01 August 2024
PayPoint Plc (the “Company”) Result of AGM
The Poll Results of the Company’s Annual General Meeting held today, 01 August 2024, at 1 The Boulevard, Shire Park, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire AL7 1EL were as follows:
Resolutions | Votes For 1 | % | Votes Against | % | Total Votes | % of Issued Share Capital Voted | Votes Withheld 2 |
1. To receive the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024 | 54,743,470 | 99.96% | 19,902 | 0.04% | 54,763,372 | 75.48 | 337,155 |
2. To approve the directors’ remuneration report for the year ended 31 March 2024 | 54,592,183 | 99.16% | 463,434 | 0.84% | 55,055,617 | 75.89 | 44,910 |
3. To approve an amendment to the directors’ remuneration policy | 49,492,408 | 89.89% | 5,566,013 | 10.11% | 55,058,421 | 75.89 | 42,106 |
4. To declare a final dividend of 19.2 pence per ordinary share of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2024 | 55,098,078 | 100.00% | 801 | 0.00% | 55,098,879 | 75.95 | 1,648 |
5. To re-elect Giles Kerr as a director of the Company | 53,151,655 | 96.48% | 1,940,662 | 3.52% | 55,092,317 | 75.94 | 8,210 |
6. To re-elect Nick Wiles as a director of the Company | 55,045,990 | 99.92% | 46,106 | 0.08% | 55,092,096 | 75.94 | 8,431 |
7. To re-elect Rob Harding as a director of the Company | 55,045,990 | 99.92% | 46,106 | 0.08% | 55,092,096 | 75.94 | 8,431 |
8. To re-elect Rakesh Sharma as a director of the Company | 54,467,853 | 98.87% | 624,443 | 1.13% | 55,092,296 | 75.94 | 8,231 |
9. To re-elect Ben Wishart as a director of the Company | 53,483,601 | 97.08% | 1,608,695 | 2.92% | 55,092,296 | 75.94 | 8,231 |
10. To re-elect Rosie Shapland as a director of the Company | 54,358,965 | 98.67% | 733,331 | 1.33% | 55,092,296 | 75.94 | 8,231 |
11. To elect Lan Tu as a director of the Company | 55,057,253 | 99.94% | 34,043 | 0.06% | 55,091,296 | 75.94 | 9,231 |
12. To confirm the re-appointment of Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP as auditor of the Company | 55,079,700 | 99.97% | 16,379 | 0.03% | 55,096,079 | 75.94 | 4,448 |
13. To authorise the directors to determine the auditor’s remuneration | 55,087,615 | 99.99% | 4,972 | 0.01% | 55,092,587 | 75.94 | 7,940 |
14. To authorise the company to make political donations | 54,744,284 | 99.36% | 350,276 | 0.64% | 55,094,560 | 75.94 | 5,967 |
15. To approve the amendments to the PayPoint Restricted Share Plan | 54,622,382 | 99.21% | 437,084 | 0.79% | 55,059,466 | 75.89 | 41,061 |
16. To approve the amendments to the PayPoint Share Incentive Plan | 54,973,382 | 99.84% | 86,433 | 0.16% | 55,059,815 | 75.89 | 40,712 |
17. To authorise the directors to allot shares | 54,962,229 | 99.76% | 130,376 | 0.24% | 55,092,605 | 75.94 | 7,922 |
18. To dis-apply general statutory pre-emption rights3 | 54,958,037 | 99.75% | 138,936 | 0.25% | 55,096,973 | 75.94 | 3,554 |
19. To dis-apply additional statutory pre-emption rights3 | 54,934,209 | 99.70% | 162,899 | 0.30% | 55,097,108 | 75.94 | 3,419 |
20. To authorise the company to make market purchases of its ordinary shares up to 5% of the issued share capital3 | 52,950,015 | 96.11% | 2,143,043 | 3.89% | 55,093,058 | 75.94 | 7,459 |
21. To allow any general meeting (other than an annual general meeting) to be called on 14 days’ notice3 | 54,681,512 | 99.25% | 411,756 | 0.75% | 55,093,268 | 75.94 | 7,259 |
1 Where shareholders appointed the Chair as their proxy with discretion as to voting, their votes were cast in favour of the resolutions.
2 A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted towards votes cast "For" or "Against" a resolution.
3 Special Resolutions requiring a 75% majority
The total voting rights of the Company on the day on which shareholders had to be on the register in order to be eligible to vote was [xxx]. The results will also be made available on the Company's website: http://corporate.paypoint.com.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of the resolutions that do not constitute ordinary business at an annual general meeting will be available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
Enquiries:
Julia Herd, on behalf of Indigo Corporate Secretary Limited, Company Secretary, +44 (0)7542031173
Steve O’Neill, Corporate Affairs and Marketing Director, +44 (0)7919 488066
LEI Number: 5493004YKWI8U0GDD138