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Tungsten Corporation PLC

15 October 2021

TUNGSTEN CORPORATION PLC

("Tungsten" or the "Company")

15 October 2021

For Immediate Release

Result of AGM

The Company announces the outcome of votes cast by means of a poll in respect of the resolutions put to the Annual General Meeting held at 11.00 am on Friday 15 October 2021. The table below gives details of the results of the poll in respect of the ordinary resolutions (resolutions 1 to 8) and special resolutions (resolutions 9 to 11) set out in the Company's notice of AGM dated 20 September 2021.

 
                 Resolution                   Total Votes   Total Votes    Total Votes 
                                                 For *        Against        Withheld 
                                                                                ** 
  1. To receive and adopt the Company's 
   financial statements and Directors' 
   and Auditors' reports for the 
   year ended 30 April 2021                                      0 
                                              76,708,263 
                                                 (100%)       (0.00%)     66,085 (0.09%) 
                                             ------------  ------------  --------------- 
  2. To approve the Directors' 
   Remuneration Report for the year 
   ending 30 April 2021                       55,885,446                      72,826 
                                                            20,816,076 
                                                (72.86%)      (27.14%)        (0.09%) 
                                             ------------  ------------  --------------- 
  3. To elect Mr Andrew Coulsen 
   as a director of the Company.                               3,078          70,862 
                                              76,700,408 
                                                 (100%)       (0.00%)         (0.09%) 
                                             ------------  ------------  --------------- 
  4. To elect Mr Paul Cooper as 
   a director of the Company.                                  2,478          70,862 
                                              76,701,008 
                                                 (100%)       (0.00%)         (0.09%) 
                                             ------------  ------------  --------------- 
  5. To re-elect Mr Tony Bromovsky            55,883,010    17,894,393      2,996,945 
   as a director of the Company.                (75.75%)      (24.25%)        (4.06%) 
                                             ------------  ------------  --------------- 
  6. To appoint BDO LLP as auditors                             600 
                                              76,701,801 
                                                 (100%)       (0.00%)     71,947 (0.09%) 
                                             ------------  ------------  --------------- 
  7. To authorise the Directors 
   to set the auditors' remuneration                           3,078 
                                              76,706,270 
                                                 (100%)       (0.00%)     65,000 (0.08%) 
                                             ------------  ------------  --------------- 
                                              59,663,667    17,045,681 
  8. Authority to allot shares                  (77.78%)      (22.22%)    65,000 (0.08%) 
                                             ------------  ------------  --------------- 
  9. General authority to disapply 
   pre-emption rights (special resolution)    59,657,805    17,045,681 
                                                (77.78%)      (22.22%)    70,862 (0.09%) 
                                             ------------  ------------  --------------- 
  10. Additional authority to disapply 
   pre-emption rights for purposes 
   of acquisitions or specified 
   capital investments (special 
   resolution)                                59,657,805    17,045,681 
                                                (77.78%)      (22.22%)    70,862 (0.09%) 
                                             ------------  ------------  --------------- 
  11. Authority to purchase own 
   shares (special resolution)                                 3,563 
                                              76,705,785 
                                                 (100%)       (0.00%)     65,000 (0.08%) 
                                             ------------  ------------  --------------- 
 

* Includes discretionary votes.

** A vote withheld is not treated as a vote in law and would not be counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes cast for or against a resolution

The Board would like to thank shareholders for their engagement with the resolutions passed at the AGM.

The Board notes that:

-- Resolution 2 (to approve the Director's Remuneration Report for the year ended 30 April 2021), and Resolution 5 (to re-elect Mr Tony Bromovsky), which were ordinary resolutions, passed with a majority of less than 80% (receiving votes in favour of 72.86% and 75.75% respectively ); and

-- Resolutions 8 (authority to allot shares), 9 ( general authority to disapply pre-emption rights), and 10 (additional authority to disapply pre-emption rights for purposes of acquisitions or specified capital investments), which were special resolutions, passed with a majority of less than 80% (each receiving votes in favour of 77.78 %).

In accordance with the QCA corporate Governance Code, the Board confirms that it will consult and engage with the relevant shareholders to understand and discuss their concerns with respect to these resolutions.

Defined terms used in this announcement shall have the meanings set out in the AGM Notice.

As at the date of the AGM, there were 126,537,962 shares in issue, also being the total voting rights of the Company. The Company's Articles of Association set out that every member who is present in person or by proxy shall have one vote for every share of which he is the holder on a poll. The scrutineer of the poll was Equiniti Limited.

Enquiries

 
 Tungsten Corporation plc 
  Paul Cooper, Chief Executive Officer 
  Ian Kelly, Chief Finance Officer                  +44 20 7280 6980 
 Canaccord Genuity Limited (Broker and Nominated 
  Adviser) 
  Simon Bridges/Andrew Potts                        +44 20 7523 8000 
 Tavistock Communications Financial PR & IR 
  Heather Armstrong 
  Jos Simson 
  Katie Hopkins                                     +44 20 7920 3150 
 

About Tungsten Corporation plc

Tungsten Corporation (AIM: TUNG) is the world's largest, compliant business transaction network. A leading global electronic invoicing and purchase order transactions network; Tungsten's mission is centred on enabling a touchless invoice process allowing businesses around the globe to gain maximum value from their invoice process.

Tungsten processes invoices for 74% of the FTSE 100 and 71% of the Fortune 500. It enables suppliers to submit tax compliant e-invoices in 54 countries, and last year processed transactions worth over GBP220 billion for organisations such as Caesars Entertainment, Computacenter, GlaxoSmithKline, Kraft Foods, Mohawk Industries, Mondelēz International, Procter & Gamble, Shaw Industries, Unilever and the US Federal Government.

Founded in 2000 and headquartered in London, Tungsten has offices in the US, Bulgaria and Malaysia, employing over 227 people.

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