Result of AGM and Directorate Change

RNS Number : 7342J
Aptitude Software Group PLC
28 April 2022
 

 

  28 April 2022

Aptitude Software Group plc  

("Aptitude Software" or the "Company")

Result of AGM and Directorate Change

The Board of Directors of Aptitude Software announces that, at the Company's 2022 Annual General Meeting held earlier today, all resolutions were duly passed on a show of hands.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2(R), a copy of the resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism .  

As at 26 April 2022, being the proxy voting deadline, there were 57,242,940 ordinary shares with voting rights in issue. The proxies received by the Company from shareholders prior to the meeting are shown below.

Having not sought re-election at the Annual General Meeting, Peter Whiting resigned as a Director of the Company with effect from 28 April 2022. The Board thanks Peter for the extensive contribution that he has made to the Company throughout the duration of his appointment.

 

RESOLUTION

FOR

AGAINST

WITHHELD

VOTES

% OF VOTES CAST*

VOTES

% OF VOTES CAST*

VOTES

1

Receive and adopt the Company's Annual Report & Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2021 together with the reports of the Directors and auditors.

49,064,375

100.00

0

0

0

2

Approve Part B of the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 December 2021.

47,015,834

95.83

2,047,082

4.17

1,459

3

Declare a final dividend of 3.6 pence per ordinary share.

49,064,175

100.00

0

0

200

4

Re-elect Ivan Martin a Director of the Company

47,680,768

97.18

1,383,607

2.82

0

5

Re-elect Barbara Moorhouse a Director of the Company

48,868,857

99.60

195,518

0.40

0

6

Re-elect Philip Wood a Director of the Company

49,041,337

99.95

23,038

0.05

0

7

Re-elect Jeremy Suddards a Director of the Company

49,064,375

100.00

0

0

0

8

Elect Sara Dickinson as a Director of the Company

49,061,272

99.99

3,103

0.01

0

9

Appoint RSM UK Audit LLP as auditors of the Company.

49,063,863

100.00

0

0

512

10

Authorise the Audit Committee to agree the auditors' remuneration.

49,063,593

99.99

270

0.01

512

11

Authorise the Directors to allot securities pursuant to section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 (the "Act").

49,043,575

99.96

20,800

0.04

0

12

Special Resolution:

Disapply pre-emption rights under section 561 of the Act within the stated limits.

49,058,976

99.99

4,887

0.01

512

13

Special Resolution:

Disapply pre-emption rights under section 561 of the Act in additional limited circumstances.

48,619,493

99.09

444,100

0.91

782

14

Special Resolution:

Authorise the Company to make purchases of its own shares pursuant to section 701 of the Act.

49,064,182

99.99

193

0.01

0

15

Special Resolution:

Authorise the holding of a general meeting (other than an AGM) on not less than 14 clear days' notice.

48,949,997

99.77

113,503

0.23

875

*Excludes votes withheld

 

Contact:

Georgina Sharley, Company Secretary

020-3687-3200

 

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