HSS Hire Group PLC Results of Annual General Meeting (6868P)

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RNS Number : 6868P

HSS Hire Group PLC

21 June 2022

21 June 2022

HSS Hire Group plc

Results of Annual General Meeting ("AGM")

At the AGM of HSS Hire Group plc held today at 11.00 a.m. at Hilton Garden Inn Heathrow, Pavilion Centre, Eastern Perimeter Road, Hatton Cross, Heathrow, TW6 2SQ, all resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting were voted on a poll and were passed by the requisite majorities.

Resolutions 1 to 12 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 13 to 15 were passed as special resolutions. The results of the poll are set out below.

 
 Ordinary resolutions          Votes      % Votes     Votes    % Votes        Total         % of       Votes 
                                for         for      against    against    votes validly   Issued     withheld 
                                            (1)                   (1)          cast         share       (2) 
                                                                                           capital 
                                                                                            voted 
                                                                                           (1,2,3) 
 Resolution 
  1: 
  Receive annual 
  report and 
  accounts                  508,624,574   99.99%     66,429     0.01%      508,691,003     72.16      68,571 
                           ------------  --------  ----------  --------  ---------------  --------  ---------- 
 Resolution 
  2: 
  Approve remuneration 
  report & policy           498,872,882   98.11%    9,629,976   1.89%      508,502,858     72.13      256,716 
                           ------------  --------  ----------  --------  ---------------  --------  ---------- 
 Resolution 
  3: 
  Re-election 
  of Alan Peterson          508,600,628   99.97%     143,601    0.03%      508,744,229     72.16      15,345 
                           ------------  --------  ----------  --------  ---------------  --------  ---------- 
 Resolution 
  4: 
  Re-election 
  of Amanda Burton          508,601,114   99.97%     144,582    0.03%      508,745,696     72.16      13,878 
                           ------------  --------  ----------  --------  ---------------  --------  ---------- 
 Resolution 
  5: 
  Re-election 
  of Douglas 
  Robertson                 508,602,095   99.97%     143,601    0.03%      508,745,696     72.16      13,878 
                           ------------  --------  ----------  --------  ---------------  --------  ---------- 
 Resolution 
  6: 
  Re-election 
  of Thomas Sweet-Escott    508,355,628   99.92%     390,068    0.08%      508,745,696     72.16      13,878 
                           ------------  --------  ----------  --------  ---------------  --------  ---------- 
 Resolution 
  7: 
  Re-election 
  of Steve Ashmore          508,600,628   99.97%     143,601    0.03%      508,744,229     72.16      15,345 
                           ------------  --------  ----------  --------  ---------------  --------  ---------- 
 Resolution 
  8: 
  Re-election 
  of Paul Quested           508,602,095   99.97%     143,601    0.03%      508,745,696     72.16      13,878 
                           ------------  --------  ----------  --------  ---------------  --------  ---------- 
 Resolution 
  9: 
  Re-appoint 
  BDO LLP as 
  auditors                  508,619,056   99.97%     136,140    0.03%      508,755,196     72.17       4,378 
                           ------------  --------  ----------  --------  ---------------  --------  ---------- 
 Resolution 
  10: 
  Authorise directors 
  to agree auditors' 
  remuneration              508,665,757   99.98%     77,972     0.02%      508,743,729     72.16      15,845 
                           ------------  --------  ----------  --------  ---------------  --------  ---------- 
 Resolution 
  11: 
  Renew authority 
  to allot new 
  shares                    508,347,298   99.97%     155,898    0.03%      508,503,196     72.13      256,378 
                           ------------  --------  ----------  --------  ---------------  --------  ---------- 
 Resolution 
  12: 
  Political donations       508,333,737   99.92%     409,931    0.08%      508,743,668     72.16      15,906 
                           ------------  --------  ----------  --------  ---------------  --------  ---------- 
 
 
 Special resolutions         Votes      % Votes    Votes    % Votes        Total         % of       Votes 
                              for         for      against   against    votes validly   Issued     withheld 
                                          (1)                  (1)          cast         share       (2) 
                                                                                        capital 
                                                                                         voted 
                                                                                        (1,2,3) 
 Resolution 
  13: 
  Disapplication 
  of pre-emption 
  rights to allotment 
  of equity securities    508,331,754   99.92%    408,105    0.08%      508,739,859     72.16      19,715 
                         ------------  --------  ---------  --------  ---------------  --------  ---------- 
 Resolution 
  14: 
  Disapplication 
  of pre-emption 
  rights for 
  financing or 
  capital investment      508,356,537   99.92%    383,322    0.08%      508,739,859     72.16      19,715 
                         ------------  --------  ---------  --------  ---------------  --------  ---------- 
 Resolution 
  15: 
  Authority to 
  purchase own 
  shares                  508,724,218   99.99%     30,978    0.01%      508,755,196     72.17       4,378 
                         ------------  --------  ---------  --------  ---------------  --------  ---------- 
 

Notes:

   1.     The percentages above are rounded to two decimal places. 

2. A "vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes "for" or "against" a resolution.

3. The number of ordinary shares in issue on 21 June 2022 was 704,987,954. Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share.

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