Hays PLC Result of AGM (6264W)

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RNS Number : 6264W

Hays PLC

15 November 2017

HAYS PLC

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2017

RESULTS OF THE POLL

Hays plc held its thirtieth Annual General Meeting today, 15 November 2017, 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 13 November 2017 was 1,464,096,566 (1,448,261,654 excluding shares held in Treasury).

POLL RESULTS

The results of the poll are as follows:

 
Resolution                                                                                               Votes 
                                       Votes For           Votes Against           Votes Total          Withheld 
                                     No.           %         No.        %          No.        % ISC       No. 
       To receive 
        the Directors' 
        and Auditor's 
        Reports and 
        the financial 
        statements 
        for the year 
        ended 30 June 
 1.     2017                     1,063,953,316   98.19    19,562,060   1.81   1,083,515,376   74.81%   4,055,279 
       To approve 
        the Directors' 
        Remuneration 
 2.     Policy                   1,015,990,462   94.02    64,624,371   5.98   1,080,614,833   74.61%   6,955,822 
       To approve 
        the Directors' 
        Remuneration 
 3.     Report                   1,050,951,568   97.60    25,863,641   2.40   1,076,815,209   74.35%   10,755,446 
       To approve 
 4.     a final dividend         1,087,564,519   100.00     2,419      0.00   1,087,566,938   75.09%     3,717 
       To approve 
 5.     a special dividend       1,087,529,722   100.00     34,286     0.00   1,087,564,008   75.09%     6,647 
       To re-elect 
        Alan Thomson 
        as a director 
 6.     of the Company           1,057,535,643   98.33    17,948,189   1.67   1,075,483,832   74.26%   12,086,823 
       To re-elect 
        Alistair Cox 
        as a director 
 7.     of the Company           1,087,407,760   100.00     36,443     0.00   1,087,444,203   75.09%    126,452 
       To re-elect 
        Paul Venables 
        as a director 
 8.     of the Company           1,082,823,201   99.58    4,621,002    0.42   1,087,444,203   75.09%    126,452 
       To re-elect 
        Victoria Jarman 
        as a director 
 9.     of the Company           1,069,291,664   98.33    18,151,739   1.67   1,087,443,403   75.09%    127,252 
       To re-elect 
        Torsten Kreindl 
        as a director 
 10.    of the Company           1,077,298,700   99.07    10,145,503   0.93   1,087,444,203   75.09%    126,452 
       To re-elect 
        MT Rainey as 
        a director 
 11.    of the Company           1,077,304,760   99.07    10,132,843   0.93   1,087,437,603   75.09%    133,052 
 
       To re-elect 
        Peter Williams 
        as a director 
 12.    of the Company           1,082,176,505   99.52    5,263,498    0.48   1,087,440,003   75.09%    130,652 
       To elect Andrew 
        Martin as a 
        director of 
 13.    the Company              1,082,111,314   99.51    5,331,794    0.49   1,087,443,108   75.09%    127,547 
       To elect Susan 
        Murray as a 
        director of 
 14.    the Company              1,082,092,617   99.51    5,351,019    0.49   1,087,443,636   75.09%    127,019 
       To reappoint 
        PricewaterhouseCoopers 
        LLC as auditor 
 15.    of the Company           1,048,723,023   97.43    27,634,898   2.57   1,076,357,921   74.32%   11,212,734 
       To authorise 
        the directors 
        to determine 
        the auditor's 
 16.    remuneration             1,071,305,915   98.51    16,251,525   1.49   1,087,557,440   75.09%     13,215 
       To authorise 
        the Company 
        to make political 
 17.    donations                1,044,416,462   96.10    42,355,918   3.90   1,086,772,380   75.04%    798,275 
       To authorise 
        the directors 
        to allot Ordinary 
        shares in the 
 18.    Company                  1,057,124,446   97.20    30,425,439   2.80   1,087,549,885   75.09%     20,770 
       To authorise 
        the directors 
        to disapply 
        pre-emption 
 19.    rights *                 1,057,328,090   97.26    29,791,027   2.74   1,087,119,117   75.06%    451,538 
       To authorise 
        the Company 
        to purchase 
        its own shares 
 20.    *                        1,072,630,509   98.78    13,287,191   1.22   1,085,917,700   74.98%   1,652,955 
       To authorise 
        the calling 
        of a general 
        meeting with 
        14 clear days' 
 21.    notice *                 1,031,006,689   94.81    56,454,288   5.19   1,087,460,977   75.09%    109,678 
 

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

15 November 2017

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