2 Jun 2021 13:14
2 June 2021
Arrow Global Group Plc
Result of Voting at 2021 Annual General Meeting
(the "Company")
The Company announces that all resolutions were passed by the requisite majorities on a poll at the Company's Annual General Meeting held on Wednesday, 2 June 2021. The results of the poll, incorporating proxy votes lodged in advance of the meeting, are set below, and will be published on the Company's website www.arrowglobal.net. The full text of the resolutions is set out in the Notice of Meeting dated 6 April 2021, which is also available at www.arrowglobal.net.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, a copy of the resolutions passed as special resolutions (resolutions 16 to 19 inclusive) has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
Resolution | Votes For | % Votes For (1) (2) | Votes Against | % Votes Against (1) (2) | Total Votes Validly Cast | % of Issued Share Capital Voted (1) (2) | Votes Withheld (3) |
1 To receive the report and accounts for the financial year ended 31 December 2020 | 66,127,427 | 100.00 | 411 | 0.00 | 66,127,838 | 37.28 | 1,000 |
2 To approve the directors' remuneration report for the financial year ended 31 December 2020 | 50,946,214 | 80.15 | 12,615,277 | 19.85 | 63,561,491 | 35.83 | 2,567,347 |
3 To approve the directors' remuneration policy | 52,011,527 | 81.83 | 11,549,964 | 18.17 | 63,561,491 | 35.83 | 2,567,347 |
4 To elect Paola Bergamaschi Broyd as a director of the Company | 66,020,615 | 99.86 | 95,330 | 0.14 | 66,115,945 | 37.27 | 12,893 |
5 To re-elect Jonathan Bloomer as a director of the Company | 60,969,279 | 99.83 | 105,330 | 0.17 | 61,074,609 | 34.43 | 5,054,229 |
6 To re-elect Lee Rochford as a director of the Company | 66,020,615 | 99.84 | 105,330 | 0.16 | 66,125,945 | 37.27 | 2,893 |
7 To re-elect Lan Tu as a director of the Company | 58,010,862 | 87.73 | 8,115,082 | 12.27 | 66,125,944 | 37.27 | 2,894 |
8 To re-elect Maria Luís Albuquerque as a director of the Company | 66,031,026 | 99.86 | 94,919 | 0.14 | 66,125,945 | 37.27 | 2,893 |
9 To re-elect Andrew Fisher as a director of the Company | 66,052,005 | 99.89 | 73,940 | 0.11 | 66,125,945 | 37.27 | 2,893 |
10 To re-elect Matt Hotson as a director of the Company | 66,020,615 | 99.84 | 105,330 | 0.16 | 66,125,945 | 37.27 | 2,893 |
11 To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditor of the Company | 66,041,596 | 99.87 | 84,349 | 0.13 | 66,125,945 | 37.27 | 2,893 |
12 To authorise the directors to agree the auditor's remuneration | 66,072,755 | 99.92 | 53,190 | 0.08 | 66,125,945 | 37.27 | 2,893 |
13 To authorise the Company to make political donations | 62,595,658 | 94.67 | 3,526,287 | 5.33 | 66,121,945 | 37.27 | 6,893 |
14 To authorise the directors to allot shares up to specific limits | 62,425,633 | 94.40 | 3,702,205 | 5.60 | 66,127,838 | 37.28 | 1,000 |
15 To adopt new Articles of Association (4) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
16 To disapply statutory pre-emption rights (up to the customary 5% limit) (5) | 62,612,399 | 94.69 | 3,513,546 | 5.31 | 66,125,945 | 37.27 | 2,893 |
17 To disapply statutory pre-emption rights (up to the enhanced 5% limit) (5) | 62,584,787 | 94.64 | 3,541,158 | 5.36 | 66,125,945 | 37.27 | 2,893 |
18 To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares (5) | 66,064,648 | 99.92 | 53,190 | 0.08 | 66,117,838 | 37.27 | 11,000 |
19 To authorise a general meeting (other than an annual general meeting) to be held on 14 clear days' notice (5) | 65,832,733 | 99.56 | 293,212 | 0.44 | 66,125,945 | 37.27 | 2,893 |
Notes:
1. Percentages are rounded to two decimal places.
2. The number of ordinary shares in issue at 6.00pm on 1 June 2020 was 177,400,606.
3. A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the percentage votes for or against a resolution.
5. Resolution 15 was withdrawn from the meeting.
4. Special resolution requiring a 75% majority.
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