Result of AGM

Released : 18 May 2023 10:46:00

RNS Number : 8962ZAscential PLC18 May 2023

Ascential plc

Result of Annual General Meeting ("AGM")

All 21 resolutions considered at the 2023 Annual General Meeting were passed on a poll.

The full text of the resolutions can be found in the Notice of AGM dated 5 April 2023.  The total number of votes received for each resolutions is set out below.  The Company's issued share capital as at 18 May 2023 was 440,248,865 with voting rights. The Company does not hold any shares in Treasury at the date of this disclosure.

Resolution no.

Shares For

%

Shares Against

%

Shares marked as Votes Withheld/ Abstentions

AGM






1.      To receive the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2022

392,728,193

99.96

141,390

0.04

246,964

2.      To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy contained in the Annual report and Accounts

362,835,042

92.30

30,266,677

7.70

14,828

3.      To approve the Annual Report on Remuneration for the year ended 31 December 2022 contained in the Annual report and Accounts

384,046,954

97.70

9,054,633

2.30

14,960

4.      To elect Suzanne Baxter as a Director of the Company

392,998,656

99.97

103,515

0.03

14,376

5.      To elect Rita Clifton as a Director of the Company

389,346,016

99.04

3,756,154

0.96

14,377

6.      To elect Scott Forbes as a Director of the Company

384,928,086

97.92

8,174,085

2.08

14,376

7.      To elect Mandy Gradden as a Director of the Company

392,868,180

99.94

233,991

0.06

14,376

8.      To elect Joanne Harris as a Director of the Company

392,998,656

99.97

103,515

0.03

14,376

9.      To elect Paul Harrison as a Director of the Company

392,998,656

99.97

103,515

0.03

14,376

10.    To elect Gillian Kent as a Director of the Company

343,065,492

87.27

50,036,679

12.73

14,376

11.    To elect Duncan Painter as a Director of the Company

392,998,406

99.97

103,765

0.03

14,376

12.    To elect Charles Song as a Director of the Company

392,734,283

99.91

367,888

0.09

14,376

13.    To elect Judy Vezmar as a Director of the Company

389,657,457

99.12

3,444,714

0.88

14,376

14.    To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditor of the Company

387,792,671

98.65

5,309,500

1.35

14,376

15.    To authorise the Board to determine the remuneration of the auditor

389,885,674

99.18

3,216,197

0.82

14,676

16.    To authorise the Company to make political donations

368,422,752

93.72

24,679,419

6.28

14,376

17.    To authorise the Company to allot relevant securities

374,019,812

95.15

19,082,059

4.85

14,676

18.    To authorise the Company to disapply pre-emption rights as per resolution 18 in the Notice of AGM

369,884,876

94.09

23,216,995

5.91

14,676

19.    To authorise the Company to additionally disapply pre-emption rights as per resolution 19 in the Notice of AGM

358,676,222

91.24

34,425,949

8.76

14,376

20.    To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares

391,089,162

99.50

1,952,064

0.50

72,801

21.    To authorise the Company to call any general meeting of the Company other than an AGM) on not less than 14 clear days' notice

384,646,896

97.85

8,456,275

2.15

13,376

Notes

1.     AGM Resolutions 1-17 were passed as ordinary resolutions. Resolutions 18 to 21 were passed as special resolutions.

2.     The number of shares 'For' includes discretionary votes.

3.     A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes "For" or "Against" a resolution

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