Company Announcements

Result of AGM

Source: RNS
RNS Number : 7130K
CLS Holdings PLC
23 April 2020
 

The following replaces the 'Result of AGM' announcement released on 23 April 2020 at 12.16pm under RNS No.6787K.

As previously released, there were non-material typographical errors in the vote totals.

 

The full amended text is shown below.

 

CLS Holdings plc

(the "Company" or "CLS")

 

Result of AGM

 

At the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of the Company held at 10.00am today all the resolutions as set out in the Notice of Meeting dated 23 March 2020 were unanimously passed on a poll. These results will shortly be available on the Company's website (www.clsholdings.com):

 

RESOLUTION

VOTES
FOR*

%

VOTES AGAINST

%

VOTES
TOTAL

% of ISC VOTED

VOTES WITHHELD**

1

Receive and adopt the Annual Report & Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2019

346,457,074

99.99

17,326

0.01

346,474,400

78.96

0

2

Approve the Directors' Annual Remuneration Report

335,155,610

97.08

10,076,826

2.92

345,232,436

76.38

1,241,964

3

Approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy

338,685,615

97.76

7,771,550

2.24

346,457,165

77.19

17,235

4

Approve a final dividend for the year ended 31 December 2019 of 5.05 pence per ordinary share

346,474,401

100.00

0

0.00

346,474,401

78.96

0

5

Re-elect Lennart Sten as a Director

346,447,498

99.99

26,902

0.01

346,474,400

78.96

0

6

Re-elect Anna Seeley as a Director

318,987,481

96.03

13,174,009

3.97

332,161,490

72.70

14,312,911

7

Re-elect Fredrik Widlund as a Director

346,464,373

100.00

10,028

0.00

346,474,401

78.96

0

8

Elect Andrew Kirkman as a Director

346,451,702

99.99

22,699

0.01

346,474,401

78.96

0

9

Re-elect Sten Mortstedt as a Director

344,566,851

99.45

1,907,549

0.55

346,474,400

78.53

0

10

Re-elect Elizabeth Edwards as a Director

346,447,318

99.99

27,082

0.01

346,474,400

78.96

0

11

Elect Bill Holland as a Director

346,471,101

100.00

1,200

0.00

346,472,301

78.96

2,100

12

Elect Denise Jagger as a Director

346,472,301

100.00

0

0.00

346,472,301

78.96

2,100

13

Re-elect Christopher Jarvis as a Director

327,530,893

97.77

7,454,293

2.23

334,985,186

74.65

11,489,215

14

Re-elect Bengt Mortstedt as a Director

324,874,706

97.27

9,112,480

2.73

333,987,186

74.04

12,487,215

15

Re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditors

345,318,390

99.67

1,156,010

0.33

346,474,400

78.70

0

16

Authorise the directors to determine the auditors' remuneration

345,321,598

99.67

1,152,802

0.33

346,474,400

78.70

0

17

Approve the Long Term Incentive Plan

346,422,056

99.99

50,344

0.01

346,472,400

78.95

2,000

18

Authorise the directors to allot relevant securities

346,168,639

99.92

293,158

0.08

346,461,797

78.89

12,604

19

Authorise the directors to make non pre-emptive share allotments

346,425,757

99.99

48,644

0.01

346,474,401

78.95

0

20

Authorise the directors to make market purchases of shares

343,332,697

99.10

3,131,675

0.90

346,464,372

78.25

10,028

21

Authorise General Meetings to be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice

345,640,278

99.76

824,727

0.24

346,465,005

78.77

9,396

 

Votes of the Independent Shareholders (excluding the

voting interest of Companies owned and controlled by the investment vehicle for the Sten and Karin Mortstedt Family and Charity Trust as Controlling Shareholder holding 51.46% of the Issued Ordinary Share Capital) on the resolutions concerning the election of the Independent non-executive directors.

 

RESOLUTION

 

VOTES
FOR*

%

VOTES AGAINST

%

VOTES
TOTAL

% of Independent ISC VOTED

VOTES WITHHELD**

5

Re-elect Lennart Sten

   136,798,758

99.98

26,902

0.02

136,825,660

59.72

0

10

Re-elect Elizabeth Edwards as a Director

   136,798,578

99.98

27,082

0.02

136,825,660

59.72

0

11

Elect Bill Holland as a Director

   136,822,361

100.00

1,200

0.00

136,823,561

59.71

2,100

12

Elect Denise Jagger as a Director

   136,823,561

100.00

0

0.00

136,823,561

59.71

2,100

 

 

 

*     Includes those votes giving the Chairman discretion.

 

**  These votes are not counted towards the votes cast at the AGM.

 

A copy of the resolutions passed at the AGM will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at  https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.

 

Enquiries:

 

CLS Holdings plc

(LEI: 213800A357TKB2TD9U78)

www.clsholdings.com

David Fuller, Company Secretary

+44 (0)20 7582 7766

 

 

 


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