30th Aug 2018 07:30
30 August 2018
Results of Annual General Meeting held on 29 August 2018
Atlas Mara Limited ("Atlas Mara" or the "Company") announces that at its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held yesterday on 29 August 2018, all the resolutions put to all shareholders were passed on a poll.
Resolutions 1 to 14 (inclusive) were passed as ordinary resolutions, and Resolution 15 was passed as a special resolution.
The results of the votes cast on each resolution are as follows:
Resolution | Total votes for (% total votes) | Total votes against (% total votes) | Votes total
| Votes withheld | |
1 | To receive and approve the Directors' Report and Accounts and the Auditors' Report for the financial year ended 31 December 2017 | 118,885,434 97.0%
| 3,643,719 3.0%
| 122,529,153 | 60,228 |
2 | Election of Mr. Robert E. Diamond, Jr. | 111,202,651 94.5% | 6,506,987 5.5% | 117,709,638 | 4,879,743 |
3 | Election of Ms. Rachel F. Robbins | 122,543,392 99.9% | 45,989 0.0% | 122,589,381 | 0 |
4 | Election of Ms. Olufunke Opeke | 122,483,164 99.9% | 106,217 0.1% | 122,589,381 | 0 |
5 | Election of Mr. Amadou Raimi | 122,483,164 99.9% | 106,217 0.1% | 122,589,381 | 0 |
6 | Election of Mr. Eduardo Chivambo Mondlane, Jr. | 122,483,164 99.9% | 106,217 0.1% | 122,589,381 | 0 |
7 | Election of Mr. Michael Wilkerson. | 113,894,086 92.9% | 8,681,961 7.1% | 122,576,047 | 13,334 |
8 | Election of Mr. Richard Boucher | 111,215,985 90.7% | 11,373,396 9.3% | 122,589,381 | 0 |
9 | Election of Mr. Hisham Ezz Al-Arab | 111,172,461 90.7% | 11,373,396 9.3% | 122,589,381 | 43,524 |
10 | Election of Mr. Simon Lee | 122,589,381 100% | 0 0% | 122,589,381 | 0 |
11 | Following the stepping down of Mr. Ashish J. Thakkar, as a director of the Company, effective 2 October 2017, to note and ratify his resignation from the Board | 122,589,381 100% | 0 0% | 122,589,381 | 0 |
12 | Following the stepping down of Mr. Tonye Cole, as a director of the Company, effective 2 October 2017, to note and ratify his resignation from the Board | 122,529,153 99.9% | 60,228 0.1% | 122,589,381 | 0 |
13 | Following the stepping down of Mr. Quinn McLean, as a director of the Company, effective 24 April 2018, to note and ratify his resignation from the Board | 122,589,381 100% | 0 0% | 122,589,381 | 0 |
14 | To re-appoint KPMG Inc. as auditors of the Company to hold office from the conclusion of this annual general meeting until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting on such remuneration and terms of engagement as may be fixed by the Board | 122,484,007 99.9% | 105,374 0.1% | 122,589,381 | 0 |
15 | Pursuant to article 3.11 of the Articles, the directors be and are given the power to issue equity securities of any class as if the provisions of article 3.2 of the Articles do not apply to the issue of such equity securities, in accordance with the conditions set out in the Notice of the AGM. | 107,657,860 87.8% | 14,931,521 12.2% | 122,589,381 | 0 |
The full text of the resolutions passed at the AGM can be found in the Notice of AGM which is available alongside the AGM results on the Company's website at http://atlasmara.com.
Contact Details
Investors
Kojo Dufu, +1 212 883 4330
Media
Teneo Blue Rubicon, +44 20 3757 9231
Anthony Silverman
About Atlas Mara
Atlas Mara Limited (LON: ATMA) is a financial services institution listed on the London Stock Exchange. Its vision is to create sub-Saharan Africa's premier financial services institution through organic and inorganic growth by combining the best of global institutional knowledge with extensive local insights. With a presence in seven sub-Saharan countries, Atlas Mara aims to be a positive disruptive force in the markets in which we operate by leveraging technology to provide innovative and differentiated product offerings, excellent customer service and accelerate financial inclusion in the countries in which the Company operates. For more information, visit www.atlasmara.com.
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