7 September
2023
PayPoint Plc (the “Company”) Result of AGM
The Poll Results of the Company’s Annual General Meeting held today, 7 September 2023, at 1 The Boulevard, Shire Park, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire AL7 1EL were as follows:
| Resolutions | Votes For 1 | % | Votes Against | % | Total Votes | % of Issued Share Capital Voted | Votes Withheld 2 |
| 1. To receive the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023 | 50,258,768 | 98.73% | 645,211 | 1.27% | 50,903,979 | 70.05 | 283,979 |
| 2. To receive the directors’ remuneration policy to take effect from 7 September 2023 | 49,553,507 | 96.87% | 1,600,997 | 3.13% | 51,154,504 | 70.40 | 33,454 |
| 3. To approve the directors’ remuneration report for the financial year ended 31 March 20223 | 50,888,082 | 99.44% | 287,105 | 0.56% | 51,175,187 | 70.42 | 12,771 |
| 4. To declare a final dividend of 9.3 per ordinary share of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2023 | 51,176,334 | 100.00% | 339 | 0.00% | 51,176,673 | 70.43 | 11,285 |
| 5. To re-elect Rosie Shapland as a director of the Company | 50,519,079 | 98.73% | 651,297 | 1.27% | 51,170,376 | 70.42 | 17,585 |
| 6. To re-elect Gill Barr as a director of the Company | 50,680,873 | 99.04% | 489,500 | 0.96% | 51,170,373 | 70.42 | 17,585 |
| 7. To re-elect Giles Kerr as a director of the Company | 45,191,527 | 92.94% | 3,431,198 | 7.06% | 48,622,725 | 66.91 | 2,565,233 |
| 8. To re-elect Rakesh Sharma as a director of the Company | 50,037,742 | 97.79% | 1,129,740 | 2.21% | 51,167,482 | 70.41 | 20,476 |
| 9. To re-elect Nick Wiles as a director of the Company | 50,496,835 | 98.69% | 670,675 | 1.31% | 51,167,510 | 70.41 | 20,448 |
| 10. To re-elect Ben Wishart as a director of the Company | 50,036,631 | 97.79% | 1,131,092 | 2.21% | 51,167,723 | 70.41 | 20,235 |
| 11. To elect Guy Parsons as a director of the Company | 50,497,842 | 98.69% | 670,359 | 1.31% | 51,168,201 | 70.41 | 19,757 |
| 12. To confirm the appointment of Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP as auditor of the Company | 51,159,671 | 99.97% | 14,079 | 0.03% | 51,173,750 | 70.42 | 14,208 |
| 13. To authorise the directors to determine the auditor’s remuneration | 51,163,709 | 99.99% | 4,423 | 0.01% | 51,168,132 | 70.41 | 19,826 |
| 14. To authorise the directors to allot shares | 50,492,697 | 98.67% | 678,144 | 1.33% | 51,170,841 | 70.42 | 17,117 |
| 15. To dis-apply general statutory pre-emption rights3 | 51,116,683 | 99.89% | 58,178 | 0.11% | 51,174,861 | 70.42 | 13,097 |
| 16. To provide the Directors with additional authority to dis-apply statutory pre-emption rights3 | 51,115,241 | 99.89% | 57,745 | 0.11% | 51,172,986 | 70.42 | 14,972 |
| Resolutions | Votes For 1 | % | Votes Against | % | Total Votes | % of Issued Share Capital Voted | Votes Withheld 2 |
| 17. To authorise the company to make market purchases of its ordinary shares up to 10% of the issued share capital3 | 51,115,094 | 99.92% | 43,353 | 0.08% | 51,158,447 | 70.40 | 29,511 |
| 18. To allow any general meeting (other than an annual general meeting) to be called on 14 days’ notice3 | 50,886,060 | 99.44% | 285,880 | 0.56% | 51,171,940 | 70.42 | 16,018 |
1 Where shareholders appointed the Chairman as their proxy with discretion as to voting, their votes were cast in favour of the resolutions.
2 A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted towards votes cast "For" or "Against" a resolution.
3 Special Resolutions requiring a 75% majority
The total voting rights of the Company on the day on which shareholders had to be on the register in order to be eligible to vote was 72,667,120. The results will also be made available on the Company's website: http://corporate.paypoint.com.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of the resolutions that do not constitute ordinary business at an annual general meeting will be available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
Enquiries:
Brian McLelland
Company Secretary, PayPoint Plc Tel: 07721211100
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