31 October 2022
Chill Brands Group plc
("Chill Brands" or the "Company" or the "Group")
Result of Adjourned AGM
Chill Brands Group plc (LSE:CHLL) (OTCQB:CHBRF), the international consumer packaged goods company, announces that at the Company's adjourned Annual General Meeting (the "Adjourned AGM"), held earlier today, all resolutions put to the meeting, which were not all of those set out in the Notice of AGM, as explained below, were duly passed. Each of the resolutions put to the Adjourned AGM was voted on by way of a poll.
As reported in the Notice of AGM, there was a delay in publishing the Company's audited report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022, including the notes to the financial statements ("the Annual Report"). The Annual Report was published on 30 September 2022, and the final results for the for the year ended 31 March 2022 announced at the same time.
As a result of the delay, the Annual General Meeting held on 29 September 2022 was adjourned in relation to the Resolutions in the Notice of Annual General Meeting concerning the content of the Annual Report, to allow for the Annual Report to be sent to shareholders the required time in advance of the Adjourned AGM, at which the Annual Report was to be presented. The adjournment related to Resolutions 3 to 7 (inclusive) described below. Resolutions 1 and 2 and 8 to 12 inclusive were passed at the Annual General Meeting held on 29 September 2022. The Adjourned AGM was held at the offices of Allenby Capital Limited, 5th Floor, 5 St Helen's Place, London EC3A 6AB at 3:00 p.m. today, at which Resolutions 3 to 7 (inclusive) were duly passed.
The votes were cast as follows for the Resolutions proposed at the Adjourned AGM:
Resolution | For | Against | Withheld | Total votes cast | ||
| No. of votes | % | No. of votes | % | | |
3. To receive and consider the Company's audited accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022 and reports on those accounts. | 48,446,637 | 99.88 | 59,365 | 0.12 | 54,571 | 48,506,002 |
4. To approve the directors' remuneration report (excluding the directors' remuneration policy). | 47,605,730 | 98.22 | 863,270 | 1.78 | 91,573 | 48,469,000 |
5. To approve the directors' remuneration policy. | 47,590,721 | 98.19 | 876,253 | 1.81 | 93,599 | 48,466,974 |
6. To re‐appoint PKF Littlejohn LLP as the Company's auditors. | 47,581,528 | 98.52 | 716,481 | 1.48 | 242,564 | 48,298,009 |
7. To authorise the directors to determine the remuneration of the auditors. | 48,306,960 | 99.57 | 206,875 | 0.43 | 46,738 | 48,513,835 |
Notes
1. All resolutions proposed were passed.
2. Proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman of the AGM have been included in the "For" total for the appropriate resolution.
3. Votes "For" and "Against" any resolution are expressed as a percentage of votes validly cast for that resolution.
4. A "Vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the percentage of shares voted "For" or "Against" any resolution nor in the calculation of the proportion of "Total Votes Cast" for any resolution.
5. The full text of the resolutions passed at the Adjourned AGM can be found in the Notice of AGM which is available on the Company's website at www.chillbrandsgroup.com .
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About Chill Brands Group
Chill Brands Group plc (LSE: CHLL, OTCQB: CHBRF) is an international company concerned with the development, production, and distribution of best-in-class hemp-derived CBD products, tobacco alternatives and other consumer packaged goods (CPG) products. The Company operates primarily in the US, where its products are distributed online and via some of the nation's most recognisable convenience retail outlets. The Group's strategy is anchored around lifestyle marketing that is designed to enhance the popularity of its products, channelling visitors to its landmark chill.com website.
Publication on website
A copy of this announcement is also available on the Group's website at:
http://www.chillbrandsgroup.com
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