Distil PLC
("Distil" or the "Company")
Result of Annual General Meeting
Distil plc (AIM:DIS), owner of premium drinks brands RedLeg Spiced Rum, Blackwoods Gin and Vodka, TRØVE Botanical Vodka, Blavod Black Vodka, Jago's Cream Liqueur and Diva Vodka, is pleased to announce that at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held at 10.00 am today, all 7 resolutions put to members were passed on a poll.
Resolutions 1 to 6 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolution 7 was passed as a special resolution.
The proxy votes cast by or on behalf of shareholders on each resolution are set out below.
| Resolution | FOR | % | AGAINST | % | WITHHELD |
| Resolution 1 (Ordinary) That the annual report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2021, together with the report of the auditors thereon, be received |
181,423,419
|
99.72 |
510,204 |
0.28 |
34,000 |
| Resolution 2 (Ordinary) That BDO LLP be appointed as auditor of the Company to hold office until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting at which accounts are laid before the Company and their remuneration be determined by the directors. |
181,933,623
|
99.98 |
34,000 |
0.02 |
0 |
| Resolution 3 (Ordinary) That Shaun Claydon be re-elected as a Director of the Company. | 181,423,419
| 99.98 | 34,000 | 0.02 | 510,204 |
| Resolution 4 (Ordinary) That Kate O'Connell be elected as a Director of the Company. | 181,933,623
| 99.98 | 34,000 | 0.02 | 0 |
| Resolution 5 (Ordinary) That Roland Grain be elected as a Director of the Company. | 181,363,419
| 99.67 | 604,204 | 0.33 | 0 |
| Resolution 6 (Ordinary) To empower the directors to allot relevant securities pursuant to Section 551 of the Act | 181,354,131
| 99.70 | 552,192 | 0.30 | 61,300
|
| Resolution 7 (Special) To disapply the pre-emptive rights contained in Section 561 of the Act |
181,203,199
|
99.59 |
753,492 |
0.41 |
10,932 |
As at 15 July 2021, there were 501,982,913 ordinary shares in issue. Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share. Votes withheld are not votes in law and so have not been included in the calculation of the proportion of votes for and against a resolution.
For further information:
| Distil PLC |
|
| Don Goulding, Executive Chairman
Shaun Claydon, Finance Director | Tel: +44 207 352 2096 |
| SPARK Advisory Partners Limited (NOMAD) |
|
| Neil Baldwin
Mark Brady | Tel: +44 203 368 3550 |
| Turner Pope Investments (TPI) Ltd (Broker) |
|
| Andy Thacker
James Pope | Tel: +44 203 657 0050 |
About Distil
Distil Plc is quoted on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange. It owns drinks brands in a number of sectors of the alcoholic drinks market. These include premium spiced rum, vodka, gin, vodka vanilla cream liqueur and are called RedLeg Spiced Rum, Blackwoods Vintage Gin, Blackwoods Vodka, Blavod Original Black Vodka, Diva Vodka and Jago's Vanilla Cream Liqueur.
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