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RNS Number : 7998A
Hostelworld Group PLC
31 May 2019
LEI: 213800OC94PF2D675H41
Hostelworld Group plc
(the "Company")
RESULTS OF 2019 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of Hostelworld Group Plc (the
"Company") was held at the offices of the Company, Floor 2, One
Central Park, Leopardstown, Dublin 18, Ireland at 12 noon
today.
At the AGM resolutions 1 - 5 and 7 - 17 that were set out in the
notice of AGM were duly passed on a show of hands. Following the
announcement by the Company on 3 May 2019 that Andy McCue would
step down as a director of the Company following the AGM, a motion
was put to the meeting to withdraw Resolution 6 seeking his
re-election as a director. This motion was approved at the AGM and
Resolution 6 was duly withdrawn.
The proxy votes were cast as follows:
Resolution For Against Votes Total proxy Percentage
withheld* votes cast of issued
share capital
voted (%)
1. To adopt the
reports of the Directors
and Auditors and
the audited accounts
for the financial
year ended 31 December
2018 76,005,197 0 750 76,005,197 79.53%
(100%)
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2. To approve the
Directors' remuneration
report 70,326,483 4,478,884 1,200,580 74,805,367 78.27%
(94.01%) (5.99%)
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3. To approve the
Directors' remuneration
policy 62,810,003 13,195,194 750 76,005,197 79.53%
(82.64%) (17.36%)
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4. To declare a
final dividend of
EUR0.09 per ordinary
share 76,005,157 40 750 76,005,197 79.53%
(100%)
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5. To re-elect Michael
Cawley as a director 73,288,773 2,716,424 750 76,005,197 79.53%
(96.43%) (3.57%)
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6. To re-elect Andy
McCue as a director Resolution withdrawn
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7. To re-elect Carl
Shepherd as a director 76,005,157 40 750 76,005,197 79.53%
(100%)
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8. To re- elect
Éimear Moloney
as a director 71,655,495 4,349,702 750 76,005,197 79.53%
(94.28%) (5.72%)
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9. To elect Gary
Morrison as a director 76,005,157 40 750 76,005,197 79.53%
(100%)
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10. To elect TJ
Kelly as a director 75,977,001 28,196 750 76,005,197 79.53%
(99.96%) (0.04%)
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11. To re-appoint
Deloitte as auditors
to the Company 74,505,721 1,500,226 0 76,005,947 79.53%
(98.03%) (1.97%)
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12. To authorise
the Directors to
fix the auditors'
remuneration 76,004,936 1,011 0 76,005,947 79.53%
(100%)
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13. To authorise
the directors to
allot shares 62,203,581 13,801,616 750 76,005,197 79.53%
(81.84%) (18.16%)
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14. To authorise
the directors to
dis-apply pre-emption
rights 76,005,157 790 0 76,005,947 79.53%
(100%)
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15. To authorise
the Company to purchase
its own shares 74,806,117 1,199,830 0 76,005,947 79.53%
(98.42%) (1.58%)
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16. To authorise
the Company to make
political donations
and incur political
expenditure 76,004,957 990 0 76,005,947 79.53%
(100%)
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17. To authorise
the calling of a
general meeting
other than an Annual
General Meeting
on not less than
14 clear days' notice 75,896,252 108,945 750 76,005,947 79.53%
(99.86%) (0.14%)
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Notes:
(i) Votes 'For' include those votes giving the Chairman discretion.
(ii) The number of ordinary shares in issue on 31 May 2019
(excluding shares held in treasury) was 95,570,778. 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.
Resolutions 1 to 5, 7 to 13 and 16 were passed as ordinary
resolutions and Resolutions 14, 15 and 17 were passed as special
resolutions.
In accordance with UK Listing Rule 9.6.2R copies of the
resolutions passed at the AGM have been submitted to the UK Listing
Authority via the National Storage Mechanism, and the Euronext,
Dublin, and will shortly be available for inspection at
www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM
A copy of this announcement setting out the results of the AGM
is also available on the Company's website at
www.hostelworldgroup.com.
The full text of each of the resolutions is set out in the
notice of AGM, copies of which are available on the Company's
website (www.hostelworldgroup.com).
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