Result of AGM
20th Nov 2024 14:35
20 November 2024
Leeds Group plc
(the "Company")
Result of Annual General Meeting and Director resignation
The Board of the Company is pleased to announce that at the Annual General Meeting held today at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Chicago Avenue, Manchester Airport, M30 3RA, all the proposed resolutions were passed on a show of hands. The number of proxy votes lodged in advance of the meeting for each of the resolutions are as noted in the table below:
Resolution | For | Against | Discretionary | Abstain / withheld | Total Votes |
Ordinary Business | |||||
Resolution 1 to receive the directors' report and the financial statements to 31 May 2024 | 14,650,791 | 5,000 | - | - | 14,655,791 |
Resolution 2 to re-appoint Mr Johan Claesson as a director | 14,619,145 | 36,646 | - | - | 14,655,791 |
Resolution 3 to re-appoint MHA as auditors. | 14,619,145 | - | - | 36,646 | 14,655,791 |
Resolution 4 to fix the auditors remuneration | 14,624,145 | - | - | 31,646 | 14,655,791 |
Special Business | |||||
Resolution 5 to authorise the directors to allot relevant securities | 14,525,953 | 124,838 | - | 5,000 | 14,655,791 |
Resolution 6 to approve the disapplication of statutory pre-emption rights | 14,525,953 | 124,838 | - | 5,000 | 14,655,791 |
Total voting shares at the date of the meeting: 27,320,843.
The Board also announces that Mr Jan Holmstrom has today resigned as the Non-Executive Chairman and Director of the Company. Mr Johan Claesson has been appointed as the Non-Executive Chairman.
The full text of the resolutions may be found in the notice of the Annual General Meeting contained within the Annual Report and Accounts 2024, which is available on the Company's website www.leedsgroup.plc.uk.
Enquiries:
Leeds Group plc Dawn Henderson | Tel: 01937 547877 |
Cairn Financial Advisers LLP Nominated Adviser Liam Murray / Sandy Jamieson / James Western | Tel: 020 7213 0880 |