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Results of the 2023 Annual General Meeting
Results of the 2023 Annual General Meeting.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\nResults of the 2023 Annual General Meeting\n18 July 2023\nThe Company held its Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 18 July 2022. All the resolutions put to shareholders were duly passed on a show of hands. Resolutions 1 to 13 and 17 and 18, were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 14 to 16 and 19 were passed as special resolutions.\nDetails 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\nResolutions\n\n\nFor and at discretion\n\n\nAgainst\n\n\nVotes Withheld\n \n\n\nTotal\n\n\n\n\nNumber\n\n\n%\n\n\nNumber\n\n\n%\n\n\n\n\n1. To receive the audited accounts of the Company for the year ended 28 February 2023, together with the Report of the Directors and the report of the Auditor thereon.\n\n\n57,757,256\n\n\n100\n\n\n0\n\n\n0.00\n\n\n10,956\n\n\n57,757,256\n\n\n\n\n2. 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 2023.\n\n\n57,055,315\n\n\n99.31\n\n\n398,514\n\n\n0.69\n\n\n314,383\n\n\n57,453,829\n\n\n\n\n3. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy.\n\n\n55,661,670\n\n\n97.07\n\n\n1,682,662\n\n\n2.93\n\n\n423,880\n\n\n57,344,332\n\n\n\n\n4. To declare a final dividend of 10.34p per Ordinary share.\n\n\n57,767,655\n\n\n100\n\n\n0\n\n\n0\n\n\n557\n\n\n57,767,655\n\n\n\n\n5. To re-elect John Bason as a Director of the Company.\n\n\n56,966,567\n\n\n98.63\n\n\n792,202\n\n\n1.37\n\n\n9,443\n\n\n57,758,769\n\n\n\n\n6. To re-elect Sir Richard Lambert as a Director of the Company.\n\n\n56,951,743\n\n\n98.60\n\n\n807,026\n\n\n1.40\n\n\n9,443\n\n\n57,758,769\n\n\n\n\n7. To re-elect Nigel Newton as a Director of the Company.\n\n\n56,918,452\n\n\n98.54\n\n\n841,902\n\n\n1.46\n\n\n7,858\n\n\n57,760,354\n\n\n\n\n8. To re-elect Leslie-Ann Reed as a Director.\n\n\n56,952,918\n\n\n98.61\n\n\n805,305\n\n\n1.39\n\n\n9,989\n\n\n57,758,223\n\n\n\n\n9. To re-elect Penny Scott-Bayfield as a Director.\n\n\n57,752,658\n\n\n99.99\n\n\n7,696\n\n\n0.01\n\n\n7,858\n\n\n57,760,354\n\n\n\n\n10. To re-elect Baroness Lola Young of Hornsey as a Director.\n\n\n57,270,521\n\n\n99.15\n\n\n489,833\n\n\n0.85\n\n\n7,858\n\n\n57,760,354\n\n\n\n\n11. To re-appoint Crowe U.K. LLP as Auditor of the Co...