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Hansard Global plc

08 November 2023

8 November 2023

Hansard Global plc

Results of Annual General Meeting held on 8 November 2023

Hansard Global plc (the "Company") announces that at its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held on 8 November 2023, Resolutions 1 to 12 (inclusive) as ordinary resolutions and Resolution 13 as a special resolution, were duly passed on a show of hands and the results of the proxy votes are as follows:

 
       RESOLUTION               VOTES          % OF      VOTES      % OF     VOTES CAST     TOTAL VOTES      VOTES 
                                 FOR            VOTES     AGAINST    VOTES    IN TOTAL       CAST AS          WITHHELD 
                                                CAST                 CAST                    A % OF ISSUED 
                                                                                             SHARE CAPITAL 
       To receive the 
        Company's 2023 
        financial statements, 
        together with 
        the Directors' 
        Report and auditor's 
 1.     report thereon.           97,998,258     99.95     40,750     0.04     98,039,278        71%             2,500 
      -----------------------  -------------  --------  ---------  -------  -------------  ---------------  ---------- 
       To approve the 
        Remuneration 
        Report for the 
        year ended 30 
 2.     June 2023                 97,849,666     99.80    184,463     0.19     98,034,129        71%             7,649 
      -----------------------  -------------  --------  ---------  -------  -------------  ---------------  ---------- 
       To declare a 
        final dividend 
        of 2.65 pence 
 3.     per share.                98,037,828     99.98      3,950        0     98,041,778        71%                 0 
      -----------------------  -------------  --------  ---------  -------  -------------  ---------------  ---------- 
       To re-elect 
        Mr P B Kay as 
 4.     a director.               97,986,830     99.94     50,685     0.05     98,037,515        71%             4,263 
      -----------------------  -------------  --------  ---------  -------  -------------  ---------------  ---------- 
       To re-elect 
        Mr G Sheward 
 5.     as a director.            97,986,830     99.94     51,313     0.05     98,037,515        71%             4,263 
      -----------------------  -------------  --------  ---------  -------  -------------  ---------------  ---------- 
       To elect Mr 
        T Morfett as 
 6.     a director.               97,990,330     99.94     47,185     0.05     98,037,515        71%             4,263 
      -----------------------  -------------  --------  ---------  -------  -------------  ---------------  ---------- 
       To re-elect 
        Mr D J G Peach 
 7.     as a director             97,985,702     99.94     51,813     0.05     98,037,515        71%             4,263 
      -----------------------  -------------  --------  ---------  -------  -------------  ---------------  ---------- 
       To re-elect 
        Mr J Ribeiro 
 8.     as a director             97,983,415     99.93     54,100     0.06     98,037,515        71%             4,263 
      -----------------------  -------------  --------  ---------  -------  -------------  ---------------  ---------- 
       To elect Dr 
        C Theodorovics 
 9.     as a director             97,984,202     99.94     53,313     0.05     98,037,515        71%             4,263 
      -----------------------  -------------  --------  ---------  -------  -------------  ---------------  ---------- 
       To re-elect 
        Mr M A L Polonsky 
 10.    as a director.            97,964,216     99.92     73,299     0.07     98,037,515        71%             4,263 
      -----------------------  -------------  --------  ---------  -------  -------------  ---------------  ---------- 
       To appoint KPMG 
        Audit LLC, Isle 
 11.    of Man as auditor.        97,946,935     99.90     88,327     0.09     98,035,262        71%             6,516 
      -----------------------  -------------  --------  ---------  -------  -------------  ---------------  ---------- 
       To authorise 
        the Directors 
        to determine 
        the auditor's 
 12.    remuneration.             97,986,012     99.94     49,250     0.05     98,035,262        71%             6,516 
      -----------------------  -------------  --------  ---------  -------  -------------  ---------------  ---------- 
       To adopt the 
        tabled Articles 
        of Association 
        in substitution 
        for the current 
        Articles of 
 13     Association.              97,864,755     99.94     46,354     0.05     97,911,109        71%           130,699 
      -----------------------  -------------  --------  ---------  -------  -------------  ---------------  ---------- 
 

Votes of shareholders excluding the controlling shareholder/related parties on resolution(s) 7, 8 and 9 (election of independent non-executive directors)

 
 RESOLUTION   VOTES        VOTES      VOTES 
               FOR          AGAINST    WITHHELD 
         7    31,104,765     51,813        4623 
             -----------  ---------  ---------- 
         8    31,102,478     54,100        4263 
             -----------  ---------  ---------- 
     9        31,103,265     53,313        4263 
             -----------  ---------  ---------- 
 

Notes:

   1.   Proxy Results are taken from the 33 valid Forms of Proxies received. 

2. Any proxy appointments giving discretion to the Chair of the Meeting have been included in the "For" total.

3. A vote "Withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes "For" or "Against" a resolution.

4. The Company's total ordinary shares in issue (total voting rights) as at 8 November 2023 were 137,557,079. Ordinary shareholders are entitled to one vote per ordinary share held.

5. As the Company has a controlling shareholder, Dr Polonsky CBE, as defined in the Financial Conduct Authority's Listing Rules, resolutions 7,8 and 9 to re-elect Mr Peach and Mr Ribeiro and elect Dr Theodorovics (independent non-executive directors) has under Listing Rule 9.2.2E been approved by a majority of the votes cast by:

(a) the shareholders of the Company as a whole; and

(b) the independent shareholders of the Company, that is, all the shareholders entitled to vote on each resolution, excluding the controlling shareholder.

Enquiries:

Hansard Global plc +44 (0) 1624 688 000

Graham Sheward, Group Chief Executive Officer

Hazel Stewart, Company Secretary

Email: investor-relations@hansard.com

LEI number: 213800ZJ9F2EA3Q24K05

Notes to editors:

-- Hansard Global plc is the holding company of the Hansard Group of companies. The Company was listed on the London Stock Exchange in December 2006. The Group is a specialist long-term savings provider, based in the Isle of Man.

-- The Group offers a range of flexible and tax-efficient investment products within a life assurance policy wrapper, designed to appeal to affluent, international investors.

-- The Group utilises a controlled cost distribution model via a network of independent financial advisors and the retail operations of certain financial institutions who provide access to their clients in more than 170 countries. The Group's distribution model is supported by Hansard OnLine, a multi-language internet platform, and is scalable.

-- The principal geographic markets in which the Group currently services contract holders and financial advisors are the Middle East & Africa, the Far East and Latin America. These markets are served by Hansard International Limited and Hansard Worldwide Limited.

-- Hansard Europe dac previously operated in Western Europe but closed to new business with effect from 30 June 2013.

-- The Group's objective is to grow by attracting new business and positioning itself to adapt rapidly to market trends and conditions. The scalability and flexibility of the Group's operations allow it to enter or develop new geographic markets and exploit growth opportunities within existing markets without the need for significant further investment.

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