REG - National World PLC - Result of AGM and Dividend Declaration

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RNS Number : 5107Q  National World PLC  30 May 2024

National World plc

Result of Annual General Meeting and Dividend Declaration

 

The Annual General Meeting of National World plc was held via videoconference
on 30 May 2024 at 11.00 a.m.

All resolutions put to members were passed on a poll, save for Resolution 14
which was withdrawn by the Chairman. Resolutions 1 to 13 were passed as
ordinary resolutions.

The number of votes lodged by proxy for and against each of the resolutions
proposed, and the number of votes withheld was as follows:

  Resolution                                                                     Votes for    %      Votes against  %      Votes withheld
 Resolution 1 (Ordinary)                                                         150,696,637  100    0              0.00   74,356,325

 To receive the Annual Report and Accounts for the 52 weeks ending 30 December
 2023.
 Resolution 2 (Ordinary)                                                         150,591,637  99.93  107,250        0.07   74,354,075

 To approve the directors' remuneration report contained on pages 54 to 71 of
 the Annual Report.
 Resolution 3 (Ordinary)                                                         225,050,712  100    0              0.00   2,250

 To declare a final dividend of 0.55p per ordinary share which will be paid on
 10 July 2024 to all Shareholders who are on the register of members of the
 Company on 7 June 2024.
 Resolution 4 (Ordinary)                                                         129,983,024  86.25  20,713,613     13.75  74,356,325

 To reappoint Mr. David Montgomery as a director.
 Resolution 5 (Ordinary)                                                         150,696,637  99.99  2,250          0.01   74,354,075

 To reappoint Mr. Mark Hollinshead as a director.
 Resolution 6 (Ordinary)                                                         150,696,637  99.99  2,250          0.01   74,354,075

 To reappoint Mr. John Rowe as a director.
 Resolution 7 (Ordinary)                                                         150,696,637  100    0              0.00   74,356,325

 To reappoint Mr. Daniel Cammiade as a director.
 Resolution 8 (Ordinary)                                                         161,468,139  75.35  52,810,175     24.65  10,774,648

 To reappoint Mr. David Fordham as a director.
 Resolution 9 (Ordinary)                                                         150,696,637  66.96  74,356,325     33.04  0

 To reappoint Mr. David Lindsay as a director.
 Resolution 10 (Ordinary)                                                        150,696,637  100    0              0.00   74,356,325

 To appoint Mrs. Sheree Manning as a director.
 Resolution 11 (Ordinary)                                                        150,696,637  99.99  2,250          0.01   74,354,075

 To appoint Mrs. Andrea Davies as a director.
 Resolution 12 (Ordinary)                                                        150,696,637  99.99  2,250          0.01   74,354,075

 To reappoint Crowe U.K. LLP as auditors from the conclusion of the AGM until
 the conclusion of the next general meeting before which accounts are laid and
 to authorise the directors to fix the auditors' remuneration.
 Resolution 13 (Ordinary)                                                        150,491,637  66.90  74,451,325     33.10  110,000

 To authorise the Directors to allot relevant securities pursuant to section
 551 of the Companies Act 2006, as set out in the Notice of the Meeting.

 

As above Resolution 3 for a final dividend of 0.55p per ordinary share has
been passed by Shareholders, this will be paid on 10 July 2024 to all
Shareholders who are on the register of members of the Company on 7 June 2024.
The ex-dividend date for these purposes is 6 June 2024.

As at 30 May 2024, there were 267,663,987 ordinary shares in issue.
Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share. Votes withheld are not votes
in law and so have not been included in the calculation of the proportion of
votes for and against a resolution.

In accordance with Listing Rule 14.3.6 of the UK Financial Conduct Authority
("FCA"), a copy of the resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting has
been submitted to the FCA via the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly
be available to the public for inspection at:
https://www.fca.org.uk/markets/primary-markets/regulatory-disclosures/national-storage-mechanism.

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