AVATION PLC — AGM Information 2019

May 23, 2019

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RNS Number : 0257A

Avast PLC

23 May 2019

Avast plc

(the "Company")

Avast plc - Results of AGM

23 May 2019

Following the annual general meeting of the Company held today (the "AGM"), the Company announces the results of the poll vote for each resolution (as set out in full in the notice of the AGM (the "Notice of AGM")). Resolutions 1 - 21 (inclusive) were proposed as ordinary resolutions, whereas resolutions 22 - 25 (inclusive) were proposed as special resolutions:

NO.	RESOLUTION	VOTES FOR	%	VOTES AGAINST	%	VOTES TOTAL	% of ISC VOTED	VOTES WITHELD
1.	To receive the annual accounts, the report of the directors, together with the reports of the auditors thereon	831,201,087	100.00	265	0.00	831,201,352	85.40%	318,199
2.	To approve the directors' remuneration report	707,039,929	85.36	121,297,987	14.64	828,337,916	85.11%	3,181,635
3.	To approve the directors' remuneration policy	787,114,401	94.66	44,405,150	5.34	831,519,551	85.43%	0
4.	To declare a final dividend of 8.6 US cents per ordinary share	831,519,286	100.00	265	0.00	831,519,551	85.43%	0
5.	To elect John Schwarz as a director	797,114,050	95.86	34,405,501	4.14	831,519,551	85.43%	0
6.	To elect Erwin Gunst as a director	815,138,614	98.21	14,852,884	1.79	829,991,498	85.28%	1,528,053
7.	To elect Ulf Claesson as a director	807,865,363	97.44	21,234,076	2.56	829,099,439	85.19%	2,420,112
8.	To elect Warren Finegold as a director	800,289,627	96.42	29,701,871	3.58	829,991,498	85.28%	1,528,053
9.	To elect Belinda Richards as a director	820,629,107	98.69	10,890,444	1.31	831,519,551	85.43%	0
10.	To elect Vincent Steckler as a director	814,843,224	97.99	16,676,327	2.01	831,519,551	85.43%	0
11.	To elect Philip Marshall as a director	809,715,442	97.38	21,804,109	2.62	831,519,551	85.43%	0
12.	To elect Ondrej Vlcek as a director	811,639,220	97.98	16,701,092	2.02	828,340,312	85.11%	3,179,239
13.	To elect Eduard Kučera as a director	808,936,121	97.28	22,583,430	2.72	831,519,551	85.43%	0
14.	To elect Pavel Baudiš as a director	810,301,121	97.45	21,218,430	2.55	831,519,551	85.43%	0
15.	To elect Lorne Somerville as a director	787,308,148	94.68	44,211,403	5.32	831,519,551	85.43%	0
16.	To elect Maggie Chan Jones as a director	827,602,185	99.53	3,917,366	0.47	831,519,551	85.43%	0
17.	To elect Tamara Minick-Scokalo as a director	831,102,185	99.95	417,366	0.05	831,519,551	85.43%	0
18.	To appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditor	815,498,195	98.07	16,021,356	1.93	831,519,551	85.43%	0
19.	To authorise the directors to set the auditor's remuneration	828,633,409	99.65	2,886,142	0.35	831,519,551	85.43%	0
20.	To authorise the Company to make "political donations" and incur "political expenditure	828,106,922	99.61	3,246,302	0.39	831,353,224	85.42%	166,327
21.	To authorise the directors to allot shares	807,801,567	97.15	23,717,984	2.85	831,519,551	85.43%	0
22.	Authority to disapply pre-emption without restriction as to use	831,515,158	100.00	4,393	0.00	831,519,551	85.43%	0
23.	Authority to disapply pre-emption for acquisitions or specified capital investments	822,704,586	98.94	8,814,965	1.06	831,519,551	85.43%	0
24.	To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares	829,828,603	99.87	1,086,463	0.13	830,915,066	85.37%	604,485
25.	To authorise the Company to call a general meeting (other than an annual general meeting) on not less than 14 clear days' notice	827,093,086	99.47	4,426,465	0.53	831,519,551	85.43%	0

As set out in the Notice of AGM, the Company also announces, in respect of resolutions 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 16 and 17, the result of the vote of the independent shareholders as follow:

NO.	RESOLUTION	VOTES FOR	%	VOTES AGAINST	%	VOTES TOTAL	% of ISC VOTED	VOTES WITHELD
5.	To elect John Schwartz as a director	440,137,973	92.75	34,405,501	7.25	474,543,474	77.00%	0
6.	To elect Erwin Gunst as a director	458,162,537	96.86	14,852,884	3.14	473,015,421	76.75%	1,528,053
7.	To elect Ulf Claesson as a director	450,889,286	95.50	21,234,076	4.50	472,123,362	76.60%	2,420,112
8.	To elect Warren Finegold as a director	443,313,550	93.72	29,701,871	6.28	473,015,421	76.75%	1,528,053
9.	To elect Belinda Richards as a director	463,653,030	97.71	10,890,444	2.29	474,543,474	77.00%	0
16.	To elect Maggie Chan Jones as a director	470,626,108	99.17	3,917,366	0.83	474,543,474	77.00%	0
17.	To elect Tamara Minick-Scokalo as a director	474,126,108	99.91	417,366	0.09	474,543,474	77.00%	0

Votes "for" include proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman of the AGM. A "vote withheld" is not a vote under English law and is therefore not included in the calculation of votes "for"

and "against" a resolution.

As at 6.30 p.m. on 21 May 2019, being the time at which a person had to be registered in the Company's register of members in order to attend and vote at the AGM, the number of ordinary shares of the Company in issue was 973,287,958. In accordance with the Company's Articles of Association, on a poll every member present in person or by proxy has one vote for every share held.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of the resolutions passed as special business at the AGM will shortly be available for inspection on the National Storage Mechanism at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM. 

A copy of the voting results shown above will also be made available on the Company's website at https://investors.avast.com/. 

Following the declaration of the final dividend by shareholders at the AGM today, a dividend of 8.6 US Cents per ordinary share in the Company for the financial year ended 31 December 2018 will be paid on 17 June 2019 to those shareholders registered at the close of business on 24 May 2019.

Alan Rassaby

E: secretariat@avast.com

Company Secretary

Avast plc

LEI Number: 213800IR8G8LC2H4BO27

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