Result of AGM

Hansard Global plc
08 November 2023
 

8 November 2023

Hansard Global plc

Results of Annual General Meeting held on 8 November 2023

 

Hansard Global plc (the "Company") announces that at its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held on 8 November 2023, Resolutions 1 to 12 (inclusive) as ordinary resolutions and Resolution 13 as a special resolution, were duly passed on a show of hands and the results of the proxy votes are as follows:

 

 


RESOLUTION

VOTES

FOR

% OF VOTES CAST

VOTES

AGAINST

% OF VOTES CAST

VOTES CAST IN TOTAL

TOTAL VOTES CAST AS A % OF ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL

VOTES WITHHELD

1.

To receive the Company's 2023 financial statements, together with the Directors' Report and auditor's report thereon.

 

97,998,258

 

 

99.95

 

40,750

0.04

 

 

 

98,039,278

 

 

 

71%

 

 

2,500

 

 

2.

To approve the Remuneration Report for the year ended 30 June 2023

97,849,666

99.80

184,463

0.19

 

 

 

98,034,129

 

 

 

71%

7,649

3.

To declare a final dividend of 2.65 pence per share.

98,037,828

99.98

3,950

0

98,041,778

71%

0

4.

To re-elect Mr P B Kay as a director.

97,986,830

99.94

50,685

0.05

 

98,037,515

 

71%

4,263

5.

To re-elect Mr G Sheward as a director.

97,986,830

99.94

51,313

0.05

 

98,037,515

 

71%

4,263

6.

To elect Mr T Morfett as a director.

97,990,330

99.94

47,185

0.05

 

98,037,515

 

71%

4,263

7.

To re-elect Mr D J G Peach as a director

97,985,702

99.94

51,813

0.05

 

98,037,515

 

71%

4,263

8.

To re-elect Mr J Ribeiro as a director

97,983,415

99.93

54,100

0.06

 

98,037,515

 

71%

4,263

9.

To elect Dr C Theodorovics as a director

97,984,202

99.94

53,313

0.05

 

98,037,515

 

71%

4,263

10.

To re-elect Mr M A L Polonsky as a director.

97,964,216

99.92

73,299

0.07

 

98,037,515

 

71%

4,263

11.

To appoint KPMG Audit LLC, Isle of Man as auditor.

97,946,935

99.90

88,327

0.09

 

98,035,262

 

71%

6,516

12.

To authorise the Directors to determine the auditor's remuneration.

 

97,986,012

 

99.94

49,250

0.05

98,035,262

71%

6,516

13

To adopt the tabled Articles of Association in substitution for the current Articles of Association.

 

97,864,755

99.94

46,354

0.05

97,911,109

71%

 

130,699

 

 

 

 

 

 

Votes of shareholders excluding the controlling shareholder/related parties on resolution(s) 7, 8 and 9 (election of independent non-executive directors)

 

RESOLUTION

VOTES

FOR

VOTES

AGAINST

VOTES

WITHHELD

         7

31,104,765

51,813

4623

         8

31,102,478

54,100

4263

9

31,103,265

53,313

4263

 

Notes:

1.   Proxy Results are taken from the 33 valid Forms of Proxies received.

2.   Any proxy appointments giving discretion to the Chair of the Meeting have been included in the "For" total.

3.   A vote "Withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes "For" or "Against" a resolution.

4.   The Company's total ordinary shares in issue (total voting rights) as at 8 November 2023 were 137,557,079. Ordinary shareholders are entitled to one vote per ordinary share held.

5.   As the Company has a controlling shareholder, Dr Polonsky CBE, as defined in the Financial Conduct Authority's Listing Rules, resolutions 7,8 and 9 to re-elect Mr Peach and Mr Ribeiro and elect Dr Theodorovics (independent non-executive directors) has under Listing Rule 9.2.2E been approved by a majority of the votes cast by:

(a) the shareholders of the Company as a whole; and

(b) the independent shareholders of the Company, that is, all the shareholders entitled to vote on each resolution, excluding the controlling shareholder.

 

 

Enquiries:

Hansard Global plc                                                                  +44 (0) 1624 688 000

Graham Sheward, Group Chief Executive Officer

Hazel Stewart, Company Secretary

Email: investor-relations@hansard.com

 

LEI number: 213800ZJ9F2EA3Q24K05

 

Notes to editors:

·     Hansard Global plc is the holding company of the Hansard Group of companies. The Company was listed on the London Stock Exchange in December 2006. The Group is a specialist long-term savings provider, based in the Isle of Man.

·     The Group offers a range of flexible and tax-efficient investment products within a life assurance policy wrapper, designed to appeal to affluent, international investors.

·     The Group utilises a controlled cost distribution model via a network of independent financial advisors and the retail operations of certain financial institutions who provide access to their clients in more than 170 countries. The Group's distribution model is supported by Hansard OnLine, a multi-language internet platform, and is scalable.

·     The principal geographic markets in which the Group currently services contract holders and financial advisors are the Middle East & Africa, the Far East and Latin America. These markets are served by Hansard International Limited and Hansard Worldwide Limited.

 

·     Hansard Europe dac previously operated in Western Europe but closed to new business with effect from 30 June 2013.

·     The Group's objective is to grow by attracting new business and positioning itself to adapt rapidly to market trends and conditions. The scalability and flexibility of the Group's operations allow it to enter or develop new geographic markets and exploit growth opportunities within existing markets without the need for significant further investment.

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