Company Announcements

Result of AGM

Source: RNS
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Hostelworld Group PLC
02 May 2024
 

LEI: 213800OC94PF2D675H41

2 May 2024

Hostelworld Group plc

 (the "Company")

 

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The Annual General Meeting of the Company (the "AGM") was held at 12.00 noon today.

All resolutions proposed at the AGM were duly passed on a poll and the results of each resolution were as follows:

Resolution

For

Against

Votes withheld

Total proxy votes cast

Percentage of issued share capital voted (%)

1.         To adopt the Company's accounts and the Directors' and Auditor's Reports for the year ended 31 December 2023

102,336,844

2,030

7,126

102,338,874

81.88%

2.         To approve the Directors' remuneration report

100,272,075

2,068,066

5,859

102,340,141

81.88%

3.         To approve the Directors' remuneration policy

97,628,882

2,290,093

2,427,025

99,918,975

79.94%

4.         To re-elect Michael Cawley as a director

98,584,515

3,755,625

5,860

102,340,140

81.88%

5.         To re-elect Carl G. Shepherd as a director

99,746,361

2,592,511

7,128

102,338,872

81.88%

6.         To re-elect Éimear Moloney as a director

101,712,728

627,412

5,860

102,340,140

81.88%

7.         To re-elect Gary Morrison as a director

102,336,844

2,030

7,126

102,338,874

81.88%

8.         To re-elect Evan Cohen as a director

101,711,461

627,412

7,127

102,338,873

81.88%

9.         To re-elect Caroline Sherry as a director

102,338,071

2,070

5,859

102,340,141

81.88%

10.       To re-appoint KPMG as auditors to the Company

102,335,052

5,089

5,859

102,340,141

81.88%

11.       To authorise the Directors to fix the auditors' remuneration

102,336,844

2,030

7,126

102,338,874

81.88%

12.       To authorise the Directors to allot shares or grant subscription or conversion rights under section 551 of the Companies Act 2006

102,332,304

7,837

5,859

102,340,141

81.88%

13.       To generally disapply statutory pre-emption rights under the Companies Act 2006

99,909,871

2,430,270

5,859

102,340,141

81.88%

14.       To further disapply statutory pre-emption rights in connection with an acquisition or specified capital investment

99,909,871

2,430,270

5,859

102,340,141

81.88%

15.       To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its own shares

102,338,111

2,030

5,859

102,340,141

81.88%

16.       To authorise the Company to make political donations and incur political expenditure

96,995,783

5,343,297

6,920

102,339,080

81.88%

17.       To permit general meetings to be called on 14 clear days' notice

102,249,934

90,206

5,860

102,340,140

81.88%

 

Notes:

Votes 'For' include those votes giving the Chair discretion.

(i)               The number of ordinary shares in issue on 2 May 2024 was 124,989,783.  Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share. 

(ii)              A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes validly cast.

 

Resolutions 1 to 12 and 16 proposed at the AGM were passed as ordinary resolutions and Resolutions 13 to 15 and 17 proposed at the AGM were passed as special resolutions.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of the resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting (other than ordinary business) are being submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.

In accordance with the Listing Rules of Euronext Dublin, a copy of such resolutions has also been forwarded to Euronext Dublin and will shortly be available for inspection at https://direct.euronext.com/#/oamfiling and at the following address:

Companies Announcement Office
Euronext Dublin
28 Anglesea Street
Dublin 2

 

A copy of this announcement setting out the results of the AGM is also available on the Company's website at www.hostelworldgroup.com.

The full text of each of the resolutions passed at the AGM is set out in the notice of AGM, a copy of which is available on the Company's website (www.hostelworldgroup.com).

 

For further information contact:

Hostelworld Group plc                                                                 Corporate@hostelworld.com

Gary Morrison, Chief Executive Officer

Caroline Sherry, Chief Financial Officer

Powerscourt (Financial PR adviser)                         hostelworld@powerscourt-group.com

Eavan Gannon

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7250 1446

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