Ascential PLC AGM Results (6966N)

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RNS Number : 6966N

Ascential PLC

10 May 2018

10 May 2018

Ascential plc

Result of Annual General Meeting ("AGM")

Ascential plc (LSE: ASCL.L) ("the Company"), the global, specialist information company, today announces that all 18 resolutions at the AGM and were duly passed on a poll.

The full text of the resolutions can be found in the Notice of AGM dated 15 March 2018. The total number of votes received for each resolution is set out below. The Company's issued share capital as at 9 May 2018 was 400,690,651 with voting rights. The Company does not hold any shares in Treasury at the date of this disclosure.

 
 Resolution no.                    Shares        %       Shares       %         Shares 
                                      For               Against                 marked 
                                                                              as Votes 
                                                                              Witheld/ 
                                                                           Abstentions 
---------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------- 
 AGM 
---------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------- 
 1. To receive the 
  Annual Report and 
  Accounts for the 
  year ended 31 December 
  2017                        358,622,489    99.94      205,000    0.06         16,700 
---------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------- 
 2. To approve the 
  Annual Report on 
  Remuneration contained 
  in the Annual report 
  and Accounts                355,234,928    99.79      749,299    0.21      2,859,961 
---------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------- 
 3. To declare a 
  final dividend 
  of 3.8p per share 
  for the year ended 
  31 December 2018            358,844,189   100.00            0    0.00              0 
---------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------- 
 4. To elect Rita 
  Clifton as a Director 
  of the Company              350,355,991    97.63    8,488,198    2.37              0 
---------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------- 
 5. To elect Scott 
  Forbes as a Director 
  of the Company              276,283,690    78.04   77,725,695   21.96      4,834,803 
---------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------- 
 6. To elect Mandy 
  Gradden as a Director 
  of the Company              350,582,142    97.70    8,262,047    2.30              0 
---------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------- 
 7. To elect Paul 
  Harrison as a Director 
  of the Company              337,447,912    94.56   19,411,458    5.44      1,984,818 
---------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------- 
 8. To elect Gillian 
  Kent as a Director 
  of the Company              350,427,240    97.65    8,416,949    2.35              0 
---------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------- 
 9. To elect Duncan 
  Painter as a Director 
  of the Company              350,608,480    97.70    8,235,709    2.30              0 
---------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------- 
 10. To elect Judy 
  Vezmar as a Director 
  of the Company              350,242,918    97.60    8,601,271    2.40              0 
---------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------- 
 11. To re-appoint 
  KPMG LLP as auditor 
  of the Company              357,064,246   100.00            0    0.00      1,779,942 
---------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------- 
 12. To authorise 
  the Board to determine 
  the remuneration 
  of the auditor              358,844,065   100.00          124    0.00              0 
---------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------- 
 13. To authorise 
  the Company to 
  make political 
  donations                   352,845,553    98.33    5,998,003    1.67            633 
---------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------- 
 14. To authorise 
  the Company to 
  allot relevant 
  securities                  345,352,772    96.24   13,491,293    3.76            124 
---------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------- 
 15. To authorise 
  the Company to 
  disapply pre-emption 
  rights as per resolution 
  15 in the Notice 
  of AGM                      357,106,155    99.52    1,737,910    0.48            124 
---------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------- 
 16. To authorise 
  the Company to 
  additionally disapply 
  pre-emption rights 
  as per resolution 
  16 in the Notice 
  of AGM                      350,489,404    97.67    8,354,660    2.33            124 
---------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------- 
 17. To authorise 
  the Company to 
  purchase its own 
  shares                      355,589,751    99.33    2,399,666    0.67        854,771 
---------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------- 
 18. To authorise 
  the Company to 
  call any general 
  meeting of the 
  Company other than 
  an AGM) on not 
  less than 14 clear 
  days' notice                344,484,266    96.00   14,359,923    4.00              0 
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Notes

1. AGM Resolutions 1 to 14 were passed as ordinary resolutions. AGM Resolutions 15 to 18 were passed as special resolutions.

   2.     The number of shares 'For' includes discretionary votes. 

3. A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes "For" or "Against a resolution

4. In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2 copies of the special resolutions passed by the Company at its Annual General Meeting have been submitted to FCA's National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do

Re-election of Chairman

The Board notes that 22% of votes were cast against the re-election of Scott Forbes as Chairman. The Board seeks to ensure that all directors have sufficient capacity to meet their commitments to Ascential, including during periods where a greater than usual involvement from directors is required, as Mr Forbes has demonstrated during past and recent times of significant M&A and divestitures. The Board will continue to engage with shareholders for better understanding of concerns during the course of the year.

Enquiries:

   Louise Meads                  [phone] 

Company Secretary

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