WYG Plc Result of AGM (4588R)

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RNS Number : 4588R

WYG Plc

21 September 2017

21 September 2017

WYG plc ('Company')

2017 Annual General Meeting

Result of AGM

The Annual General Meeting of WYG plc was held at the Company's registered office, Arndale Court, Otley Road, Headingly, Leeds on 21 September 2017 at 10.00am.

All 10 resolutions put to members were passed on a poll. Resolutions 1 to 8 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 9 and 10 were passed as special resolutions.

The number of votes lodged by proxy for and against each of the resolutions proposed and the number of votes withheld was as follows. Votes lodged to be cast at the Chairman's discretion have been included in the 'Votes for' figures.

 
 Resolution                       Votes        %       Votes       %       Votes 
                                    for               against             withheld 
-----------------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ------  ---------- 
 1. To receive the 
  2017 Annual Report 
  and Accounts                  46,173,514    100%           0       0           0 
-----------------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ------  ---------- 
 2.To approve the 
  Directors' Remuneration 
  Report                        44,503,566   96.38   1,669,890    3.62          58 
-----------------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ------  ---------- 
 3. To declare a 
  final dividend 
  of 1.2 pence per 
  Ordinary Share                46,173,503   99.99          10    0.01           1 
-----------------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ------  ---------- 
 4.To re-elect Neil 
  Masom as a Director           46,173.506   99.99           4    0.01           4 
-----------------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ------  ---------- 
 5. To elect Douglas 
  McCormick as a 
  Director                      46,173,506   99.99           4    0.01           4 
-----------------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ------  ---------- 
 6. To appoint Deloitte 
  LLP as auditor                45,991,638   99.61     181,875    0.39           1 
-----------------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ------  ---------- 
 7. To authorise 
  the Directors to 
  determine the remuneration 
  of the auditor                46,173,507   99.99           7    0.01           0 
-----------------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ------  ---------- 
 8. To authorise 
  the Directors to 
  allot shares                  36,750,649   79.59   9,422,832   20.41          33 
-----------------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ------  ---------- 
 9. To authorise 
  the dis-application 
  of statutory pre-emption 
  rights                        36,747,167   79.58   9,426,322   20.42          25 
-----------------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ------  ---------- 
 10. To authorise 
  the market purchase 
  of the Company's 
  own shares                    44,502,688   96.38   1,670,818    3.62           8 
-----------------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ------  ---------- 
 

As at 20 September 2017, there were 70,973,267 ordinary shares in issue. Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share. Votes withheld are not votes in law and so have not been included in the calculation of the proportion of votes for and against a resolution.

ENDS

WYG plc Tel: [phone]

Douglas McCormick, Chief Executive Officer

Iain Clarkson, Chief Financial Officer

MHP Communications Tel: [phone]

Katie Hunt / Ollie Hoare

N+1 Singer Tel: [phone]

Sandy Fraser / Nick Owen / James White

WH Ireland Limited Tel: [phone]

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