2nd Jun 2017 09:14
HYDROGEN GROUP PLC
("Hydrogen" or the "Company" or "Group")
Result of Annual General Meeting and General Meeting
And Board appointment
Hydrogen (AIM: HYDG), the global specialist recruitment group, announces that at the Annual General Meeting held today the resolutions as set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting were duly passed. In addition, further to the announcement on 9 May 2016 in relation to the Acquisition, the Directors are pleased to announce that the resolution proposed at the General Meeting of the Company held earlier today was also approved. Consequently, the acquisition of Argyll Scott (Holdings) Limited will proceed with John Hunter joining the board as Executive Director with immediate effect
Total voting rights
Application has been made to the London Stock Exchange for the Consideration Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM and this is expected to become effective at 8.00 a.m. on Monday 5 June 2017 ("Admission"). On admission the Company's issued share capital will consist of 32,975,823 ordinary shares of £0.01 each ("Ordinary Shares"). No shares were held in treasury at the date of this announcement.
The total of 32,975,823 Ordinary Shares may therefore be used by shareholders in the Company as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change in their interest in, the share capital of the Company under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
Directors' shareholdings on Admission
Director | Number of New Ordinary Shares | Percentage of Enlarged Share Capital |
Ian Temple (CEO) | 4,048,726 | 12.28% |
John Hunter (Executive Director) | 1,646,872 | 4.99% |
Stephen Puckett (Chairman) | 550,000 | 1.67% |
Richard Green (NED) | 166,666 | 0.51% |
Terms used in this announcement shall have the meanings given to them in the Company's shareholder circular dated 9 May 2017 ("Circular").
The Circular is available on the Company's website https://www.hydrogengroup.com/about-us/corporate-investors/.
For further information, please contact:
Hydrogen Group plc | 020 7090 7702 |
Ian Temple, CEO Stephen Puckett, Chairman | |
Shore Capital (NOMAD and Broker) | 020 7408 4090 |
Bidhi Bhoma Edward Mansfield James Wolfe |
The following information is disclosed under Schedule 2 (g) of the AIM Rules.
(i) John Patrick Hunter, 49, is currently a director of:
Argyll Scott International Limited |
Argyll Scott Technology Limited |
Argyll Scott International (Hong Kong) Limited |
Argyll Scott (Hong Kong) Limited |
Argyll Scott International (Singapore) Pte Ltd |
Argyll Scott Singapore Pte Ltd |
Argyll Scott Malaysia Sdn Bhd |
(ii) Within the last 5 years, he has also served as a director or been a partner of the following companies:
Acumen Resources Limited |
John Hunter has confirmed that there is no other additional information to be disclosed under Schedule 2 (g) of the AIM Rules
Notes to Editors:
Hydrogen is a specialist recruitment business with a proven global platform with clients' in over 50 countries. Our mission is to empower the careers of our candidates whilst powering businesses by providing their key people. We deliver by building market leading specialist teams that develop a deep understanding of candidate and clients' needs and developing solutions.
http://www.hydrogengroup.com
About Argyll Scott
Argyll Scott recruits the very best talent for management positions across key business functions and sectors. With offices in London, Singapore, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok and Dubai, specialist recruitment teams work across the following specialisations; Accounting & Finance, Advanced Analytics & Data Science, Business Transformation, Executive Support, Financial Services, Human Resources, Insurance, Life Sciences, Procurement Retail, Sales & Marketing, Strategy, Supply Chain and Technology. Clients range from FTSE 100 multinationals to local SMEs.
www.argyllscott.com
Related Shares:
HYDG.L