Result of AGM

RNS Number : 3715L

Dalata Hotel Group PLC

29 April 2020

 

 AGM RESULTS

ISE: DHG   LSE: DAL

Dublin, 29 April 2020 | Dalata Hotel Group plc ("Dalata" or the "Group"),   the largest hotel operator in Ireland with a growing presence in the United Kingdom, today announces that all resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting of the Company were passed.

Voting on all resolutions was conducted by poll and the results are set out below. The full text of each resolution was included in the notice of the Annual General Meeting of the Company circulated to shareholders on 30 March 2020 and made available on the Company's website www.dalatahotelgroup.com .

An audio recording of today's Annual General Meeting is also available on the Companys's website www.dalatahotelgroup.com

In accordance with the Listing Rules copies of the resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting of the Company have been forwarded to both Euronext Dublin and the UK National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at the following locations: -

Companies Announcements Office,

Euronext Dublin

28 Anglesea Street

Dublin 2

And

http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM

The results of the proxy voting received for each resolution, are outlined below.

Resolution 1:

To receive and consider the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 December 2019 together with the reports of the Directors and Auditors.

Votes For		Votes Against		Total  Votes	Votes Withheld	Total including withheld
No.	%	No.	%			Votes
132,760,366	100%	0	0	132,760,366	133,362	132,893,728

Resolution 2:

To receive and consider the Directors' Report on Remuneration for the year ended 31 December 2019.

Votes For		Votes Against		Total  Votes	Votes Withheld	Total including withheld
No.	%	No.	%			Votes
118,624,009	93%	9,519,719	7%	128,143,728	4,750,000	132,893,728

Resolution 3:

To receive and consider the Director's Remuneration Policy

Votes For		Votes Against		Total  Votes	Votes Withheld	Total including withheld
No.	%	No.	%			Votes
131,980,613	99%	913,115	1%	132,893,728	0	132,893,728

Resolution 4 (a):

To re-appoint John Hennessy as a Director

Votes For		Votes Against		Total  Votes	Votes Withheld	Total including withheld
No.	%	No.	%			Votes
130,931,016	99%	1,962,712	1%	132,893,728	0	132,893,728

Resolution 4 (b):

To re-appoint Pat McCann as a Director

Votes For		Votes Against		Total  Votes	Votes Withheld	Total including withheld
No.	%	No.	%			Votes
129,658,584	98%	3,235,114	2%	132,893,728	0	132,893,728

Resolution 4 (c):

To re-appoint Stephen McNally as a Director.

Votes For		Votes Against		Total  Votes	Votes Withheld	Total including withheld
No.	%	No.	%			Votes
129,553,264	97%	3,340.464	3%	132,893,728	0	132,893,728

Resolution 4 (d):

To re-appoint Dermot Crowley as a Director.

Votes For		Votes Against		Total  Votes	Votes Withheld	Total including withheld
No.	%	No.	%			Votes
129,553,264	97%	3,340,464	3%	132,893,728	0	132,893,728

Resolution 4 (e):

To re-appoint Robert Dix as a Director.

Votes For		Votes Against		Total  Votes	Votes Withheld	Total including withheld
No.	%	No.	%			Votes
132,308,481	100%	585,247	0%	132,893,728	0	132,893,728

Resolution 4 (f):

To re-appoint Alf Smiddy as a Director.

Votes For		Votes Against		Total  Votes	Votes Withheld	Total including withheld
No.	%	No.	%			Votes
131,670,120	99%	1,223,608	1%	132,893,728	0	132,893,728

Resolution 4 (g):

To re-appoint Margaret Sweeney as a Director.

Votes For		Votes Against		Total  Votes	Votes Withheld	Total including withheld
No.	%	No.	%			Votes
131,938,660	99%	955,068	1%	132,893,728	0	132,893,728

Resolution 4 (h):

To re-appoint Elizabeth McMeikan as a Director.

Votes For		Votes Against		Total  Votes	Votes Withheld	Total including withheld
No.	%	No.	%			Votes
132,893,728	100%	0	0%	132,893,728	0	132,893,728

Resolution 4 (i):

To re-appoint Shane Casserly as a Director.

Votes For		Votes Against		Total  Votes	Votes Withheld	Total including withheld
No.	%	No.	%			Votes
129,553,264	97%	3,340,464	3%	132,893,728	0	132,893,728

Resolution 5:

To authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of the Auditors.

Votes For		Votes Against		Total  Votes	Votes Withheld	Total including withheld
No.	%	No.	%			Votes
132,557,210	100%	336,518	0%	132,893,728	0	132,893,728

Resolution 6:

To authorise the Directors to allot shares.

Votes For		Votes Against		Total  Votes	Votes Withheld	Total including withheld
No.	%	No.	%			Votes
122,321,878	92%	10,571,849	8%	132,893,728	0	132,893,728

Resolution 7:

Special resolution to authorise the Directors to dis-apply statutory pre-emption rights.

Votes For		Votes Against		Total  Votes	Votes Withheld	Total including withheld
No.	%	No.	%			Votes
130,432,724	99%	1,547,988	1%	131,980,712	913,015	132,893,728

Resolution 8:

Special resolution to authorise the Directors to dis-apply statutory pre-emption rights in additional circumstances

Votes For		Votes Against		Total  Votes	Votes Withheld	Total including withheld
No.	%	No.	%			Votes
131,795,630	99%	1,098,098	1%	132,893,728	0	132,893,728

Resolution 9:

Special resolution to authorise the Directors to make market purchases of the Company's shares

Votes For		Votes Against		Total  Votes	Votes Withheld	Total including withheld
No.	%	No.	%			Votes
129,336,846	97%	3,501,251	3%	132,838,097	55,631	132,893,728

Resolution 10:

Special resolution to authorise the Directors to re-allot treasury shares

Votes For		Votes Against		Total  Votes	Votes Withheld	Total including withheld
No.	%	No.	%			Votes
132,388,206	100%	505,521	0%	132,893,728	0	132,893,728

Resolution 11:

Special resolution to allow the Director's to call a general meeting using the shorter notice period (14 clear days)

Votes For		Votes Against		Total  Votes	Votes Withheld	Total including withheld
No.	%	No.	%			Votes
126,606,492	95%	6,287,236	5%	132,893,728	0	132,893,728

The "Vote Withheld" option is provided to enable abstention on any particular resolution. However, it should be noted that 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.

ENDS

About Dalata

Dalata Hotel Group plc was founded in August 2007 and listed as a plc in March 2014. Dalata has a strategy of owning or leasing its hotels and also has a small number of management contracts. The Group's portfolio now consists of 29 owned hotels, 12 leased hotels and three management contracts with a total of 9,208 bedrooms. In addition to this, the Group is currently developing 11 new hotels and has plans to extend two of its existing hotels, with a total of 2,871 bedrooms due to open over the next three years. This will bring the total number of bedrooms in Dalata to over 12,000. For the full year 2019, Dalata reported revenue of €429.2 million and a profit after tax of €78.2 million. Dalata is listed on the Main Market of Euronext Dublin (DHG) and the London Stock Exchange (DAL). For further information visit:  www.dalatahotelgroup.com

Contacts
Dalata Hotel Group plc	Tel [phone]
Pat McCann, CEO		[e-mail]
Dermot Crowley, Deputy CEO, Business Development and Finance
Sean McKeon, Company Secretary and Head of Risk and Compliance
Joint Company Brokers
Davy: Anthony Farrell	Tel [phone]
Berenberg: Ben Wright	Tel [phone]
Investor Relations and PR | FTI Consulting	Tel [phone]
Melanie Farrell	[e-mail]

 

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