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Biffa plc
23 September 2022
 

Biffa plc

 

 

Results of the Annual General Meeting

 

 

Biffa plc, ("the Company") announces that at its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") today, all resolutions proposed were duly passed by shareholders by the majority required on a poll. The full text of each resolution is contained in the 2022 Notice of AGM which is available on the Biffa website www.biffa.co.uk

 

Biffa AGM Poll Results

 

The following table shows the total number of votes cast for each resolution:

 

Resolution

Total No' and % of Votes cast FOR*

Total No' and % of Votes cast AGAINST

Total Number of Votes Cast

Number of Votes WITHHELD+

1

Annual Report and Accounts 2022

209,769,077

100.00

5,377

0.00

209,774,454

659,100

2

Dividend

209,663,666

99.64

766,867

0.36

210,430,533

3,433

3

Remuneration Report

157,322,595

75.94

49,842,986

24.06

207,165,581

3,268,257

4

Election of L Morant

210,363,540

99.99

11,936

0.01

210,375,476

20,470

5

Re-election of C Chesney

 

174,235,138

82.81

36,178,515

17.19

210,413,653

20,185

6

Re-election of K Lever

149,094,482

70.18

63,345,266

29.82

212,439,748

20,572

7

Re-election of D Martin

175,288,887

83.31

35,126,298

16.69

210,415,185

18,937

8

Re-election of C Miles

172,471,215

81.97

37,942,343

18.03

210,413,558

20,564

9

Re-election of R Pike

206,611,037

98.19

3,802,746

1.81

210,413,783

20,339

10

Re-election of M Topham

209,602,684

99.61

818,041

0.39

210,420,725

15,347

11

Appointment of Auditor

208,325,120

99.97

65,589

0.03

208,390,709

2,043,129

12

Remuneration of Auditor

210,388,453

99.99

26,511

0.01

210,414,964

18,590

13

Allotment of shares

201,530,965

95.77

8,895,888

4.23

210,426,853

6,701

14

Pre-emption rights - General^

209,518,905

99.59

871,377

0.41

210,390,282

43,272

15

Pre-emption rights - Specific^

207,484,919

98.61

2,927,248

1.39

210,412,167

21,387

16

Notice of general meetings^

204,660,352

97.26

5,755,720

2.74

210,416,072

17,476

 

Notes:

*  includes discretionary votes

^ special resolution

'+  a vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes counted 'For' or 'Against' a resolution

 

The total number of shares in issue at the close of business on 22 September 2022 was 306,100,703 ordinary shares of 1 pence each. There are no shares held in Treasury.

 

The Board notes that resolution 3 (Remuneration Report) and resolution 6 (re-election of K Lever) were passed with the necessary majority but with less than 80% of support. The Board will consult with shareholders who did not vote in favour to understand any concerns.

 

These results will shortly be available on the Company's website at www.biffa.co.uk and in accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of the resolutions that were passed at the meeting and that do not constitute ordinary business at an annual general meeting will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.data.fca.org.uk

 

 

S Parsons

Company Secretary

 

23 September 2022

 

 

Enquiries:

 

Investors

Michael Topham, Chief Executive Officer

Richard Pike, Chief Financial Officer

ir@biffa.co.uk

 

 

Media & Analysts

Houston PR

biffa@houstonpr.co.uk

 

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Rule 26.1 disclosure

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