M.P. EVANS GROUP PLC
("Company" or "M.P. Evans")
RESULTS OF GENERAL MEETING HELD ON 5 JUNE 2020
All of the resolutions set out in the notice of the annual general meeting were duly passed, except for resolution 10 which did not reach the required 75% majority on a poll for that resolution.
A total of 54,494,335 shares were eligible to vote at the annual general meeting with each share carrying one vote on a poll. Proxies were received for use in connection with the annual general meeting with the following instructions (treating proxies giving discretion to the chairman as a "for" instruction):
| Resolution |
For |
Against |
Withheld |
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or spoilt |
| 1. Annual report |
27,290,348 |
20 |
Nil |
| 2. Directors' remuneration report |
27,279,522 |
4,014 |
6,832 |
| 3. Election of D M McBain |
27,289,348 |
20 |
1,000 |
| 4. Re-election of P A Fletcher |
25,808,912 |
1,480,456 |
1,000 |
| 5. Re-election of J Green-Armytage |
27,286,248 |
3,120 |
1,000 |
| 6. Re-election of B C Tozer |
27,288,065 |
1,303 |
1,000 |
| 7. Re-election of M H Coulson |
27,287,248 |
2,120 |
1,000 |
| 8. Declare a dividend |
27,290,348 |
20 |
Nil |
| 9. Appointment of the auditors |
27,281,515 |
3,474 |
5,379 |
| 10.Authority to purchase own shares |
16,143,689 |
11,145,754 |
925 |
In view of the fact that resolution 10 was not passed at the meeting, the Company's share buyback programme will cease with immediate effect.
5 June 2020
Enquiries:
| M.P. Evans Group PLC |
Telephone: 01892 516333 |
| Peter Hadsley-Chaplin - chairman |
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| Tristan Price - chief executive |
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| Matthew Coulson - finance director |
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| Peel Hunt LLP |
Telephone: 020 7418 8900 |
| Dan Webster |
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| George Sellar |
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| finnCap |
Telephone: 020 7220 0500 |
| Tim Redfern |
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| Chris Raggett |
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| Hudson Sandler |
Telephone: 020 7796 4133 |
| Charlie Jack |
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| Elfie Kent |
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