W.A.G
payment solutions plc - AGM 2024 Poll Results
Shareholders are informed that the
results of the poll on the resolutions put before the annual
general meeting of W.A.G payment solutions plc on 16 May 2024
are:
|
Resolutions
|
Votes for
|
%
|
Votes Against
|
%
|
Total shares for and
against
|
% of total voting rights
|
Votes withheld
|
|
1.
|
To receive the Company's annual
report and audited financial statements for the period ended 31
December 2023.
|
582,861,391
|
100.00
|
0
|
0.00
|
582,861,391
|
84.47
|
0
|
|
2.
|
To receive and approve the Director's
Remuneration Report for the period ended 31 December
2023.
|
582,582,777
|
99.95
|
278,614
|
0.05
|
582,861,391
|
84.47
|
0
|
|
3.
|
To receive and approve the Director's
Remuneration Policy.
|
560,992,209
|
96.25
|
21,869,182
|
3.75
|
582,861,391
|
84.47
|
0
|
|
4.
|
To re-elect Sharon Baylay-Bell as a
Director.
|
579,879,217
|
99.49
|
2,982,174
|
0.51
|
582,861,391
|
84.47
|
0
|
|
5.
|
To re-elect Mirjana Blume as a
Director.
|
579,873,665
|
99.49
|
2,987,726
|
0.51
|
582,861,391
|
84.47
|
0
|
|
6.
|
To re-elect Paul Manduca as a
Director.
|
579,534,196
|
99.43
|
3,327,195
|
0.57
|
582,861,391
|
84.47
|
0
|
|
7.
|
To re-elect Morgan Seigler as a
Director.
|
582,411,718
|
99.92
|
449,673
|
0.08
|
582,861,391
|
84.47
|
0
|
|
8.
|
To re-elect Martin Vohanka as a
Director.
|
582,417,270
|
99.92
|
444,121
|
0.08
|
582,861,391
|
84.47
|
0
|
|
9.
|
To elect Stephen Dryden as a
Director.
|
582,853,345
|
100.00
|
8,046
|
0.00
|
582,861,391
|
84.47
|
0
|
|
10.
|
To elect Sophie Krishnan as a
Director.
|
582,855,339
|
100.00
|
6,052
|
0.00
|
582,861,391
|
84.47
|
0
|
|
11.
|
To elect Kevin Li Ying as a
Director.
|
582,855,339
|
100.00
|
6,052
|
0.00
|
582,861,391
|
84.47
|
0
|
|
12.
|
To elect Oskar Zahn as a
Director.
|
582,411,718
|
99.92
|
449,673
|
0.08
|
582,861,391
|
84.47
|
0
|
|
13.
|
To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP as auditor of the Company.
|
582,859,397
|
100.00
|
1,994
|
0.00
|
582,861,391
|
84.47
|
0
|
|
14.
|
To authorise the Audit and Risk
Committee to determine the remuneration of the Auditor.
|
582,859,397
|
100.00
|
1,994
|
0.00
|
582,861,391
|
84.47
|
0
|
|
15.
|
To authorise the Company to make
political expenditure and donations.
|
564,310,927
|
99.79
|
1,206,598
|
0.21
|
565,517,525
|
81.96
|
17,343,866
|
|
16.
|
To approve the Long Term Incentive
Plan.
|
575,129,597
|
98.67
|
7,731,794
|
1.33
|
582,861,391
|
84.47
|
0
|
|
17.
|
To approve the Rule 9 Waiver. (see
Note 6).
|
227,216,322
|
89.57
|
26,450,048
|
10.43
|
253,666,370
|
70.30
|
0
|
|
18.
|
To authorise the Directors to allot
shares in the Company, in accordance with section 551 of the
Companies Act 2006.
|
578,349,696
|
99.23
|
4,511,695
|
0.77
|
582,861,391
|
84.47
|
0
|
|
Special Resolutions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19.
|
To authorise the Directors to
disapply pre-emption rights, in accordance with 561 of the
Companies Act 2006.
|
578,868,591
|
99.31
|
3,992,800
|
0.69
|
582,861,391
|
84.47
|
0
|
|
20.
|
To authorise the Directors to
disapply pre-emption rights up to a further 5% for the purposes of
acquisitions or capital investments.
|
578,868,591
|
99.31
|
3,992,800
|
0.69
|
582,861,391
|
84.47
|
0
|
|
21.
|
To authorise the Company to purchase
its own ordinary shares.
|
576,853,198
|
98.97
|
6,008,193
|
1.03
|
582,861,391
|
84.47
|
0
|
|
22.
|
To authorise the Directors to call a
general meeting other than an annual general meeting on not less
than 14 clear days' notice.
|
582,214,086
|
99.89
|
647,305
|
0.11
|
582,861,391
|
84.47
|
0
|
Resolutions 4,5, 6, 9, 10, 11 -
excluding controlling shareholders
Under the UK Listing Rules, Martin
Vohánka is classed as a "controlling shareholder" of the Company.
The Company's Independent Non-Executive Directors seeking election
at the AGM are therefore subject to rule 9.2.2E of the UK Listing
Rules requiring that such election be approved by a majority vote
of both the independent shareholders and the shareholders as a
whole.
|
Resolution
|
Votes for
|
%
|
Votes Against
|
%
|
Total shares for and
against
|
% of total voting rights
|
Votes withheld
|
|
4.
|
To re-elect Sharon Baylay-Bell as a
Director.
|
250,684,196
|
98.82
|
2,982,174
|
1.18
|
253,666,370
|
70.30
|
0
|
|
5.
|
To re-elect Mirjana Blume as a
Director.
|
250,678,644
|
98.82
|
2,987,726
|
1.18
|
253,666,370
|
70.30
|
0
|
|
6.
|
To re-elect Paul Manduca as a
Director.
|
250,339,175
|
98.69
|
3,327,195
|
1.31
|
253,666,370
|
70.30
|
0
|
|
9.
|
To elect Stephen Dryden as a
Director.
|
253,658,324
|
100.00
|
8,046
|
0.00
|
253,666,370
|
70.30
|
0
|
|
10.
|
To elect Sophie Krishnan as a
Director.
|
253,660,318
|
100.00
|
6,052
|
0.00
|
253,666,370
|
70.30
|
0
|
|
11.
|
To elect Kevin Li Ying as a
Director.
|
253,660,318
|
100.00
|
6,052
|
0.00
|
253,666,370
|
70.30
|
0
|
Notes
1. Full details of the resolutions are set out in the Notice of
Annual General Meeting dated 11 April 2024 (which is available
at:
https://investors.eurowag.com/application/files/7617/1283/0142/Eurowag_Notice_of_Meeting_2024.pdf)
2. Resolutions 1 to 18 were ordinary resolutions, requiring more
than 50% of shareholders' votes to be cast in favour of the
resolutions. Resolutions 19 to 22 were special resolutions,
requiring at least 75% of shareholders' votes to be cast in favour
of the resolutions.
3. Votes 'For' include those votes giving the Chairman
discretion.
4. There were 690,031,741 ordinary shares (excluding
treasury shares) in issue all of which had the right to
vote. There were no ordinary shares held in
treasury.
5. A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the
calculation of the votes for or against a resolution.
6. The results for resolution 17 above exclude the members of the
Concert Party in the total votes.
Enquiries:
Eurowag
Carla Bloom
Head of Investor Relations and
Communications
+44 (0) 789 109 4542
investors@eurowag.com
About
Eurowag
Eurowag was founded in 1995 and is a
leading technology company and an important partner to Europe's
commercial road transport industry, with a purpose to make it
clean, fair and efficient. Eurowag enables trucking companies to
successfully transition to a low carbon, digital future by
harnessing all mission critical data, insights and payment and
financing transactions into a single ecosystem and connects their
operations seamless before a journey, on the road and
post-delivery. http://www.eurowag.com