easyJet plc (EZJ)
Results of General Meeting
20-Jul-2022 / 11:15 GMT/BST
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20 July 2022
easyJet plc
(the “Company”)
Results of General Meeting
The Company announces the voting results of the General Meeting ("GM") held earlier today at Hangar 89, London Luton Airport, Luton LU2 9PF.
The GM was convened to consider a resolution to approve the proposed purchase of 56 Airbus A320neo family aircraft and conversion of 18 A320neo family aircraft to A321neo aircraft, as set out in the announcement released on 21 June 2022 and the Circular (including the Notice of GM) published on 27 June 2022.
The resolution was passed with the requisite majority and the poll results are set out below.
Commenting on the General Meeting, easyJet Chair, Stephen Hester said:
“The Board believes the aircraft purchase will support positive returns for the business and the delivery of our strategic objectives. We’re pleased with the strong support that shareholders have shown today by approving the resolution.”
Resolution
Votes For
%
Votes Against
%
Total Votes
% of ISC
Voted1
Votes Withheld2
1.
To approve the Proposed Purchase pursuant to the 2022 Amendments
398,171,958
99.95
201,204
0.05
398,373,162
52.56%
142,639
Notes:
Based on total issued share capital of 758,010,025 ordinary shares. A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted towards votes cast “For” or “Against” a resolution.
The total voting rights of the Company as at Monday, 18 July 2022, such date being the last day by which shareholders were required to be registered in the register of members in order to be eligible to vote at the GM, were 758,010,025.
As set out in the Notice of GM, the Board is ensuring that the Company complies with European ownership and control requirements by exercising its powers to suspend voting rights of certain UK and non-EU nationals. At the time of the GM, the level of ownership by EU persons was 39.9% and accordingly, the Company has suspended voting rights in respect of certain shares ("Affected Shares") held by non-EU shareholders and the polling results noted above reflect these actions. Such Affected Shares continued to count in the calculation of issued share capital and total voting rights of the Company.
National Storage Mechanism
In accordance with LR 9.6.2, a copy of the resolution has been submitted to the FCA’s National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available to view at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
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LEI: 2138001S47XKWIB7TH90
ISIN: GB00B7KR2P84 Category Code: ROM TIDM: EZJ LEI Code: 2138001S47XKWIB7TH90 OAM Categories: 3.1. Additional regulated information required to be disclosed under the laws of a Member State Sequence No.: 176056 EQS News ID: 1402145
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