Results of Annual General Meeting

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HSS Hire Group PLC
21 June 2022
 

21 June 2022

HSS Hire Group plc

Results of Annual General Meeting ("AGM")

At the AGM of HSS Hire Group plc held today at 11.00 a.m. at Hilton Garden Inn Heathrow, Pavilion Centre, Eastern Perimeter Road, Hatton Cross, Heathrow, TW6 2SQ, all resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting were voted on a poll and were passed by the requisite majorities.

Resolutions 1 to 12 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 13 to 15 were passed as special resolutions. The results of the poll are set out below.

Ordinary resolutions

Votes
for

% Votes for 1

Votes
against

% Votes against 1

Total votes validly cast

% of Issued share capital voted 1,2,3

Votes withheld 2

Resolution 1:

Receive annual report and accounts

508,624,574

99.99%

66,429

0.01%

508,691,003

72.16

68,571

Resolution 2:

Approve remuneration report & policy

498,872,882

98.11%

9,629,976

1.89%

508,502,858

72.13

256,716

Resolution 3:

Re-election of Alan Peterson

508,600,628

99.97%

143,601

0.03%

508,744,229

72.16

15,345

Resolution 4:

Re-election of Amanda Burton

508,601,114

99.97%

144,582

0.03%

508,745,696

72.16

13,878

Resolution 5:

Re-election of Douglas Robertson

508,602,095

99.97%

143,601

0.03%

508,745,696

72.16

13,878

Resolution 6:

Re-election of Thomas Sweet-Escott

508,355,628

99.92%

390,068

0.08%

508,745,696

72.16

13,878

Resolution 7:

Re-election of Steve Ashmore

508,600,628

99.97%

143,601

0.03%

508,744,229

72.16

15,345

Resolution 8:

Re-election of Paul Quested

508,602,095

99.97%

143,601

0.03%

508,745,696

72.16

13,878

Resolution 9:

Re-appoint BDO LLP as auditors

508,619,056

99.97%

136,140

0.03%

508,755,196

72.17

4,378

Resolution 10:

Authorise directors to agree auditors' remuneration

508,665,757

99.98%

77,972

0.02%

508,743,729

72.16

15,845

Resolution 11:

Renew authority to allot new shares

508,347,298

99.97%

155,898

0.03%

508,503,196

72.13

256,378

Resolution 12:

Political donations

508,333,737

99.92%

409,931

0.08%

508,743,668

72.16

15,906

 

Special resolutions

Votes for

% Votes for 1

Votes
against

% Votes against 1

Total votes validly cast

% of Issued share capital voted 1,2,3

Votes withheld 2

Resolution 13:

Disapplication of pre-emption rights to allotment of equity securities

508,331,754

99.92%

408,105

0.08%

508,739,859

72.16

19,715

Resolution 14:

Disapplication of pre-emption rights for financing or capital investment

508,356,537

99.92%

383,322

0.08%

508,739,859

72.16

19,715

Resolution 15:

Authority to purchase own shares

508,724,218

99.99%

30,978

0.01%

508,755,196

72.17

4,378

Notes:

1.  The percentages above are rounded to two decimal places.

2.  A "vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes "for" or "against" a resolution.

3.  The number of ordinary shares in issue on 21 June 2022 was 704,987,954. Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share.

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