Results of Annual General Meeting

HSS Hire Group PLC
21 June 2023
 

21 June 2023

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 13 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 14 to 16 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

504,815,178

99.99%

55,069

0.01%

504,870,247

71.61

13,740

Resolution 2:

Approve remuneration report & policy

504,706,516

99.97%

153,392

0.03%

504,859,908

71.61

24,079

Resolution 3:

Re-election of Alan Peterson

504,538,910

99.94%

326,087

0.06%

504,864,997

71.61

18,990

Resolution 4:

Re-election of Amanda Burton

504,790,396

99.99%

74,601

0.01%

504,864,997

71.61

18,990

Resolution 5:

Re-election of Douglas Robertson

504,782,974

99.98%

80,556

0.02%

504,863,530

71.61

20,457

Resolution 6:

Re-election of Thomas Sweet-Escott

504,789,910

99.99%

75,087

0.01%

504,864,997

71.61

18,990

Resolution 7:

Re-election of Steve Ashmore

504,756,336

99.98%

108,661

0.02%

504,864,997

71.61

18,990

Resolution 8:

Re-election of Paul Quested

504,754,869

99.98%

108,661

0.02%

504,863,530

71.61

20,457

Resolution 9:

Re-appoint BDO LLP as auditors

499,808,628

99.99%

60,152

0.01%

499,868,780

70.90

5,015,207

Resolution 10:

Authorise directors to agree auditors' remuneration

504,783,883

99.98%

84,897

0.02%

504,868,780

71.61

15,207

Resolution 11:

To declare a final dividend

504,852,191

100.00%

16,589

0.00%

504,868,780

71.61

15,207

Resolution 12:

Renew authority to allot new shares

504,712,566

99.97%

147,206

0.03%

504,859,772

71.61

18,683

 

 

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:

Political donations

 

498,999,988

99.83%

831,983

0.17%

499,831,971

70.90

5,046,484

Resolution 14:

Disapplication of pre-emption rights to allotment of equity securities

 

504,410,943

99.91%

447,703

0.09%

504,858,646

71.61

19,809

Resolution 15:

Disapplication of pre-emption rights for financing or capital investment

504,431,316

99.92%

427,330

0.08%

504,858,646

71.61

19,809

Resolution 16:

Authority to purchase own shares

504,747,218

99.98%

123,029

0.02%

504,870,247

71.61

13,740

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 2023 was 704,987,954. Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share.

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