For Immediate Release 9th June 2022
Dignity plc
(the "Company")
Results of AGM
The Company announces that all resolutions proposed were passed on a poll vote conducted at the Annual General Meeting held today. The results of the poll vote are detailed below.
As at the time of the meeting, the Company had 50,037,565 ordinary shares of 12 48/143 pence each in issue. As a vote withheld is not a vote in law, the proportion of total votes cast for and against each resolution excludes votes withheld.
| Resolution |
Votes validly cast |
% of ISC |
Votes for |
% |
Votes against |
% |
Withheld |
| 1. Receiving the report and financial statements
|
31,712,526 |
63.38 |
31,707,877 |
99.99% |
4,649 |
0.01% |
137,115 |
| 2. Approval of the Directors' Remuneration Report
|
31,844,097 |
63.64 |
31,830,654 |
99.96% |
13,443 |
0.04% |
5,544 |
| 3. Approval of the Directors' Remuneration Policy
|
31,844,016 |
63.64 |
31,733,246 |
99.65% |
110,770 |
0.35% |
5,625 |
| 4. WITHDRAWN
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 5. Re-election of Dean Moore as a Director
|
31,849,159 |
63.65 |
31,812,024 |
99.88% |
37,135 |
0.12% |
482 |
| 6. Election of Kate Davidson as a Director
|
31,848,242 |
63.65 |
31,839,650 |
99.97% |
8,592 |
0.03% |
1,399 |
| 7. Election of Graham Ferguson as a Director
|
31,849,230 |
63.65 |
31,839,002 |
99.97% |
10,228 |
0.03% |
411 |
| 8. Election of Kartina Tahir Thomson as a Director
|
31,848,161 |
63.65 |
31,839,698 |
99.97% |
8,463 |
0.03% |
1,480 |
| 9. Election of John Castagno as a Director
|
31,848,761 |
63.65 |
31,783,869 |
99.80% |
64,892 |
0.20% |
880 |
| 10. Re-appointment of auditor
|
31,849,218 |
63.65 |
31,744,938 |
99.67% |
104,280 |
0.33% |
423 |
| 11. Authority to set remuneration of the auditor
|
31,849,046 |
63.65 |
31,842,339 |
99.98% |
6,707 |
0.02% |
595 |
| 12. Authority to allot relevant securities
|
31,845,636 |
63.64 |
31,829,684 |
99.95% |
15,952 |
0.05% |
4,005 |
| 13. Authority to dis-apply statutory pre-emption rights for general purposes
|
31,844,675 |
63.64 |
31,832,321 |
99.96% |
12,354 |
0.04% |
4,966 |
| 14. Authority to dis-apply statutory pre-emption rights for an acquisition or a specified capital investment
|
31,846,005 |
63.64 |
31,734,986 |
99.65% |
111,019 |
0.35% |
3,636 |
| 15. Authority for Company to purchase its own shares
|
31,847,224 |
63.65 |
31,739,761 |
99.66% |
107,463 |
0.34% |
2,417 |
| 16. Notice period for general meetings
|
31,848,444 |
63.65 |
31,809,387 |
99.88% |
39,057 |
0.12% |
1,197 |
Copies of the special resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting will be available for inspection via the National Storage Mechanism at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/homepage
Copies of these special resolutions may also be obtained from the Company Secretary.
Tim George
Company Secretary
Dignity plc +44 (0) 121 354 1557
LEI: 21380049687CNAYKV483
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