Result of AGM
Wilmington plc announced that all resolutions proposed at its annual general meeting were passed, with the annual report and financial statements receiving 75,525,408 votes in favour. The final dividend was also approved with 75,525,408 votes for. While most director reappointments and auditor reappointments passed with overwhelming support, resolutions concerning the authority to allot relevant securities and disapply pre-emption rights saw a notable number of votes against, with 2,421,868 and 1,823,112 votes against respectively.
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Wilmington plc is pleased to announce that all resolutions proposed at its annual general meeting (the "AGM") held earlier today as set out in the notice convening the AGM were duly passed.
The full results in respect of the resolutions are set out in the table below.
| For | Against | Vote Withheld | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resolution 1 | Annual Report and Financial Statements | 75,525,408 | 253 | 0 |
| Resolution 2 | Approval of Directors' Remuneration Report (excluding the Directors' remuneration policy) | 75,525,308 | 253 | 100 |
| Resolution 3 | Declaration of final dividend | 75,525,408 | 253 | 0 |
| Resolution 4 | Reappointment of Sophie Tomkins | 75,524,799 | 253 | 609 |
| Resolution 5 | Reappointment of Mark Milner | 75,524,799 | 253 | 609 |
| Resolution 6 | Reappointment of William Macpherson | 73,704,799 | 1,820,253 | 609 |
| Resolution 7 | Reappointment of Helen Sachdev | 70,172,013 | 1,820,253 | 3,533,395 |
| Resolution 8 | Reappointment of Guy Millward | 75,524,799 | 253 | 609 |
| Resolution 9 | Appointment of Gordon Hurst | 75,524,799 | 253 | 609 |
| Resolution 10 | Reappointment of auditors | 75,367,908 | 253 | 157,500 |
| Resolution 11 | Remuneration of the auditors | 75,524,799 | 253 | 609 |
| Resolution 12 | Authority to allot relevant securities | 73,103,184 | 2,421,868 | 609 |
| Resolution 13 | Authority to disapply pre-emption rights | 73,701,840 | 1,823,112 | 709 |
| Resolution 14 | Authority to purchase its own shares | 75,525,308 | 253 | 100 |
| Resolution 15 | General meetings other than an AGM allowed to be called on 14 clear days' notice | 74,839,660 | 685,901 | 100 |
Copies of the resolutions passed as special business at the AGM (resolutions 13 to 15 (inclusive)) have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at:
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