ME Group International PLC Result of AGM (8996X)

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RNS Number : 8996X

ME Group International PLC

28 April 2023

28 April 2023

ME GROUP INTERNATIONAL PLC

('ME Group')

Result of 2023 Annual General Meeting ('AGM')

Result of AGM

ME Group, the instant-service equipment group, held its AGM today at the offices of Hudson Sandler LLP, 25 Charterhouse Square, London EC1M 6AE. All resolutions set out in the Notice of AGM sent to shareholders on 17 March 2023 were passed on a show of hands.

The following levels of proxy appointments and associated instructions were received before the meeting:

 
                          The number of 
                        shares in respect 
                         of which proxy 
                        appointments have                      Proxy Votes         Proxy Votes 
Ordinary Business       been validly made  Proxy Votes For       Against            withheld        % for    % against 
Ordinary Resolutions 
                        -----------------  ---------------  ------------------  -----------------  --------  --------- 
     To receive the 
     Accounts and 
     Report of the 
     directors and the 
     auditor for the 
     year ended 31 
1.   October 2022.         296,043,584       295,864,153          40,189             139,242        99.99%     0.01% 
     -----------------  -----------------  ---------------  ------------------  -----------------  --------  --------- 
2.   To approve the 
     directors' 
     remuneration 
     report for the 
     year ended 31 
     October 2022.         296,043,584       269,821,992        26,068,419           153,173        91.19%     8.81% 
     -----------------  -----------------  ---------------  ------------------  -----------------  --------  --------- 
3.   To approve a 
     final dividend 3p 
     per ordinary 
     share in respect 
     of the year ended 
     31 October 
     2022 payable on 
     12 May 2023.          296,043,584       295,980,328          39,647             23,609         99.99%     0.01% 
     -----------------  -----------------  ---------------  ------------------  -----------------  --------  --------- 
     To re-appoint 
     Mazars LLP as 
4.   auditor.              296,043,584       295,970,745          43,347             29,492         99.99%     0.01% 
     -----------------  -----------------  ---------------  ------------------  -----------------  --------  --------- 
5.   To authorise the 
     directors to fix 
     the remuneration 
     of the auditor.       296,043,584       295,971,211          43,647             28,726         99.99%     0.01% 
     -----------------  -----------------  ---------------  ------------------  -----------------  --------  --------- 
As Special Business 
                        -----------------  ---------------  ------------------  -----------------  --------  --------- 
6.   To permit the                           294,452,264        1,530,575            60,745         99.48%     0.52% 
     Company to make 
     political 
     donations             296,043,584 
     -----------------  -----------------  ---------------  ------------------  -----------------  --------  --------- 
7.   To authorise the      296,043,584 
     directors to                             295,086,950                                            99.69%     0.31% 
     allot shares and 
     grant rights to 
     subscribe for, or 
     convert any 
     security into, 
     shares up to a 
     maximum amount.                                             924,908             31,726 
     -----------------  -----------------  ---------------  ------------------  -----------------  --------  --------- 
Special Resolutions 
                        -----------------  ---------------  ------------------  -----------------  --------  --------- 
8.   To allow general      296,043,584 
     meetings other 
     than an Annual 
     General Meeting 
     may be called on 
     not less than 
     14 clear days' 
     notice.                                 295,197,150         815,532             30,902         99.72%     0.28% 
     -----------------  -----------------  ---------------  ------------------  -----------------  --------  --------- 
9.   To enable             296,043,584 
     directors to 
     allot shares for 
     cash without 
     first offering 
     them to existing 
     shareholders.                           294,894,500        1,095,974            53,110         99.63%     0.37% 
     -----------------  -----------------  ---------------  ------------------  -----------------  --------  --------- 
10.  To grant              296,043,584 
     additional rights 
     to the directors 
     to enable them to 
     allot shares for 
     cash without 
     first offering 
     them to existing 
     shareholders.                           294,246,550        1,743,924            53,110         99.41%     0.59% 
     -----------------  -----------------  ---------------  ------------------  -----------------  --------  --------- 
11.  To authorise the      296,043,584 
     Company to make 
     market purchases 
     of its own 
     shares.                                 295,768,250         191,672             83,662         99.94%     0.06% 
     -----------------  -----------------  ---------------  ------------------  -----------------  --------  --------- 
 

Notes:

1. Votes withheld have not been counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes "for" and "against" resolutions.

2. Valid proxy instructions were received in respect of 296,043,584 shares representing 78.29% of the issued share capital.

3. Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman have been included in the "for" total.

Enquiries:

 
 ME Group International plc 
 Del Mansi, Company Secretary    [phone] 
 Hudson Sandler 
 Wendy Baker/Ben Wilson          [phone] 
                                  ME [e-mail] 
 

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