WYG Plc Result of AGM (1149A)

TIDMWYG

RNS Number : 1149A

WYG Plc

24 September 2015

24(th) September 2015

WYG plc ('Company')

2015 Annual General Meeting

Result of AGM

The Annual General Meeting of WYG plc was held at the Company's registered office, Arndale Court, Otley Road, Headingly, Leeds on 24 September 2015 at 10.00am.

All 9 resolutions put to members were passed on a poll. Resolutions 1 to 7 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 8 and 9 were passed as special resolutions.

The number of votes lodged by proxy for and against each of the resolutions proposed, and the number of votes withheld was as follows. Votes lodged to be cast at the Chairman's discretion have been included in the 'Votes for' figures.

 
 Resolution                             Votes for      %       Votes        %       Votes 
                                                               against             withheld 
-------------------------------------  -----------  ------  -----------  ------  ---------- 
 1. To receive the 2015 
  Annual Report                         55,269,374     100            0       0           0 
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 2.To approve the Directors' 
  Remuneration Report                   51,252,560   92.73    4,015,751    7.27       1,063 
-------------------------------------  -----------  ------  -----------  ------  ---------- 
 3. To declare a final 
  dividend of 0.7p per 
  Ordinary Share                        55,269,373     100            1       0           0 
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 4. To re-appoint Deloitte 
  as auditor of the Company             55,269,372     100            2       0           0 
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 5. To authorise the directors 
  to determine the auditor's 
  remuneration                          55,269,371     100            3       0           0 
-------------------------------------  -----------  ------  -----------  ------  ---------- 
 6. To approve the Rules 
  of the Share Plans                    44,994,556   81.42   10,269,818   18.58       5,000 
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 7. To authorise the directors 
  to allot shares                       55,264,307     100           37       0       5,030 
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 8. To authorise the dis-application 
  of pre-emption rights                 53,042,358   95.97    2,227,011    4.03           5 
-------------------------------------  -----------  ------  -----------  ------  ---------- 
 9. To authorise the market 
  purchase of the Company's 
  own shares                            55,269,315     100           39       0          20 
-------------------------------------  -----------  ------  -----------  ------  ----------

Following the passing of resolution 6 (Approval of the Rules of the Share Plans), the Company intends over the next two weeks to implement the New Share Plans as described in the Circular to shareholders dated 27 August 2015.

As at 24 September 2015, there were 68,384,528 ordinary shares in issue. Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share. Votes withheld are not votes in law and so have not been included in the calculation of the proportion of votes for and against a resolution.

ENDS

WYG plc Tel: 0113 278 7111

Paul Hamer, Chief Executive Officer

Sean Cummins, Group Finance Director

MHP Communications Tel: 020 3128 8100

John Olsen / Katie Hunt / Ollie Hoare

N+1 Singer Tel: 020 7496 3000

Sandy Fraser / Nick Owen

WH Ireland Limited Tel: 0113 394 6600

Andrew Kitchingman / Liam Gribben

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