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21 May 2024
Gamma Communications plc
Results of 2024 Annual General Meeting
Gamma Communications plc ("Gamma" or "the Company") announces that at the Annual General Meeting held today all resolutions as set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting ("AGM") dated 12 April 2024 were passed, which included all valid proxy votes submitted in advance of the meeting. The number of votes for and against each of the resolutions, and the number of votes withheld, are set out in the table below.
The voting results will shortly be available on the Company's website at www.gammagroup.co.
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FOR
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AGAINST |
WITHHELD* |
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Resolution
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Votes cast |
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Votes cast |
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Votes cast |
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1 |
To receive and adopt the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023 |
78,538,743 |
99.99 |
109 |
0.01 |
127,601 |
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2 |
To approve the final dividend of 11.4 pence per share |
78,666,298 |
99.99 |
55 |
0.01 |
100 |
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3 |
To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy for the year ended 31 December 2023 |
78,164,702 |
99.65 |
277,457 |
0.35 |
224,294 |
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4 |
To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 December 2023 |
78,350,633 |
99.88 |
90,279 |
0.12 |
225,541 |
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5 |
To reappoint Deloitte LLP as auditor of the Company |
78,662,799 |
99.99 |
3,415 |
0.01 |
239 |
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6 |
To authorise Directors to determine the remuneration of the auditor |
78,665,160 |
99.99 |
1,054 |
0.01 |
239 |
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7 |
To elect Martin Hellawell as a Director |
78,343,272 |
99.59 |
319,048 |
0.41 |
4,133 |
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8 |
To re-elect Andrew Belshaw as a Director |
78,650,493 |
99.98 |
12,396 |
0.02 |
3,564 |
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9 |
To re-elect Bill Castell as a Director |
78,568,432 |
99.88 |
94,457 |
0.12 |
3,564 |
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10 |
To re-elect Rachel Addison as a Director |
78,482,542 |
99.77 |
180,245 |
0.23 |
3,666 |
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11 |
To re-elect Charlotta Ginman as a Director |
77,196,489 |
98.14 |
1,466,399 |
1.86 |
3,565 |
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12 |
To re-elect Shaun Gregory as a Director |
78,643,321 |
99.98 |
19,568 |
0.02 |
3,564 |
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13 |
To re-elect Xavier Robert as a Director |
77,742,852 |
98.83 |
920,037 |
1.17 |
3,564 |
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14 |
To renew the authority for Directors to allot relevant securities |
76,976,665 |
97.85 |
1,689,251 |
2.15 |
537 |
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15 |
To authorise Directors to allot relevant securities with the disapplication of pre-emption rights** |
77,331,889 |
98.31 |
1,332,549 |
1.69 |
2,015 |
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16 |
To authorise Directors to allot relevant securities with the disapplication of pre-emption rights in connection with an acquisition or other capital investment** |
69,176,707 |
87.94 |
9,487,729 |
12.06 |
2,016 |
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17 |
To renew the authority for the Company to make market purchases of its own shares** |
71,939,077 |
99.99 |
3,161 |
0.01 |
6,724,215 |
* 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.
** Denotes a special resolution requiring a 75% majority of votes cast.
The number of shares in issue as at the date of the 2024 Annual General Meeting is 97,500,389, of which 463,588 ordinary shares are held in Treasury. The shares held in Treasury have no voting rights.
As previously announced, following the conclusion of the AGM, Henrietta Marsh ceased to be a director of the Company.
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Enquiries:
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Gamma Communications plc Andrew Belshaw, Chief Executive Officer Bill Castell, Chief Financial Officer Rachael Matzopoulos, Company Secretary
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Tel: +44 (0)333 006 5972 |
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Investec Bank plc (NOMAD & Broker) Patrick Robb / Virginia Bull
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Tel: +44 (0)207 597 5970 |
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Teneo (PR Adviser) James Macey White / Matt Low / Rebecca Hamer
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Tel: +44 (0)207 353 4200 |
| Date | 21 May 2024 |
| Time | 16:55:39 |
| Category | AGMs and other meetings |
| ID | 3474P |