DRS Data & Research Services PLC Result of AGM (7539B)

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RNS Number : 7539B

DRS Data & Research Services PLC

21 June 2016

DRS Data and Research Services plc

('DRS' or the 'Company')

Results of AGM

21 June 2016

DRS Data and Research Services plc ('DRS' or the 'Company')

Results of AGM & Appointment of New Director

DRS announces that at its AGM held on 20 June 2016, all resolutions were approved by shareholders.

A breakdown of proxy votes lodged prior to the AGM in relation to Resolutions 1 to 10 (duly passed on a show of hands) is set out below.

 
                      In Favour         Against        Withheld 
     Resolution         Votes      %     Votes    %      Votes 
1. To receive 
 the audited 
 annual accounts 
 and reports          2,865,535  98.35  48,000   1.65  9,082,197 
2. To approve 
 the Directors' 
 Remuneration 
 Report               2,855,235  98.00  58,300   2.00  9,082,197 
3. To elect 
 Keith Bogg as 
 a Director           2,822,827  97.38  76,000   2.62  9,096,905 
4. To re-elect 
 Mark Tebbutt 
 as a Director        2,848,115  98.07  56,000   1.93  9,091,617 
5. To re-appoint 
 Grant Thornton 
 UK LLP as auditor    2,865,535  98.35  48,000   1.65  9,082,197 
6. To authorise 
 the Directors 
 to determine 
 the remuneration 
 of the auditor       2,853,115  98.33  48,420   1.67  9,094,197 
7. To authorise 
 the Directors 
 to allot shares      2,824,534  97.25  80,001   2/75  9.091,197 
8. To authorise 
 the disapplication 
 of statutory 
 pre-emption 
 rights               2,818,242  97.32  77,581   2.68  9,099,909 
9. To authorise 
 the Company 
 to purchase 
 its own shares       2,827,166  97.21  81,081   2.79  9,087,485 
10. To allow 
 general meetings 
 (other than 
 annual general 
 meetings) to 
 be called on 
 14 clear days' 
 notice               4,864,435  99.00  49,100   1.00  7,082,197 
 

Total number of votes cast by proxy on Resolutions 1 to 10 (incl. Chairman and 3(rd) party discretion and votes withheld): 11,995,732

A poll was called by the Chairman for Resolutions 11 and 12 and the results of the poll for each resolution were as follows:

 
                   In Favour          Against        Withheld 
   Resolution        Votes       %     Votes    %      Votes 
11. To elect 
 Gary Brighton 
 as a Director     15,847,104  94.71  885,417  5.29  4,907,920 
12. To direct 
 the Board to 
 consider a move 
 to AIM            20,485,160  99.03  201,221  0.97   942,920 
 

Further to the passing of Resolution 11 the Company is pleased to announce that it has appointed Gary Brighton, Sales & Marketing Director, as an additional director to the Board with effect from 20 June 2016.

There are no other details that are required to be disclosed under Listing Rule 9.6.13.

A copy of the ordinary and special resolutions passed at the meeting will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM. Details of the proxy votes cast for each resolution will also be available on the Company's web site at http://www.drs.co.uk.

For further information please contact:

   John Richardson                      Company Secretary                T: 01908 666088 

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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