World Trade Systems PLC AGM Statement (7366J)

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RNS Number : 7366J

World Trade Systems PLC

30 June 2017

30 June 2017

World Trade Systems plc

RESULTS OF 2017 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The annual general meeting of the company was held on 29 June 2017, the resolutions set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting were passed and the results of the voting are as follows:

 
 Resolutions                         Votes Cast 
----------------------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
                                     For         Discretion   Against   Withheld* 
----------------------------------  ----------  -----------  --------  ---------- 
 Ordinary Resolutions 
----------------------------------  ----------  -----------  --------  ---------- 
 1. To receive the annual 
  report and accounts for 
  the year ended 31 December 
  2016                               5,112,455   231          105       261 
----------------------------------  ----------  -----------  --------  ---------- 
 2. To approve the Directors' 
  Remuneration report other 
  than the remuneration 
  policy for the year ended 
  31 December 2016                   5,112,263   283          481       25 
----------------------------------  ----------  -----------  --------  ---------- 
 3. To approve the remuneration 
  policy contained in the 
  directors' remuneration 
  report for the financial 
  year ended 31 December 
  2016                               5,111,650   295          577       530 
----------------------------------  ----------  -----------  --------  ---------- 
 4. To re-elect Mr Shao 
  Chen as a director                 5,112,418   243          104       287 
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 5.. To re-elect Mr AKM 
  Ismail as a director               5,112,418   243          93        298 
----------------------------------  ----------  -----------  --------  ---------- 
 6. To re-elect Ms Xin 
  (Ellen) Lu as a director           5,112,443   243          104       262 
----------------------------------  ----------  -----------  --------  ---------- 
 7. To re-elect Mr John 
  Anthony Hoskinson as 
  a director                         5,112,315   243          208       287 
----------------------------------  ----------  -----------  --------  ---------- 
 8. To re-appoint Grant 
  Thornton (UK) LLP as 
  auditors                           5,112,565   243          208       36 
----------------------------------  ----------  -----------  --------  ---------- 
 9. To determine the remuneration 
  of the auditors                    5,112,704   243          105       0 
----------------------------------  ----------  -----------  --------  ---------- 
 10. To authorise the 
  directors to allot shares 
  up to a maximum amount 
  of GBP29,180                       5,112,379   245          428       0 
----------------------------------  ----------  -----------  --------  ---------- 
 Special Resolutions 
----------------------------------  ----------  -----------  --------  ---------- 
 11. To empower the directors 
  to allot equity securities 
  up to a maximum amount 
  of GBP4,377 as if section 
  561 did not apply to 
  such allotments                    5,111,615   557          635       245 
----------------------------------  ----------  -----------  --------  ---------- 
 12. To (a) amend the 
  Company's memorandum 
  of association; and (b) 
  approve the proposed 
  new articles of association 
  of the Company in substitution 
  for the Company's current 
  articles of association            5,112,038   648          366       0 
----------------------------------  ----------  -----------  --------  ---------- 
 13. To authorise the 
  calling of General Meetings 
  (not being an Annual 
  General Meeting) by notice 
  of at least 14 clear 
  days                               5,112,600   243          116       93 
----------------------------------  ----------  -----------  --------  ---------- 
 

A vote 'withheld' is not counted in the votes cast 'for' or 'against' the resolution.

The number of shares in issue at today's date is 8,753,867.

The full text of the resolutions is shown in the Notice of Annual General Meeting which is available on the Company's website www.worldtradesystemsplc.com.

Copies of resolutions 11 to 13 relating to special business will be submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism which is located at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.

 
 Enquiries: 
  AKM Ismail 
  Executive Director 
  [e-mail] 
 

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