Ascential PLC Result of AGM and GM (9202E)

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RNS Number : 9202E

Ascential PLC

11 May 2017

11 May 2017

Ascential plc

Result of Annual General Meeting ("AGM") and General Meeting ("GM")

Ascential plc (LSE: ASCL.L) ("the Company"), the global, business-to-business media company with a focused portfolio of market-leading events and information services brands, today announces that all 18 resolutions at the AGM and the one resolution at the GM held today were duly passed on a poll.

The full text of the resolutions can be found in the Notice of AGM dated 24 February 2017 and the Notice of GM dated 25 April 2017. The total number of votes received for each resolutions is set out below. The Company's issued share capital as at 11 May 2017 was 400,550,938 with voting rights. The Company does not hold any shares in Treasury at the date of this disclosure.

 
 Resolution no.                    Shares        %       Shares      %         Shares 
                                      For               Against                marked 
                                                                             as Votes 
                                                                             Witheld/ 
                                                                          Abstentions 
---------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------- 
 AGM 
---------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------- 
 1. To receive the 
  Annual Report and 
  Accounts for the 
  year ended 31 December 
  2016                        345,315,329    99.94      205,502   0.06      2,894,415 
---------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------- 
 2. To approve the 
  Directors' Remuneration 
  Policy contained 
  in the Annual Report 
  and Accounts                343,536,389    98.60    4,878,355   1.40            502 
---------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------- 
 3. To approve the 
  Annual Report on 
  Remuneration contained 
  in the Annual report 
  and Accounts                346,171,164    99.36    2,243,580   0.64            502 
---------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------- 
 4. To elect Rita 
  Clifton as a Director 
  of the Company              348,412,736   100.00        1,004   0.00          1,506 
---------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------- 
 5. To elect Scott 
  Forbes as a Director 
  of the Company              348,207,736    99.94      206,004   0.06          1,506 
---------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------- 
 6. To elect Mandy 
  Gradden as a Director 
  of the Company              348,353,305    99.98       60,435   0.02          1,506 
---------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------- 
 7. To elect Paul 
  Harrison as a Director 
  of the Company              348,412,736   100.00        1,004   0.00          1,506 
---------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------- 
 8. To elect Gillian 
  Kent as a Director 
  of the Company              345,314,325    99.94      220,142   0.06      2,880,779 
---------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------- 
 9. To elect Duncan 
  Painter as a Director 
  of the Company              348,354,309    99.98       59,933   0.02          1,004 
---------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------- 
 10. To elect Judy 
  Vezmar as a Director 
  of the Company              348,412,736   100.00          502   0.00          2,008 
---------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------- 
 11. To re-appoint 
  KPMG LLP as auditor 
  of the Company              341,637,779    98.87    3,897,190   1.13      2,880,277 
---------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------- 
 12. To authorise 
  the Board to determine 
  the remuneration 
  of the auditor              348,378,939    99.99       35,805   0.01            502 
---------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------- 
 13. To authorise 
  the Company to 
  make political 
  donations                   337,301,137    97.62    8,233,330   2.38      2,880,779 
---------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------- 
 14. To authorise 
  the Company to 
  allot relevant 
  securities                  344,517,554    98.88    3,897,190   1.12            502 
---------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------- 
 15. To authorise 
  the Company to 
  disapply pre-emption 
  rights as per resolution 
  15 in the Notice 
  of AGM                      348,413,238   100.00            0   0.00          2,008 
---------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------- 
 16. To authorise 
  the Company to 
  additionally disapply 
  pre-emption rights 
  as per resolution 
  16 in the Notice 
  of AGM                      335,203,390    96.21   13,209,848   3.79          2,008 
---------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------- 
 17. To authorise 
  the Company to 
  purchase its own 
  shares                      340,964,504    97.86    7,449,738   2.14          1,004 
---------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------- 
 18. To authorise 
  the Company to 
  call any general 
  meeting of the 
  Company other than 
  an AGM) on not 
  less than 14 clear 
  days' notice                345,894,450    99.28    2,519,289   0.72          1,506 
---------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------- 
 GM 
---------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------- 
 1. To declare a 
  final dividend 
  of 3.2p per ordinary 
  share for the year 
  ended 31 December 
  2016                        348,609,219   100.00            0                     0 
---------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------- 
 

Notes

1. AGM Resolutions 1 to 14 and the GM Resolution 1 were passed as ordinary resolutions. AGM Resolutions 15 to 18 were passed as special resolutions.

   2.    The number of shares 'For' includes discretionary votes. 

3. A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes "For" or "Against a resolution

4. In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2 copies of the special resolutions passed by the Company at its Annual General Meeting have been submitted to FCA's National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do

Enquiries:

   Louise Meads                  [phone] 

Company Secretary

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