Johnston Press PLC AGM Statement (4074Q)

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RNS Number : 4074Q

Johnston Press PLC

05 June 2018

AGM STATEMENT

Johnston Press plc (the "Company") - Results of Annual General Meeting

Annual General Meeting - 5 June 2018

At the Company's Annual General Meeting held at The Balmoral Hotel, 1 Princes Street, Edinburgh EH2 2EQ on 5 June 2018, the following resolutions were passed on a poll. The table below shows the results of the poll vote for each resolution:-

 
        RESOLUTION          VOTES          %      VOTES AGAINST    %       VOTES      % of AVAILABLE        VOTES 
                        FOR (INCLUDING                                      TOTAL         VOTING         WITHHELD(2) 
                        DISCRETIONARY)                                                   RIGHTS(1) 
      To receive 
      the annual 
      accounts 
      of the Company 
      and the 
      reports 
      of the 
      directors 
      for the 
      financial 
      period ended 
      30 December 
      2017, together 
      with the 
      reports of 
      the auditors 
 1    thereon.              43,910,984   93.48        3,063,605   6.52   46,974,589            43.91               685 
      To approve 
      the 
      Implementation 
      Report on 
      Directors' 
      Remuneration 
      for the 
      financial 
      period ended 
      on 30 December 
      2017 as set 
      out in the 
      Annual Report 
      and Accounts 
 2    2017.                 43,859,210   93.39        3,104,856   6.61   46,964,066            43.90            11,208 
      To re-elect 
      Ms C Rhodes 
      as a Director 
      of the 
 3    Company.              43,879,784   93.43        3,083,188   6.57   46,962,972            43.90            12,302 
 4    To re-elect            WITHDRAWN 
      Mr A Highfield 
      as a Director 
      of the 
      Company. 
      To re-elect 
      Mr D King 
      as a Director 
      of the 
 5    Company.              43,879,663   93.43        3,083,269   6.57   46,962,932            43.90            12,342 
      To re-elect 
      Mr M 
      Butterworth 
      as a Director 
      of the 
 6    Company.              43,879,774   93.43        3,083,158   6.57   46,962,932            43.90            12,342 
      To re-elect 
      Mr K Aamot 
      as a Director 
      of the 
 7    Company.              43,878,905   93.43        3,083,677   6.57   46,962,582            43.90            12,692 
      To elect 
      Mr W Buchan 
      as a Director 
      of the 
 8    Company.              43,875,298   93.43        3,083,986   6.57   46,959,284            43.89            15,990 
      To re-appoint 
      Deloitte 
      LLP, Chartered 
      Accountants 
      and Registered 
      Auditors, 
      as auditors 
      of the 
 9    Company.              43,698,128   93.05        3,261,927   6.95   46,960,055            43.89            15,219 
      To authorise 
      the Directors 
      to fix the 
      remuneration 
      of the 
 10   auditors.             43,906,316   93.47        3,068,207   6.53   46,974,523            43.91               751 
      To renew 
      for a further 
      year the 
      Directors' 
      authority 
      to allot 
      equity 
      securities 
      in certain 
 11   circumstances.        43,888,147   93.43        3,084,019   6.57   46,972,166            43.91             3,108 
      Special 
      Resolution 
      To disapply 
      pre-emption 
 12   rights.               43,868,843   93.39        3,105,029   6.61   46,973,872            43.91             1,402 
      Special 
      Resolution 
      To allot 
      additional 
      securities 
 13   for cash.             43,677,446   92.98        3,296,402   7.02   46,973,848            43.91             1,426 
      Special 
      Resolution 
      To authorise 
      the Company 
      to purchase 
      its own 
 14   shares.               44,869,537   95.52        2,104,554   4.48   46,974,091            43.91             1,183 
      Special 
      Resolution 
      To call 
      General 
      Meetings, 
      other than 
      an Annual 
      General 
      Meeting, 
      on not less 
      than 14 clear 
 15   days' notice.         43,877,022   93.41        3,097,491   6.59   46,974,513            43.91               461 
 

Notes

1. The Company's issued share capital having the right to vote at the Annual General Meeting consists of 105,877,777 Ordinary Shares of 1 pence each, 756,000 Preference Shares of GBP1 each and 349,600 'A' Preference Shares of GBP1 each.

2. A 'Vote Withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes 'For' and 'Against' a resolution.

3. In accordance with the UK Listing Authority's Listing Rules, copies of resolutions 11 to 15 will shortly be available for inspection via the National Storage Mechanism (www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM).

Contact

Peter McCall, Company Secretary

Tel: [phone]

5 June 2018

Legal Entity Identifier: 213800JFIBCR4LGUA242

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