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Hays PLC
11 November 2020
HAYS PLC
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2020
RESULTS OF THE POLL
Hays plc held its thirty third Annual General Meeting today, 11
November 2020, at our Company's offices at 4th Floor, 20 Triton
Street, London, NW1 3BF at 12 noon. All resolutions were duly
passed on a poll. The results are shown below.
The 'For' vote includes those giving the Chairman discretion.
Votes withheld are not votes in law and therefore have not been
counted in the calculation of the percentage of votes for or
against a resolution.
The issued share capital (ISC) at the close of business on 09
November 2020 was 1,682,116,775 (1,676,740,003
excluding shares held in Treasury).
POLL RESULTS
The results of the poll are as follows:
Resolution Votes Total Votes
Votes For Votes Against Withheld
No. % No. % No. % ISC No.
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To receive the
Directors' and
Auditor's Reports
and the financial
statements for
the year ended
1. 30 June 2020 1,442,995,926 99.62% 5,556,342 0.38% 1,448,552,268 86.39 7,905,727
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To approve the
Directors' Remuneration
2. Policy 1,330,376,148 91.47% 124,075,795 8.53% 1,454,451,943 86.74 2,006,052
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To approve the Directors' Remuneration
3. Report 1,451,328,487 99.65% 5,065,456 0.35% 1,456,393,943 86.86 64,053
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To re-elect Andrew
Martin as a director
4. of the Company 1,433,474,319 98.87% 16,423,418 1.13% 1,449,897,737 86.47 6,560,258
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To re-elect Alistair
Cox as a director
5. of the Company 1,456,292,672 99.99% 103,297 0.01% 1,456,395,969 86.86 62,027
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To re-elect Paul
Venables as a
director of the
6. Company 1,454,631,380 99.88% 1,780,948 0.12% 1,456,412,328 86.86 45,668
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To re-elect Torsten
Kreindl as a director
7. of the Company 1,410,070,592 96.82% 46,332,295 3.18% 1,456,402,887 86.86 55,109
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To re-elect Cheryl
Millington as
a director of
8. the Company 1,412,048,954 96.95% 44,356,205 3.05% 1,456,405,159 86.86 52,837
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To re-elect Susan
Murray as a director
9. of the Company 1,376,155,028 94.75% 76,266,360 5.25% 1,452,421,388 86.62 4,036,607
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To re-elect MT
Rainey as a director
10. of the Company 1,449,902,679 99.83% 2,510,494 0.17% 1,452,413,173 86.62 4,044,823
------- ------------ ------- -------------- ------ ----------
To re- elect Peter
Williams as a
director of the
11. Company 1,453,832,097 99.82% 2,571,290 0.18% 1,456,403,387 86.86 54,609
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To reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP as Auditor
12. of the Company 1,456,119,095 99.98% 303,928 0.02% 1,456,423,023 86.86 34,973
------- ------------ ------- -------------- ------ ----------
To authorise the
directors to determine
the Auditor's
13. remuneration 1,455,988,240 99.97% 427,352 0.03% 1,456,415,592 86.86 42,404
------- ------------ ------- -------------- ------ ----------
To authorise the
Company to make
14. political donations 1,345,898,644 92.42% 110,462,005 7.58% 1,456,360,649 86.86 97,347
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To authorise the
directors to allot
Ordinary shares
15. in the Company 1,266,043,892 86.93% 190,396,801 13.07% 1,456,440,693 86.86 17,302
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To authorise the
directors to disapply
16. pre-emption rights* 1,265,915,612 86.92% 190,452,334 13.08% 1,456,367,946 86.86 90,049
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To authorise the
Company to purchase
17. its own shares* 1,448,328,366 99.48% 7,585,047 0.52% 1,455,913,413 86.83 544,582
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To authorise the
calling of a general
meeting with 14
18. clear days' notice* 1,421,408,726 97.59% 35,030,997 2.41% 1,456,439,723 86.86 18,273
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Special resolutions are indicated by an asterisk.
The full text of each of the resolutions is set out in the
Notice of Annual General Meeting, which is available at
haysplc.com/investors/shareholder-services/agm.
In accordance with UK Listing Rule 9.6.2R, copies of the
resolutions other than those concerning ordinary business passed at
the Annual General Meeting have been submitted to the National
Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at
morni ngstar.co.uk.
Chris Winters
Deputy Company Secretary
11 November 2020
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