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ASA International Group PLC
22 June 2022
ASA International Group plc announces result of Annual General
Meeting
London, United Kingdom / Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 22 June
2022 - ASA International Group plc (LSE: ASAI) ('ASA
International', the 'Company' or the 'Group'), one of the world's
largest international microfinance institutions, today held its
Annual General Meeting ('AGM') at the offices of Investec, 30
Gresham Street, London EC2V 7QP, United Kingdom, at 11.00am
BST.
Each of the resolutions contained in the Notice of Meeting was
put to the AGM and voted on by way of a poll. All were duly
approved.
As stated in the Company's AGM Notice and under Listing Rule
9.2.2.E, a resolution to elect or re-elect an Independent Director
must be passed by both a majority of the independent shareholders
(i.e. shareholders of the Company who are entitled to vote on the
election of Directors and who are not controlling shareholders) and
a majority of all shareholders (including the majority
shareholder). In order to determine this, votes cast by the
independent shareholders were counted separately in respect of the
election of Guy Dawson, Gavin Laws, Hanny Kemna and Dr Salehuddin
Ahmed and are set out below.
The total number of votes received on each resolution put to the
AGM was as follows:
No. Resolution Votes FOR (a) % Votes AGAINST % Votes WITHHELD (b)
Receive 2021 Annual
Report and Financial
1 Statements 84,782,589 98.85% 982,697 1.15% 0
-------------------------- -------------------------- -------- -------------- -------- -------------------
Approve Directors'
2 Remuneration Policy 81,503,686 95.03% 4,261,600 4.97% 0
-------------------------- -------------------------- -------- -------------- -------- -------------------
Approve Annual Report on
3 Remuneration 85,765,286 100.00% 0 0.00% 0
-------------------------- -------------------------- -------- -------------- -------- -------------------
All
Elect Guy Dawson as a
Director Independent 85,765,286 100.00% 0 0.00% 0
-------------------------- ------------- ----------- -------- -------------- -------- -------------------
4 38,461,823 100.00% 0 0.00% 0
-------------------------- ------------- ----------- -------- -------------- -------- -------------------
Elect Dirk Brouwer as a
5 Director 85,765,286 100.00% 0 0.00% 0
-------------------------- -------------------------- -------- -------------- -------- -------------------
Elect Aminur Rashid as a
6 Director 85,765,470 100.00% 0 0.00% 0
-------------------------- -------------------------- -------- -------------- -------- -------------------
Elect Karin Kersten as a
7 Director 85,765,470 100.00% 0 0.00% 0
-------------------------- -------------------------- -------- -------------- -------- -------------------
All
Elect Gavin Laws as a
Director Independent 85,765,470 100.00% 0 0.00% 0
-------------------------- ------------- ----------- -------- -------------- -------- -------------------
8 38,462,007 100.00% 0 0.00% 0
-------------------------- ------------- ----------- -------- -------------- -------- -------------------
All
Elect Hanny Kemna as a
Director Independent 85,765,286 100.00% 0 0.00% 0
-------------------------- ------------- ----------- -------- -------------- -------- -------------------
9 38,461,823 100.00% 0 0.00% 0
-------------------------- ------------- ----------- -------- -------------- -------- -------------------
All
Elect Dr Salehuddin Ahmed
as a Director Independent 85,765,286 100.00% 0 0.00% 0
-------------------------- ------------- ----------- -------- -------------- -------- -------------------
10 38,461,823 100.00% 0 0.00% 0
-------------------------- ------------- ----------- -------- -------------- -------- -------------------
85,765,286 100.00% 0 0.00% 0
11 Re-appoint Ernst & Young
LLP as Auditor
-------------------------- -------------------------- -------- -------------- -------- -------------------
85,765,286 100.00% 0 0.00% 0
12 Authorise Audit & Risk
Committee to approve
Auditor remuneration
-------------------------- -------------------------- -------- -------------- -------- -------------------
Authorise Directors to
13 allot shares 82,827,686 96.57% 2,937,600 3.43% 0
-------------------------- -------------------------- -------- -------------- -------- -------------------
85,765,286 100.00% 0 0.00% 0
14 Authority to disapply
pre-emption rights (up
to 5% of issued share
capital) (c)
-------------------------- -------------------------- -------- -------------- -------- -------------------
85,765,286 100.00% 0 0.00%
15 Authority to disapply 0
pre-emption rights in
connection with specific
acquisition/ investment
(further 5% of issued
share capital) (c)
-------------------------- -------------------------- -------- -------------- -------- -------------------
Authority to purchase
16 own shares (c) 85,765,286 100.00% 0 0.00% 0
-------------------------- -------------------------- -------- -------------- -------- -------------------
Adopt new Articles of
17 Association (c) 85,765,286 100.00% 0 0.00% 0
-------------------------- -------------------------- -------- -------------- -------- -------------------
83,810,383 97.72% 1,954,903 2.28% 0
18 Authority to call
General Meetings (except
AGMs) by notice of not
less than 14 days (c)
-------------------------- -------------------------- -------- -------------- -------- -------------------
NOTES:
(a) The "For" proxy vote includes those giving the Chairman
discretion.
(b) A vote "Withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in
the calculation of the proxy votes "For" or "Against" the
resolution.
(c) Special resolution .
The total number of ordinary shares in issue on 20 June 2022,
the deadline for casting votes by proxy in advance of the AGM, was
100,000,000 shares. 85.77% of voting capital, including votes
withheld, was instructed in respect of the resolutions put to the
AGM.
The full text of the resolutions can be found in the Notice of
Annual General Meeting, which is available on the Company's website
at www.asa-international.com In accordance with the UK Listing
Authority's Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of all the resolutions
passed by the Company's shareholders, other than ordinary business
will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will
shortly be available for inspection at
https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
Enquiries:
ASA International Group plc
Head of Investor Relations
Véronique Schyns
IR@asa-international.com
About ASA International Group plc
ASA International is one of the world's largest international
microfinance institutions, with a strong commitment to financial
inclusion and socioeconomic progress. The company provides small,
socially responsible loans to low-income, financially underserved
entrepreneurs, predominantly women, across South Asia, South East
Asia, West and East Africa.
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