set the 1,021,899,872 100.00% 50,813 0.00% 1,021,950,685 2,279,934
Auditor's remuneration
17 To authorise the Company to make limited political donations and political 1,012,287,241 99.23% 7,860,100 0.77% 1,020,147,341 4,046,814
expenditure of not more than £30,000 in aggregate
18 To authorise the Directors to allot shares, up to a limited amount 912,728,001 89.31% 109,194,982 10.69% 1,021,922,983 2,307,633
19 To authorise the Directors to allot shares, and sell treasury shares for cash, 983,222,074 96.22% 38,673,403 3.78% 1,021,895,477 2,333,800
without making a pre-emptive offer to shareholders(3)
20 To authorise the Directors to allot additional shares, and sell treasury 865,832,111 85.03% 152,472,730 14.97% 1,018,304,841 5,925,775
shares for cash, without making a pre-emptive offer to shareholders in line
with recommendations of the Pre-Emption Group(3)
21 To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares(3) 1,016,954,485 99.54% 4,739,341 0.46% 1,021,693,826 2,536,793
22 To authorise the calling of general meetings (other than an annual general 922,894,348 90.31% 99,044,185 9.69% 1,021,938,533 2,292,084
meeting) on not less than 14 clear days' notice(3)
(1 ) Where shareholders appointed the Chair as their proxy with
discretion as to voting, their votes were cast in favour of the resolutions.
(2) A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted
towards the votes cast 'For' or 'Against' a resolution.
(3 ) Special Resolution (75% majority required).
The total voting rights of the Company as at 10.00pm on 19 June 2024 (the time
by which shareholders wanting to vote at the AGM were required to be entered
on the register) was 1,345,435,432 ordinary shares of 0.1p each. The
Company does not hold any shares in treasury. Votes were cast in respect of
75.96% of the issued share capital.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2 copies of the resolutions passed at the
AGM, other than resolutions constituting ordinary business, will shortly be
available for inspection via the Financial Conduct Authority's Electronic
Submission System at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
(https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism) .
The poll results for the AGM will also shortly be available on the Informa
website (informa.com/investors (http://www.informa.com/investors) ).
Enquiries
Informa PLC
Heledd Hanscomb, Deputy Company Secretary +44 (0) 20 8052 0400
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