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ASA International Group PLC
30 June 2021
ASA International Group plc announces result of Annual General
Meeting
Amsterdam, London, United Kingdom / Amsterdam, The Netherlands,
30 June 2021 - ASA International Group plc (LSE: ASAI) ('ASA
International', the 'Company' or the 'Group'), one of the world's
largest international microfinance institutions, today held its
Annual General Meeting ('AGM') at the offices of Investec, 30
Gresham Street, London EC2V 7QP, United Kingdom, at 11.00am
BST.
Each of the resolutions contained in the Notice of Meeting were
put to the AGM and voted on by way of a poll. All were duly
approved.
As stated in the Company's AGM Notice and under Listing Rule
9.2.2.E, a resolution to elect or re-elect an Independent Director
must be passed by both a majority of the independent shareholders
(i.e. shareholders of the Company who are entitled to vote on the
election of Directors and who are not controlling shareholders) and
a majority of all shareholders (including the majority
shareholder). In order to determine this, votes cast by the
independent shareholders were counted separately in respect of the
election of Praful Patel, Gavin Laws, Guy Dawson, Hanny Kemna and
Dr Salehuddin Ahmed and are set out below.
The total number of votes received on each resolution put to the
AGM was as follows:
No. Resolution Votes FOR (a) % Votes AGAINST % Votes WITHHELD (b)
Receive 2020 Annual Report
1 and Accounts 77,412,512 98.75% 982,697 1.25% 0
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Approve Annual Report on
2 Remuneration 78,395,209 100.00% 0 0.00% 0
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All
Elect Guy Dawson as a
3 Director Independent 78,395,209 100.00% 0 0.00% 0
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30,308,817 100.00% 0 0.00% 0
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Elect Dirk Brouwer as a
4 Director 78,395,209 100.00% 0 0.00% 0
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Elect Aminur Rashid as a
5 Director 78,395,209 100.00% 0 0.00% 0
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All
Elect Praful Patel as a
6 Director Independent 78,395,209 100.00% 0 0.00% 0
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30,308,817 100.00% 0 0.00% 0
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All
Elect Gavin Laws as a
7 Director Independent 78,395,209 100.00% 0 0.00% 0
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30,308,817 100.00% 0 0.00% 0
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All
Elect Hanny Kemna as a
8 Director Independent 78,395,209 100.00% 0 0.00% 0
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30,308,817 100.00% 0 0.00% 0
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All
Elect Dr Salehuddin Ahmed
9 as a Director Independent 78,135,840 99.67% 259,369 0.33% 0
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30,049,448 99.14% 259,369 0.86% 0
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Re-appoint Ernst & Young
10 LLP as Auditor 78,395,209 100.00% 0 0.00% 0
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11 Authorise Audit & Risk 78,395,209 100.00% 0 0.00% 0
Committee to approve
Auditor remuneration
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Authorise Directors to
12 allot shares 74,976,598 95.64% 3,418,611 4.36% 0
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13 Authority to disapply 78,395,209 100.00% 0 0.00% 0
pre-emption rights (up to
5% of issued share
capital) (c)
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14 Authority to disapply 78,395,209 100.00% 0 0.00%
pre-emption rights in 0
connection with specific
acquisition/ investment
(further 5% of issued
share capital) (c)
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Authority to purchase own
15 shares (c) 78,395,209 100.00% 0 0.00% 0
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16 Authority to call General 76,440,306 97.51% 1,954,903 2.49% 0
Meetings (except AGM's) by
notice of not less than 14
days (c)
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NOTES:
(a) The "For" proxy vote includes those giving the Chairman
discretion.
(b) A vote "Withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in
the calculation of the proxy votes "For" or "Against" the
resolution.
(c) Special resolution .
The total number of ordinary shares in issue on 28 June 2021,
the deadline for casting votes by proxy in advance of the AGM, was
100,000,000 shares. 78.40 % of voting capital, including votes
withheld, was instructed in respect of the resolutions put to the
AGM.
The full text of the resolutions can be found in the Notice of
Annual General Meeting, which is available on the Company's website
at www.asa-international.com In accordance with the UK Listing
Authority's Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of all the resolutions
passed by the Company's shareholders, other than ordinary business
will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will
shortly be available for inspection at
https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
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Enquiries:
ASA International Group plc
Investor Relations +31 6 2030 0139
Véronique Schyns vschyns@asa-international.com
About ASA International Group plc
ASA International is one of the world's largest international
microfinance institutions, with a strong commitment to financial
inclusion and socioeconomic progress. The company provides small,
socially responsible loans to low-income, financially underserved
entrepreneurs, predominantly women, across South Asia, South East
Asia, West and East Africa.
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