LEI: 213800U8Q9K2XI3WRE39
30 January 2024
Auction
Technology Group plc (the "Company")
Result of Annual General
Meeting
The Annual General Meeting of the
Company was held at the offices of Travers Smith LLP, 10 Snow Hill,
London EC1A 2AL on 30 January 2024.
All resolutions were duly passed on
a poll and the results of each resolution were as
follows:
Resolution
|
For (%)
|
Against (%)
|
Votes
withheld
|
Total votes
cast
|
Percentage of issued share
capital voted (%)
|
1. To receive the
reports of the Directors and the Auditor and the audited accounts
for the financial year ended 30 September 2023
|
112,324,248
|
0
|
60,253
|
112,324,248
|
92.33
|
2. To approve the Directors' remuneration
report
|
110,421,634
|
1,957,664
|
5,203
|
112,379,298
|
92.37
|
3. To re-elect Breon Corcoran as a
Director
|
109,082,161
|
3,044,210
|
258,130
|
112,126,371
|
92.17
|
4. To re-elect John-Paul
Savant as a Director
|
112,359,228
|
24,513
|
760
|
112,383,741
|
92.38
|
5. To re-elect Tom
Hargreaves as a Director
|
112,333,060
|
29,745
|
21,696
|
112,362,805
|
92.36
|
6. To re-elect Scott
Forbes as a Director
|
108,338,652
|
4,045,084
|
765
|
112,383,736
|
92.38
|
7. To re-elect Morgan
Seigler as a Director
|
112,360,272
|
23,469
|
760
|
112,383,741
|
92.38
|
8. To re-elect Pauline
Reader as a Director
|
112,094,494
|
279,071
|
10,936
|
112,373,565
|
92.37
|
9. To re-elect Suzanne
Baxter as a Director
|
112,108,206
|
275,535
|
760
|
112,383,741
|
92.38
|
10. To re-elect Tamsin Todd as a
Director
|
112,108,106
|
275,635
|
760
|
112,383,741
|
92.38
|
11. To appoint Ernst & Young LLP
as Auditor to the Company
|
112,373,527
|
684
|
10,290
|
112,374,211
|
92.37
|
12. To authorise the Directors to
determine the remuneration of the Auditor
|
112,377,680
|
1,618
|
5,203
|
112,379,298
|
92.37
|
13. To authorise the Company to make
political donations
|
111,869,338
|
515,047
|
116
|
112,384,385
|
92.38
|
14. To authorise the Directors
to allot shares or grant subscription or conversion rights under
section 551 Companies Act 2006
|
111,018,413
|
1,365,969
|
119
|
112,384,382
|
92.38
|
15. To disapply statutory
pre-emption rights under section 570 of the Companies Act 2006
(general)
|
107,420,067
|
4,922,191
|
42,243
|
112,342,258
|
92.34
|
16. To further disapply
statutory pre-emption rights under section 570 of the Companies Act
2006 (in connection with an acquisition or specified capital
investment)
|
97,327,766
|
15,018,075
|
38,660
|
112,345,841
|
92.35
|
17. To authorise the Company
to make market purchases of its own shares
|
112,376,153
|
1,501
|
6,847
|
112,377,654
|
92.37
|
18. To authorise the calling
of a general meeting other than an Annual General Meeting on not
less than 14 clear days' notice
|
111,301,528
|
1,079,590
|
3,383
|
112,381,118
|
92.38
|
Notes:
(i) Votes 'For' include those votes giving the Chair
discretion.
(ii)
The number of ordinary shares in issue on 30
January 2024 was 121,655,018. Shareholders are entitled to
one vote per share.
(iii)
A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not
counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes validly
cast.
Full details of the resolutions are
set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 14 December
2023, which is available on the Company's website at
www.auctiontechnologygroup.com/investors/.
The complete poll results will be available shortly on the Investor
Relations section of the Company's website.
Resolutions 1 to 14 were ordinary
resolutions, requiring more than 50 per cent. of shareholders'
votes to be cast in favour of the resolutions. Resolutions 15 to 18
were special resolutions, requiring at least 75 per cent. of
shareholders' votes to be cast in favour of the
resolutions.
In accordance with paragraph 9.6.2
of the Listing Rules, a copy of all the resolutions passed other
than ordinary business at the Annual General Meeting has been
submitted to the Financial Conduct Authority via the National
Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection
at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
For further information
contact:
Teneo Communications
(public relations advisor to ATG)
Tom Murray, Matt low, Arthur
Rogers
+44 207 353 4200
ATG@teneo.com
ATG
For
investor enquiries investorrelations@auctiontechnologygroup.com
For media
enquiries press@auctiontechnologygroup.com
Company
Secretary cosec@auctiontechnologygroup.com