RNS Number : 0940M
CLS Holdings PLC
25 April 2024
 

CLS Holdings plc

(the "Company" or "CLS")

 

Result of AGM

 

At the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of the Company held at 10.00am today all the resolutions as set out in the Notice of Meeting dated 22 March 2024 were unanimously passed on a poll. These results will shortly be available on the Company's website (www.clsholdings.com):

 

RESOLUTION

VOTES
FOR*

%

VOTES AGAINST

%

VOTES
TOTAL

% of TVR VOTED

VOTES WITHHELD**

1

Receive and adopt the Annual Report & Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023

 319,586,139

99.60%

 1,269,346

0.40%

 320,855,485

80.74%

 153,349

2

Approve the Directors' Annual Remuneration Report

 315,413,480

99.26%

 2,345,420

0.74%

 317,758,900

79.96%

 3,249,934

3

Approve a final dividend for the year ended 31 December 2023 of 5.35 pence per ordinary share

 320,991,311

100.00%

 3,423

0.00%

 320,994,734

80.77%

 14,100

4

Re-elect Lennart Sten as a Director

 301,738,979

94.00%

 19,266,163

6.00%

 321,005,142

80.77%

 3,692

5

Re-elect Anna Seeley as a Director

 258,169,177

81.23%

 59,641,955

18.77%

 317,811,132

79.97%

 3,197,702

6

Re-elect Fredrik Widlund as a Director

 318,704,257

99.28%

 2,300,887

0.72%

 321,005,144

80.77%

 3,690

7

Re-elect Andrew Kirkman as a Director

 318,692,012

99.28%

 2,314,332

0.72%

 321,006,344

80.77%

 2,490

8

Re-elect Elizabeth Edwards as a Director

 306,334,918

95.43%

 14,658,325

4.57%

 320,993,243

80.77%

 15,591

9

Re-elect Bill Holland as a Director

 318,368,563

99.18%

 2,624,681

0.82%

 320,993,244

80.77%

 15,590

10

Elect Eva Lindqvist as a Director

 318,774,965

99.30%

 2,231,379

0.70%

 321,006,344

80.77%

 2,490

11

Re-elect Bengt Mortstedt as a Director

 294,110,226

91.62%

 26,896,117

8.38%

 321,006,343

80.77%

 2,491

12

Re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditors

 320,980,160

99.99%

 27,674

0.01%

 321,007,834

80.77%

 1,000

13

Authorise the directors to determine the auditors' remuneration

 320,989,931

99.99%

 17,903

0.01%

 321,007,834

80.77%

 1,000

14

Authorise the directors to allot relevant securities

 319,881,458

99.65%

 1,126,376

0.35%

 321,007,834

80.77%

 1,000

15

Authorise the directors to make non pre-emptive share allotments

 320,471,433

99.83%

 536,401

0.17%

 321,007,834

80.77%

 1,000

16

Authorise the directors to make market purchases of shares

 316,950,772

98.75%

 4,008,372

1.25%

 320,959,144

80.76%

 49,690

17

Authorise General Meetings to be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice

 317,924,228

99.04%

 3,083,605

0.96%

 321,007,833

80.77%

 1,001

 

 

 

Votes of the Independent Shareholders (excluding the voting interest of Companies owned and controlled by the investment vehicle for the Sten and Karin Mortstedt Family & Charity Trust as Controlling Shareholder holding 55.34% of the Issued Ordinary Share Capital) on the resolutions concerning the election of the independent non-executive directors.

 

RESOLUTION

 

VOTES
FOR*

%

VOTES AGAINST

%

VOTES
TOTAL

% of Independent TVR VOTED

4

Re-elect Lennart Sten

81,821,455

80.94%

19,266,163

19.06%

101,087,618

56.95%

8

Re-elect Elizabeth Edwards as a Director

86,417,394

85.50%

14,658,325

14.50%

101,075,719

56.95%

9

Re-elect Bill Holland as a Director

98,451,039

97.40%

2,624,681

2.60%

101,075,720

56.95%

10

Elect Eva Lindqvist as a Director

98,857,441

97.79%

2,231,379

2.21%

101,088,820

56.95%

 

 

*     Includes those votes giving the Chairman discretion.

 

**  These votes are not counted towards the votes cast at the AGM.

 

A copy of the resolutions passed at the AGM will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at  https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.

 

Enquiries:

 

CLS Holdings plc

(LEI: 213800A357TKB2TD9U78)

www.clsholdings.com

David Fuller, Company Secretary

+44 (0)20 7582 7766

 

 

 

 

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