HSS Hire Group PLC Results of Annual General Meeting (4844D)

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RNS Number : 4844D

HSS Hire Group PLC

21 June 2023

21 June 2023

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 13 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 14 to 16 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                  504,815,178   99.99%     55,069    0.01%      504,870,247     71.61      13,740 
                           ------------  --------  ---------  --------  ---------------  --------  ---------- 
 Resolution 
  2: 
  Approve remuneration 
  report & policy           504,706,516   99.97%    153,392    0.03%      504,859,908     71.61      24,079 
                           ------------  --------  ---------  --------  ---------------  --------  ---------- 
 Resolution 
  3: 
  Re-election 
  of Alan Peterson          504,538,910   99.94%    326,087    0.06%      504,864,997     71.61      18,990 
                           ------------  --------  ---------  --------  ---------------  --------  ---------- 
 Resolution 
  4: 
  Re-election 
  of Amanda Burton          504,790,396   99.99%     74,601    0.01%      504,864,997     71.61      18,990 
                           ------------  --------  ---------  --------  ---------------  --------  ---------- 
 Resolution 
  5: 
  Re-election 
  of Douglas 
  Robertson                 504,782,974   99.98%     80,556    0.02%      504,863,530     71.61      20,457 
                           ------------  --------  ---------  --------  ---------------  --------  ---------- 
 Resolution 
  6: 
  Re-election 
  of Thomas Sweet-Escott    504,789,910   99.99%     75,087    0.01%      504,864,997     71.61      18,990 
                           ------------  --------  ---------  --------  ---------------  --------  ---------- 
 Resolution 
  7: 
  Re-election 
  of Steve Ashmore          504,756,336   99.98%    108,661    0.02%      504,864,997     71.61      18,990 
                           ------------  --------  ---------  --------  ---------------  --------  ---------- 
 Resolution 
  8: 
  Re-election 
  of Paul Quested           504,754,869   99.98%    108,661    0.02%      504,863,530     71.61      20,457 
                           ------------  --------  ---------  --------  ---------------  --------  ---------- 
 Resolution 
  9: 
  Re-appoint 
  BDO LLP as 
  auditors                  499,808,628   99.99%     60,152    0.01%      499,868,780     70.90     5,015,207 
                           ------------  --------  ---------  --------  ---------------  --------  ---------- 
 Resolution 
  10: 
  Authorise directors 
  to agree auditors' 
  remuneration              504,783,883   99.98%     84,897    0.02%      504,868,780     71.61      15,207 
                           ------------  --------  ---------  --------  ---------------  --------  ---------- 
 Resolution 
  11: 
  To declare 
  a final dividend          504,852,191   100.00%    16,589    0.00%      504,868,780     71.61      15,207 
                           ------------  --------  ---------  --------  ---------------  --------  ---------- 
 Resolution 
  12: 
  Renew authority 
  to allot new 
  shares                    504,712,566   99.97%    147,206    0.03%      504,859,772     71.61      18,683 
                           ------------  --------  ---------  --------  ---------------  --------  ---------- 
 
 
 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: 
  Political donations     498,999,988   99.83%    831,983    0.17%      499,831,971     70.90     5,046,484 
                         ------------  --------  ---------  --------  ---------------  --------  ---------- 
 Resolution 
  14: 
  Disapplication 
  of pre-emption 
  rights to allotment 
  of equity securities    504,410,943   99.91%    447,703    0.09%      504,858,646     71.61      19,809 
                         ------------  --------  ---------  --------  ---------------  --------  ---------- 
 Resolution 
  15: 
  Disapplication 
  of pre-emption 
  rights for 
  financing or 
  capital investment      504,431,316   99.92%    427,330    0.08%      504,858,646     71.61      19,809 
                         ------------  --------  ---------  --------  ---------------  --------  ---------- 
 Resolution 
  16: 
  Authority to 
  purchase own 
  shares                  504,747,218   99.98%    123,029    0.02%      504,870,247     71.61      13,740 
                         ------------  --------  ---------  --------  ---------------  --------  ---------- 
 

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 2023 was 704,987,954. Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share.

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