Circassia Pharmaceuticals Plc Result of AGM 2017 (3844G)

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RNS Number : 3844G

Circassia Pharmaceuticals Plc

26 May 2017

26 May 2017

Circassia Pharmaceuticals plc

Result of Annual General Meeting 2017

Circassia Pharmaceuticals plc ("Circassia") announces that at its Annual General Meeting held today all resolutions set out in the notice of Annual General Meeting dated 28 April 2017 were passed. A poll was conducted on each resolution proposed at the Meeting and the number of votes cast for and against each of the resolutions, and the number of votes withheld, were as follows:

 
      Resolution                   For           %        Against     %      Withheld* 
---  ---------------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -----  ---------- 
      To receive the Annual 
 1     report and accounts         281,848,844   100.00           0   0.00           0 
---  ---------------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -----  ---------- 
      To approve the Annual 
 2     report on remuneration      280,821,008    99.99      29,476   0.01     998,360 
---  ---------------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -----  ---------- 
      To re-elect Francesco 
 3     Granata                     281,780,954    99.98      67,890   0.02           0 
---  ---------------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -----  ---------- 
      To re-elect Steve 
 4     Harris                      281,848,844   100.00           0   0.00           0 
---  ---------------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -----  ---------- 
      To re-elect Julien 
 5     Cotta                       281,848,844   100.00           0   0.00           0 
---  ---------------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -----  ---------- 
 6    To re-elect Rod Hafner       281,846,718   100.00       2,126   0.00           0 
---  ---------------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -----  ---------- 
      To re-elect Russell 
 7     Cummings                    280,829,498    99.64   1,019,346   0.36           0 
---  ---------------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -----  ---------- 
      To re-elect Jean-Jacques 
 8     Garaud                      281,799,847    99.98      48,997   0.02           0 
---  ---------------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -----  ---------- 
      To re-elect Marvin 
 9     Samson                      280,827,964    99.64   1,020,880   0.36           0 
---  ---------------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -----  ---------- 
 10   To re-elect Lota Zoth        281,828,951    99.99      19,893   0.01           0 
---  ---------------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -----  ---------- 
      To re-appoint PwC 
 11    as auditors                 280,829,465    99.64   1,019,379   0.36           0 
---  ---------------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -----  ---------- 
      To authorise the Audit 
       Committee to determine 
       the remuneration of 
 12    the auditors                277,285,833    98.38   4,563,011   1.62           0 
---  ---------------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -----  ---------- 
      To authorise the directors 
 13    to allot shares             281,841,561   100.00       7,283   0.00           0 
---  ---------------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -----  ---------- 
      To authorise the directors 
       to dis-apply pre-emption 
 14    rights**                    276,261,296    98.02   5,587,548   1.98           0 
---  ---------------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -----  ---------- 
      To authorise the calling 
       of general meetings 
       (other than an AGM) 
       on not less than 14 
 15    clear days' notice**        281,245,950    99.79     602,894   0.21           0 
---  ---------------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -----  ---------- 
 

As explained in the notice of Annual General Meeting dated 28 April 2017, Circassia further announces the result of the vote of independent shareholders in respect of resolutions 8, 9, and 10.

 
      Resolution                 For           %       Against     %      Withheld* 
---  -------------------------  ------------  ------  ----------  -----  ---------- 
      To re-elect Jean-Jacques 
 8     Garaud                    181,716,113   99.97      48,997   0.03           0 
---  -------------------------  ------------  ------  ----------  -----  ---------- 
      To re-elect Marvin 
 9     Samson                    180,744,230   99.44   1,020,880   0.56           0 
---  -------------------------  ------------  ------  ----------  -----  ---------- 
 10   To re-elect Lota Zoth      181,745,217   99.99      19,893   0.01           0 
---  -------------------------  ------------  ------  ----------  -----  ---------- 
 

* 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.

In accordance with LR 9.6.2, a copy of the resolutions passed at today's Annual General Meeting will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be shortly available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.

For enquiries, contact: Julien Cotta, Company Secretary [phone].

A copy of this announcement has been posted on the company's website, www.circassia.com.

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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