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Results of the 2022 Annual General Meeting
Results of the 2022 Annual General Meeting.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n 20 July 2022\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bloomsbury Publishing Plc (the \"Company\")\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Results of the 2022 Annual General Meeting\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Company held its Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 20 July 2022. All the resolutions put to shareholders were duly passed on a show of hands. Resolutions 1 to 12 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 13 to 15 were passed as special resolutions.\n \n \n \n \n \n Details of shareholders' proxy votes lodged in advance of the Annual General Meeting for each resolution are shown in the table below:\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Resolutions\n \n \n \n \n \n \n For and at discretion\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Against\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Votes Withheld\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Total\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Number\n \n \n \n \n %\n \n \n \n \n Number\n \n \n \n \n %\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1.\n To receive the audited accounts of the Company for the year ended 28 February 2022, together with the Report of the Directors and the report of the Auditor thereon.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 54,397,707\n \n \n \n \n 100\n \n \n \n \n 0\n \n \n \n \n 0\n \n \n \n \n 14,270\n \n \n \n \n 54,397,707\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2.\n To approve the Annual Statement by the Chair of the Remuneration Committee and the Annual Report on Directors' Remuneration for the year ended 28 February 2022.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 53,340,868\n \n \n \n \n 98.92\n \n \n \n \n 584,006\n \n \n \n \n 1.08\n \n \n \n \n 487,103\n \n \n \n \n 53,924,874\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 3.\n To declare a final dividend of 9.40p per Ordinary share.\n \n \n \n \n 54,408,882\n \n \n \n \n 100\n \n \n \n \n 0\n \n \n \n \n 0\n \n \n \n \n 3,095\n \n \n \n \n 54,408,882\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 4.\n To elect John Bason as a Director of the Company.\n \n \n \n \n 44,220,429\n \n \n \n \n 95.94\n \n \n \n \n 1,871,976\n \n \n \n \n 4.06\n \n \n \n \n 8,319,572\n \n \n \n \n 46,092,405\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 5.\n To re-elect Sir Richard Lambert as a Director of the Company.\n \n \n \n \n 54,148,793\n \n \n \n \n 99.53\n \n \n \n \n 258,140\n \n \n \n \n 0.47\n \n \n \n \n 5,044\n \n \n \n \n 54,406,933\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 6.\n To re-elect Nigel Newton as a Director of the Company.\n \n \n \n \n 54,103,875\n \n \n \n \n 99.44\n \n \n \n \n 303,058\n \n \n \n \...