On 10 February 2026, Lift Global Ventures Plc announced the results of its Reconvened Annual General Meeting, General Meeting, and Requisitioned Extraordinary General Meeting. Shareholders passed resolutions re-electing directors David Richards MBE and Mark Horrocks, adopting the Investment Policy with 65.74% approval, and granting share options, but did not pass the resolution to change the company name to Yorkshire AI Plc. Additionally, all five resolutions proposed by requisitioning shareholders, which included the removal and appointment of directors, were defeated with 60.50% of votes cast against each.
| Date | 10 Feb 2026 |
| Time | 16:35:02 |
| Category | Miscellaneous |
| ID | 4784S |
Lift Global Ventures Plc
("Lift" or the "Company")
Result of Reconvened Annual General Meeting, General Meeting and Requisitioned Extraordinary General Meeting
Lift Global Ventures Plc (AQSE:LFT), provides the following updates on the outcomes of the Reconvened Annual General Meeting, the General Meeting, and the Requisitioned Extraordinary General Meeting held earlier today.
Re-convened Annual General Meeting
As announced on 16 January 2026, Ordinary Resolution 7 and Special Resolution 9 were withdrawn prior to the Re-convened Annual General Meeting.
With the exception of Special Resolution 8, all Resolutions proposed at the Re-convened Annual General Meeting were duly passed on a poll vote.
The results of the poll for each Resolution were as follows:
|
NO. |
RESOLUTION |
FOR |
FOR % |
AGAINST |
AGAINST % |
WITHHELD |
|
1 |
Annual Accounts |
66,978,254 |
92.95% |
5,082,668 |
7.05% |
305,675 |
|
2 |
Re-appointment of Auditors |
66,598,254 |
92.42% |
5,462,668 |
7.58% |
305,675 |
|
3 |
Re-elect David Richards MBE |
46,509,255 |
64.54% |
25,551,667 |
35.46% |
305,675 |
|
4 |
Re-elect Mark Horrocks |
46,539,255 |
64.58% |
25,521,667 |
35.42% |
305,675 |
|
5 |
Adoption of Investment Policy |
47,372,588 |
65.74% |
24,688,334 |
34.26% |
305,675 |
|
6 |
Grant of Share Options |
47,342,588 |
65.70% |
24,718,334 |
34.30% |
305,675 |
|
7 |
WITHDRAWN |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
8 |
Change of name to Yorkshire AI Plc |
47,372,588 |
65.74% |
24,688,334 |
34.26% |
305,675 |
|
9 |
WITHDRAWN |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
General Meeting
Ordinary Resolution 1 was duly passed on a poll vote, whereas Special Resolution 2 was defeated.
The results of the poll for each Resolution were as follows:
|
NO. |
RESOLUTION |
FOR |
FOR % |
AGAINST |
AGAINST % |
WITHHELD |
|
1 |
Authority to allot shares |
46,842,588 |
68.11% |
21,935,001 |
31.89% |
305,675 |
|
2 |
Waiver of pre-emption rights |
46,842,588 |
68.11% |
21,935,001 |
31.89% |
305,675 |
Requisitioned Extraordinary General Meeting
All Resolutions proposed by the requisitioning shareholders were duly defeated on a poll vote.
The results of the poll for each Resolution were as follows:
|
NO. |
RESOLUTION |
FOR |
FOR % |
AGAINST |
AGAINST % |
WITHHELD |
|
1 |
Removal of David Richards MBE |
29,366,208 |
39.50% |
44,985,922 |
60.50% |
0 |
|
2 |
Removal of Mark Horrocks |
29,366,208 |
39.50% |
44,985,922 |
60.50% |
0 |
|
3 |
Removal of Sandy Barblett |
29,366,208 |
39.50% |
44,985,922 |
60.50% |
0 |
|
4 |
Appointment of Howard White |
29,366,208 |
39.50% |
44,985,922 |
60.50% |
0 |
|
5 |
Appointment of Nicholas Monson |
29,366,208 |
39.50% |
44,985,922 |
60.50% |
0 |
David Richards, Executive Chairman, commented: "The rejection of all requisitioned resolutions, alongside the approval of the Company's investment policy and the re-election of directors, represents a clear endorsement by shareholders of the Board's strategy and governance. The Board will now focus on executing that strategy with renewed clarity and confidence."
Enquiries:
|
Lift Global Ventures Plc David Richards, Executive Chairman |
Via Oberon |
|
Oberon Capital (AQSE Corporate Adviser and Broker) |
|
|
Nick Lovering, Adam Pollock |
+44 (0) 203 179 5300 |
For more information please visit: www.liftgv.com
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