Hollywood Bowl Group plc Result of AGM (7101X)

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RNS Number : 7101X

Hollywood Bowl Group plc

23 February 2017

Hollywood Bowl Group plc (the "Company")

Results of the Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting (the "Meeting") of the Company was held on Thursday 23 February 2017 at 10.00am (London time). At the Meeting, the ordinary and special resolutions set out in the Notice of the Annual General Meeting dated 4 January 2017 (the "Notice of AGM"), were proposed and passed by way of a poll. Resolutions 1 to 13 were passed as ordinary resolutions. Resolutions 14 to 17 were passed as special resolutions.

Full details of the poll results are set out below and will also be available on the Company's website www.hollywoodbowlgroup.com.

 
 No   RESOLUTION                     VOTES        %       VOTES      %         TOTAL     % of       VOTES 
                                       FOR              AGAINST                VOTES      ISC    WITHHELD 
                                                                                        VOTED 
      To receive 
       the Directors' 
       report and 
       the accounts 
       for the Company 
       for the year 
       ended 30 September 
 1     2016                    108,238,469   100.00           0   0.00   108,238,469    72.16         425 
     -----------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -----  ------------  -------  ---------- 
      To declare 
       a final dividend 
       of 0.19 pence 
       per ordinary 
       share for the 
       year ended 
       30 September 
 2     2016                    108,238,469   100.00           0   0.00   108,238,469    72.16         425 
     -----------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -----  ------------  -------  ---------- 
      To approve 
       the Directors' 
       Remuneration 
       Report for 
       the year ended 
       30 September 
 3     2016                    108,238,469   100.00           0   0.00   108,238,469    72.16         425 
     -----------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -----  ------------  -------  ---------- 
      To approved 
       the Directors' 
       Remuneration 
 4     Policy                  106,731,899    98.61   1,506,570   1.39   108,238,469    72.16         425 
     -----------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -----  ------------  -------  ---------- 
      To elect Nick 
       Backhouse as 
 5     a Director              108,227,460    99.99      11,009   0.01   108,238,469    72.16         425 
     -----------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -----  ------------  -------  ---------- 
      To elect Peter 
       Boddy as a 
 6     Director                106,343,335    98.27   1,868,527   1.73   108,211,862    72.14      27,032 
     -----------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -----  ------------  -------  ---------- 
      To elect Stephen 
       Burns as a 
 7     Director                108,238,469   100.00           0   0.00   108,238,469    72.16         425 
     -----------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -----  ------------  -------  ---------- 
      To elect Laurence 
 8     Keen as a Director      108,238,469   100.00           0   0.00   108,238,469    72.16         425 
     -----------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -----  ------------  -------  ---------- 
      To elect Bill 
       Priestley as 
 9     a Director              108,200,852    99.97      37,617   0.03   108,238,469    72.16         425 
     -----------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -----  ------------  -------  ---------- 
      To elect Claire 
       Tiney as a 
 10    Director                108,238,044    99.99         425   0.01   108,238,469    72.16         425 
     -----------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -----  ------------  -------  ---------- 
      To re-appoint 
       KPMG LLP as 
       auditors of 
 11    the Company             108,109,113    99.88     129,356   0.12   108,238,469    72.16         425 
     -----------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -----  ------------  -------  ---------- 
      To authorise 
       the Audit Committee 
       of the Company 
       to fix the 
       remuneration 
 12    of the auditors         108,146,305    99.91      92,164   0.09   108,238,469    72.16         425 
     -----------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -----  ------------  -------  ---------- 
      To authorise 
       the Directors 
 13    to allot shares         108,238,044    99.99         425   0.01   108,238,469    72.16         425 
     -----------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -----  ------------  -------  ---------- 
      To authorise 
       the Directors 
       to disapply 
       statutory pre-emption 
       rights in respect 
       of 5% of the 
       Company's issued 
 14    share capital           108,238,469   100.00           0   0.00   108,238,469    72.16         425 
     -----------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -----  ------------  -------  ---------- 
      To authorise 
       the Directors 
       to disapply 
       statutory pre-emption 
       rights in respect 
       of an additional 
       5% of the Company's 
       issued share 
 15    capital                 108,201,277    99.97      37,192   0.03   108,238,469    72.16         425 
     -----------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -----  ------------  -------  ---------- 
      To authorise 
       the Company 
       to buy back 
 16    shares                  108,211,862    99.98      26,607   0.02   108,238,469    72.16         425 
     -----------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -----  ------------  -------  ---------- 
      To authorise 
       the Directors 
       to call a general 
       meeting other 
       than an annual 
       general meeting 
       on not less 
       than 14 clear 
 17    days' notice            108,066,851    99.84     171,618   0.16   108,238,469    72.16         425 
     -----------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -----  ------------  -------  ---------- 
 

Notes:

1. Any proxy arrangement which gave discretion to the Chairman has been included in the "for" totals.

2. A "Vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the percentage of shares voted "For" or "Against" any resolution.

3. The number of shares in issue at 6:00 p.m. on 21 February 2017 was 150,000,000 (the "Share Capital"). The Company does not hold any shares in treasury.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of resolutions passed at the Meeting concerning items other than ordinary business will shortly be available for inspection on the National Storage Mechanism which can be accessed at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do

Enquiries:

 
 Hollywood Bowl Group                       via Tulchan 
  Steve Burns, Chief Executive Officer       Communications 
  Laurence Keen, Chief Financial Officer 
  Mat Hart, Commercial Director 
 
 
 Tulchan Communications 
  James Macey White                         +44 (0) 
  David Allchurch                            207 353 
  Will Smith                                 4200 
 
 

Notes to Editors:

Hollywood Bowl Group is the UK's largest ten-pin bowling operator, with a portfolio of 55 centres operating across the UK under the Hollywood Bowl, AMF and Bowlplex brands. The Group specialises in operating large, high quality bowling centres, predominantly located in out of town multi-use leisure parks (typically co-located with cinema and casual dining sites) and large retail parks. The centres are designed to offer a complete family entertainment experience with each centre offering at least 16 bowling lanes, on-site dining, licensed bars, and state-of-the-art family games arcades.

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