Hays PLC Result of AGM (7836O)

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RNS Number : 7836O

Hays PLC

09 November 2016

HAYS PLC

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2016

RESULTS OF THE POLL

Hays plc held its twenty ninth Annual General Meeting today, 9 November 2016, at the offices of UBS, 5 Broadgate, London, EC2M 2QS at 12 noon. All resolutions were duly passed on a poll. The results are shown below.

The 'For' vote includes those giving the Chairman discretion. Votes withheld are not votes in law and therefore have not been counted in the calculation of the percentage of votes for or against a resolution.

The issued share capital (ISC) at the close of business on 7 November 2016 was 1,464,096,566 (1,442,535,578 excluding shares held in Treasury).

POLL RESULTS

The results of the poll are as follows:

 
Resolution                                                                    Votes Total           Votes 
                                  Votes For           Votes Against                                Withheld 
                                      No.        %          No.      %             No.    % ISC          No. 
       To receive 
        and adopt the 
        Directors' 
        and Auditor's 
        Reports and 
        the financial 
        statements 
        for the year 
        ended 30 June 
 1.     2016                1,147,118,840    98.96   12,094,881   1.04   1,159,213,721   80.36%       93,559 
       To approve 
        the Directors' 
        Remuneration 
 2.     Report              1,121,184,706    96.72   38,040,863   3.28   1,159,225,569   80.36%       81,710 
       To declare 
        a final dividend 
        for the year 
        ended 30 June 
 3.     2016                1,159,279,147   100.00        3,833   0.00   1,159,282,980   80.36%       24,300 
       To re-elect 
        Alan Thomson 
        as a director 
 4.     of the Company      1,075,286,841    97.75   24,757,687   2.25   1,100,044,528   76.26%   59,262,751 
       To re-elect 
        Alistair Cox 
        as a director 
 5.     of the Company      1,159,179,899    99.99       82,590   0.01   1,159,262,489   80.36%       44,791 
       To re-elect 
        Paul Venables 
        as a director 
 6.     of the Company      1,159,168,942    99.99       87,747   0.01   1,159,256,689   80.36%       50,591 
       To re-elect 
        Paul Harrison 
        as a director 
 7.     of the Company      1,134,334,109    97.85   24,937,179   2.15   1,159,271,288   80.36%       35,991 
       To re-elect 
        Victoria Jarman 
        as a director 
 8.     of the Company      1,155,973,736    99.72    3,300,752   0.28   1,159,274,488   80.36%       32,791 
       To re-elect 
        Torsten Kreindl 
        as a director 
 9.     of the Company      1,154,021,438    99.55    5,252,106   0.45   1,159,273,544   80.36%       33,736 
       To re-elect 
        Pippa Wicks 
        as a director 
 10.    of the Company      1,153,958,043    99.54    5,314,246   0.46   1,159,272,289   80.36%       34,991 
       To re-elect 
        Peter Williams 
        as a director 
 11.    of the Company      1,157,986,049    99.89    1,279,640   0.11   1,159,265,689   80.36%       41,591 
       To elect MT 
        Rainey as a 
        director of 
 12.    the Company         1,154,568,643    99.60    4,693,842   0.40   1,159,262,485   80.36%       44,795 
       To appoint 
        PwC LLP as 
        auditor of 
 13.    the Company         1,155,442,246    99.67    3,831,311   0.33   1,159,273,557   80.36%       33,723 
       To authorise 
        the directors 
        to determine 
        the auditor's 
 14.    remuneration        1,151,271,097    99.31    7,980,083   0.69   1,159,251,180   80.36%       56,100 
       To authorise 
        the Company 
        to make political 
 15.    donations           1,101,275,959    95.03   57,643,282   4.97   1,158,919,241   80.34%      388,039 
       To authorise 
        the directors 
        to allot Ordinary 
        shares in the 
 16.    Company             1,111,041,613    95.84   48,220,315   4.16   1,159,261,928   80.36%       45,352 
       To authorise 
        the directors 
        to disapply 
        pre-emption 
 17.    rights *            1,158,423,070    99.93      817,263   0.07   1,159,240,333   80.36%       66,947 
       To authorise 
        the Company 
        to purchase 
        its own shares 
 18.    *                   1,145,456,262    98.81   13,815,731   1.19   1,159,271,993   80.36%       35,286 
       To authorise 
        the calling 
        of a general 
        meeting with 
        14 clear days' 
 19.    notice *            1,077,205,173    92.92   82,043,105   7.08   1,159,248,278   80.36%       59,001 
       To authorise 
        the directors 
        to approve 
 20.    the DAB             1,152,141,508    99.48    5,994,003   0.52   1,158,135,511   80.28%    1,171,769 
       To authorise 
        the directors 
        to approve 
 21.    the US ESPP         1,155,199,899    99.75    2,948,261   0.25   1,158,148,160   80.29%    1,159,120 
 

Special resolutions are indicated by an asterisk.

The full text of each of the resolutions is set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting, which is available at haysplc.com/investors/shareholder-services/agm

In accordance with UK Listing Rule 9.6.2R, copies of the resolutions other than those concerning ordinary business passed at the Annual General Meeting have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at morningstar.co.uk

Chris Winters

Deputy Company Secretary

9 November 2016

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