Wetherspoon (JD) PLC AGM / GM Statement (5372H)
16 November 2018 - 3:39AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 5372H
Wetherspoon (JD) PLC
15 November 2018
J D WETHERSPOON PLC
15 November 2018
Result of Annual General Meeting and General Meeting
At the Annual General Meeting of J D Wetherspoon plc ("J D
Wetherspoon" or the "Company") held earlier today, 15 November
2018, all resolutions proposed at the meeting were duly passed by
poll.
The Company notes the number of independent votes received
against resolutions 8 and 9 of the Annual General Meeting. The
Company continues to take its responsibility to engage with
shareholders seriously and will assess the feedback these votes
provide.
A summary of the certified votes in respect of each resolution
will be available shortly on the Company's website at
www.jdwetherspoon.co.uk/investors.
At the General Meeting of J D Wetherspoon held after the Annual
General Meeting today, the sole resolution proposed at the meeting
was duly passed by poll. Members of the Concert Party (being Tim
Martin and his close relatives and related trusts who, for the
purposes of the UK City Code on Takeovers and Mergers, are deemed
to be acting in concert) were not eligible to vote on the
resolution. The number of ordinary shares held by the Concert Party
is 33,666,384 representing approximately 31.91% of the issued
ordinary share capital of the Company.
The company notes the number of votes received against
resolution 1 of the General Meeting. As referred to in the notice
of the General Meeting, the Company did undertake a consultation
process with a number of shareholders prior to the General Meeting
to discuss any concerns relating to this resolution. The Company
continues to take its responsibility to engage with shareholders
seriously and will assess the feedback it has received to inform
any future decisions and consultations.
A summary of the certified votes in respect of the resolution
will be available shortly on the Company's website at
www.jdwetherspoon.co.uk/investors.
A copy of the resolutions and the certified votes have been
submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available
for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm
Enquiries
Nigel Connor Tel.: 01923 4777892
Company Secretary, J D Wetherspoon plc
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