29 June 2023
Likewise Group plc
("Likewise" or the "Company")
Result of AGM
Likewise Group plc (AIM:LIKE), the fast growing UK floor coverings distributor, is pleased to announce that all resolutions proposed to shareholders at its Annual General Meeting today were duly passed.
The total number of votes received in respect of all resolutions were as follows:
| No. | Votes for | % Votes for | Votes against | % Votes against | Total | Total votes cast as % of issued share capital | Votes withheld |
| Ordinary resolutions | |||||||
| 1. To adopt the directors' report and accounts | 94,906,097 | 100.000% | - | 0.000% | 94,906,097 | 38.92% | - |
| 2. To declare an interim dividend of 0.2 pence per share | 94,140,097 | 100.000% | - | 0.000% | 94,140,097 | 38.60% | 766,000 |
| 3. To reappoint Crowe U.K. LLP as the independent auditor of the Company | 82,242,851 | 99.984% | 13,246 | 0.016% | 82,256,097 | 33.73% | 12,650,000 |
| 4. To re-elect Paul Bassi as a director | 94,138,851 | 99.999% | 1,246 | 0.001% | 94,140,097 | 38.60% | 766,000 |
| 5. To re-elect Tony Brewer as a director | 94,138,851 | 99.999% | 1,246 | 0.001% | 94,140,097 | 38.60% | 766,000 |
| 6. To re-elect Andrew Simpson as a director | 94,138,851 | 99.999% | 1,246 | 0.001% | 94,140,097 | 38.60% | 766,000 |
| 7. To re-elect Roy Povey as a director | 94,138,851 | 99.999% | 1,246 | 0.001% | 94,140,097 | 38.60% | 766,000 |
| 8. To re-elect Michael Steventon as a director | 94,138,851 | 99.999% | 1,246 | 0.001% | 94,140,097 | 38.60% | 766,000 |
| 9. To authorise the directors to determine the independent auditor's remuneration | 94,904,851 | 99.999% | 1,246 | 0.001% | 94,906,097 | 38.92% | - |
| 10. Authority to allot shares | 94,126,851 | 99.986% | 13,246 | 0.014% | 94,140,097 | 38.60% | 766,000 |
| Special resolutions | |||||||
| 11. Disapplication of pre-emption rights | 94,126,851 | 99.986% | 13,246 | 0.014% | 94,140,097 | 38.60% | 766,000 |
| 12. Additional disapplication of pre-emption rights | 94,126,851 | 99.986% | 13,246 | 0.014% | 94,140,097 | 38.60% | 766,000 |
| 13. Dividend rectification | 94,138,851 | 99.999% | 1,246 | 0.001% | 94,140,097 | 38.60% | 766,000 |
| 14. Authority to purchase own shares | 90,126,851 | 99.985% | 13,246 | 0.015% | 90,140,097 | 36.96% | 4,766,000 |
1. Proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman of the AGM have been included in the "For" total for the appropriate resolution.
2. Votes "For" and "Against" any resolution are expressed as a percentage of votes validly cast for that resolution.
3. 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".
4. The number of shares in issue on 29 June 2023 was 243,858,480 with no shares in treasury.
5. The full text of the resolutions passed at the AGM can be found in the Notice of Annual General Meeting which is available on the Company's website at www.likewiseplc.com.
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