Reach PLC Reach plc - Result of Annual General Meeting (8184X)

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RNS Number : 8184X

Reach PLC

06 May 2021

6 May 2021

Reach plc

Results of Annual General Meeting ("AGM")

In accordance with the arrangements announced on 26 March 2021, the AGM of Reach plc (the 'Company') was held today at 10.30 am at Stoke Mill, Woking Road, Guildford GU1 1QA.

All valid proxy votes (whether submitted electronically or in hard copy form) were included in the poll taken at the meeting. Resolutions 1 to 15 and 19, 21 and 22 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 16 to 18 and 20 were passed as special resolutions. The results of the poll are set out below.

 
                                  VOTES         %        VOTES        %         VOTES      % of ISC VOTED     VOTES 
                                   FOR                   AGAINST                 CAST                        WITHHELD 
      Annual Report and 
 1    Accounts                 248,027,188    99.81%      471,677    0.19%   248,498,865            79.63    5,103,852 
     -----------------------  ------------  --------               -------                ---------------  ----------- 
 2    Remuneration Policy      239,993,386    94.64%   13,592,059    5.36%   253,585,445            81.26       17,272 
     -----------------------  ------------  --------               -------                ---------------  ----------- 
 3    Remuneration Report      252,489,662    99.57%    1,095,788    0.43%   253,585,450            81.26       17,267 
     -----------------------  ------------  --------               -------                ---------------  ----------- 
 4    Dividend                 253,590,326   100.00%        8,405    0.00%   253,598,731            81.26        3,986 
     -----------------------  ------------  --------               -------                ---------------  ----------- 
      Re-elect Nick 
 5    Prettejohn               240,651,296    99.17%    2,013,308    0.83%   242,664,604            77.76   10,938,113 
     -----------------------  ------------  --------               -------                ---------------  ----------- 
 6    Re-elect Jim Mullen      246,278,463    97.12%    7,309,186    2.88%   253,587,649            81.26       15,068 
     -----------------------  ------------  --------               -------                ---------------  ----------- 
 7    Re-elect Simon Fuller    253,421,216    99.93%      166,447    0.07%   253,587,663            81.26       15,054 
     -----------------------  ------------  --------               -------                ---------------  ----------- 
 8    Re-elect Anne Bulford    252,040,201    99.39%    1,547,424    0.61%   253,587,625            81.26       15,092 
     -----------------------  ------------  --------               -------                ---------------  ----------- 
 9    Re-elect Steve Hatch     252,043,833    99.39%    1,544,155    0.61%   253,587,988            81.26       14,729 
     -----------------------  ------------  --------               -------                ---------------  ----------- 
 10   Re-elect David Kelly     246,600,289    97.24%    6,987,012    2.76%   253,587,301            81.26       15,416 
     -----------------------  ------------  --------               -------                ---------------  ----------- 
      Re-elect Helen 
 11   Stevenson                252,040,376    99.39%    1,547,262    0.61%   253,587,638            81.26       15,079 
     -----------------------  ------------  --------               -------                ---------------  ----------- 
      Re-elect Olivia 
 12   Streatfeild              252,034,823    99.39%    1,553,086    0.61%   253,587,909            81.26       14,808 
     -----------------------  ------------  --------               -------                ---------------  ----------- 
      Re-Appoint 
      PricewaterhouseCoopers 
 13   LLP                      248,628,363    98.04%    4,965,965    1.96%   253,594,328            81.26        8,389 
     -----------------------  ------------  --------               -------                ---------------  ----------- 
 14   Auditors' remuneration   253,560,734    99.99%       27,937    0.01%   253,588,671            81.26       14,046 
     -----------------------  ------------  --------               -------                ---------------  ----------- 
 15   Allot shares             253,168,944    99.83%      425,424    0.17%   253,594,368            81.26        8,349 
     -----------------------  ------------  --------               -------                ---------------  ----------- 
      Disapplication of 
 16   pre-emption rights       253,465,570    99.96%      105,659    0.04%   253,571,229            81.26       31,488 
     -----------------------  ------------  --------               -------                ---------------  ----------- 
      Further disapplication 
 17   of pre-emption rights    215,194,423    84.87%   38,374,680   15.13%   253,569,103            81.25       33,614 
     -----------------------  ------------  --------               -------                ---------------  ----------- 
 18   Purchase of own shares   248,254,178    97.91%    5,301,872    2.09%   253,556,050            81.25       46,667 
     -----------------------  ------------  --------               -------                ---------------  ----------- 
 19   Political donations      249,131,318    98.25%    4,446,107    1.75%   253,577,425            81.26       25,292 
     -----------------------  ------------  --------               -------                ---------------  ----------- 
      Notice for General 
 20   Meetings                 252,652,408    99.63%      929,895    0.37%   253,582,303            81.26       20,414 
     -----------------------  ------------  --------               -------                ---------------  ----------- 
 21   Approve Reach plc 
      Savings-Related Share 
      Option Scheme            253,227,710    99.87%      334,986    0.13%   253,562,696            81.25       40,021 
     -----------------------  ------------  --------               -------                ---------------  ----------- 
      Approve Reach Long 
 22   Term Incentive Plan      246,092,975    97.05%    7,470,947    2.95%   253,563,922            81.25       38,795 
     -----------------------  ------------  --------               -------                ---------------  ----------- 
 

Notes:

1. 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.

2. The issued share capital figure used to calculate the percentage voted is 312,067,649. This is the figure as at the close of business on 4 May 2021 and excludes the number of ordinary shares held in treasury at that date.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.3R of the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), a copy of the resolutions passed as Special Business at the AGM have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will be available for public inspection at the National Storage Mechanism (NSM) https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism .

 
 Enquiries 
 Reach plc 
 Jim Mullen, Chief Executive 
  Simon Fuller, Chief Financial Officer 
  Lorraine Clover, Group Company Secretary       020 7293 3000 
 Tulchan Communications 
 David Allchurch / Giles Kernick                 020 7353 4200 
 
 
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