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WANdisco plc shareholders passed all 14 resolutions at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 30 August 2023. Resolutions 1-11, which included the adoption of FY22 financial statements and the election of various directors, passed as Ordinary Resolutions with over 50% majority. Resolutions 12-14, including the change of the Company's name to Cirata plc, passed as Special Resolutions with over 75% majority, with approximately 60.8% of the issued share capital voting on most resolutions.
| Date | 30 Aug 2023 |
| Time | 18:04:40 |
| Category | AGMs and other meetings |
| ID | 8641K |
30 August 2023
WANdisco plc
All Resolutions pass at WANdisco AGM
("WANdisco" or the "Company")
Result of Annual General Meeting
WANdisco (LSE: WAND), the data activation platform, is pleased to announce that all resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting and put to the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of the Company on 30 August 2023 were duly passed.
Resolutions 1- 11 were passed as Ordinary Resolutions (requiring at least a 50% majority to be passed) and resolutions 12 - 14 were passed as Special Resolutions (requiring at least a 75% majority to be passed). The results are set out in detail below.
|
|
Resolution |
Votes For |
% |
Votes Against |
% |
Total Votes Cast (Excluding Withheld) |
% of ISC Voted4 |
Votes Withheld |
|
1. |
That the Company's FY22 financial statements be adopted |
67,959,636 |
97.36 |
1,839,811 |
2.64 |
69,799,447 |
60.84 |
2,304 |
|
2. |
That Ken Lever be elected as a Director of the Company |
67,944,607 |
97.36 |
1,845,789 |
2.64 |
69,790,396 |
60.83 |
11,355 |
|
3. |
That Stephen Kelly be elected as a Director of the Company |
67,946,399 |
97.76 |
1,559,116 |
2.24 |
69,505,515 |
60.58 |
296,236
|
|
4. |
That Ijoma Maluza be elected as a Director of the Company |
67,936,575 |
99.53 |
320,338 |
0.47 |
68,256,913 |
59.50 |
1,544,838 |
|
5. |
That Peter Lees be re-elected as a Director of the Company |
67,934,783 |
97.76 |
1,557,816 |
2.24 |
69,492,599 |
60.67 |
309,152 |
|
6. |
That Xenia Walters be elected as a Director of the Company |
67,933,483 |
99.96 |
30,249 |
0.04 |
67,963,732 |
59.24% |
1,838,019 |
|
7. |
That Chris Baker be elected as a Director of the Company |
67,933,483 |
99.96 |
30,249 |
0.04 |
67,963,732 |
59.24% |
1,838,019 |
|
8. |
That BDO be re-appointed as auditors of the Company |
69,755,045 |
99.96 |
30,659 |
0.04 |
69,785,704 |
60.83% |
16,047 |
|
9. |
That the Directors be authorised to determine the remuneration of the auditor |
69,763,260 |
99.97 |
22,971 |
0.03 |
69,786,231 |
60.83% |
15,520 |
|
10. |
That the Directors are authorised to allot securities |
69,180,477 |
99.15 |
595,359 |
0.85 |
69,775,836 |
60.82% |
25,915 |
|
11. |
That the Company may hold treasury shares in accordance with the Law and the Articles |
69,764,463 |
99.96 |
25,087 |
0.04 |
69,789,550 |
60.83% |
12,201 |
|
12. |
Disapplication of pre-emption rights |
69,750,123 |
99.94 |
45,295 |
0.06 |
69,795,418 |
60.84% |
6,333 |
|
13. |
That the Directors are authorised to make market purchases of its own shares |
66,432,468 |
95.58 |
3,075,087 |
4.42 |
69,507,555 |
60.59% |
294,196 |
|
14. |
That the name of the Company be changed to Cirata plc |
69,456,665 |
99.55 |
312,740 |
0.45 |
69,769,405 |
60.81% |
32,346 |
NOTES:
1. Proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman of the Meeting have been included
in the "For" total for the appropriate resolution.
2. Votes "For" and "Against" any resolution are expressed as a percentage (rounded to two
decimal places) of votes validly cast for that resolution.
3. The full text of the resolutions passed at the Meeting can be found in the Notice of Meeting
which is available on the Company's website at: http://www.wandisco.com.
4. Based on total issued share capital as at 24 July 2023 of 114,725,069 Ordinary shares.
Change of Company Name
With the passage of Resolution 14, the Company's name is changed to Cirata plc. The Company felt the time was right to be renamed as part of a broad and extensive rebranding program that best reflects the updated Company vision, values and future growth plans. The new name is intended to provide a new and positive canvas where the Company can build positive brand equity going forward.
Cirata is a combination of "cirrus cloud" and "data" and the name enables the Company to continue to pursue market opportunities in the data integration space under a new name and brand identity. The Company intends to transition into the new brand identity and integrate the new name in Q4. For more information on the new name and an early view into the new identity please visit cirata.io.
Stephen Kelly, CEO, commented:
"It's time to focus our collective attention on the future and do everything we can to help drive the growth plan forward. Renaming and rebranding the Company is one step in that journey and we're excited to build Cirata into a category leader".
For further information, please contact:
|
FTI Consulting Matt Dixon / Kwaku Aning / Tom Blundell |
+44 (0)20 3727 1137 |
|
Stifel (Nomad and Joint Broker) Fred Walsh / Richard Short / Tom Marsh |
+44 (0)20 7710 7600 |
|
Liberum (Joint Broker) Max Jones / Ben Cryer / Miquela Bezuidenhoudt |
+44 (0)20 3100 2000 |
About WANdisco
WANdisco is the data activation platform for accelerating digital transformation at scale. WANdisco makes infinite data actionable across clouds and enterprises in real time. WANdisco customers unleash the business value of the cloud with zero downtime, data loss, or disruption to fuel AI and machine learning, create new services, and transform businesses. For more information about WANdisco, visit www.wandisco.com