JPJ Group PLC Announces Results of 2019 Annual General Meeting
Results of 2019 Annual General Meeting
LONDON, UK / ACCESSWIRE / June 13, 2019 / JPJ Group plc (the "Company") (LSE: JPJ), a leading global online bingo-led operator, announces that at the Company's Annual General Meeting held on Thursday 13 June 2019, all of the resolutions, as set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting, were duly passed.
All resolutions were voted on by means of a poll. The results of the poll are set out below:
| Resolution | For | Against | Total | Withheld | ||
| No. of Votes | % of Vote | No. of Votes | % of Vote | No. of Votes | No. of Votes | |
| Resolution 1: To receive the Company's annual report and accounts | 41,303,181 | 100.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 41,303,181 | 32,421 |
| Resolution 2: To receive the directors' remuneration report | 41,021,841 | 99.46 | 220,669 | 0.54 | 41,242,510 | 93,091 |
| Resolution 3: To re-appoint BDO LLP as auditors | 41,226,465 | 99.75 | 101,652 | 0.25 | 41,328,117 | 7,484 |
| Resolution 4: To authorise the audit and risk committee to determine the remuneration of the auditors | 41,227,828 | 99.76 | 100,289 | 0.24 | 41,328,117 | 7,484 |
| Resolution 5: To re-appoint Neil Goulden as a director | 40,955,395 | 99.08 | 380,206 | 0.92 | 41,335,601 | 0 |
| Resolution 6: To re-appoint Simon Wykes as a director | 41,268,255 | 99.84 | 67,347 | 0.16 | 41,335,602 | 0 |
| Resolution 7: To re-appoint Keith Laslop as a director | 41,230,004 | 99.74 | 105,598 | 0.26 | 41,335,602 | 0 |
| Resolution 8: To re-appoint Nigel Brewster as a director | 41,266,892 | 99.83 | 68,710 | 0.17 | 41,335,602 | 0 |
| Resolution 9: To re-appoint Jim Ryan as a director | 41,270,717 | 99.84 | 64,885 | 0.16 | 41,335,602 | 0 |
| Resolution 10: To re-appoint Colin Sturgeon as a director | 38,430,113 | 99.83 | 66,738 | 0.17 | 38,496,851 | 2,838,751 |
| Resolution 11: To appoint Andria Vidler as a director | 41,268,884 | 99.84 | 66,717 | 0.16 | 41,335,601 | 0 |
| Resolution 12: To authorise the directors to allot shares | 39,345,968 | 95.54 | 1,836,803 | 4.46 | 41,182,771 | 152,831 |
| Resolution 13: To authorise the Company to make political donations | 39,272,411 | 95.22 | 1,970,100 | 4.78 | 41,242,511 | 93,091 |
| Resolution 14: To approve the rules of the Company's Share Incentive Plan | 39,266,549 | 95.21 | 1,975,962 | 4.79 | 41,242,511 | 93,091 |
| Resolution 15: To approve the rules of the Company's Save As You Earn Plan | 41,265,717 | 99.83 | 69,885 | 0.17 | 41,335,602 | 0 |
| Resolution 16: Authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights in respect of 5% of the Company's issued share capital | 39,267,178 | 95.21 | 1,975,332 | 4.79 | 41,242,510 | 93,091 |
| Resolution 17: To authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights in respect of an additional 5% of the Company's issued share capital | 39,260,067 | 95.19 | 1,982,443 | 4.81 | 41,242,510 | 93,091 |
| Resolution 18: To authorise the purchase of own shares | 41,326,029 | 99.98 | 7,110 | 0.02 | 41,333,139 | 2,462 |
| Resolution 19: To authorise the calling of a general meeting at short notice | 38,950,000 | 94.23 | 2,385,602 | 5.77 | 41,335,602 | 0 |
| Resolution 20: To approve the adoption of new articles of association | 41,329,002 | 99.98 | 6,600 | 0.02 | 41,335,602 | 0 |
Notes:
Votes "For" and "Against" are expressed as a percentage of the total votes received.
A "Vote withheld" is not treated as a vote in law and would not be counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes cast "For" or "Against" a resolution.
The current issued share capital of the Company consists of 74,473,678 ordinary shares of 10 pence each, carrying one vote each. Therefore, the total number of ordinary shares in the Company with voting rights is 74,473,678.
In accordance with the Listing Rule 9.6.2 copies of all resolutions other than resolutions concerning ordinary business passed at the Company's Annual General Meeting will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection athttp://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.
JPJ Group plc also announces today that Colin Sturgeon will become a member of the Audit and Risk Committee and Nigel Brewster will become a member of the Nomination Committee with immediate effect.
About JPJ Group plc
JPJ Group plc is the parent company of an online gaming group that provides entertainment to a global consumer base through its subsidiaries. JPJ Group plc currently offers bingo and casino games to its customers through its subsidiaries using the Jackpotjoy (www.jackpotjoy.com), Starspins (www.starspins.com), Botemania (www.botemania.es), Vera&John (www.verajohn.com), and InterCasino (www.intercasino.com) brands. For more information about JPJ Group plc, please visit www.jpjgroup.com.
Enquiries:
JPJ Group plc
Dan Talisman, Chief Legal Officer & Company Secretary
+44 (0)20 3907 4025
[email protected]
JPJGroup plc
Amanda Brewer, Vice President of Corporate Communications
+1 416 720 8150
[email protected]
Finsbury
James Leviton
Andy Parnis
+44 (0) 207 251 3801
[email protected]
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