![A red logo with a white background Description automatically generated](https://dw6uz0omxro53.cloudfront.net/3098910/69997d98-418a-468c-94fb-8b8272d4ac66.jpg)
Airtel Africa
plc
("Airtel
Africa", or the "Company")
RESULT OF
AGM
RESOLUTIONS PASSED AT ANNUAL
GENERAL MEETING (AGM)
The Directors of Airtel Africa
plc are pleased to announce that at its Annual General Meeting
held on Wedneday 3 July 2024 at First Floor, 53/54
Grosvenor Street, London, W1K 3HU, United Kingdom, all
the proposed resolutions as set out in the Notice of Annual General
Meeting were passed on a poll of votes. The results of the poll for
each resolution were as follows:
RESOLUTION
|
DESCRIPTION
|
VOTES
FOR
|
%
FOR
|
VOTES
AGAINST
|
%
AGAINST
|
VOTES
TOTAL
|
% of ISC
VOTED
|
VOTES
WITHHELD
|
RESOLUTION 01
|
ACCOUNTS AND
REPORTS
|
3,394,483,046
|
100.00%
|
26,067
|
0.00%
|
3,394,509,113
|
90.84%
|
1,049,924
|
RESOLUTION 02
|
REMUNERATION
REPORT
|
3,038,332,811
|
93.18%
|
222,412,772
|
6.82%
|
3,260,745,583
|
87.26%
|
134,813,454
|
RESOLUTION 03
|
FINAL
DIVIDEND
|
3,395,529,729
|
100.00%
|
15,322
|
0.00%
|
3,395,545,051
|
90.87%
|
13,986
|
RESOLUTION 04
|
RE-ELECT SUNIL B.
MITTAL
|
3,183,806,695
|
93.76%
|
211,727,568
|
6.24%
|
3,395,534,263
|
90.87%
|
24,774
|
RESOLUTION 05
|
ELECT S. TALDAR
|
3,381,977,917
|
99.60%
|
13,556,346
|
0.40%
|
3,395,534,263
|
90.87%
|
24,774
|
RESOLUTION 06
|
RE-ELECT J.
PAUL
|
3,381,905,162
|
99.60%
|
13,629,101
|
0.40%
|
3,395,534,263
|
90.87%
|
24,774
|
RESOLUTION 07
|
RE-ELECT A.
GREEN
|
3,338,115,086
|
98.31%
|
57,419,177
|
1.69%
|
3,395,534,263
|
90.87%
|
24,774
|
RESOLUTION 08
|
ELECT P.ARKWRIGHT
|
3,394,985,002
|
99.98%
|
549,261
|
0.02%
|
3,395,534,263
|
90.87%
|
24,774
|
RESOLUTION 09
|
RE-ELECT
A.AJUMOGOBIA
|
3,365,973,786
|
99.13%
|
29,560,477
|
0.87%
|
3,395,534,263
|
90.87%
|
24,774
|
RESOLUTION 10
|
RE-ELECT T.GEBREYES
|
3,329,319,053
|
98.05%
|
66,215,210
|
1.95%
|
3,395,534,263
|
90.87%
|
24,774
|
RESOLUTION 11
|
RE-ELECT A.
POUTIAINEN
|
3,384,897,232
|
99.69%
|
10,637,031
|
0.31%
|
3,395,534,263
|
90.87%
|
24,774
|
RESOLUTION 12
|
RE-ELECT R.
RAJAGOPAL
|
3,340,218,847
|
98.37%
|
55,315,416
|
1.63%
|
3,395,534,263
|
90.87%
|
24,774
|
RESOLUTION 13
|
RE-ELECT A.
GUPTA
|
3,392,027,776
|
99.90%
|
3,506,487
|
0.10%
|
3,395,534,263
|
90.87%
|
24,774
|
RESOLUTION 14
|
RE-ELECT SHRAVIN B MITTAL
|
3,392,019,633
|
99.90%
|
3,514,630
|
0.10%
|
3,395,534,263
|
90.87%
|
24,774
|
RESOLUTION 15
|
REAPPOINT
AUDITOR
|
3,395,448,087
|
100.00%
|
88,125
|
0.00%
|
3,395,536,212
|
90.87%
|
22,825
|
RESOLUTION 16
|
REMUNERATION OF
AUDITOR
|
3,395,508,860
|
100.00%
|
21,121
|
0.00%
|
3,395,529,981
|
90.87%
|
29,056
|
RESOLUTION 17
|
POLITICAL
DONATIONS
|
3,256,140,232
|
99.86%
|
4,673,002
|
0.14%
|
3,260,813,234
|
87.27%
|
134,745,803
|
RESOLUTION 18
|
ALLOT SHARES IN COMPANY
|
3,255,086,662
|
99.82%
|
5,734,043
|
0.18%
|
3,260,820,705
|
87.27%
|
134,738,332
|
RESOLUTION 19
|
PRE-EMPTION RIGHTS
|
3,260,425,368
|
99.99%
|
380,520
|
0.01%
|
3,260,805,888
|
87.27%
|
134,753,149
|
RESOLUTION 20
|
MAKE MARKET PURCHASES
|
3,245,283,773
|
99.54%
|
15,011,310
|
0.46%
|
3,260,295,083
|
87.25%
|
135,263,954
|
RESOLUTION 21
|
CALL GENERAL MEETING
|
3,375,325,724
|
99.40%
|
20,218,811
|
0.60%
|
3,395,544,535
|
90.87%
|
14,502
|
Subject to rule 9.2.2E of
the UK Listing Rules, the election of the Independent
non-executive directors must be approved by a majority vote of both
the independent shareholders (i.e. shareholders of the Company,
other than the Company's controlling shareholder, who are entitled
to vote on the election of Directors), and the shareholders as a
whole. Therefore, the below table displays the votes for the
election of the Independent non-executive directors excluding the
votes of the controlling shareholder:
INDEPENDENT VOTE
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
RESOLUTION
|
DESCRIPTION
|
VOTES
FOR
|
%
FOR
|
VOTES
AGAINST
|
%
AGAINST
|
VOTES
TOTAL
|
% of
ISC
VOTED
|
VOTES
WITHHELD
|
RESOLUTION 07
|
RE-ELECT A.
GREEN
|
1,233,006,271
|
95.55%
|
57,419,177
|
4.45%
|
1,290,425,448
|
79.09%
|
24,774
|
RESOLUTION 08
|
ELECT P.ARKWRIGHT
|
1,289,876,187
|
99.96%
|
549,261
|
0.04%
|
1,290,425,448
|
79.09%
|
24,774
|
RESOLUTION 09
|
RE-ELECT
A.AJUMOGOBIA
|
1,260,864,971
|
97.71%
|
29,560,477
|
2.29%
|
1,290,425,448
|
79.09%
|
24,774
|
RESOLUTION 10
|
RE-ELECT T.GEBREYES
|
1,224,210,238
|
94.87%
|
66,215,210
|
5.13%
|
1,290,425,448
|
79.09%
|
24,774
|
RESOLUTION 11
|
RE-ELECT A.
POUTIAINEN
|
1,279,788,417
|
99.18%
|
10,637,031
|
0.82%
|
1,290,425,448
|
79.09%
|
24,774
|
RESOLUTION 12
|
RE-ELECT R.
RAJAGOPAL
|
1,235,110,032
|
95.71%
|
55,315,416
|
4.29%
|
1,290,425,448
|
79.09%
|
24,774
|
Notes:
1. Full
details of the resolutions are set out in the Notice of Annual
General Meeting dated 7 June 2024 which is available on
the Investor area of Company's website at
www.airtel.africa.
2. Resolutions 1 to 18 were ordinary resolutions, requiring more
than 50% of shareholders' votes to be cast in favour of the
resolutions. Resolutions 19 to 21 were special resolutions,
requiring at least 75% of shareholders' votes to be cast in favour
of the resolutions.
3. Votes 'For' include those
votes giving the Chairman discretion.
4. Every
shareholder has one vote for every ordinary share held. As at
6.30pm on 1 July 2024, the issued share capital of the Company
consisted of 3,736,669,688
ordinary shares. The Company holds no shares in
Treasury. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in Airtel
Africa as at 1 July 2024 was 3,736,669,688.
5. A
"Vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the
calculation of the percentage of shares voted "For" or "Against"
any resolution nor in the calculation of the proportion of "Total
issued share capital instructed" for any resolution.
6. A
copy of resolutions 18 and 21 passed at the AGM will shortly be
submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available
for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
-ENDS-
Enquiries
Airtel Africa - Investor Relations
Alastair Jones
Investor.relations@africa.airtel.com
|
+44 7464 830 011
+44 207 493 9315
|
|
|
|
|
Airtel Africa - Group Company Secretary
Simon O'Hara
|
+44 207 493 9315
|
About Airtel Africa
Airtel Africa is a leading provider
of telecommunications and mobile money services, with a presence in
14 countries in Africa, primarily in East Africa and Central and
West Africa.
Airtel Africa offers an integrated
suite of telecommunications solutions to its subscribers, including
mobile voice and data services as well as mobile money services
both nationally and internationally.
The Group aims to continue providing
a simple and intuitive customer experience through streamlined
customer journeys.
www.airtel.africa