Hastings Group Holdings plc Result of AGM (2559G)

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RNS Number : 2559G

Hastings Group Holdings plc

25 May 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

25 May 2017

Hastings Group Holdings plc (the "Company")

Result of Annual General Meeting

At the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 25 May 2017, all the resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting were approved by the shareholders, which were voted by way of a poll. The results of the poll for each resolution were as follows:

 
 Resolution                   For            For        Against       Against   Withheld 
                                              %                          % 
---------------------------  -------------  ---------  ------------  --------  ------------ 
 To receive the 
  Annual report 
  and accounts                498,348,683    99.961%      192,349     0.039%    29,251,410 
---------------------------  -------------  ---------  ------------  --------  ------------ 
 To receive and 
  approve the 
  directors' remuneration 
  report                      498,521,956    99.996%      18,608      0.004%    29,251,878 
---------------------------  -------------  ---------  ------------  --------  ------------ 
 To declare the 
  final dividend              498,541,754    100.00%         0        0.000%    29,250,688 
---------------------------  -------------  ---------  ------------  --------  ------------ 
 To re-elect 
  Mike Fairey 
  as a director 
  of the Company 
  *                           332,733,765    99.595%     1,354,145    0.405%    193,704,532 
                               484,558,482    97.195%    13,983,285    2.858%    29,250,675 
---------------------------  -------------  ---------  ------------  --------  ------------ 
 To re-elect 
  Gary Hoffman 
  as a director 
  of the Company              486,901,229    97.752%    11,194,941    2.248%    29,696,272 
---------------------------  -------------  ---------  ------------  --------  ------------ 
 To re-elect 
  Richard Hoskins 
  as a director 
  of the Company              496,769,285    99.644%     1,772,482    0.356%    29,250,675 
---------------------------  -------------  ---------  ------------  --------  ------------ 
 To re-elect 
  Thomas Colraine 
  as a director 
  of the Company 
  *                           334,057,895    99.991%      29,654      0.009%    193,704,893 
                               498,511,752    99.994%      29,654      0.006%    29,251,036 
---------------------------  -------------  ---------  ------------  --------  ------------ 
 To re-elect 
  Ian Cormack 
  as a director 
  of the Company 
  *                           333,603,120    99.855%      484,429     0.145%    193,704,893 
                               498,056,977    99.902%     484,429      0.098%    29,251,036 
---------------------------  -------------  ---------  ------------  --------  ------------ 
 To re-elect 
  Pierre Lèfevre 
  as a director 
  of the Company 
  *                           334,058,385    99.991%      29,164      0.009%    193,704,893 
                               498,512,242    99.994%      29,164      0.006%    29,251,036 
---------------------------  -------------  ---------  ------------  --------  ------------ 
 To re-elect 
  Malcolm Le May 
  as a director 
  of the Company 
  *                           333,821,019    99.924%      252,682     0.076%    193,718,741 
                               498,274,876    99.949%     252,682      0.051%    29,264,884 
---------------------------  -------------  ---------  ------------  --------  ------------ 
 To re-elect 
  Richard Brewster 
  as a director 
  of the Company              442,248,496    89.448%    52,166,834    10.552%   33,377,112 
---------------------------  -------------  ---------  ------------  --------  ------------ 
 To re-elect 
  Sumit Rajpal 
  as a director 
  of the Company              443,148,135    89.468%    52,166,834    10.532%   32,477,473 
---------------------------  -------------  ---------  ------------  --------  ------------ 
 To elect Teresa 
  Robson-Capps 
  as a director 
  of the Company 
  *                           334,056,143    99.991%      29,164      0.009%    193,707,135 
                               498,510,000    99.994%      29,164      0.006%    29,253,278 
---------------------------  -------------  ---------  ------------  --------  ------------ 
 To elect Alison 
  Burns as a director 
  of the Company 
  *                           334,056,143    99.991%      29,164      0.009%    193,707,135 
                               498,510,000    99.994%      29,164      0.006%    29,253,278 
---------------------------  -------------  ---------  ------------  --------  ------------ 
 To elect Herman 
  Bosman as a 
  director of 
  the Company                 483,174,883    96.918%    15,364,281    3.082%    29,253,278 
---------------------------  -------------  ---------  ------------  --------  ------------ 
 To re-appoint 
  KPMG LLP as 
  auditor                     498,539,694    99.999%       1,589      0.001%    29,251,159 
---------------------------  -------------  ---------  ------------  --------  ------------ 
 To authorise 
  the directors 
  to agree the 
  auditors' remuneration      496,916,645    99.674%     1,625,122    0.326%    29,250,675 
---------------------------  -------------  ---------  ------------  --------  ------------ 
 To authorise 
  the directors 
  to allot shares 
  up to a specified 
  amount                      496,878,902    99.666%     1,662,865    0.334%    29,250,675 
---------------------------  -------------  ---------  ------------  --------  ------------ 
 To authorise 
  the directors 
  to allot shares 
  for cash without 
  making a pre-emptive 
  offer to shareholders       498,529,176    99.997%      12,905      0.003%    29,250,361 
---------------------------  -------------  ---------  ------------  --------  ------------ 
 To authorise 
  the directors 
  to allot further 
  shares (in addition 
  to 
  resolution 19) 
  for cash without 
  making a pre-emptive 
  offer to 
  shareholders 
  in limited circumstances    497,232,894    99.737%     1,308,826    0.263%    29,250,722 
---------------------------  -------------  ---------  ------------  --------  ------------ 
 To authorise 
  the directors 
  to make market 
  purchases of 
  shares                      495,934,398    99.802%      979,689     0.197%    30,878,355 
---------------------------  -------------  ---------  ------------  --------  ------------ 
 To allow general 
  meetings to 
  be called on 
  14 days' notice             495,805,099    99.450%     2,737,323    0.549%    29,250,020 
---------------------------  -------------  ---------  ------------  --------  ------------ 
 

* In accordance with LR 9.2.2E the election or re-election of any independent director by shareholders must be approved by the shareholders of the company and the independent shareholders of the company. The Company confirms that the votes disclosed for the election of these Directors show the votes cast by the independent shareholders first followed by votes cast by all shareholders of the Company.

Hastings Group

[phone]

Tony Leppard, Company Secretary

Instinctif Partners

[phone]

Giles Stewart

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