CLS Holdings PLC Result of AGM (1142M)

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RNS Number : 1142M

CLS Holdings PLC

25 April 2018

CLS Holdings plc

(the "Company" or "CLS")

Result of AGM

At the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of the Company held at 10.00am today all the resolutions as set out in the Notice of Meeting dated 23 March 2018 were unanimously passed on a show of hands. Details of the Proxy votes are shown below and will shortly be available on the Company's website (www.clsholdings.com):

 
                                                                                    Votes 
                                          For*                  Against           Withheld** 
-------------------------------  ----------------------  ---------------------  ------------  ------------ 
                                                                                                  Total 
                                                                                                  Votes 
                                                                                                   Cast 
                                                                                                  (excl. 
                                                % Votes                % Votes                    Votes 
           Resolution                Votes        Cast      Votes        Cast       Votes       Withheld) 
-------------------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  ------------ 
 Receive and adopt the 
  Annual Report & Accounts        333,940,484   99.86     473,349      0.14      370,000       334,413,833 
-------------------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  ------------ 
 Approve the Directors' 
  Annual Remuneration 
  Report                          320,312,662   95.69     14,436,310   4.31      34,861        334,748,972 
-------------------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  ------------ 
 Approve a final dividend 
  of 4.30 pence per ordinary 
  share                           334,783,834   100       0            0         0             334,783,834 
-------------------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  ------------ 
 Re-elect Henry Klotz 
  as a Director                   325,894,013   97.34     8,889,820    2.66      0             334,783,833 
-------------------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  ------------ 
 Re-elect Anna Seeley 
  as a Director                   313,187,133   93.55     21,596,700   6.45      0             334,783,833 
-------------------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  ------------ 
 Re-elect Fredrik Widlund 
  as a Director                   334,002,944   99.77     780,890      0.23      0             334,783,834 
-------------------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  ------------ 
 Re-elect John Whiteley 
  as a Director                   333,965,430   99.76     818,404      0.24      0             334,783,834 
-------------------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  ------------ 
 Re-elect Sten Mortstedt 
  as a Director                   327,097,902   98.09     6,381,303    1.91      1,304,628     333,479,205 
-------------------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  ------------ 
 Re-elect Malcolm Cooper 
  as a Director                   312,087,454   93.38     22,122,136   6.62      574,243       334,209,590 
-------------------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  ------------ 
 Re-elect Elizabeth 
  Edwards as a Director           334,002,764   99.77     781,070      0.23      0             334,783,834 
-------------------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  ------------ 
 Re-elect Christopher 
  Jarvis as a Director            330,791,231   98.81     3,992,602    1.19      0             334,783,833 
-------------------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  ------------ 
 Re-elect Bengt Mortstedt 
  as a Director                   317,990,872   94.98     16,792,761   5.02      200           334,783,633 
-------------------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  ------------ 
 Re-elect Lennart Sten 
  as a Director                   331,616,618   99.05     3,167,215    0.95      0             334,783,833 
-------------------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  ------------ 
 Re-appoint Deloitte 
  LLP as auditors                 333,946,294   99.75     837,539      0.25      0             334,783,833 
-------------------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  ------------ 
 Authorise the directors 
  to determine the auditors' 
  remuneration                    334,413,494   99.89     370,000      0.11      340           334,783,494 
-------------------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  ------------ 
 Authorise the directors 
  to allot relevant securities    334,396,174   99.88     387,320      0.12      340           334,783,494 
-------------------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  ------------ 
 Authorise the directors 
  to make non pre-emptive 
  share allotments                334,684,514   99.97     98,780       0.03      540           334,783,294 
-------------------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  ------------ 
 Authorise the directors 
  to make market purchases 
  of shares                       334,298,274   99.86     485,219      0.14      340           334,783,493 
-------------------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  ------------ 
 Authorise General Meetings 
  to be called on not 
  less than 14 clear 
  days' notice                    333,774,027   99.70     1,009,807    0.3       0             334,783,834 
-------------------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  ------------ 
 
 
 Votes of the Independent                 For*                  Against          Votes 
  Shareholders (excluding                                                         Withheld** 
  the voting interest 
  of Companies owned 
  and controlled by the 
  investment vehicle 
  for the Sten and Karin 
  Mortstedt Family and 
  Charity Trust as Controlling 
  Shareholder holding 
  51% of the Issued Ordinary 
  Share Capital) on the 
  resolutions concerning 
  the election of the 
  Independent non-executive 
  directors. 
-------------------------------  ----------------------  ---------------------  ------------  ------------ 
 Ordinary Resolutions             Votes         % Votes   Votes        % Votes   Votes         Total 
                                                 Cast                   Cast                    Votes 
                                                                                                Cast 
                                                                                                (excl. 
                                                                                                Votes 
                                                                                                Withheld) 
-------------------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  ------------ 
 Re-elect Malcolm Cooper          104,238,714   82.49     22,122,136   17.51     574,243       126,360,850 
-------------------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  ------------ 
 Re-elect Elizabeth 
  Edwards                         126,154,024   99.38     781,070      0.62      0             126,935,094 
-------------------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  ------------ 
 Re-elect Christopher 
  Jarvis                          122,942,491   96.85     3,992,602    3.15      0             126,935,093 
-------------------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  ------------ 
 Re-elect Lennart Sten            123,767,878   97.50     3,167,215    2.50      0             126,935,093 
-------------------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  ------------ 
 
   *     Includes those votes giving the Chairman discretion. 

** These votes are not counted towards the votes cast at the AGM.

A copy of the resolutions passed at the AGM will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do

Enquiries:

   CLS Holdings plc                                                  [phone] 

David Fuller

www.clsholdings.com

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