Irish Continental Result Of Agm

 
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   28 July 2020 
 
   Irish Continental Group plc 
 
   Result of Annual General Meeting ("AGM") 
 
   At the AGM of Irish Continental Group plc held today, Tuesday 28 July 
2020, all resolutions proposed were passed on a poll. 
 
   In compliance with health authority guidance the AGM was held with 
minimum attendance to ensure social distancing protocols were adhered to 
and the Company would like to thank shareholders for their forbearance 
in not attending today's AGM. Shareholders were requested to appoint the 
chair of the meeting as their proxy to ensure their votes were included 
in the poll. 
 
   The full text of each resolution was included in the Notice of the 
Annual General Meeting published and circulated to shareholders on 3 
July 2020 and which is available on the Company's website 
https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=ggJiMprlE0nqZ4zl1Ptn4kDjo6ArmAG2HI_jKpOgBddjFjNE7SLlEIreQcXEIHtzrcY3qiDjYH1a5Hor85XiGQ== 
www.icg.ie . 
 
   The table below sets out the results of the poll on each resolution. 
 
 
 
 
     RESOLUTION                            For               Against        Total Votes   Withheld 
---  ----------------------------  -------------------  ------------------  -----------  ---------- 
                                     Number       %       Number      %       Number       Number 
---  ----------------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ------  -----------  ---------- 
 
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 
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     To received and consider 
      the Financial Statements 
      for the Year ended 
      31 December 2019 
      and the reports of 
      the Directors and 
 1    Auditors thereon             146,140,088  99.96%      58,246   0.04%  146,198,334      97,200 
---  ----------------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ------  -----------  ---------- 
 
     To re-elect each 
      of the Directors 
      who being eligible 
      offer themselves 
      for re-appointment: 
---  ----------------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ------  -----------  ---------- 
2.a  John B. McGuckian             137,870,386  95.75%   6,124,548   4.25%  143,994,934   2,300,600 
---  ----------------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ------  -----------  ---------- 
2.b  Eamonn Rothwell               139,493,514  95.41%   6,717,020   4.59%  146,210,534      85,000 
---  ----------------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ------  -----------  ---------- 
2.c  David Ledwidge                140,936,092  96.41%   5,243,276   3.59%  146,179,368     116,166 
---  ----------------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ------  -----------  ---------- 
2.d  Catherine Duffy               115,345,004  87.09%  17,093,881  12.91%  132,438,885  13,856,649 
---  ----------------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ------  -----------  ---------- 
2.e  Brian O'Kelly                 105,128,413  79.37%  27,327,222  20.63%  132,455,635  13,839,899 
---  ----------------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ------  -----------  ---------- 
2.f  John Sheehan                  128,788,297  88.08%  17,422,237  11.92%  146,210,534      85,000 
---  ----------------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ------  -----------  ---------- 
 
     To authorise the 
      Directors to fix 
      the remuneration 
      of the auditors for 
      the year ending 31 
 3    December 2020                146,156,754  99.97%      43,580   0.03%  146,200,334      95,200 
---  ----------------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ------  -----------  ---------- 
 
     To receive and consider 
      the Report of the 
      Remuneration Committee 
      for the year ended 
      31 December 2019 
 4    (as an advisory resolution)   96,665,020  70.66%  38,888,031  29.34%  132,553,051  13,742,483 
---  ----------------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ------  -----------  ---------- 
 
     General authority 
      to allot relevant 
 5    securities                   138,156,378  94.49%   8,054,156   5.51%  146,210,534      85,000 
---  ----------------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ------  -----------  ---------- 
 
     To disapply statutory 
      pre-emption provisions 
      in specified circumstances 
      for up to 5% of issued 
 6    share capital                140,942,732  99.90%     134,556   0.10%  141,077,288   5,218,246 
---  ----------------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ------  -----------  ---------- 
 
     To disapply statutory 
      pre-emption provisions 
      for up to an additional 
      5% of issued share 
      capital in connection 
 7    with specified transactions  140,942,732  99.90%     134,556   0.10%  141,077,288   5,218,246 
---  ----------------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ------  -----------  ---------- 
 
     To authorise the 
      Company to make market 
      purchases of its 
 8    own shares                   146,136,608  99.95%      73,926   0.05%  146,210,534      85,000 
---  ----------------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ------  -----------  ---------- 
 
     To authorise the 
      Company to re-issue 
 9    treasury shares              146,108,778  99.93%     100,756   0.07%  146,209,534      86,000 
---  ----------------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ------  -----------  ---------- 
 
     Authority to convene 
      certain general meetings 
10    on 14 days' notice           127,301,110  87.07%  18,909,424  12.93%  146,210,534      85,000 
---  ----------------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ------  -----------  ---------- 
 
 
   Resolutions 1 to 5 were proposed as ordinary resolutions and Resolutions 
6 to 10 were proposed as special resolutions. Votes withheld are not a 
vote in law and are not considered in counting the total votes for and 
against. 
 
   The Board notes that a minority of shareholders voted against the 
advisory resolution on the Report of the Remuneration Committee and the 
re-election of the Committee Chairman. As part of ongoing engagement 
with shareholders ahead of the AGM, the Board received feedback from a 
number of shareholders and has a clear understanding of their views and 
expectations. In the period ahead, the Board will review all feedback 
from shareholders and build on past practice and continue its programme 
of engagement with shareholders on this and other matters. 
 
   Copies of the resolutions passed will be submitted to the Irish Stock 
Exchange and the UK National Storage Mechanism. These will shortly be 
available for inspection at Companies Announcements Office, Euronext 
Dublin, The Exchange, Foster Place, Dublin 2, and at 
https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=rfHGwVpLOut3pH060jlJUXMHhSaOWfOpzHTA4UEo6pjuoJKNH1POwxQi68sVyaIkJTGvDeovthuUrv7FSTF1EtnZCWbVGRBlFwLQhZX6Un7RAZdCgdG5CbEuYWDft70gN1GGmZso9qqScoskJGGgtov7dZqo840BV9G49WFVhgwrnQvLQTHJBny6PRFpQ3nm 
https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism . 
 
   Tom Corcoran 
 
   Company Secretary
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
July 28, 2020 10:42 ET (14:42 GMT)
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