At the Annual General Meeting of Gateley, held yesterday at 12.30pm, all the resolutions, other than resolution 10, which was a special resolution requiring over 75%, to amend the Company’s Articles of association in order to allow virtual AGMs, were passed on a poll. The result of the poll voting (including all proxies) is detailed below. 

 

Resolution

Votes for*

Votes against

Votes withheld

1.

To receive the audited accounts of the Company

49,490,185 226 0
2.

To approve the Directors’ Remuneration Report

47,103,067

2,348,328

39,016

3.

To declare a final dividend

49,490,411

0

0

4.

To reappoint Roderick Richard Waldie as a Director

47,228,492

2,210,053

51,866

5.

To reappoint Nigel Terrence Payne as a Director

46,672,455

2,266,090

551,866

6.

To appoint Colin Robert Jones as a Director

47,069,575

2,282,309

138,527

7.

To appoint MacIntyre Hudson LLP as auditors of the Company

49,456,544

6,107

27,760

8.

To authorise the Directors to fix the remuneration of the auditors

49,401,966

85,462

2,983

9.

To authorise the Directors to allot relevant securities

46,835,472

2,286,675

368,264

10.

To adopt new articles of association** 

21,695,123 

21,169,863

6,625,425

11. To authorise the Directors to allot equity securities for cash** 44,087,826 5,043,681 358,904
12. To authorise the Directors to allot equity securities for an acquisition or capital investment** 43,605,034  5,528,934 356,443
13. To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares** 48,488,358 96,610 905,443
14. To authorise the rectification of historic dividends** 49,468,889 522 21,000
15. To authorise the reduction of capital**  49,456,095 31,333 2,983

* Any proxy appointments, which gave discretion to the Chairman have been included in the ‘For’ votes total.

** Special resolution.

Nigel Payne, Chairman of Gateley, said:

“The board is delighted that all resolutions, other than resolution 10, passed at yesterday’s AGM. The board notes, with disappointment, the votes against resolution 10, being the board’s resolution to amend the Company’s Articles to allow virtual AGMs to take place. In the board’s opinion, virtual AGMs are environmentally friendly, provide easier access to a broader range of shareholders and are commensurate with Gateley’s ESG policies and responsible business principles. The board was keen to adopt this change with these factors in mind, particularly given that the attendance by external shareholders at the last four AGMs has been less than one person on average. The board will consider over the coming months if it intends to re-introduce the resolution at next year’s AGM and if so, it will consult shareholders accordingly.

“The board also notes that a number of shareholders seem to have followed the direction from unregulated proxy voting advisers on this resolution without any consultation with the company. The board wishes to thank those shareholders that communicated directly with the company on this issue and would encourage all shareholders to so engage in future and not to simply follow unregulated advice.” 

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