Aptitude Software Group PLC Result of AGM and Directorate Change (7342J)

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RNS Number : 7342J

Aptitude Software Group PLC

28 April 2022

28 April 2022

Aptitude Software Group plc

("Aptitude Software" or the "Company")

Result of AGM and Directorate Change

The Board of Directors of Aptitude Software announces that, at the Company's 2022 Annual General Meeting held earlier today, all resolutions were duly passed on a show of hands.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2(R), a copy of the resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism .

As at 26 April 2022, being the proxy voting deadline, there were 57,242,940 ordinary shares with voting rights in issue. The proxies received by the Company from shareholders prior to the meeting are shown below.

Having not sought re-election at the Annual General Meeting, Peter Whiting resigned as a Director of the Company with effect from 28 April 2022. The Board thanks Peter for the extensive contribution that he has made to the Company throughout the duration of his appointment.

 
 
            RESOLUTION                         FOR                    AGAINST           WITHHELD 
 
                                       VOTES      % OF VOTES     VOTES     % OF VOTES    VOTES 
                                                     CAST*                    CAST* 
                                    -----------  -----------  ----------  -----------  --------- 
      Receive and adopt 
       the Company's Annual 
       Report & Accounts 
       for the year ended 
       31 December 2021 together 
       with the reports of 
       the Directors and 
 1     auditors.                     49,064,375       100.00           0            0          0 
     -----------------------------  -----------  -----------  ----------  -----------  --------- 
      Approve Part B of 
       the Directors' Remuneration 
       Report for the year 
       ended 31 December 
 2     2021.                         47,015,834        95.83   2,047,082         4.17      1,459 
     -----------------------------  -----------  -----------  ----------  -----------  --------- 
      Declare a final dividend 
       of 3.6 pence per ordinary 
 3     share.                        49,064,175       100.00           0            0        200 
     -----------------------------  -----------  -----------  ----------  -----------  --------- 
      Re-elect Ivan Martin 
       a Director of the 
 4     Company                       47,680,768        97.18   1,383,607         2.82          0 
     -----------------------------  -----------  -----------  ----------  -----------  --------- 
      Re-elect Barbara Moorhouse 
       a Director of the 
 5     Company                       48,868,857        99.60     195,518         0.40          0 
     -----------------------------  -----------  -----------  ----------  -----------  --------- 
      Re-elect Philip Wood 
       a Director of the 
 6     Company                       49,041,337        99.95      23,038         0.05          0 
     -----------------------------  -----------  -----------  ----------  -----------  --------- 
      Re-elect Jeremy Suddards 
       a Director of the 
 7     Company                       49,064,375       100.00           0            0          0 
     -----------------------------  -----------  -----------  ----------  -----------  --------- 
      Elect Sara Dickinson 
       as a Director of the 
 8     Company                       49,061,272        99.99       3,103         0.01          0 
     -----------------------------  -----------  -----------  ----------  -----------  --------- 
      Appoint RSM UK Audit 
       LLP as auditors of 
 9     the Company.                  49,063,863       100.00           0            0        512 
     -----------------------------  -----------  -----------  ----------  -----------  --------- 
      Authorise the Audit 
       Committee to agree 
 10    the auditors' remuneration.   49,063,593        99.99         270         0.01        512 
     -----------------------------  -----------  -----------  ----------  -----------  --------- 
      Authorise the Directors 
       to allot securities 
       pursuant to section 
       551 of the Companies 
 11    Act 2006 (the "Act").         49,043,575        99.96      20,800         0.04          0 
     -----------------------------  -----------  -----------  ----------  -----------  --------- 
      Special Resolution: 
       Disapply pre-emption 
       rights under section 
       561 of the Act within 
 12    the stated limits.            49,058,976        99.99       4,887         0.01        512 
     -----------------------------  -----------  -----------  ----------  -----------  --------- 
      Special Resolution: 
       Disapply pre-emption 
       rights under section 
       561 of the Act in 
       additional limited 
 13    circumstances.                48,619,493        99.09     444,100         0.91        782 
     -----------------------------  -----------  -----------  ----------  -----------  --------- 
      Special Resolution: 
       Authorise the Company 
       to make purchases 
       of its own shares 
       pursuant to section 
 14    701 of the Act.               49,064,182        99.99         193         0.01          0 
     -----------------------------  -----------  -----------  ----------  -----------  --------- 
      Special Resolution: 
       Authorise the holding 
       of a general meeting 
       (other than an AGM) 
       on not less than 14 
 15    clear days' notice.           48,949,997        99.77     113,503         0.23        875 
     -----------------------------  -----------  -----------  ----------  -----------  --------- 
 

*Excludes votes withheld

Contact:

 
Georgina Sharley, Company Secretary   020-3687-3200 
 

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