published on 07/13/2023 at 17:35 from Renewi PLC (isin : GB0007995243)

Renewi plc: Results of the 13 July 2023 Annual General Meeting

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Renewi plc: Results of the 13 July 2023 Annual General Meeting

13-Jul-2023 / 16:35 GMT/BST

Renewi plc

("Renewi" or the "Company")

Results of the 13 July 2023 Annual General Meeting

Renewi held its annual general meeting for shareholders at 11am today. All 19 resolutions set out in the Company's Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 9 June 2023 were voted on by poll and were approved by shareholders with the exception of resolution 17. The results of the poll for each resolution are as follows:

Resolution	Votes For		Votes Against		Votes Withheld	Total votes cast (ex Votes Withheld)
	No. of shares	% of shares voted	No. of shares	% of shares voted	No. of shares	No. of shares	% of Issued Share Capital
1. To receive and adopt the 2023 report and accounts	47,397,557	99.97%	13,423	0.03%	343,164	47,410,980	59.07%
2. To approve the Remuneration Report	46,230,111	97.21%	1,326,101	2.79%	197,932	47,556,212	59.26%
3. To approve the Remuneration Policy	46,585,909	97.59%	1,152,177	2.41%	16,058	47,738,086	59.48%
4. To elect Katleen Vandeweyer	47,706,419	99.92%	39,022	0.08%	8,703	47,745,441	59.49%
5. To re-elect Ben Verwaayen	37,954,619	80.45%	9,223,854	19.55%	575,671	47,178,473	58.79%
6. To re-elect Allard Castelein	47,176,598	98.81%	570,383	1.19%	7,163	47,746,981	59.49%
7. To re-elect Jolande Sap	47,127,059	98.70%	621,085	1.30%	5,405	47,748,144	59.50%
8. To re-elect Luc Sterckx	47,175,588	98.80%	570,611	1.20%	7,350	47,746,199	59.49%
9. To re-elect Neil Hartley	47,172,134	98.80%	574,362	1.20%	7,648	47,746,496	59.49%
10. To re-elect Otto de Bont	47,704,703	99.91%	40,691	0.09%	8,750	47,745,394	59.49%
11. To re-elect Annemieke den Otter	47,686,496	99.87%	60,801	0.13%	6,847	47,747,297	59.49%
12. To re-appoint BDO LLP as auditors	47,711,322	99.93%	34,845	0.07%	7,977	47,746,167	59.49%
13. To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the auditors' remuneration	47,721,551	99.95%	22,173	0.05%	10,420	47,743,724	59.49%
14. To authorise political donations / expenditure	47,174,424	98.80%	571,462	1.20%	8,203	47,745,886	59.49%
15. To authorise the company to allot ordinary shares	41,333,612	86.56%	6,415,963	13.44%	4,569	47,749,575	59.50%
16*. To disapply pre-emption rights (general authority )	43,194,802	90.50%	4,533,148	9.50%	26,194	47,727,950	59.47%
17*. To disapply pre-emption rights (additional authority)	34,949,375	73.19%	12,798,998	26.81%	5,771	47,748,373	59.50%
18*. To authorise the company to purchase its own shares	47,480,008	99.44%	268,153	0.56%	5,983	47,748,161	59.50%
19*. To authorise the Directors to call a general meeting on not less than 14 clear days' notice	46,821,576	98.06%	927,670	1.94%	4,898	47,749,246	59.50%

*Special resolution

The poll results will be available shortly on the Company's website http://www.renewi.com.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2 copies of the resolutions passed (other than those concerning ordinary business) will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.

The Board notes that resolution 17, the additional authority to disapply pre-emption rights, did not reach the required threshold to pass.

In the coming months, the Board will engage with shareholders who voted against this resolution to understand the reasons behind their voting and, in accordance with the 2018 UK Corporate Governance Code, the Company will provide an update on that engagement and any actions taken in response within six months.

A final summary of the views heard during this shareholder engagement will be included in the Annual Report and Accounts 2024, and the explanatory notes to the relevant resolution to be put to shareholders at the Company's annual general meeting in 2024 will reflect the outcomes of deliberations as appropriate.

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