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Helical PLC
15 July 2021
 

15 July 2021

HELICAL PLC

("Helical" or the "Company")

Results of Annual General Meeting

 

1.         Results of the 2021 Annual General Meeting

The Company is pleased to announce that at its one hundred and first Annual General Meeting ("Meeting") held earlier today, all resolutions set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 15 June 2021 ("Notice") were passed by Shareholders on a show of hands. Proxies lodged before the Meeting are set out below:

 

Resolution

For the Resolution1 

% For

Against the Resolution

% Against

Total Votes Validly Cast

Votes Withheld2

1

To receive and consider the accounts and reports of the Directors and Independent Auditor for the year ended 31 March 2021

100,971,878

100

0

0

100,971,878

110,117

2

To declare a final dividend of 7.40 pence per ordinary share

100,886,031

99.81

195,964

0.19

101,081,995

0

3

To re-elect R. J. Grant as a Director

100,554,641

99.51

491,953

0.49

101,046,594

35,401

4

To re-elect G. A. Kaye as a Director

100,777,894

99.74

265,469

0.26

101,043,363

38,632

5

To re-elect T. J. Murphy as a Director

100,771,797

99.73

271,566

0.27

101,043,363

38,632

6

To re-elect M. C. Bonning-Snook as a Director

100,777,662

99.74

265,701

0.26

101,043,363

38,632

7

To re-elect S. V. Clayton as a Director

100,852,164

99.81

191,199

0.19

101,043,363

38,632

8

To re-elect R. R. Cotton as a Director

100,852,977

99.81

190,386

0.19

101,043,363

38,632

9

To re-elect R. J. J. Lister as a Director

100,852,164

99.81

191,199

0.19

101,043,363

38,632

10

To re-elect S. J. Farr as a

Director

100,852,977

99.81

190,386

0.19

101,043,363

38,632

11

To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors of the Company

101,046,595

99.99

400

0.01

101,046,995

35,000

12

To authorise the Directors to set the remuneration of the Independent Auditor

101,046,995

100

0

0

101,046,995

35,000

13

To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report (other than the section containing the Directors' remuneration policy) for the year ended 31 March 2021

98,671,359

99.24

760,550

0.76

99,431,909

1,650,086

14

To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy

95,598,663

96.14

3,833,246

3.86

99,431,909

1,650,086

15

To authorise the Directors to allot shares pursuant to section 551 of the Companies Act 2006

100,189,352

99.16

846,783

0.84

101,036,135

45,860

16

To authorise the Directors to dis-apply pre-emption rights pursuant to sections 570 and 573 of the Companies Act 20063

101,034,735

99.99

1,400

0.01

101,036,135

45,860

17

To authorise the Directors to dis-apply pre-emption rights pursuant to sections 570 and 573 of the Companies Act 2006 in addition to resolution 173

94,331,566

93.36

6,704,568

6.64

101,036,134

45,861

18

To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its Ordinary Shares pursuant to section 701 of the Companies Act 20063

99,409,638

98.4

1,619,385

1.6

101,029,023

52,972

19

To approve general meetings (other than annual general meetings) to be held on not less than 14 clear days' notice3

98,995,847

97.97

2,051,148

2.03

101,046,995

35,000

20

To approve and adopt New Articles of Association

101,045,595

99.99

1,000

0.01

101,046,595

35,400

Notes:

1  Includes discretionary votes

2 A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes for or against a resolution

Special Resolution which requires at least 75% of votes in favour

As at the date of the Meeting there were 122,099,814 ordinary shares of 1p each in issue. 

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms used in this announcement shall have the meaning given to them in the Notice.

2. Resolutions submitted to the National Storage Mechanism

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of resolutions other than those concerning ordinary business passed at the Meeting have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and can be viewed at: https://www.fca.org.uk/markets/primary-markets/regulatory-disclosures/national-storage-mechanism 

The resolutions carried at the Meeting are set out in full in the Notice which can be found on the Company's website at www.helical.co.uk 

 

3.  Confirmed Board Committee Changes

The Company confirms that Richard Grant has stepped down as a member the Remuneration Committee with immediate effect.

 

Helical plc

 

J.R. Moss (Company Secretary)

Tel:                 020 7629 0113

 

Address:         5 Hanover Square

                        London                        

                        W1S 1HQ

 

Website:           www.helical.co.uk

 

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