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Results of 2023 Annual General Meeting
Results of 2023 Annual General Meeting.
About this update from Naked Wines Plc
2 October 202 3 Naked Wines plc ("Naked Wines" or "Group") Results of 2023 Annual General Meeting Naked Wines Plc is pleased to announce that at its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held at 4:00 p.m. (UK time) on 29 September 2023 all resolutions set out in the Notice of AGM were duly passed. Voting was conducted by way of a poll on both the Ordinary Resolutions and Special Resolutions proposed at AGM. The number of votes for and against each of the resolutions put before the AGM and the number of votes withheld were as follows: Resolution Vote For %* Votes Against % Withheld* Total Votes 1 Election of Director (James Crawford) 23,078,823 96.83 755,146 3.17 633,784 23,833,969 2 Election of Director (Stephen Bolton) 23,078,823 96.84 753,646 3.16 635,284 23,832,469 3 Election of Director (Jack Pailing) 21,664,263 90.91 2,165,171 9.09 638,319 23,829,434 4 Election of Director (Rowan Gormley) 21,173,378 88.85 2,657,556 11.15 636,819 23,830,934 5 Appointment of Auditor (KPMG) 21,649,379 90.85 2,180,961 9.15 637,413 23,830,340 6 Remuneration of Auditor 21,665,194 90.91 2,165,046 9.09 637,513 23,830,240 7 Directors' authority to allot shares 23,051,740 96.72 780,907 3.28 635,106 23,832,647 8 Disapplication of pre-emption rights 18,182,466 76.29 5,649,968 23.71 635,319 23,832,434 9 Company's authority to purchase its own shares 22,563,502 94.67 1,269,379 5.33 634,872 23,832,881 * NB: Percentage of votes cast excludes Withheld votes For further information, please contact: Naked Wines plc Nick Devlin, Chief Executive Officer James Crawford, Chief Financial Officer Chris MacDonald [email protected] Investec (NOMAD & Joint Broker) David Flin / Carlton Nelson / Ben Farrow Tel: 0207 597 5970 Jefferies (Joint Broker) Ed Matthews / Harry Le May / Gill O'Driscoll Tel: 0207 029 8000 Instinctif (Financial PR) Guy Scarborough / Damian Reece Tel: 07917 178 920 / 07931 598 593 About Naked Wines plc Naked Wines connects everyday wine drinkers with the world's best independent winemakers. Why? Because we think it's a better deal for everyone. Talented winemakers get the support, funding and freedom they need to make the best wine they've ever made. The wine drinkers who support them get much better wine at much better prices than traditional retail. It's a unique business model. Naked Wines customers commit to a fixed prepayment each month which goes towards their next purchase. Naked in turn funds the production costs for winemakers, generating savings that are passed back to its customers. It creates a virtuous circle that benefits both wine drinker and winemaker. Our mission is to change the way the whole wine industry works for the better. In the last financial year, we served more than 867,000 Angel members in the US, UK and Australia, making us a leading player in the fast-growing direct-to-consumer wine market. Our customers (who we call Angel members) have direct access to 293 of the world's best independent winemakers making over 1,800 quality wines in 21 different countries. We collaborate with some of the world's best independent winemakers like Matt Parish (Beringer, Stags' Leap) and 8-time Winemaker of the Year Daryl Groom (Penfolds Grange).