RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Paris, France and Cambridge, UK - 29 September 2020- Novacyt (EURONEXT GROWTH: ALNOV;
AIM: NCYT), an international specialist in clinical diagnostics, held today its Ordinary and Extraordinary General Meeting
The results of the AGM are set out in the table below, with the Company pleased to announce that all resolutions proposed to the shareholders were duly passed:
Resolutions | Votes For | Votes Against | Result | |||||||||||
Number | % | Number | % | |||||||||||
1) | Approval of the parent company | |||||||||||||
financial statements for the year | 18,222,352 | 99.7890 | 38,532 | 0.2110 | Adopted | |||||||||
ended 31 December 2019 | ||||||||||||||
2) | Approval | of | the | consolidated | 18,222,352 | 99.7890 | 38,532 | 0.2110 | ||||||
financial statements for the year | Adopted | |||||||||||||
ended 31 December 2019 | ||||||||||||||
3) | Appropriation of the result for the | 18,114,759 | 99.4131 | 106,940 | 0.5869 | |||||||||
year ended 31 December 2019 | Adopted | |||||||||||||
4) | Review | of | the | agreements | ||||||||||
referred to in Articles L. 225-38et | 18,163,387 | 99.7494 | 45,638 | 0.2506 | Adopted | |||||||||
seq. of the French Commercial | ||||||||||||||
Code | ||||||||||||||
5) | Discharge | to the | Board | of | 18,161,873 | 99.5460 | 82,827 | 0.4540 | Adopted | |||||
Directors | ||||||||||||||
6) | Authorisation | for | the | 18,136,247 | 99.2048 | 145,379 | 0.7952 | |||||||
Company | to | buy | back | its | Adopted | |||||||||
own shares | ||||||||||||||
7) Terms of | office | of | the | 18,049,375 | 98.7764 | 223,580 | 1.2236 | |||||||
members | of | the | Board | of | Adopted | |||||||||
Directors | ||||||||||||||
8) Terms of | office | of | the | 18,212,985 | 99.7328 | 48,802 | 0.2672 | Adopted | ||||||
Statutory Auditors | ||||||||||||||
9) Amount of remuneration allocated | ||||||||||||||
to members | of | the | Board | of | 17,821,689 | 98.1853 | 329,384 | 1.8147 | Adopted | |||||
Directors for the year ended 31 | ||||||||||||||
December 2019 | ||||||||||||||
10)Amount | of remuneration | to | be | |||||||||||
allocated | to | members | of | the | 17,692,884 | 97.4987 | 453,914 | 2.5013 | Adopted | |||||
Board of Directors from 1 January | ||||||||||||||
2020 | ||||||||||||||
11)Powers for formalities | 18,201,594 | 99.7658 | 42,721 | 0.2342 | Adopted | |||||||||
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Resolutions | Votes For | Votes Against | Result | ||||||||||
Number | % | Number | % | ||||||||||
12)Amendment of Article 19 of the | 18,139,274 | 99.3793 | 113,300 | 0.6207 | Adopted | ||||||||
Company's Articles of Association | |||||||||||||
13)Delegation of authority granted to | |||||||||||||
the Board of Directors for the | |||||||||||||
purpose of allocating free shares, | 16,534,574 | 90.8993 | 1,655,423 | 9.1007 | |||||||||
existing or new, for the benefit of | Adopted | ||||||||||||
employees of the Company and of | |||||||||||||
related companies and corporate | |||||||||||||
officers | |||||||||||||
14)Delegation of authority granted to | |||||||||||||
the Board of Directors for the | |||||||||||||
purpose of granting options to | |||||||||||||
subscribe | for | and/or | purchase | ||||||||||
shares of the Company, to | |||||||||||||
corporate officers and employees | 16,178,893 | 88.7433 | 2,052,219 | 11.2567 | Adopted | ||||||||
of the Company or of companies | |||||||||||||
in the group, involving the waiver | |||||||||||||
by | shareholders | of | their | ||||||||||
preferential subscription right | to | ||||||||||||
shares | issued | following | the | ||||||||||
exercise of subscription options | |||||||||||||
15)Overall limit on delegations | |||||||||||||
relating | to | free | shares | and | 16,658,088 | 91.4780 | 1,551,848 | 8.5220 | Adopted | ||||
subscription or purchase options | |||||||||||||
16)Delegation of authority to the | |||||||||||||
Board of Directors for the purpose | |||||||||||||
of issuing ordinary shares of the | |||||||||||||
Company | and/or | transferable | |||||||||||
securities | giving | access to | the | 15,210,240 | 83.4688 | 3,012,420 | 16.5312 | Adopted | |||||
share capital of the Company, | |||||||||||||
with cancellation of shareholders' | |||||||||||||
preferential subscription rights in | |||||||||||||
favour of specific categories of | |||||||||||||
persons | |||||||||||||
17)Delegation of authority granted to | |||||||||||||
the Board of Directors for the | |||||||||||||
purpose of increasing the share | |||||||||||||
capital by issuing ordinary shares | |||||||||||||
or | securities | giving | access | to | 16,186,881 | 88.9385 | 2,013,199 | 11.0615 | |||||
ordinary shares to be issued by | Adopted | ||||||||||||
the Company immediately or in | |||||||||||||
the future in consideration for | |||||||||||||
contributions in kind within the | |||||||||||||
limit of 10% of the share capital, | |||||||||||||
except in the | case | of | a public | ||||||||||
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Resolutions | Votes For | Votes Against | Result | |||||
Number | % | Number | % | |||||
exchange offer initiated by the | ||||||||
Company | ||||||||
18)Delegation of authority to the | ||||||||
Board of Directors for the purpose | ||||||||
of issuing ordinary shares and/or | ||||||||
transferable | securities | giving | 15,263,457 | 83.8253 | 2,945,202 | 16.1747 | ||
immediate and/or deferred access | Adopted | |||||||
to the capital of the Company, | ||||||||
with cancellation of shareholders' | ||||||||
preferential | subscription rights | |||||||
and public offerings | ||||||||
19)Delegation of authority to the | ||||||||
Board of Directors for the purpose | ||||||||
of issuing ordinary shares of the | ||||||||
Company | and/or | transferable | 16,683,635 | 91.5149 | 1,546,883 | 8.4851 | Adopted | |
securities giving access to the | ||||||||
share capital of the Company, | ||||||||
with preferential | subscription | |||||||
rights | ||||||||
20)Authorisation to the Board of | ||||||||
Directors, in the event of a capital | ||||||||
increase, | with | or | without | 15,594,811 | 85.6974 | 2,602,713 | 14.3026 | |
shareholders' | preferential | Adopted | ||||||
subscription | rights, | to | increase | |||||
the number of securities to be | ||||||||
issued | ||||||||
21)Overall ceiling on delegations of | 16,793,807 | 92.3175 | 1,397,549 | 7.6825 | Adopted | |||
authority | ||||||||
22)Delegation of authority to the | ||||||||
Board of Directors for the purpose | ||||||||
of issuing ordinary shares and/or | 16,086,360 | 88.7152 | 2,046,221 | 11.2848 | ||||
securities giving access to the | Adopted | |||||||
Company's capital for the benefit | ||||||||
of members of a company savings | ||||||||
plan | ||||||||
23)Powers for formalities | 18,177,470 | 99.7026 | 54,219 | 0.2974 | Adopted | |||
Number of participating shareholders (by voting form, proxy or present): 2,326 shareholders representing 18,345,785 shares.
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Contacts
Novacyt SA
Graham Mullis, Chief Executive Officer Anthony Dyer, Chief Financial Officer +44 (0)1276 600081
SP Angel Corporate Finance LLP (Nominated Adviser and Broker)
Matthew Johnson / Charlie Bouverat (Corporate Finance)
Vadim Alexandre / Rob Rees (Corporate Broking) +44 (0)20 3470 0470
Numis Securities Limited (Joint Broker)
Freddie Barnfield / James Black
+44 (0)20 7260 1000
FTI Consulting (International) Victoria Foster Mitchell / Mary Whittow +44 (0)20 3727 1000
victoria.fostermitchell@fticonsulting.com/mary.whittow@fticonsulting.com
FTI Consulting (France) Arnaud de Cheffontaines +33 (0)147 03 69 48arnaud.decheffontaines@fticonsulting.com
About Novacyt Group
The Novacyt Group is an international diagnostics business generating an increasing portfolio of in vitro and molecular diagnostic tests. Its core strengths lie in diagnostics product development, commercialisation, contract design and manufacturing. The Company's lead business units comprise of Primerdesign and Lab21 Products, supplying an extensive range of high-quality assays and reagents worldwide. The Group directly serves microbiology, haematology and serology markets as do its global partners, which include major corporates.
For more information please refer to the website: www.novacyt.com
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