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| Date | 26 May 2022 |
| Time | 17:01:55 |
| Category | AGMs and other meetings |
| ID | 9893M |
National World Plc
Annual General Meeting
Result of Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting of National World Plc was held via videoconference on 26 May 2022 at 11.30 a.m.
All 13 resolutions put to members were passed on a poll. Resolutions 1 to 12 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolution 13 was passed as a special resolution.
The number of votes lodged at the poll for and against each of the resolutions proposed, and the number of votes withheld was as follows:
|
Resolution |
Votes for |
% |
Votes against |
% |
Votes withheld |
|
Resolution 1 (Ordinary) To receive the Annual Report and Accounts for the 52 weeks ending 1 January 2022. |
206,170,128 |
100.00% |
0 |
0.00% |
0 |
|
Resolution 2 (Ordinary) To approve the directors' remuneration report contained on pages 41 to 54 of the Annual Report. |
206,170,128 |
100.00% |
0 |
0.00% |
0 |
|
Resolution 3 (Ordinary) To approve the directors' remuneration policy contained on pages 44 to 50 of the Annual Report. |
206,170,128 |
100.00% |
0 |
0.00% |
0 |
|
Resolution 4 (Ordinary) To reappoint Mr. Stephen Barber as a director. |
111,007,988 |
53.84% |
95,162,140 |
46.16% |
0 |
|
Resolution 5 (Ordinary) To reappoint Mr. Mark Hollinshead as a director. |
206,170,128 |
100.00% |
0 |
0.00% |
0 |
|
Resolution 6 (Ordinary) To reappoint Mr. David Montgomery as a director. |
206,170,128 |
100.00% |
0 |
0.00% |
0 |
|
Resolution 7 (Ordinary) To reappoint Mr. John Rowe as a director. |
206,170,128 |
100.00% |
0 |
0.00% |
0 |
|
Resolution 8 (Ordinary) To reappoint Mr. Vijay Vaghela as a director. |
206,170,128 |
100.00% |
0 |
0.00% |
0 |
|
Resolution 9 (Ordinary) To reappoint Mr. Daniel Cammiade as a director. |
197,245,480 |
95.67% |
8,924,648 |
4.33% |
0 |
|
Resolution 10 (Ordinary) To appoint Mr. David Fordham as a director. |
206,170,128 |
100.00% |
0 |
0.00% |
0 |
|
Resolution 11 (Ordinary) To reappoint Crowe U.K. LLP as auditors from the conclusion of the AGM until the conclusion of the next general meeting before which accounts are laid and to authorise the directors to fix the auditors' remuneration. |
199,540,128 |
100.00% |
0 |
0.00% |
0 |
|
Resolution 12 (Ordinary) To authorise the Directors to allot relevant securities pursuant to section 551 of the Companies Act 2006, as set out in the Notice of the Meeting. |
206,163,128 |
100.00% |
7,000 |
0.00% |
0 |
|
Resolution 13 (Special) To authorise the limited disapplication of pre-emption rights pursuant to section 570 of the Companies Act 2006 as set out in the Notice of the Meeting. |
206,170,128 |
100.00% |
0 |
0.00% |
0 |
As at 25 May 2022, there were 259,432,801 ordinary shares in issue. Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share. Votes withheld are not votes in law and so have not been included in the calculation of the proportion of votes for and against a resolution.
In accordance with Listing Rule 14.3.6 of the UK Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA"), a copy of the resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting has been submitted to the FCA via the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available to the public for inspection at: https://www.fca.org.uk/markets/primary-markets/regulatory-disclosures/national-storage-mechanism.