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RNS Number : 9216G

Hostelworld Group PLC

01 June 2017

RESULTS OF 2017 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of Hostelworld Group Plc (the "Company") was held at the offices of McCann FitzGerald, Riverside One, 37-42 Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin 2, Ireland at 2 p.m. today.

At the AGM resolutions 1 - 13 and 15-18 that were set out in the notice of AGM were duly passed on a show of hands. Resolution 14 was defeated on a poll. The proxy votes were cast as follows:

 
 Resolution                  For        Against       Votes        Total      Percentage 
                                                     withheld*      proxy      of issued 
                                                                    votes        share 
                                                                    cast        capital 
                                                                                 voted 
                                                                                  (%) 
-----------------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------- 
 1. To adopt 
  the reports 
  of the Directors 
  and Auditors 
  and the audited 
  accounts for 
  the financial 
  year ended 31 
  December 2016           76,174,101   2,674,555        0        78,848,656     82.50% 
                           (96.61%)      (3.39%) 
-----------------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------- 
 2. To approve 
  the Directors' 
  remuneration 
  report                  78,081,452    764,544       2,660      78,845,996     82.50% 
                           (99.03%)      (0.97%) 
-----------------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------- 
 3. To declare 
  a final dividend 
  of EUR0.104 
  per ordinary 
  share                   78,848,656       0            0        78,848,656     82.50% 
                            (100%)       (0.00%) 
-----------------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------- 
 4. To declare 
  a supplementary 
  dividend of 
  EUR0.105 per 
  ordinary share          78,848,656       0            0        78,848,656     82.50% 
                            (100%)       (0.00%) 
-----------------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------- 
 5. To elect 
  Feargal Mooney 
  as a director           78,809,232     39,424         0        78,848,656     82.50% 
                           (99.95%)      (0.05%) 
-----------------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------- 
 6. To elect 
  Mari Hurley 
  as a director           76,115,396   2,713,979      19,281     78,829,375     82.48% 
                           (96.56%)      (3.44%) 
-----------------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------- 
 7. To elect 
  Richard Segal 
  as a director           72,193,015   4,813,837    1,841,803    77,006,852     80.58% 
                           (93.75%)      (6.25%) 
-----------------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------- 
 8. To elect 
  Michael Cawley 
  as a director           78,764,012     84,644         0        78,848,656     82.50% 
                           (99.89%)      (0.11%) 
-----------------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------- 
 9. To elect 
  Andy McCue as 
  a director              78,412,875    435,781         0        78,848,656     82.50% 
                           (99.45%)      (0.55%) 
-----------------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------- 
 10. To re-appoint 
  Deloitte as 
  auditors to 
  the Company             77,933,782    914,874         0        78,848,656     82.50% 
                           (98.84%)      (1.16%) 
-----------------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------- 
 11. To authorise 
  the Directors 
  to fix the auditors' 
  remuneration            78,848,656       0            0        78,848,656     82.50% 
                            (100%)       (0.00%) 
-----------------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------- 
 12. To authorise 
  the directors 
  to allot shares         59,086,778   19,761,878       0        78,848,656     82.50% 
                           (74.94%)     (25.06%) 
-----------------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------- 
 13. To authorise 
  the directors 
  to dis-apply 
  pre-emption 
  rights - general        78,848,656       0            0        78,848,656     82.50% 
                            (100%)       (0.00%) 
-----------------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------- 
  15. To authorise 
   the Company 
   to purchase 
   its own shares         78,436,713    411,943         0        78,848,656     82.50% 
                           (99.48%)      (0.52%) 
-----------------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------- 
 16. To approve 
  the rules and 
  implementation 
  of the Hostelworld 
  Group plc Save 
  As You Earn 
  Plan                    78,827,685     20,971         0        78,848,656     82.50% 
                           (99.97%)      (0.03%) 
-----------------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------- 
 17. To authorise 
  the Company 
  to make political 
  donations and 
  incur political 
  expenditure             75,363,606   3,085,137     399,913     78,448,743     82.09% 
                           (96.07%)      (3.93%) 
-----------------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------- 
 18. To authorise 
  the calling 
  of a general 
  meeting other 
  than an Annual 
  General Meeting 
  on not less 
  than 14 clear 
  days' notice            78,286,137    562,518         0        78,848,655     82.50% 
                           (99.29%)      (0.71%) 
-----------------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------- 
 

The poll results for Resolution 14 were as follows:

 
 Resolution                  For        Against       Votes        Total      Percentage 
                                                     withheld*      votes      of issued 
                                                                    cast         share 
                                                                                capital 
                                                                                 voted 
                                                                                  (%) 
-----------------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------- 
  14. To authorise 
   the directors 
   to dis-apply 
   pre-emption 
   rights -specific 
   capital expenditure    58,739,965   20,147,699     6,850      78,887,664     82.54% 
                           (74.46%)     (25.54%) 
-----------------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------- 
 

*A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes validly cast.

Resolutions 1 to 12 and 16 and 17 were passed as ordinary resolutions and Resolutions 13, 15 and 18 were passed as special resolutions.

The number of ordinary shares in issue on 1 June 2017 (excluding shares held in treasury) was 95,570,778. Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share.

In accordance with UK Listing Rule 9.6.2R copies of the resolutions passed at the AGM have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority via the National Storage Mechanism, and the Irish Stock Exchange, and will shortly be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM

A copy of this announcement setting out the results of the AGM is also available on the Company's website at www.hostelworldgroup.com.

The full text of each of the resolutions is set out in the notice of AGM, copies of which are available on the Company's website (www.hostelworldgroup.com).

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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