2 October 2023
Naked Wines plc
("Naked Wines" or "Group")
Results of 2023 Annual General Meeting
Naked Wines Plc is pleased to announce that at its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held at 4:00 p.m. (UK time) on 29 September 2023 all resolutions set out in the Notice of AGM were duly passed.
Voting was conducted by way of a poll on both the Ordinary Resolutions and Special Resolutions proposed at AGM. The number of votes for and against each of the resolutions put before the AGM and the number of votes withheld were as follows:
Resolution | Vote For | %* | Votes Against | % | Withheld* | Total Votes | |
1 | Election of Director (James Crawford) | 23,078,823 | 96.83 | 755,146 | 3.17 | 633,784 | 23,833,969 |
2 | Election of Director (Stephen Bolton) | 23,078,823 | 96.84 | 753,646 | 3.16 | 635,284 | 23,832,469 |
3 | Election of Director (Jack Pailing) | 21,664,263 | 90.91 | 2,165,171 | 9.09 | 638,319 | 23,829,434 |
4 | Election of Director (Rowan Gormley) | 21,173,378 | 88.85 | 2,657,556 | 11.15 | 636,819 | 23,830,934 |
5 | Appointment of Auditor (KPMG) | 21,649,379 | 90.85 | 2,180,961 | 9.15 | 637,413 | 23,830,340 |
6 | Remuneration of Auditor | 21,665,194 | 90.91 | 2,165,046 | 9.09 | 637,513 | 23,830,240 |
7 | Directors' authority to allot shares | 23,051,740 | 96.72 | 780,907 | 3.28 | 635,106 | 23,832,647 |
8 | Disapplication of pre-emption rights | 18,182,466 | 76.29 | 5,649,968 | 23.71 | 635,319 | 23,832,434 |
9 | Company's authority to purchase its own shares | 22,563,502 | 94.67 | 1,269,379 | 5.33 | 634,872 | 23,832,881 |
* NB: Percentage of votes cast excludes Withheld votes
For further information, please contact:
Naked Wines plc
Nick Devlin, Chief Executive Officer
James Crawford, Chief Financial Officer
Chris MacDonald [email protected]
Investec (NOMAD & Joint Broker)
David Flin / Carlton Nelson / Ben Farrow Tel: 0207 597 5970
Jefferies (Joint Broker)
Ed Matthews / Harry Le May / Gill O'Driscoll Tel: 0207 029 8000
Instinctif (Financial PR)
Guy Scarborough / Damian Reece Tel: 07917 178 920 / 07931 598 593
About Naked Wines plc
Naked Wines connects everyday wine drinkers with the world's best independent winemakers.
Why? Because we think it's a better deal for everyone. Talented winemakers get the support, funding and freedom they need to make the best wine they've ever made. The wine drinkers who support them get much better wine at much better prices than traditional retail.
It's a unique business model. Naked Wines customers commit to a fixed prepayment each month which goes towards their next purchase. Naked in turn funds the production costs for winemakers, generating savings that are passed back to its customers. It creates a virtuous circle that benefits both wine drinker and winemaker.
Our mission is to change the way the whole wine industry works for the better. In the last financial year, we served more than 867,000 Angel members in the US, UK and Australia, making us a leading player in the fast-growing direct-to-consumer wine market.
Our customers (who we call Angel members) have direct access to 293 of the world's best independent winemakers making over 1,800 quality wines in 21 different countries. We collaborate with some of the world's best independent winemakers like Matt Parish (Beringer, Stags' Leap) and 8-time Winemaker of the Year Daryl Groom (Penfolds Grange).