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WYG Plc
21 September 2017
 

21 September 2017

 

WYG plc ('Company')

 

2017 Annual General Meeting 

Result of AGM

 

The Annual General Meeting of WYG plc was held at the Company's registered office, Arndale Court, Otley Road, Headingly, Leeds on 21 September 2017 at 10.00am.

 

All 10 resolutions put to members were passed on a poll. Resolutions 1 to 8 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 9 and 10 were passed as special resolutions.

 

The number of votes lodged by proxy for and against each of the resolutions proposed and the number of votes withheld was as follows. Votes lodged to be cast at the Chairman's discretion have been included in the 'Votes for' figures.

 

Resolution

Votes for

%

Votes against

%

Votes withheld

1. To receive the 2017 Annual Report and Accounts

46,173,514

100%

0

0

0

2.To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report

44,503,566

96.38

1,669,890

3.62

58

3. To declare a final dividend of 1.2 pence per Ordinary Share

46,173,503

99.99

10

0.01

1

4.To re-elect Neil Masom as a Director

46,173.506

99.99

4

0.01

4

5. To elect Douglas McCormick as a Director

46,173,506

99.99

4

0.01

4

6. To appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor

45,991,638

99.61

181,875

0.39

1

7. To authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of the auditor

46,173,507

99.99

7

0.01

0

8. To authorise the Directors to allot shares

36,750,649

79.59

9,422,832

20.41

33

9. To authorise the dis-application of statutory pre-emption rights

36,747,167

79.58

9,426,322

20.42

25

10. To authorise the market purchase of the Company's own shares

44,502,688

96.38

1,670,818

3.62

8

           

As at 20 September 2017, there were 70,973,267 ordinary shares in issue. Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share. Votes withheld are not votes in law and so have not been included in the calculation of the proportion of votes for and against a resolution.

 

ENDS

WYG plc                                                                                               Tel: 0113 278 7111

Douglas McCormick, Chief Executive Officer

Iain Clarkson, Chief Financial Officer

 

MHP Communications                                                                          Tel: 020 3128 8100

Katie Hunt / Ollie Hoare

 

N+1 Singer                                                                                          Tel: 020 7496 3000

Sandy Fraser / Nick Owen / James White

 

WH Ireland Limited                                                                              Tel: 020 7220 1666

 


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