Hollywood Bowl Group plc Result of AGM (7113O)

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RNS Number : 7113O

Hollywood Bowl Group plc

31 January 2019

Hollywood Bowl Group plc (the "Company")

Results of the Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting (the "Meeting") of the Company was held on Thursday 31 January 2019 at 9.30am (London time). At the Meeting, the ordinary and special resolutions set out in the Notice of the Annual General Meeting dated 2 January 2019 (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 VOTES     % of       VOTES 
                                         FOR               AGAINST                            ISC    WITHHELD 
                                                                                            VOTED 
      To receive the 
       Directors' report 
       and the accounts 
       for the Company 
       for the year ended 
 1     30 September 2018         121,875,197   100.00            0    0.00   121,875,197    81.25      23,715 
     -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
      To declare a final 
       dividend of 4.23 
       pence per ordinary 
       share for the year 
       ended 30 September 
 2     2018                      121,898,912   100.00            0    0.00   121,898,912    81.27           0 
     -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
      To approve a special 
       dividend of 4.33 
       pence per ordinary 
 3     share                     121,898,912   100.00            0    0.00   121,898,912    81.27           0 
     -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
      To approved the 
       Directors' Remuneration 
 4     Report                     97,726,198    80.50   23,679,775   19.50   121,405,973    80.94     492,938 
     -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
      To re-elect Nick 
       Backhouse as a 
 5     Director                  121,560,380    99.72      338,531    0.28   121,898,911    81.27           0 
     -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
      To re-elect Peter 
 6     Boddy as a Director       120,475,505    98.83    1,423,406    1.17   121,898,911    81.27           0 
     -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
      To re-elect Stephen 
 7     Burns as a Director       121,107,086    99.35      791,825    0.65   121,898,911    81.27           0 
     -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
      To re-elect Laurence 
 8     Keen as a Director        121,106,825    99.35      792,086    0.65   121,898,911    81.27           0 
     -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
      To elect Ivan Schofield 
 9     as a Director             121,771,443    99.90      127,468    0.10   121,898,911    81.27           0 
     -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
      To elect Claire 
 10    Tiney as a Director       121,789,925    99.91      108,987    0.09   121,898,912    81.27           0 
     -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
      To re-appoint KPMG 
       LLP as auditors 
 11    of the Company            121,879,644    99.98       18,742    0.02   121,898,386    81.27         525 
     -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
      To authorise the 
       Audit Committee 
       of the Company 
       to fix the remuneration 
 12    of the auditors           121,860,899    99.97       37,488    0.03   121,898,387    81.27         525 
     -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
      To authorise the 
       Directors to allot 
 13    shares                    117,159,934    96.11    4,738,978    3.89   121,898,912    81.27           0 
     -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
      To authorise the 
       Directors to disapply 
       statutory pre-emption 
       rights in respect 
       of 5% of the Company's 
 14    issued share capital      120,243,651    98.67    1,625,261    1.33   121,868,912    81.25      30,000 
     -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
      To authorise the 
       Directors to disapply 
       statutory pre-emption 
       rights in respect 
       of an additional 
       5% of the Company's 
 15    issued share capital      120,224,644    98.65    1,643,742    1.35   121,868,386    81.25      30,525 
     -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
      To authorise the 
       Company to buy 
 16    back shares               121,812,942    99.98       18,481    0.02   121,831,423    81.22      67,488 
     -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
      To authorise the 
       Directors to call 
       a general meeting 
       other than an annual 
       general meeting 
       on not less than 
       14 clear days' 
 17    notice                    116,422,241    95.51    5,476,671    4.49   121,898,912    81.27           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 29 January 2019 was 150,000,000.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.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM

Enquiries:

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

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