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Helios Towers plc held its 2024 Annual General Meeting on Thursday, 25 April 2024, where all 19 proposed resolutions were passed on a poll vote. Shareholder approval for individual resolutions ranged from 84.23% to 100.00%, with approximately 60.80% to 68.23% of the Company's issued share capital being cast across the votes.
| Date | 25 Apr 2024 |
| Time | 15:40:56 |
| Category | AGMs and other meetings |
| ID | 0948M |
Helios Towers plc (the "Company")
2024 Annual General Meeting ("AGM") Results
At the Company's AGM held at 10.00 a.m. today, Thursday 25 April 2024, all of the resolutions put to the meeting were passed on a poll vote. The results are set out below.
The full text of all the resolutions can be found in the Notice of AGM, which is available for viewing at the National Storage Mechanism, which can be located at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism and from the Company's website at https://www.heliostowers.com/investors/shareholder-centre/general-meetings/.
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In Favour (including Discretionary) |
Against |
Total Votes Cast |
Votes Withheld |
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Resolutions |
No. of Votes |
% of Votes |
No. of Votes |
% of Votes |
No. of Votes |
% of issued share capital voted |
No. of Votes |
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Ordinary resolutions
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1. To receive the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023. |
717,860,600 |
100.00% |
1,923 |
0.00% |
717,862,523 |
68.19% |
390,714 |
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2. To approve the annual statement by the Chair of the Remuneration Committee and the Directors' Remuneration Report (excluding the Directors' Remuneration Policy) set out on pages 102-119 of the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023. |
619,492,742 |
96.79% |
20,564,461 |
3.21% |
640,057,203 |
60.80% |
78,196,034 |
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3. To re-elect Sir Samuel Jonah, KBE, OSG as a Director of the Company. |
674,743,694 |
93.94% |
43,503,245 |
6.06% |
718,246,939 |
68.23% |
6,298 |
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4. To re-elect Tom Greenwood as a Director of the Company. |
714,632,683 |
99.50% |
3,615,337 |
0.50% |
718,248,020 |
68.23% |
5,217 |
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5. To re-elect Manjit Dhillon as a Director of the Company. |
711,521,988 |
99.06% |
6,726,032 |
0.94% |
718,248,020 |
68.23% |
5,217 |
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6. To re-elect Alison Baker as a Director of the Company. |
714,844,311 |
99.53% |
3,403,713 |
0.47% |
718,248,024 |
68.23% |
5,213 |
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7. To re-elect Richard Byrne as a Director of the Company. |
649,034,356 |
90.37% |
69,149,056 |
9.63% |
718,183,412 |
68.22% |
69,825 |
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8. To re-elect Helis Zulijani-Boye as a Director of the Company. |
662,464,078 |
92.23% |
55,783,942 |
7.77% |
718,248,020 |
68.23% |
5,217 |
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9. To re-elect Temitope Lawani as a Director of the Company. |
604,952,593 |
84.23% |
113,295,428 |
15.77% |
718,248,021 |
68.23% |
5,216 |
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10. To re-elect Sally Ashford as a Director of the Company. |
694,841,178 |
96.74% |
23,406,845 |
3.26% |
718,248,023 |
68.23% |
5,214 |
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11. To re-elect Carole Wamuyu Wainaina as a Director of the Company. |
694,916,373 |
96.75% |
23,331,651 |
3.25% |
718,248,024 |
68.23% |
5,213 |
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12. To reappoint Deloitte LLP as auditor of the Company. |
715,931,436 |
99.68% |
2,319,087 |
0.32% |
718,250,523 |
68.23% |
2,714 |
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13. To authorise the Audit Committee of the Company, for and on behalf of the Directors, to fix the remuneration of the auditors. |
718,249,313 |
100.00% |
1,424 |
0.00% |
718,250,737 |
68.23% |
2,500 |
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14. To authorise the Directors to make political donations and political expenditure up to an aggregate of £100,000. |
639,835,987 |
99.96% |
227,050 |
0.04% |
640,063,037 |
60.80% |
78,190,200 |
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15. To authorise the Directors to allot securities pursuant to and in accordance with Section 551 of the Companies Act 2006. |
713,370,277 |
99.32% |
4,881,956 |
0.68% |
718,252,233 |
68.23% |
1,004 |
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Special resolutions
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16. To authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights. |
712,973,659 |
99.27% |
5,277,077 |
0.73% |
718,250,736 |
68.23% |
2,501 |
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17. To authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights in connection with an acquisition or specified capital investment. |
710,731,676 |
98.95% |
7,517,844 |
1.05% |
718,249,520 |
68.23% |
3,717 |
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18. To authorise the Company to make market purchases pursuant to Section 701 of the Companies Act 2006. |
717,145,093 |
99.85% |
1,068,003 |
0.15% |
718,213,096 |
68.23% |
40,141 |
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19. To authorise the Directors to call a general meeting other than an annual general meeting on not less than 14 clear days' notice. |
710,788,416 |
98.96% |
7,461,799 |
1.04% |
718,250,215 |
68.23% |
3,022 |
The total number of shares in issue at the voting date is 1,052,700,000. A "vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes for and against the resolution.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, a copy of all resolutions passed as special business will shortly be available for inspection on the National Storage Mechanism at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
A copy of the voting results shown above will also be made available on the Company's website at https://www.heliostowers.com/investors/shareholder-centre/general-meetings/.
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Enquiries: |
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For investor enquiries |
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For media enquiries |
Edward Bridges, Rob Mindell |
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FTI Consulting LLP |
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+44 (0)20 3727 1000 |
About Helios Towers
· Helios Towers is a leading independent telecommunications infrastructure company, having established one of the most extensive tower portfolios across Africa and the Middle East. It builds, owns and operates telecom passive infrastructure, providing services to mobile network operators.
· Helios Towers owns and operates over 14,000 telecommunication tower sites in nine countries across Africa and the Middle East.
· Helios Towers pioneered the model in Africa of buying towers that were held by single operators and providing services utilising the tower infrastructure to the seller and other operators. This allows wireless operators to outsource non-core tower-related activities, enabling them to focus their capital and managerial resources on providing higher quality services more cost-effectively.
For more information about Helios Towers, please visit: https://www.heliostowers.com/investors/