Bilby PLC Result of Annual General Meeting (3789R)

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RNS Number : 3789R

Bilby PLC

28 October 2019

28 October 2019

Bilby plc

("Bilby" or the "Group")

Result of Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting of Bilby plc was held earlier today at the offices of Hudson Sandler LLP, 25 Charterhouse Square, London, EC1M 6AE.

Resolutions 1 and 3 to 6 were passed as ordinary resolutions on a show of hands. Resolutions 2 and 7 were passed as ordinary resolutions on a poll, and resolution 8 was passed as a special resolution on a poll.

The following table sets out the results of the poll in respect of resolutions 2,7 and 8.

 
 Resolution                 Votes for    %       Votes against   %      Votes withheld 
 Resolution 2 (Ordinary) 
  To re-appoint Kingston 
  Smith LLP as auditors.    20,133,540   99.74   53,131          0.26   836,912 
                           -----------  ------  --------------  -----  --------------- 
 Resolution 7 (Ordinary) 
  To authorise the 
  directors to allot 
  securities.               20,151,129   99.90   20,000          0.10   836,912 
                           -----------  ------  --------------  -----  --------------- 
 Resolution 8 (Special) 
  To disapply pre 
  emption rights.           20,104,598   99.66   68,823          0.34   836,912 
                           -----------  ------  --------------  -----  --------------- 
 

The number of votes lodged by proxy for and against each of the resolutions proposed, and the number of votes withheld was as follows:

 
  Resolution                 Votes for    %       Votes      %      Chairman's    %      Votes 
                                                   against           Discretion           withheld 
 Resolution 1 (Ordinary) 
  To receive and adopt 
  the Annual Report 
  and Accounts for 
  the financial year 
  ended 31 March 2019.       20,137,998   99.84   33,131     0.16   0             0      0 
                            -----------  ------  ---------  -----  ------------  -----  ---------- 
 Resolution 2 (Ordinary) 
  To re-appoint Kingston 
  Smith LLP as auditors.     20,117,998   99.74   53,131     0.26   0             0      0 
                            -----------  ------  ---------  -----  ------------  -----  ---------- 
 Resolution 3 (Ordinary) 
  To appoint David 
  Bullen as a director 
  of the Company.            20,151,129   99.90   20,000     0.10   0             0      0 
                            -----------  ------  ---------  -----  ------------  -----  ---------- 
 Resolution 4 (Ordinary) 
  To appoint Clive 
  Lovett as a director 
  of the Company.            20,117,998   99.74   53,131     0.26   0             0      0 
                            -----------  ------  ---------  -----  ------------  -----  ---------- 
 Resolution 5 (Ordinary) 
  To appoint Lee Venables 
  as a director of 
  the Company.               20,117,998   99.84   33,131     0.16   0             0      20,000 
                            -----------  ------  ---------  -----  ------------  -----  ---------- 
 Resolution 6 (Ordinary) 
  To appoint Chris 
  Webster as a director 
  of the Company.            20,117,998   99.84   33,131     0.16   0             0      20,000 
                            -----------  ------  ---------  -----  ------------  -----  ---------- 
 Resolution 7 (Ordinary) 
  To authorise the 
  directors to allot 
  securities.                20,151,129   99.90   20,000     0.10   0             0      0 
                            -----------  ------  ---------  -----  ------------  -----  ---------- 
 Resolution 8 (Special) 
  To disapply pre 
  emption rights.            20,104,598   99.67   53,281     0.26   13,250        0.07   0 
                            -----------  ------  ---------  -----  ------------  -----  ---------- 
 

As at the time of the meeting, the Company had 40,540,027 ordinary shares in issue. Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share. Votes withheld are not votes in law and so have not been included in the calculation of the proportion of votes for and against a resolution.

Enquiries

 
 Bilby plc 
 Sangita Shah, Non-Executive Chair               [phone] 
  David Bullen, Chief Executive Officer           (via Hudson Sandler) 
 
 Canaccord Genuity Limited (Nominated Adviser 
  and Joint Broker)                              [phone] 
 Corporate Broking: 
  Bobbie Hilliam 
  Georgina McCooke 
 
  Sales: 
  Jonathan Barr 
 Stanford Capital Partners (Joint Broker) 
 John Howes                                      [phone] 
 Bob Pountney                                    [phone] 
 
 
 Hudson Sandler (Financial PR)                   [phone] 
 Charlie Jack 
  Bertie Berger 
 

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