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2020 Annual General Meeting - Poll Results
Vivo Energy plc
(Incorporated in England and Wales)
(Registration number: 11250655)
(Share code: VVO)
LEI: 213800TR7V9QN896AU56
ISIN: GB00BDGT2M75
20 May 2020
Vivo Energy plc
('the Company')
(LSE: VVO / JSE: VVO)
2020 Annual General Meeting - Poll Results
Vivo Energy plc's 2020 Annual General Meeting ('AGM') was held at the Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, 28
Tudor Street, Temple, London EC4Y 0BH, United Kingdom on Wednesday 20 May 2020 at 2.00 pm. All
resolutions proposed at the AGM were decided on a poll and were passed. The results are set out below:
Resolution Votes % Votes % Votes Total % of Votes
For For Against Against Issued Withheld
Share
Capital
Voted
1 To receive the 1,155,870,628 100.00 0 0.00 1,155,870,628 91.23 50
Company’s accounts,
the strategic report
and reports of the
Directors and the
auditor for the year
ended 31 December
2019
2 To approve the 1,105,746,093 95.66 50,124,535 4.34 1,155,870,628 91.23 50
Directors’
Remuneration
Report for the year
ended 31 December
2019 as set out on
pages 88 to 101 of
the Annual Report
and Accounts 2019
3 To declare a final Resolution withdrawn
dividend of 2.64598
US cents per
ordinary share
for the year ended 31
December 2019^
4 To re-elect John Daly 1,094,753,906 94.71 61,116,722 5.29 1,155,870,628 91.23 50
as a Director
5 To re-elect Christian 1,155,869,453 99.99 1,175 0.01 1,155,870,628 91.23 50
Chammas as a
Director
6 To re-elect Johan 1,155,869,453 100.00 1,175 0.01 1,155,870,628 91.23 50
Depraetere as a
Director
7 To re-elect Gawad 1,132,122,316 97.95 23,748,312 2.05 1,155,870,628 91.23 50
Abaza as a Director
8 To re-elect Carol 1,155,869,453 99.99 1,175 0.01 1,155,870,628 91.23 50
Arrowsmith as a
Director
9 To re-elect 1,155,869,453 99.99 1,175 0.01 1,155,870,628 91.23 50
Thembalihle Hixonia
Nyasulu as a
Director
10 To re-elect 1,155,869,453 99.99 1,175 0.01 1,155,870,628 91.23 50
Christopher Rogers
as a Director
11 To re-elect Javed 1,154,949,453 99.99 21,175 0.01 1,154,970,628 91.16 900,050
Ahmed as a Director
12 To re-elect Temitope 1,154,949,453 99.99 21,175 0.01 1,154,970,628 91.16 900,050
Lawani as a Director
13 To re-appoint 1,155,869,353 99.99 1,275 0.01 1,155,870,628 91.23 50
PricewaterhouseCoo
pers LLP as the
Company’s auditor
until the end of the
next general meeting
at which accounts are
laid before the
Company
14 To authorise the 1,155,673,392 99.98 197,236 0.02 1,155,870,628 91.23 50
Audit and Risk
Committee, for and
on behalf of the
Directors, to
determine the
remuneration of the
auditor
15 To authorise the 1,100,676,838 95.23 55,190,790 4.77 1,155,867,628 91.23 50
Directors to allot
shares in the
Company
16 To authorise the 1,153,301,199 99.78 2,569,429 0.22 1,155,870,628 91.23 50
Directors to dis-
apply pre? emption
rights*
17 To authorise the 1,102,729,750 95.40 53,140,878 4.60 1,155,870,628 91.23 50
Directors to dis-
apply pre? emption
rights up to a further
5 per cent for the
purposes of financing
an acquisition or
other capital
investment*
18 To authorise the 1,153,399,700 99.79 2,470,928 0.21 1,155,870,628 91.23 50
Company to
purchase its own
shares*
19 To authorise political 1,138,923,235 98.53 16,947,393 1.47 1,155,870,628 91.23 50
donations and
expenditure
20 To authorise the 1,148,613,171 99.37 7,257,356 0.63 1,155,870,527 91.23 151
Board to call general
meetings (other than
annual general
meetings) on a
minimum of 14 clear
days’ notice*
^ Resolution 3 in respect of the payment of the final dividend was withdrawn by the Board as notified to
the market on 30 April 2020, therefore this resolution was not put to the AGM.
* Special resolution
VOTES EXCLUDING CONTROLLING SHAREHOLDERS ON THE RESOLUTIONS CONCERNING THE
ELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
Resolution Votes % Votes % Votes % of Votes
For For Against Against Total Issued Withheld
Share
Capital
Voted
7 To re-elect Gawad 307,755,535 92.84 23,748,312 7.16 331,503,847 26.17 50
Abaza as a Director
8 To re-elect Carol 331,502,672 99.99 1,175 0.01 331,503,847 26.17 50
Arrowsmith as a
Director
9 To re-elect Thembalihle 331,502,672 99.99 1,175 0.01 331,503,847 26.17 50
Hixonia Nyasulu as a
Director
10 To re-elect Christopher 331,502,672 99.99 1,175 0.01 331,503,847 26.17 50
Rogers as a Director
Notes:
1. Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman have been included in the 'For' total.
2. The total number of ordinary shares of US$0.50 in issue at 18 May 2020 was 1,266,941,899.
Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share.
3. Total ordinary shares held by shareholders excluding the controlling shareholders at 18 May 2020 was
442,575,118.
4. A 'Vote withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted towards the proportion of votes 'For' or
'Against' a resolution.
Copies of the Company’s announcements are available on our website: https://investors.vivoenergy.com
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of the resolutions passed as special business have been submitted
to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism
document viewing facility at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
For further information, please contact:
Claire Dhokia
Company Secretary
+44 2030 343 718
claire.dhokia@vivoenergy.com
JSE Sponsor: J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa (Pty) Ltd
Date: 20-05-2020 04:15:00
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