Helical PLC Result of Annual General Meeting (4025F)

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RNS Number : 4025F

Helical PLC

15 July 2021

15 July 2021

HELICAL PLC

("Helical" or the "Company")

Results of Annual General Meeting

   1.         Results of the 2021 Annual General Meeting 

The Company is pleased to announce that at its one hundred and first Annual General Meeting ("Meeting") held earlier today, all resolutions set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 15 June 2021 ("Notice") were passed by Shareholders on a show of hands. Proxies lodged before the Meeting are set out below:

 
      Resolution             For the       % For     Against the      % Against     Total Votes      Votes Withheld(2) 
                           Resolution(1)              Resolution                    Validly Cast 
      To receive 
       and consider 
       the accounts 
       and reports 
       of the Directors 
       and Independent 
       Auditor for 
       the year ended 
 1     31 March 2021         100,971,878     100                  0           0        100,971,878             110,117 
     ------------------  ---------------  ------  -----------------  ----------  -----------------  ------------------ 
      To declare 
       a final dividend 
       of 7.40 pence 
       per ordinary 
 2     share                 100,886,031   99.81            195,964        0.19        101,081,995                   0 
     ------------------  ---------------  ------  -----------------  ----------  -----------------  ------------------ 
      To re-elect 
       R. J. Grant 
 3     as a Director         100,554,641   99.51            491,953        0.49        101,046,594              35,401 
     ------------------  ---------------  ------  -----------------  ----------  -----------------  ------------------ 
      To re-elect 
       G. A. Kaye 
 4     as a Director         100,777,894   99.74            265,469        0.26        101,043,363              38,632 
     ------------------  ---------------  ------  -----------------  ----------  -----------------  ------------------ 
      To re-elect 
       T. J. Murphy 
 5     as a Director         100,771,797   99.73            271,566        0.27        101,043,363              38,632 
     ------------------  ---------------  ------  -----------------  ----------  -----------------  ------------------ 
      To re-elect 
      M. C. 
      Bonning-Snook 
 6    as a Director          100,777,662   99.74            265,701        0.26        101,043,363              38,632 
     ------------------  ---------------  ------  -----------------  ----------  -----------------  ------------------ 
      To re-elect 
       S. V. Clayton 
 7     as a Director         100,852,164   99.81            191,199        0.19        101,043,363              38,632 
     ------------------  ---------------  ------  -----------------  ----------  -----------------  ------------------ 
      To re-elect 
       R. R. Cotton 
 8     as a Director         100,852,977   99.81            190,386        0.19        101,043,363              38,632 
     ------------------  ---------------  ------  -----------------  ----------  -----------------  ------------------ 
      To re-elect 
       R. J. J. Lister 
 9     as a Director         100,852,164   99.81            191,199        0.19        101,043,363              38,632 
     ------------------  ---------------  ------  -----------------  ----------  -----------------  ------------------ 
      To re-elect 
       S. J. Farr 
       as a 
 10    Director              100,852,977   99.81            190,386        0.19        101,043,363              38,632 
     ------------------  ---------------  ------  -----------------  ----------  -----------------  ------------------ 
      To re-appoint 
       Deloitte LLP 
       as Auditors 
 11    of the Company        101,046,595   99.99                400        0.01        101,046,995              35,000 
     ------------------  ---------------  ------  -----------------  ----------  -----------------  ------------------ 
      To authorise 
      the Directors 
      to set the 
      remuneration 
      of the 
      Independent 
 12   Auditor                101,046,995     100                  0           0        101,046,995              35,000 
     ------------------  ---------------  ------  -----------------  ----------  -----------------  ------------------ 
      To approve 
       the Directors' 
       Remuneration 
       Report (other 
       than the section 
       containing 
       the Directors' 
       remuneration 
       policy) for 
       the year ended 
 13    31 March 2021          98,671,359   99.24            760,550        0.76         99,431,909           1,650,086 
     ------------------  ---------------  ------  -----------------  ----------  -----------------  ------------------ 
      To approve 
       the Directors' 
       Remuneration 
 14    Policy                 95,598,663   96.14          3,833,246        3.86         99,431,909           1,650,086 
     ------------------  ---------------  ------  -----------------  ----------  -----------------  ------------------ 
      To authorise 
       the Directors 
       to allot shares 
       pursuant to 
       section 551 
       of the Companies 
 15    Act 2006              100,189,352   99.16            846,783        0.84        101,036,135              45,860 
     ------------------  ---------------  ------  -----------------  ----------  -----------------  ------------------ 
      To authorise 
       the Directors 
       to dis-apply 
       pre-emption 
       rights pursuant 
       to sections 
       570 and 573 
       of the Companies 
 16    Act 2006(3)           101,034,735   99.99              1,400        0.01        101,036,135              45,860 
     ------------------  ---------------  ------  -----------------  ----------  -----------------  ------------------ 
      To authorise 
       the Directors 
       to dis-apply 
       pre-emption 
       rights pursuant 
       to sections 
       570 and 573 
       of the Companies 
       Act 2006 in 
       addition to 
       resolution 
 17    17(3)                  94,331,566   93.36          6,704,568        6.64        101,036,134              45,861 
     ------------------  ---------------  ------  -----------------  ----------  -----------------  ------------------ 
      To authorise 
       the Company 
       to make market 
       purchases of 
       its Ordinary 
       Shares pursuant 
       to section 
       701 of the 
       Companies Act 
 18    2006(3)                99,409,638    98.4          1,619,385         1.6        101,029,023              52,972 
     ------------------  ---------------  ------  -----------------  ----------  -----------------  ------------------ 
      To approve 
       general meetings 
       (other than 
       annual general 
       meetings) to 
       be held on 
       not less than 
       14 clear days' 
 19    notice(3)              98,995,847   97.97          2,051,148        2.03        101,046,995              35,000 
     ------------------  ---------------  ------  -----------------  ----------  -----------------  ------------------ 
      To approve 
       and adopt New 
       Articles of 
 20    Association           101,045,595   99.99              1,000        0.01        101,046,595              35,400 
     ------------------  ---------------  ------  -----------------  ----------  -----------------  ------------------ 
 

Notes:

(1) Includes discretionary votes

(2) A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes for or against a resolution

(3) Special Resolution which requires at least 75% of votes in favour

As at the date of the Meeting there were 122,099,814 ordinary shares of 1p each in issue.

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms used in this announcement shall have the meaning given to them in the Notice.

2. Resolutions submitted to the National Storage Mechanism

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of resolutions other than those concerning ordinary business passed at the Meeting have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and can be viewed at: https://www.fca.org.uk/markets/primary-markets/regulatory-disclosures/national-storage-mechanism

The resolutions carried at the Meeting are set out in full in the Notice which can be found on the Company's website at www.helical.co.uk

3. Confirmed Board Committee Changes

The Company confirms that Richard Grant has stepped down as a member the Remuneration Committee with immediate effect.

 
Helical plc 
J.R. Moss (Company Secretary)  Tel: [phone] 
                               Address: 5 Hanover Square 
                                London 
                                W1S 1HQ 
                               Website: www.helical.co.uk 
 

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