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Van Elle Holdings plc announced that all resolutions were duly passed at its Annual General Meeting held on September 21, 2023. Shareholders approved the accounts for the year ended 30 April 2023, the declaration of a 0.8p per share dividend, and the re-election of Directors Frank Nelson, Charles St John, and Graeme Campbell. Resolutions also passed for the re-appointment of BDO LLP as auditor, share allotments, and market purchases, with "For" votes ranging from 93.5% to 99.99%.
| Date | 21 Sept 2023 |
| Time | 11:55:04 |
| Category | AGMs and other meetings |
| ID | 2389N |
21 September 2023
Van Elle Holdings plc
('Van Elle', the 'Company' or the 'Group')
Result of Annual General Meeting
Van Elle Holdings plc (AIM: VANL), the UK's largest ground engineering contractor announces that, at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held earlier today, all resolutions were duly passed. The proxy votes received from shareholders on each resolution are set out below:
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Resolution |
For |
% For |
Against |
% Against |
Withheld |
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1. To receive the accounts of the Company for the year ended 30 April 2023 |
77,410,837 |
99.99% |
1,074 |
0.01% |
0 |
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2. To approve the Directors' remuneration report in the form set out in the annual report of the Company for the year ended 30 April 2023 |
75,246,711 |
97.2% |
2,164,200 |
2.8% |
1,000 |
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3. To declare a dividend of 0.8p per share on the ordinary shares of the company |
77,410,837 |
99.99% |
1,074 |
0.01% |
0 |
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4. To re-elect Frank Nelson as a Director of the Company |
77,388,209 |
99.99% |
1,074 |
0.01% |
22,628 |
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5. To re-elect Charles St John as a Director of the Company |
77,387,209 |
99.99% |
1,074 |
0.01% |
23,628 |
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6. To re-elect Graeme Campbell as a Director of the Company |
77,387,209 |
99.99% |
1,074 |
0.01% |
23,628 |
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7. To reappoint BDO LLP as auditor |
75,247,711 |
97.2% |
2,161,572 |
2.8% |
2,628 |
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8. To authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of the auditor |
77,408,209 |
99.99% |
1,074 |
0.01% |
2,628 |
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9. To authorise the Directors to allot shares and to grant rights to subscribe for or to convert any security into shares pursuant to Section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 and to allot equity securities by way of a rights issue |
76,674,365 |
99.97% |
23,702 |
0.03% |
713,844 |
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10. To authorise the Directors to allot equity securities pursuant to Section 570 of the Companies Act 2006 in connection with a rights issue and general disapplication |
72,372,840 |
93.5% |
5,039,071 |
6.5% |
0 |
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11. To authorise the Directors to allot equity securities pursuant to Section 570 of the Companies Act 2006 in connection with an acquisition or other capital investment |
72,379,927 |
93.5% |
5,031,984 |
6.5% |
0 |
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12. To authorise the Directors to make market purchases of the Company's shares pursuant to Section 701 of the Companies Act 2006 |
75,237,388 |
97.2% |
2,174,523 |
2.8% |
0 |
For further information, please contact:
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Van Elle Holdings plc Mark Cutler, Chief Executive Officer Graeme Campbell, Chief Financial Officer |
Via Walbrook |
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Peel Hunt LLP (Nominated Adviser and corporate broker) Ed Allsopp / Ben Harrington |
Tel: 020 7418 8900 |
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Walbrook PR Limited |
Tel: 020 7933 8780 |
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Tom Cooper / Nick Rome |
07971 221 972 or 07748 325 236 |
About Van Elle Holdings plc:
Van Elle Holdings is the UK's largest specialist geotechnical engineering contractor. Formed in 1984 and listed on AIM in 2016, the Company provides a wide range of ground engineering techniques and services including ground investigation, general and specialist piling, rail geotechnical engineering, modular foundations, and ground improvement and stabilisation services.
Van Elle operates through three divisions: General Piling, Specialist Piling and Rail, and Ground Engineering Services; and is focused on diverse end markets including residential and housing, infrastructure and regional construction - across which the Group has completed more than 20,000 projects over the last 35 years.