RNS Number : 4418D
CLS Holdings PLC
26 April 2017
 

CLS Holdings plc

(the "Company" or "CLS")

 

Result of AGM

 

At the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of the Company held at 10.00am today all the resolutions as set out in the Notice of Meeting dated 24 March 2017 were unanimously passed on a show of hands. Details of the Proxy votes are shown below and will shortly be available on the Company's website (www.clsholdings.com):

 

 

For*

Against

Votes Withheld**

 

Resolution

Votes

% Votes Cast

Votes

% Votes Cast

Votes

Total Votes Cast (excl. Votes Withheld)

Receive and adopt the Annual Report & Accounts

32,357,517

99.77

74,291

0.23

326

32,431,808

Approve the Directors' Remuneration Report

27,533,840

84.91

4,891,805

15.09

6,488

32,425,645

Approve the exceptional one-off cash award to Henry Klotz

26,867,105

82.84

5,564,703

17.16

326

32,431,808

Approve a final dividend of 40 pence per ordinary share

32,431,156

100.00

652

0.00

326

32,431,808

Approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy

27,785,622

85.71

4,633,023

14.29

13,488

32,418,645

Re-elect Henry Klotz as a Director

31,665,261

97.6

761,759

2.35

5,114

32,427,020

Re-elect Anna Seeley as a Director

30,610,673

94.38

1,821,134

5.62

326

32,431,807

Re-elect Fredrik Widlund as a Director

32,296,265

99.58

135,543

0.42

326

32,431,808

Re-elect John Whiteley as a Director

32,296,265

99.58

135,543

0.42

326

32,431,808

Re-elect Sten Mortstedt as a Director

32,002,192

98.83

377,663

1.17

52,278

32,379,855

Re-elect Malcolm Cooper as a Director

32,052,239

98.83

379,569

1.17

326

32,431,808

Re-elect Joseph Crawley as a Director

30,561,901

94.23

1,869,906

5.77

326

32,431,807

Re-elect Elizabeth Edwards  as a Director

32,296,265

99.58

135,543

0.42

326

32,431,808

Re-elect Christopher Jarvis as a Director

31,665,942

97.64

764,705

2.36

1,487

32,430,647

Re-elect Thomas Lundqvist as a Director

30,561,901

94.23

1,869,906

5.77

326

32,431,807

Elect Bengt Mortstedt as a Director

30,561,901

94.23

1,869,906

5.77

326

32,431,807

Re-elect Lennart Sten as a Director

31,990,887

98.64

440,921

1.36

326

32,431,808

Re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditors

32,357,617

99.77

74,191

0.23

326

32,431,808

Authorise the directors to determine the auditors' remuneration

32,431,156

 

100.00

652

0.00

326

32,431,808

Approve the 2017 Performance Incentive Plan

27,801,373

 

85.74

4,624,435

14.26

6,325

32,425,808

Approve the Share Incentive Plan

32,428,921

 

99.99

1,676

0.01

1,537

32,430,597

Approve the subdivision of each Ordinary Share of 25 pence each into 10 Ordinary Shares of 2.5 pence each

32,430,793

100.00

1,015

0.00

326

32,431,808

Authorise the directors to allot relevant securities

32,430,156

100.00

652

0.00

1,326

32,430,808

Authorise the directors to make non pre-emptive share allotments

32,430,483

100.00

1,325

0.00

326

32,431,808

Authorise the directors to make market purchases of shares

31,965,530

98.56

466,278

1.44

326

32,431,808

Authorise General Meetings to be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice

32,301,497

99.60

129,149

0.40

1,487

32,430,646

 

 

 

 

Votes of the Independent Shareholders (excluding the voting interest of Companies owned and controlled by Sten Mortstedt as Controlling Shareholder holding 50.99% of the Issued Ordinary Share Capital) on the resolutions concerning the election of the Independent non-executive directors.

 

For*

Against

Votes Withheld**

 

Ordinary Resolutions

Votes

% Votes Cast

Votes

% Votes Cast

Votes

Total Votes Cast (excl. Votes Withheld)

 

Re-elect Malcolm Cooper

11,278,065

96.74

379,569

3.26

326

11,657,634

Re-elect Elizabeth Edwards

11,522,091

98.84

135,543

1.16

326

11,657,634

Re-elect Christopher Jarvis

10,891,768

93.44

764,705

6.56

1,487

11,656,473

Re-elect Lennart Sten

11,216,713

96.22

440,921

3.78

326

11,657,634

 

 

*     Includes those votes giving the Chairman discretion.

 

**  These votes are not counted towards the votes cast at the AGM.

 

A copy of the resolutions passed at the AGM will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do

 

Enquiries:

 

CLS Holdings plc                                                  +44 (0) 20 7582 7766

David Fuller

www.clsholdings.com 

 

 

 


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