Dalata Hotel Group PLC (DAL,DHG)
Dalata Hotel Group PLC: AGM Results
25-Apr-2024 / 18:43 GMT/BST
AGM RESULTS
ISE: DHG LSE: DAL
Dublin and London
| 25 April
2024: Dalata
Hotel Group plc ("Dalata" or the "Company"), the largest hotel
operator in Ireland with a growing presence in the United Kingdom
and Continental Europe, today announces that all resolutions
proposed at the Annual General Meeting of the Company were
passed.
Voting on all resolutions was
conducted by poll and the results are set out below. The full text
of each resolution was included in the notice of the Annual General
Meeting of the Company circulated to shareholders on 26 March 2024
and made available on the Company's website
www.dalatahotelgroup.com
A recording of today's Annual General
Meeting will shortly be available on the Company’s website
www.dalatahotelgroup.com
In accordance with the Listing Rules copies of the
resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting of the Company
have been forwarded to Euronext Dublin and the UK National Storage
Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection
at;
https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
The results of the proxy voting received for each resolution,
are outlined below.
Resolution
1:
To receive and consider the annual report and financial
statements of the company for the year ended 31 December 2023
together with the Directors and Auditors Reports and a review of
the affairs of the Company.
Votes For
|
Votes Against
|
Total
Votes
|
Votes
Withheld
|
Total including withheld
|
No.
|
%
|
No.
|
%
|
|
|
Votes
|
154,745,411
|
100%
|
557
|
0%
|
154,745,968
|
584,715
|
155,330,683
|
Resolution
2:
To receive and consider the Directors’ Report on Remuneration
for the year ended 31 December 2023
Votes For
|
Votes Against
|
Total
Votes
|
Votes
Withheld
|
Total including withheld
|
No.
|
%
|
No.
|
%
|
|
|
Votes
|
153,235,860
|
98.65%
|
2,094,823
|
1.35%
|
155,330,683
|
-
|
155,330,683
|
Resolution
3:
To declare a final dividend of 8 cent per ordinary share for
the year ended 31 December 2023
Votes For
|
Votes Against
|
Total
Votes
|
Votes
Withheld
|
Total including withheld
|
No.
|
%
|
No.
|
%
|
|
|
Votes
|
155,330,126
|
100%
|
557
|
0%
|
155,330,683
|
-
|
155,330,683
|
Resolution 4
(a):
To re-appoint John Hennessy as a Director
Votes For
|
Votes Against
|
Total
Votes
|
Votes
Withheld
|
Total including withheld
|
No.
|
%
|
No.
|
%
|
|
|
Votes
|
138,449,957
|
89.14%
|
16,873,786
|
10.86%
|
155,323,743
|
6,940
|
155,330,683
|
Resolution 4
(b):
To re-appoint Dermot Crowley as a Director.
Votes For
|
Votes Against
|
Total
Votes
|
Votes
Withheld
|
Total including withheld
|
No.
|
%
|
No.
|
%
|
|
|
Votes
|
154,617,412
|
99.55%
|
706,331
|
0.45%
|
155,323,743
|
6,940
|
155,330,683
|
Resolution 4
(c):
To re-appoint Elizabeth McMeikan as a Director.
Votes For
|
Votes Against
|
Total
Votes
|
Votes
Withheld
|
Total including withheld
|
No.
|
%
|
No.
|
%
|
|
|
Votes
|
140,133,829
|
90.22%
|
15,189,913
|
9.78%
|
155,323,742
|
6,941
|
155,330,683
|
Resolution 4
(d):
To re-appoint Cathriona Hallahan as a Director.
Votes For
|
Votes Against
|
Total
Votes
|
Votes
Withheld
|
Total including withheld
|
No.
|
%
|
No.
|
%
|
|
|
Votes
|
152,022,268
|
97.87%
|
3,301,475
|
2.13%
|
155,323,743
|
6,940
|
155,330,683
|
Resolution 4
(e):
To re-appoint Gervaise Slowey as a Director.
Votes For
|
Votes Against
|
Total
Votes
|
Votes
Withheld
|
Total including withheld
|
No.
|
%
|
No.
|
%
|
|
|
Votes
|
153,363,936
|
98.74%
|
1,959,807
|
1.26%
|
155,323,743
|
6,940
|
155,330,683
|
Resolution 4
(f):
To re-appoint Shane Casserly as a Director.
Votes For
|
Votes Against
|
Total
Votes
|
Votes
Withheld
|
Total including withheld
|
No.
|
%
|
No.
|
%
|
|
|
Votes
|
153,146,621
|
98.60%
|
2,177,122
|
1.40%
|
155,323,743
|
6,940
|
155,330,683
|
Resolution 4
(g):
To re-appoint Carol Phelan as a Director.
Votes For
|
Votes Against
|
Total
Votes
|
Votes
Withheld
|
Total including withheld
|
No.
|
%
|
No.
|
%
|
|
|
Votes
|
154,617,412
|
99.55%
|
706,331
|
0.45%
|
155,323,743
|
6,940
|
155,330,683
|
Resolution 4
(h):
To re-appoint Jon Mortimore as a Director.
Votes For
|
Votes Against
|
Total
Votes
|
Votes
Withheld
|
Total including withheld
|
No.
|
%
|
No.
|
%
|
|
|
Votes
|
153,609,741
|
98.90%
|
1,714,002
|
1.10%
|
155,323,743
|
6,940
|
155,330,683
|
Resolution
5:
To authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of
the Auditors
Votes For
|
Votes Against
|
Total
Votes
|
Votes
Withheld
|
Total including withheld
|
No.
|
%
|
No.
|
%
|
|
|
Votes
|
154,424,126
|
99.42%
|
906,557
|
0.58%
|
155,330,683
|
-
|
155,330,683
|
Resolution
6:
Authority to allot relevant securities up to customary
limits
Votes For
|
Votes Against
|
Total
Votes
|
Votes
Withheld
|
Total including withheld
|
No.
|
%
|
No.
|
%
|
|
|
Votes
|
150,257,096
|
96.73%
|
5,073,585
|
3.27%
|
155,330,681
|
2
|
155,330,683
|
Resolution
7:
Disapplication of statutory pre-emption rights in specified
circumstances
Votes For
|
Votes Against
|
Total
Votes
|
Votes
Withheld
|
Total including withheld
|
No.
|
%
|
No.
|
%
|
|
|
Votes
|
153,250,013
|
98.66%
|
2,080,670
|
1.34%
|
155,330,683
|
-
|
155,330,683
|
Resolution
8:
Disapplication of statutory pre-emption rights in additional
circumstances for financing an acquisition or capital investment by
the Company
Votes For
|
Votes Against
|
Total
Votes
|
Votes
Withheld
|
Total including withheld
|
No.
|
%
|
No.
|
%
|
|
|
Votes
|
143,446,410
|
92.35%
|
11,884,271
|
7.65%
|
155,330,681
|
2
|
155,330,683
|
Resolution
9:
Authorisation of market purchases of the Company’s
shares
Votes For
|
Votes Against
|
Total
Votes
|
Votes
Withheld
|
Total including withheld
|
No.
|
%
|
No.
|
%
|
|
|
Votes
|
153,798,542
|
99.22%
|
1,215,976
|
0.78%
|
155,014,518
|
316,165
|
155,330,683
|
Resolution
10:
Authorisation for the re-allotment of treasury
shares
Votes For
|
Votes Against
|
Total
Votes
|
Votes
Withheld
|
Total including withheld
|
No.
|
%
|
No.
|
%
|
|
|
Votes
|
154,114,707
|
99.22%
|
1,215,976
|
0.78%
|
155,330,683
|
-
|
155,330,683
|
Resolution
11:
To authorise the Directors to hold certain general meetings
on 14 days’ notice
Votes For
|
Votes Against
|
Total
Votes
|
Votes
Withheld
|
Total including withheld
|
No.
|
%
|
No.
|
%
|
|
|
Votes
|
152,204,373
|
97.99%
|
3,126,308
|
2.01%
|
155,330,681
|
2
|
155,330,683
|
Resolution
12:
Proposes an amendment to Article 74 of the constitution of
the company to increase the maximum number of directors of the
company from ten to twelve.
Votes For
|
Votes Against
|
Total
Votes
|
Votes
Withheld
|
Total including withheld
|
No.
|
%
|
No.
|
%
|
|
|
Votes
|
155,013,961
|
99.80%
|
316,722
|
0.20%
|
155,330,683
|
-
|
155,330,683
|
The "Vote Withheld" option is provided to enable abstention
on any particular resolution. However, it should be noted that a
"Vote Withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the
calculation of the proportion of the votes "For" and "Against" a
resolution.
ENDS
About Dalata
Dalata Hotel Group plc
is a leading hotel operator backed by €1.7bn in freehold and long
leasehold assets in Ireland and the UK. Established in 2007, Dalata
has become Ireland’s largest hotel operator with an ambitious
growth strategy to expand its portfolio further in excellent
locations in select, large cities in the UK and Continental Europe.
The Group’s portfolio comprises 53 primarily four-star hotels
operating through its two main brands, Clayton and Maldron Hotels,
with 11,413 rooms and a pipeline of over 1,500 rooms. For the year
ended 31 December 2023, Dalata reported revenue of €607.7 million,
basic earnings per share of 40.4 cent and Free Cashflow per Share
of 59.7 cent. Dalata is listed on the Main Market of Euronext
Dublin (DHG) and the London Stock Exchange (DAL). For further
information visit: www.dalatahotelgroup.com
Contacts
Dalata Hotel Group
plc
|
investorrelations@dalatahotelgroup.com
|
Dermot Crowley, CEO
|
Tel +353 1 206 9400
|
Carol Phelan, CFO
|
Sean McKeon, Company Secretary and Head of Risk and
Compliance
|
Niamh Carr, Head of Investor Relations
|
Joint Group Brokers
|
|
Davy: Anthony Farrell
|
Tel +353 1 679 6363
|
Berenberg: Ben Wright
|
Tel +44 20 3753 3069
|
|
|
Investor Relations and PR | FTI Consulting
|
Tel +353 86 401 5250
|
Melanie Farrell
|
dalata@fticonsulting.com
|
Dissemination of a Regulatory Announcement, transmitted by EQS
Group.
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this
announcement.
|