09:53 Thu 21 May 2020
Avast PLC - Result of AGM
(the "Company")
Following the annual general meeting of the Company held today (the "AGM"), the Company announces the results of the poll vote for each resolution (as set out in full in the notice of AGM (the "Notice of AGM")). Resolutions 1 - 18 (inclusive) were proposed as ordinary resolutions, whereas resolutions 19 - 22 (inclusive) were proposed as special resolutions:
NO. |
RESOLUTION |
VOTES FOR |
% |
VOTES AGAINST |
% |
VOTES TOTAL |
% of ISC VOTED |
VOTES WITHELD |
1. |
To receive the annual accounts, the report of the directors, together with the reports of the auditors thereon |
852,345,555 |
99.76% |
2,043,869 |
0.24% |
854,389,424 |
83.54 |
610,214 |
2. |
To approve the directors' remuneration report |
829,132,963 |
97.05% |
25,202,203 |
2.95% |
854,335,166 |
83.54 |
664,472 |
3. |
To declare a final dividend of 10.3 US cents per ordinary share |
854,815,828 |
99.98% |
173,317 |
0.02% |
854,989,145 |
83.60 |
10,493 |
4. |
To re-elect |
830,338,628 |
97.12% |
24,661,010 |
2.88% |
854,999,638 |
83.60 |
0 |
5. |
To re-elect |
839,159,676 |
98.51% |
12,660,723 |
1.49% |
851,820,399 |
83.29 |
3,179,239 |
6. |
To re-elect |
835,275,237 |
97.69% |
19,724,401 |
2.31% |
854,999,638 |
83.60 |
0 |
7. |
To re-elect Pavel Baudiš as a director of the Company |
842,662,623 |
98.63% |
11,684,036 |
1.37% |
854,346,659 |
83.54 |
652,979 |
8. |
To re-elect Eduard Kučera as a director of the Company |
842,662,623 |
98.63% |
11,684,036 |
1.37% |
854,346,659 |
83.54 |
652,979 |
9. |
To re-elect |
840,754,670 |
98.35% |
14,109,395 |
1.65% |
854,864,065 |
83.59 |
135,573 |
10. |
To re-elect |
850,601,587 |
99.50% |
4,261,478 |
0.50% |
854,863,065 |
83.59 |
136,573 |
11. |
To re-elect |
839,564,577 |
98.41% |
13,589,390 |
1.59% |
853,153,967 |
83.42 |
1,845,671 |
12. |
To re-elect |
842,300,729 |
98.52% |
12,696,247 |
1.48% |
854,996,976 |
83.60 |
2,662 |
13. |
To re-elect Tamara Minick-Scokalo as a director of the Company |
853,529,033 |
99.84% |
1,335,032 |
0.16% |
854,864,065 |
83.59 |
135,573 |
14. |
To re-elect |
789,815,964 |
92.40% |
65,005,023 |
7.60% |
854,820,987 |
83.58 |
178,651 |
15. |
To appoint |
854,976,165 |
100.00% |
22,501 |
0.00% |
854,998,666 |
83.60 |
972 |
16. |
To authorise the directors to set the auditor's remuneration |
854,996,187 |
100.00% |
3,451 |
0.00% |
854,999,638 |
83.60 |
0 |
17. |
To authorise the Company to make "political donations" and incur "political expenditure |
848,402,558 |
99.25% |
6,430,953 |
0.75% |
854,833,511 |
83.59 |
166,127 |
18. |
To authorise the directors to allot shares |
802,169,434 |
93.82% |
52,829,204 |
6.18% |
854,998,638 |
83.60 |
1,000 |
19. |
Authority to disapply pre-emption rights without restriction as to use |
844,229,676 |
99.85% |
1,277,028 |
0.15% |
845,506,704 |
82.67 |
9,492,934 |
20. |
Authority to disapply pre-emption rights in connection with an acquisition or capital investment |
845,427,222 |
99.99% |
80,482 |
0.01% |
845,507,704 |
82.67 |
9,491,934 |
21. |
To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares |
851,222,044 |
99.59% |
3,488,953 |
0.41% |
854,710,997 |
83.57 |
288,641 |
22. |
To authorise the Company to call a general meeting (other than an annual general meeting) on not less than 14 clear days' notice |
835,825,289 |
97.76% |
19,174,349 |
2.24% |
854,999,638 |
83.60 |
0 |
As set out in the Notice of AGM, the Company also announces, in respect of resolutions 4, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14, the result of the vote of the independent shareholders as follows:
NO. |
RESOLUTION |
VOTES FOR |
% |
VOTES AGAINST |
% |
VOTES TOTAL |
% of ISC VOTED |
VOTES WITHELD |
4. |
To re-elect |
472,586,565 |
95.04% |
24,661,010 |
4.96% |
497,247,575 |
74.78 |
0 |
9. |
To re-elect |
483,002,607 |
97.16% |
14,109,395 |
2.84% |
497,112,002 |
74.76 |
135,573 |
10. |
To re-elect |
492,849,524 |
99.14% |
4,261,478 |
0.86% |
497,111,002 |
74.76 |
136,573 |
11. |
To re-elect |
481,812,514 |
97.26% |
13,589,390 |
2.74% |
495,401,904 |
74.50 |
1,845,671 |
12. |
To re-elect |
484,548,666 |
97.45% |
12,696,247 |
2.55% |
497,244,913 |
74.78 |
2,662 |
13.
|
To re-elect Tamara Minick-Scokalo as a director of the Company |
495,776,970 |
99.73% |
1,335,032 |
0.27% |
497,112,002 |
74.76 |
135,573 |
14. |
To re-elect |
432,063,901 |
86.92% |
65,005,023 |
13.08% |
497,068,924 |
74.75 |
178,651 |
Votes "for" include proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman of the AGM. A "vote withheld" is not a vote under English law and is therefore not included in the calculation of votes "for"
and "against" a resolution.
As at
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of the resolutions passed as special business at the AGM will shortly be available for inspection on the National Storage Mechanism at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
A copy of the voting results shown above will also be made available on the Company's website at https://investors.avast.com/.
Following the declaration of the final dividend by shareholders at the AGM today, a dividend of 10.3 US cents per ordinary share in the Company for the financial year ended
Company Secretary
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