Hollywood Bowl Group plc Result of AGM (3503D)

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RNS Number : 3503D

Hollywood Bowl Group plc

30 January 2018

Hollywood Bowl Group plc (the "Company")

Results of the Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting (the "Meeting") of the Company was held on Tuesday 30 January 2018 at 9.00am (London time). At the Meeting, the ordinary and special resolutions set out in the Notice of the Annual General Meeting dated 2 January 2018 (the "Notice of AGM"), were proposed and passed by way of a poll. Resolutions 1 to 13 were passed as ordinary resolutions. Resolutions 14 to 17 were passed as special resolutions.

Full details of the poll results are set out below and will also be available on the Company's website www.hollywoodbowlgroup.com.

 
 No   RESOLUTION                    VOTES        %       VOTES      %        TOTAL     % of       VOTES 
                                      FOR              AGAINST               VOTES      ISC    WITHHELD 
                                                                                      VOTED 
---  -----------------------  -----------  -------  ----------  -----  -----------  -------  ---------- 
      To receive 
       the Directors' 
       report and 
       the accounts 
       for the Company 
       for the year 
       ended 30 September 
 1     2017                    95,943,239   100.00           0   0.00   95,943,239    63.96         973 
---  -----------------------  -----------  -------  ----------  -----  -----------  -------  ---------- 
      To declare 
       a final dividend 
       of 3.95 pence 
       per ordinary 
       share for the 
       year ended 
       30 September 
 2     2017                    95,944,212   100.00           0   0.00   95,944,212    63.96           0 
---  -----------------------  -----------  -------  ----------  -----  -----------  -------  ---------- 
      To approve 
       a special dividend 
       of 3.33 pence 
       per ordinary 
 3     share                   95,944,212   100.00           0   0.00   95,944,212    63.96           0 
---  -----------------------  -----------  -------  ----------  -----  -----------  -------  ---------- 
      To approved 
       the Directors' 
       Remuneration 
 4     Report                  90,651,943    94.48   5,292,269   5.52   95,944,212    63.96           0 
---  -----------------------  -----------  -------  ----------  -----  -----------  -------  ---------- 
      To elect Ivan 
       Schofield as 
 5     a Director              95,942,239    99.99       1,000   0.01   95,943,239    63.96         973 
---  -----------------------  -----------  -------  ----------  -----  -----------  -------  ---------- 
      To re-elect 
       Nick Backhouse 
 6     as a Director           95,942,239    99.99       1,000   0.01   95,943,239    63.96         973 
---  -----------------------  -----------  -------  ----------  -----  -----------  -------  ---------- 
      To re-elect 
       Peter Boddy 
 7     as a Director           95,927,184    99.98      16,054   0.02   95,943,238    63.96         973 
---  -----------------------  -----------  -------  ----------  -----  -----------  -------  ---------- 
      To re-elect 
       Stephen Burns 
 8     as a Director           95,942,239    99.99       1,000   0.01   95,943,239    63.96         973 
---  -----------------------  -----------  -------  ----------  -----  -----------  -------  ---------- 
      To re-elect 
       Laurence Keen 
 9     as a Director           95,942,239    99.99       1,000   0.01   95,943,239    63.96         973 
---  -----------------------  -----------  -------  ----------  -----  -----------  -------  ---------- 
      To elect Claire 
       Tiney as a 
 10    Director                95,943,239   100.00           0   0.00   95,943,239    63.96         973 
---  -----------------------  -----------  -------  ----------  -----  -----------  -------  ---------- 
      To re-appoint 
       KPMG LLP as 
       auditors of 
 11    the Company             95,890,073    99.94      54,138   0.06   95,944,211    63.96           0 
---  -----------------------  -----------  -------  ----------  -----  -----------  -------  ---------- 
      To authorise 
       the Audit Committee 
       of the Company 
       to fix the 
       remuneration 
 12    of the auditors         95,942,626   100.00         613   0.00   95,943,239    63.96         973 
---  -----------------------  -----------  -------  ----------  -----  -----------  -------  ---------- 
      To authorise 
       the Directors 
 13    to allot shares         95,941,626    99.99       1,613   0.01   95,943,239    63.96         973 
---  -----------------------  -----------  -------  ----------  -----  -----------  -------  ---------- 
      To authorise 
       the Directors 
       to disapply 
       statutory pre-emption 
       rights in respect 
       of 5% of the 
       Company's issued 
 14    share capital           94,316,626    98.30   1,626,613   1.70   95,943,239    63.96         973 
---  -----------------------  -----------  -------  ----------  -----  -----------  -------  ---------- 
      To authorise 
       the Directors 
       to disapply 
       statutory pre-emption 
       rights in respect 
       of an additional 
       5% of the Company's 
       issued share 
 15    capital                 94,264,498    98.25   1,678,740   1.75   95,943,238    63.96         973 
---  -----------------------  -----------  -------  ----------  -----  -----------  -------  ---------- 
      To authorise 
       the Company 
       to buy back 
 16    shares                  95,890,861    99.94      53,350   0.06   95,944,211    63.96           0 
---  -----------------------  -----------  -------  ----------  -----  -----------  -------  ---------- 
      To authorise 
       the Directors 
       to call a general 
       meeting other 
       than an annual 
       general meeting 
       on not less 
       than 14 clear 
 17    days' notice            95,655,675    99.70     288,537   0.30   95,944,212    63.96           0 
---  -----------------------  -----------  -------  ----------  -----  -----------  -------  ---------- 
 

Notes:

1. Any proxy arrangement which gave discretion to the Chairman has been included in the "for" totals.

2. A "Vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the percentage of shares voted "For" or "Against" any resolution.

3. The number of shares in issue at 6:00 p.m. on 26 January 2018 was 150,000,000 (the "Share Capital"). The Company does not hold any shares in treasury.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of resolutions passed at the Meeting concerning items other than ordinary business will shortly be available for inspection on the National Storage Mechanism which can be accessed at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do

Enquiries:

 
 Hollywood Bowl Group                       via Tulchan Communications 
  Steve Burns, Chief Executive Officer 
  Laurence Keen, Chief Financial Officer 
  Mat Hart, Commercial Director 
 
 
 Tulchan Communications 
  James Macey White 
  Elizabeth Snow                            [phone] 
 
 

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