RNS Number : 6333W
Franchise Brands PLC
18 April 2023
 

18 April 2023

 

Franchise Brands plc

("Franchise Brands", the "Company" or the "Group")

 

Result of Annual General Meeting

 

Franchise Brands plc (AIM: FRAN), an international multi-brand franchise business, is pleased to announce that at the Company's Annual General Meeting held earlier today, all resolutions were duly passed on a poll.

 

The proxy votes received from shareholders on each resolution are set out below:

 

Resolution

Description

Votes For

% of Votes Cast

Votes Against

% of Votes Cast

Total votes cast (excluding votes withheld

Votes Withheld

ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RES:001

To receive the 2022 report and financial statements

108,171,709

100.00%

-

0.00%

108,171,709

-

RES:002

Declaration of final dividend

108,171,709

100.00%

-

0.00%

108,171,709

-

RES:003

Re-election of Robin Christian Bellhouse

108,114,676

99.95%

55,944

0.05%

108,170,620

1,089

RES:004

Re-election of Andrew Vincent Guilio Brattesani

108,164,620

99.99%

6,000

0.01%

108,170,620

1,089

RES:005

Re-election of Julia Rosalind Choudhury

108,158,330

99.99%

12,290

0.01%

108,170,620

1,089

RES:006

Re-election of Timothy John Harris

108,158,330

99.99%

12,290

0.01%

108,170,620

1,089

RES:007

Re-election of Stephen Glen Hemsley

108,158,330

99.99%

12,290

0.01%

108,170,620

1,089

RES:008

Re-election of Andrew John Mallows

108,158,330

99.99%

12,290

0.01%

108,170,620

1,089

RES:009

Re-election of Peter John Molloy

108,158,330

99.99%

12,290

0.01%

108,170,620

1,089

RES:010

Re-election of David John Poutney

108,117,676

99.95%

52,944

0.05%

108,170,620

1,089

RES:011

Re-election of Colin David Rees

108,158,330

99.99%

12,290

0.01%

108,170,620

1,089

RES:012

Re-election of Jason Charles Sayers

108,158,330

99.99%

12,290

0.01%

108,170,620

1,089

RES:013

Re-election of Nigel William Wray

108,158,330

99.99%

12,290

0.01%

108,170,620

1,089

RES:014

To reappoint BDO LLP as auditors of the Company

108,118,765

99.95%

52,944

0.05%

108,171,709

-

RES:015

Authority to determine remuneration of the auditors

108,110,115

99.95%

52,944

0.05%

108,163,059

8,650

RES:016

Authority to allot shares

98,976,338

91.50%

9,194,282

8.50%

108,170,620

1,089

SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RES:017

Disapplication of pre-emption rights

98,274,163

90.85%

9,896,546

9.15%

108,170,709

1,000

RES:018

Disapplication of pre-emption rights (for an acquisition or other specified capital investment)

98,276,663

90.86%

9,890,646

9.14%

108,167,309

4,400

RES:019

Authority to purchase own shares

108,137,772

99.99%

10,314

0.01%

108,148,086

23,623

 

 

Enquiries:

Franchise Brands plc

+ 44 (0) 162 550 7910

Stephen Hemsley, Executive Chairman


Andrew Mallows, Interim Chief Financial Officer


Julia Choudhury, Corporate Development Director


 

 

Allenby Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker)

+44 (0) 20 3328 5656

Jeremy Porter / George Payne (Corporate Finance)


Amrit Nahal / Joscelin Pinnington (Sales & Corporate Broking)




Dowgate Capital Limited (Joint Broker)

+44 (0) 20 3903 7715

James Serjeant / Russell Cook / Nicholas Chambers




Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited (Joint Broker)

+44 (0)20 7710 7688

Matthew Blawat / Francis North




MHP Group (Financial PR)

+44 (0) 20 3128 8100

Katie Hunt / Catherine Chapman

+44 (0) 7884 494112


franchisebrands@mhpgroup.com

 

About Franchise Brands plc

 

Franchise Brands is an international, multi-brand franchisor focused on building market-leading businesses primarily via a franchise model. The Group currently has a combined network of 586 franchisees across six principal franchise brands in the UK, North America and Europe.

Franchise Brands' focus is on B2B van-based reactive and planned services. The Company owns several market-leading brands with a long trading history which benefit from the Group's central support services, in particular technology, marketing, management experience and other group resources. At the centre of Franchise Brands' business building strategy is helping its franchisees grow their businesses.

Franchise Brands employs 415 people from 5 principal offices in the UK, Orlando, Florida and the Netherlands.

For further information, visit www.franchisebrands.co.uk

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