Results of Annual General Meeting

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HSS Hire Group PLC
26 June 2024
 

26 June 2023

HSS Hire Group plc

Results of Annual General Meeting ("AGM")

At the AGM of HSS Hire Group plc held today at 11.00 a.m. at Hilton Garden Inn Heathrow, Pavilion Centre, Eastern Perimeter Road, Hatton Cross, Heathrow, TW6 2SQ, all resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting were voted on a poll and were passed by the requisite majorities.

Resolutions 1 to 13 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 14 to 16 were passed as special resolutions. The results of the poll are set out below.

 

Ordinary resolutions

Votes For

% Votes for 1

Votes against

% Votes against 1

Total votes validly cast

% of Issued share capital voted 1,2,3

Votes withheld2

 

Resolution 1:

Receive annual report and accounts

505,057,779

99.99%

61,950

0.01%

505,119,729

71.06

2,761

 

Resolution 2:

Approve remuneration report

504,832,266

99.95%

265,097

0.05%

505,097,363

71.06

25,127

 

Resolution 3:

Re-election of Alan Peterson

504,969,868

99.98%

112,520

0.02%

505,082,388

71.06

40,102

 

Resolution 4:

Re-election of Amanda Burton

504,967,422

99.98%

114,966

0.02%

505,082,388

71.06

40,102

 

Resolution 5:

Re-election of Douglas Robertson

504,970,004

99.98%

112,384

0.02%

505,082,388

71.06

40,102

 

Resolution 6:

Re-election of Thomas Sweet-Escott

504,953,201

99.97%

129,187

0.03%

505,082,388

71.06

40,102

 

Resolution 7:

Re-election of Steve Ashmore

504,931,424

99.97%

150,964

0.03%

505,082,388

71.06

40,102

 

Resolution 8:

Re-election of Paul Quested

504,929,424

99.97%

152,964

0.03%

505,082,388

71.06

40,102

 

Resolution 9:

Re-appoint BDO LLP as auditors

505,016,950

99.98%

85,856

0.02%

505,102,806

71.06

19,684

 

Resolution 10:

Authorise directors to agree auditors' remuneration

505,032,166

99.99%

70,640

0.01%

505,102,806

71.06

19,684

 

Resolution 11:

To declare a final dividend

505,100,309

100.00%

10,962

0.00%

505,111,271

71.06

11,219

 

Resolution 12:

Renew authority to allot new shares

504,470,158

99.88%

597,696

0.12%

505,067,854

71.06

54,636

 

Special resolutions

Votes for

% Votes for 1

Votes
against

% Votes against 1

Total votes validly cast

% of Issued share capital voted 1,2,3

Votes withheld 2

Resolution 13:

Political donations

 

503,823,465

99.75%

1,246,007

 0.25%

505,069,472

 71.06

53,018

Resolution 14:

Disapplication of pre-emption rights to allotment of equity securities

 

 

 

504,753,714

99.94%

308,374

 0.06%

505,062,088

 71.05

60,402

Resolution 15:

Disapplication of pre-emption rights for financing or capital investment

504,808,413

99.95%

253,675

 0.05%

505,062,088

 71.05

60,402

Resolution 16:

Authority to purchase own shares

 

505,084,536

99.99%

28,044

 0.01%

505,112,580

 71.06

9,910

Notes:

1.     The percentages above are rounded to two decimal places.

2.     A "vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes "for" or "against" a resolution.

3.     The number of ordinary shares in issue on 26 June 2023 was 710,806,864. Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share.

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