Result of AGM

RNS Number : 4744B

Hollywood Bowl Group plc

30 January 2020

 

Hollywood Bowl Group plc (the "Company")

Results of the Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting (the "Meeting") of the Company was held on Thursday 30 January 2020 at 9.30am (London time). At the Meeting, the ordinary and special resolutions set out in the Notice of the Annual General Meeting dated 23 Decmeber 2019 (the "Notice of AGM"), were proposed and passed by way of a poll. Resolutions 1 to 14 were passed as ordinary resolutions. Resolutions 15 to 18 were passed as special resolutions.

Full details of the poll results are set out below and will also be available on the Company's website www.hollywoodbowlgroup.com.  

No	RESOLUTION	VOTES FOR	%	VOTES AGAINST	%	TOTAL VOTES	% of ISC VOTED	VOTES WITHHELD
1	To receive the Directors' report and the accounts for the Company for the year ended 30 September 2019	122,895,751	99.99	156	0.01	122,895,907	81.93	43,034
2	To declare a final dividend of  5.16 pence per ordinary share for the year ended 30 September 2019	122,938,941	100.00	0	0.00	122,938,941	81.96	0
3	To approve a special dividend of 4.50 pence per ordinary share	122,938,941	100.00	0	0.00	122,938,941	81.96	0
4	To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report	119,661,858	97.34	3,272,605	2.66	122,934,463	81.96	4,477
5	To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy	119,861,858	97.50	3,075,945	2.50	122,937,803	81.96	1,137
6	To re-elect Nick Backhouse as a Director	122,829,317	99.91	108,987	0.09	122,938,304	81.96	637
7	To re-elect Peter Boddy as a Director	117,878,808	95.88	5,059,495	4.12	122,938,303	81.96	637
8	To re-elect Stephen Burns as a Director	122,879,166	99.95	59,137	0.05	122,938,303	81.96	637
9	To re-elect Laurence Keen as a Director	122,768,183	99.86	170,120	0.14	122,938,303	81.96	637
10	To elect Ivan Schofield as a Director	122,829,317	99.91	108,987	0.09	122,938,304	81.96	637
11	To elect Claire Tiney as a Director	122,328,317	99.50	609,987	0.50	122,938,304	81.96	637
12	To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditors of the Company	122,921,418	99.99	14,517	0.01	122,935,935	81.96	3,005
13	To authorise the Audit Committee of the Company to fix the remuneration of the auditors	122,882,683	99.96	55,071	0.04	122,937,754	81.96	1,187
14	To authorise the Directors to allot shares	118,325,917	96.25	4,611,837	3.75	122,937,754	81.96	1,187
15	To authorise the Directors to disapply statutory pre-emption rights in respect of 5% of the Company's issued share capital	122,367,242	99.54	570,000	0.46	122,937,242	81.96	1,699
16	To authorise the Directors to disapply statutory pre-emption rights in respect of an additional 5% of the Company's issued share capital	122,352,811	99.52	584,517	0.48	122,937,328	81.96	1,612
17	To authorise the Company to buy back shares	122,867,203	99.99	15,517	0.01	122,882,720	81.92	56,220
18	To authorise the Directors to call a general meeting other than an annual general meeting on not less than 14 clear days' notice	117,699,640	95.64	5,362,167	4.36	123,061,807	82.04	637

Notes:

1.    Any proxy arrangement which gave discretion to the Chairman has been included in the "for" totals.

2.    A "Vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the percentage of shares voted "For" or "Against" any resolution.

3.    The number of shares in issue at 6:00 p.m. on 30 January 2020 was 150,000,000.The Company does not hold any shares in treasury.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of resolutions passed at the Meeting concerning items other than ordinary business will shortly be available for inspection on the National Storage Mechanism which can be accessed at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do

Enquiries:

Hollywood Bowl Group Steve Burns, Chief Executive Officer Laurence Keen, Chief Financial Officer Mat Hart, Chief Marketing & Technology Officer	via Tulchan Communications
Tulchan Communications James Macey White Elizabeth Snow Amber Ahluwalia	[phone]

 

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