7th Sep 2015 12:00
Sepura PLC
("Sepura," or the "Company")
Results of Annual General Meeting
Sepura, a leading global provider of critical communications solutions, announces that at its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held today, all resolutions put before the meeting were duly passed.
As required by the Listing Rules, a copy of all the resolutions passed, other than those concerning ordinary business, will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.
The Issued Share Capital (excluding treasury shares) on the date of the meeting is 184,639,335.
A summary of the proxy votes lodged in advance of the AGM is shown below:
Resolutions | For (Including Discretionary) | Against | Total Votes (Excluding Withheld) | Withheld | |
1 | To receive the Annual Report and Financial Statements including the Strategic, Directors' and Auditors' Reports for the year ended 27 March 2015.
| 158,347,173 | 3,156 | 158,350,329 | 0 |
2 | To declare a final dividend of 1.71p per share.
| 158,347,173 | 3156 | 158,350,329 | 0 |
3 | To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report.
| 146,181,563 | 12,111,265 | 158,292,828 | 57,501 |
4 | To re-appoint Gordon Watling as a director of the Company
| 158,343,233 | 3,156 | 158,346,389 | 3,940 |
5 | To re-appoint Steve Chamberlain as a director of the Company
| 158,343,233 | 3,156 | 158,346,389 | 3,940 |
6 | To re-appoint Sion Kearsey as a director of the Company
| 153,986,807 | 4,359,582 | 158,346,389 | 3,940 |
7 | To re-appoint Nigel Smith as a director of the Company
| 158,256,218 | 60,657 | 158,316,875 | 33,454 |
8 | To re-appoint Gordon Stuart as a director of the Company
| 158,343,233 | 3156 | 158,346,389 | 3,940 |
9 | To re-appoint Russell King as a director of the Company
| 151,409,948 | 3156 | 151,413,104 | 6,937,225 |
10 | To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors
| 157,933,798 | 416,531 | 158,350,329 | 0 |
11 | To authorise the Directors to set the Auditors' remuneration
| 158,345,973 | 3,156 | 158,349,129 | 1,200 |
12 | To authorise the Directors to allot relevant securities (s.551 Companies Act 2006)
| 158,337,651 | 5,988 | 158,343,639 | 6,690 |
13 | Special Resolution: To disapply pre-emption rights (s.561 Companies Act 2006).
| 155,537,943 | 2,786,171 | 158,324,114 | 26,215 |
14 | Special Resolution: To authorise the Company to repurchase its own shares (s.701 Companies Act 2006).
| 158,343,069 | 3,320 | 158,346,389 | 3,940 |
15 | To authorise Political donations and expenditure
| 153,981,225 | 4,339,591 | 158,320,816 | 29,513 |
16 | Special Resolution: To authorise general meetings to continue to be held on not less than 14 days' clear notice.
| 157,875,074 | 471,315 | 158,346,389 | 3,940 |
No poll was called on any resolution.
Further to the announcement on 5 August 2015, the Company confirms that John Hughes has now stepped down from the Board and Russell King has been appointed as his successor in the role of non-executive Chairman.
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For further information please contact:
Sepura plc Tony Hunter
| + 44 (0) 20 7603 1515 |
Bell Pottinger Olly Scott Eve Kirmatzis | +44 (0) 20 3772 2500 |
About Sepura
Sepura is a global leader in the design, manufacture and supply of digital radios, infrastructure and applications for Professional Mobile Radio ("PMR") users, providing specialist solutions for the public safety, transportation, oil and gas, mining, utilities, industrial and other commercial sectors.
Founded in the UK in 2002, Sepura has expanded rapidly across the world and is now a market leader in over 30 countries, with a network of regional partners that sell, and provide local support for, its market-leading products. Sepura's proven track record of focussing on exciting high growth opportunities, product innovation and delivering quality and customer service was recognised in April 2015 with the award of the prestigious Queen's Award for Enterprise: International Trade.
Headquartered in Cambridge, England and with over 700 employees, Sepura was admitted to the Official List of the London Stock Exchange on 3 August 2007.
www.sepura.com
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