RNS Number : 1727P
M. P. Evans Group PLC
05 June 2020
 

M.P. EVANS GROUP PLC

("Company" or "M.P. Evans")

 

RESULTS OF GENERAL MEETING HELD ON 5 JUNE 2020

All of the resolutions set out in the notice of the annual general meeting were duly passed, except for resolution 10 which did not reach the required 75% majority on a poll for that resolution.

 

A total of 54,494,335 shares were eligible to vote at the annual general meeting with each share carrying one vote on a poll. Proxies were received for use in connection with the annual general meeting with the following instructions (treating proxies giving discretion to the chairman as a "for" instruction):

 

Resolution

For

Against

Withheld

 

 

 

or spoilt

1. Annual report

27,290,348

20

Nil

2. Directors' remuneration report

27,279,522

4,014

6,832

3. Election of D M McBain

27,289,348

20

1,000

4. Re-election of P A Fletcher

25,808,912

1,480,456

1,000

5. Re-election of J Green-Armytage

27,286,248

3,120

1,000

6. Re-election of B C Tozer

27,288,065

1,303

1,000

7. Re-election of M H Coulson

27,287,248

2,120

1,000

8. Declare a dividend

27,290,348

20

Nil

9. Appointment of the auditors

27,281,515

3,474

5,379

10.Authority to purchase own shares

16,143,689

11,145,754

925

In view of the fact that resolution 10 was not passed at the meeting, the Company's share buyback programme will cease with immediate effect.

 

5 June 2020

 

Enquiries:

M.P. Evans Group PLC

Telephone: 01892 516333

Peter Hadsley-Chaplin - chairman

 

Tristan Price - chief executive

 

Matthew Coulson - finance director

 

 

 

Peel Hunt LLP

Telephone: 020 7418 8900

Dan Webster

 

George Sellar

 

 

 

 

 

finnCap

Telephone: 020 7220 0500

Tim Redfern

 

Chris Raggett

 

 

 

Hudson Sandler

Telephone:  020 7796 4133

Charlie Jack

 

Elfie Kent

 

 


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