Harvey Nash Group PLC Results of Annual General Meeting (6040J)

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RNS Number : 6040J

Harvey Nash Group PLC

29 June 2017

Harvey Nash Group PLC

("Harvey Nash" or the "Company")

Results of Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting of the Company was held at 9.30 a.m. on 29 June 2017.

Resolutions 1 to 11 were passed as ordinary resolutions and Resolutions 13 and 14 were passed as special resolutions. Resolution 12 did not pass as a special resolution. A poll was held on each of the resolutions proposed. The results of the polls are as follows:

 
 Resolution                         Votes      % For     Votes      % Against     Votes 
                                      For                Against                 Withheld 
-------------------------------  -----------  ------  -----------  ----------  ---------- 
  1. To adopt the Company's 
   annual accounts and 
   the Directors' and 
   Auditor's Reports 
   for the year ended 
   31 January 2017                48,054,825   99.97     14,055       0.03        1,110 
-------------------------------  -----------  ------  -----------  ----------  ---------- 
  2. To approve the 
   Directors' Remuneration 
   Report                         48,032,575   99.93     33,805       0.07        3,610 
-------------------------------  -----------  ------  -----------  ----------  ---------- 
  3. To approve the 
   Directors' Remuneration 
   Policy set out in 
   the Directors' Remuneration 
   Report                         48,028,375   99.93     34,255       0.07        7,360 
-------------------------------  -----------  ------  -----------  ----------  ---------- 
  4. To declare a final 
   dividend of 2.525p 
   per ordinary share             48,054,825   99.97     14,055       0.03        1,110 
-------------------------------  -----------  ------  -----------  ----------  ---------- 
  5. To re-elect Albert 
   Ellis as a director            48,047,345   99.96     19,035       0.04        3,610 
-------------------------------  -----------  ------  -----------  ----------  ---------- 
  6. To re-elect Ian 
   Davies as a director           48,052,325   99.97     14,055       0.03        3,610 
-------------------------------  -----------  ------  -----------  ----------  ---------- 
  7. To re-elect Kevin 
   Thomas as a director           48,052,325   99.97     14,055       0.03        3,610 
-------------------------------  -----------  ------  -----------  ----------  ---------- 
  8. To elect Mark 
   Garratt as a director          48,051,125   99.97     15,255       0.03        3,610 
-------------------------------  -----------  ------  -----------  ----------  ---------- 
  9. To appoint Deloitte 
   LLP as auditors to 
   the Company                    48,039,825   99.94     29,055       0.06        1,110 
-------------------------------  -----------  ------  -----------  ----------  ---------- 
  10. To authorise 
   the Directors to 
   fix the auditors' 
   remuneration                   48,052,825   99.97     16,055       0.03        1,110 
-------------------------------  -----------  ------  -----------  ----------  ---------- 
  11. To authorise 
   the directors to 
   allot shares or grant 
   subscription and 
   conversion rights 
   under section 551 
   Companies Act 2006             48,026,125   99.94     30,255       0.06       13,610 
-------------------------------  -----------  ------  -----------  ----------  ---------- 
  12. To authorise 
   the directors to 
   dis-apply pre-emption 
   rights under section 
   570 Companies Act 
   2006                           28,809,702   59.93   19,259,178     40.07       1,110 
-------------------------------  -----------  ------  -----------  ----------  ---------- 
  13. To authorise 
   the Company to make 
   market purchases 
   of its own ordinary 
   shares                         48,024,835   99.91     45,155       0.09          0 
-------------------------------  -----------  ------  -----------  ----------  ---------- 
  14. To authorise 
   the calling of a 
   general meeting other 
   than an Annual General 
   Meeting on not less 
   than 14 clear days' 
   notice                         48,054,745   99.97     14,135       0.03        1,110 
-------------------------------  -----------  ------  -----------  ----------  ---------- 
 

The number of ordinary shares in issue on 29 June 2017 was 73,450,393.

Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share. A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes validly cast.

Copies of the special business resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting will shortly be available for inspection via the Financial Conduct Authority's National Storage Mechanism located at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm

Enquiries

For further information please contact:

 
 
   Harvey Nash Group plc     Tel: [phone] 
 Albert Ellis, CEO 
 Mark Garratt, CFO 
 
   Panmure Gordon (UK)       Tel: [phone] 
   Limited 
 Ben Thorne / Andrew Potts / Peter Steel 
  (Corporate Finance) 
 Erik Anderson (Corporate Broking) 
 
   Hudson Sandler            Tel: [phone] 
 Hattie O'Reilly 
 Fern Duncan 
 

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