13th May 2014 17:59
13 May 2014
Stock Spirits Group PLC (the "Company")
AGM Poll Results
At the Company's AGM held today, all the resolutions set out in the 2014 Notice of Meeting were approved by the shareholders by way of a poll with the exception of Resolution 8, being the re-election Mr Karim Khairallah as a Director due to his resignation on 8 April 2014, which was withdrawn with the consent of the meeting. The results of the poll for each resolution were as follows:
Details | For - (No. of shares voted) | For - (% of shares voted) | Against (No. of shares voted) | Against (% of shares voted) | Number of Votes Withheld |
Resolution 1 To receive the Accounts, the Directors' and Auditor's Reports | 133,442,207 | 99.94 | 77,466 | 0.06 | 67,255 |
Resolution 2 To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report | 120,343,728 | 97.13 | 3,552,061 | 2.87 | 9,691,139 |
Resolution 3 To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy | 126,856,412 | 97.23 | 3,611,042 | 2.77 | 3,119,474 |
Resolution 4 To elect Mr Jack Keenan as a Director | 131,246,334 | 98.30 | 2,273,339 | 1.70 | 67,255 |
Resolution 5 To elect Mr Andrew Cripps as a Director | 133,417,388 | 99.92 | 102,285 | 0.08 | 67,225
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Resolution 6 To elect Mr Christopher Heath as a Director | 131,246,334 | 98.30 | 2,273,339 | 1.70 | 67,225 |
Resolution 7 To elect Ms Lesley Jackson as a Director | 133,519,673 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 67,255 |
Resolution 8 To elect Mr Karim Khairallah as a Director - WITHDRAWN | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Resolution 9 To elect Mr David Maloney as a Director | 133,519,673 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 67,255 |
Resolution 10 To elect Mr John Nicolson as a Director | 133,494,854 | 99.98 | 24,819 | 0.02 | 67,255 |
Resolution 11 To reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditor | 124,582,589 | 93.52 | 8,634,865 | 6.48 | 369,474 |
Resolution 12 To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the Auditor's remuneration | 126,914,909 | 95.27 | 6,302,545 | 4.73 | 369,474 |
Resolution 13 To approve electronic communication with Shareholders | 133,519,673 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 67,255 |
Resolution 14 To authorise the Directors to allot ordinary shares | 112,165,808 | 84.01 | 21,353,865 | 15.99 | 67,255 |
Resolution 15* To authorise the Directors to dis-apply pre-emption rights | 133,519,673 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 67,255 |
Resolution 16* To authorise the Company to buy back its own shares | 133,175,875 | 99.74 | 343,798 | 0.26 | 67,255 |
Resolution 17* To allow general meetings to be held on not less than 14 clear days' notice | 128,797,903 | 96.46 | 4,721,769 | 3.54 | 67,225 |
*Special Resolution
NOTES:
1. All resolutions were passed.
2. Votes "For" and "Against" are expressed as a percentage of votes received.
3. A "Vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the percentage of shares voted "For" or "Against" a resolution.
4. Total number of shares in issue at 6pm on 9 May 2014 = 200,000,000 shares. 66.79% of voting capital was instructed.
As required by the Listing Rules, copies of the AGM resolutions numbers 15 - 17 will be made available for inspection from the National Storage Mechanism, situated at: www.hemscott.com/nsm.do
The complete poll results will be available shortly on the Company's website at www.stockspirits.com
Ends
Enquiries:
Elisa Gomez De Bonilla
Company Secretary
01628 521366
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