Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I am Gareth Williams, a Director and Shareholder of WNS Holdings Limited, and I'd like to welcome you to our 2021 Annual General Meeting. In accordance with Article 72 of the Articles of Association of the company, I shall preside as Chairman of the meeting. I have asked Michael Lynam, on behalf of Mourant Secretaries Jersey Limited, to act as Secretary of the meeting. Michael Lynam, on behalf of Mourant Governance Services Jersey Limited, will act as scrutineer to report on the holders of ordinary shares and the number of such shares represented in person or by proxy at this meeting, and to compute the votes in respect of the resolutions to be voted on a poll at this meeting. As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, and in particular, the current guidelines the U.K. and Jersey government, as of the date of publication of the notice of the meeting, this annual general meeting is being run as a closed meeting, and the company shareholders are not able to attend in person. Shareholders are able to listen to the meeting virtually in accordance with the instructions given in the notice of this meeting. Please note that any shareholder listening to this meeting in this way will not be able to vote on the resolutions proposed at the meeting. As it is now 11:00 A.M., as we have the necessary quorum, we can begin the meeting. Unless anyone objects, I propose that the notice of the meeting dated August 19th 2021 be taken as read. This meeting has been convened to consider the resolutions contained in the notice of the meeting. The resolutions consist of eight ordinary resolutions requiring approval by a simple majority of votes cast by those members present and voting either in person or by proxy. The eight resolutions to be passed as ordinary resolutions, in summary, do the following. Resolution one adopts the company's accounts for the year ended March 31st 2021, together with the auditor's report on these accounts. Those accounts are available for review by shareholders. Resolution two reappoints Grant Thornton Bharat LLP as the auditors of the company until the conclusion of the company's 2022 annual general meeting. Resolution three approves the remuneration of the auditors. Resolutions four, five, and six reelect John Freeland, Françoise Gri, and Jason Liberty, respectively, as Class III directors of the company. Resolution seven confirms the appointment of Timothy L. Main as Class I director of the company. Resolution eight approves the remuneration of the directors. I formally propose the resolution set out in the notice convening this meeting as eight ordinary resolutions. I will now put the resolutions to the vote. Before I do so, I need to briefly explain the voting procedure. As mentioned in the notice of the meeting, shareholders authorized to attend and vote at the annual general meeting are entitled to appoint a proxy or proxies to attend the annual general meeting and to vote on his or her behalf. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Chairman was appointed as the proxy on behalf of the shareholders. In accordance with Article 76 of the Articles of Association of the company, I hereby demand as Chairman of the meeting that all of the resolutions be voted on as a poll. On a poll, each holder of ordinary shares in the company who is present in person and/or by proxy is entitled to one vote for each share held by him or her. Resolutions one to eight will be passed if approved by more than 50% of the votes cast. The poll will be taken immediately. As noted, Michael Lynam, on behalf of the Mourant Governance Services Jersey Limited, will act as scrutineer for the poll. I am able to declare that on the basis of the proxies received, each of the resolutions has been passed by the requisite majority. I'm now requesting the Secretary of the meeting to read the resolutions. Thank you, Gareth. Resolution one, that the audit accounts of the company for the financial year ended March 31st, 2021, including the report of the auditors be and are hereby adopted. Of the votes received, 38,064,069 votes were for, 32,534 votes were against, and 18,170 votes were withheld. In relation to resolution two, that Grant Thornton Bharat LLP, formerly known as Grant Thornton India LLP, be and hereby reappointed as the company's independent auditors until the next annual general meeting of the company to be held in respect of the financial year ending March 31st 2022. Of the votes received, 37,825,482 votes were for, 350,348 votes were against, and 943 votes were withheld. Resolution three, that the sum of $630,000 excluding tax and out-of-pocket expenses, and a further sum in the amount to be determined by the board of directors or a committee thereof, provided that such amounts will be reported in the company's audit of financial statements for the year ended March 31st 2022, be and are hereby approved as remuneration being available for the payment of the audit fees to Grant Thornton Bharat LLP as the company's independent auditors for their audit services to be rendered in respect of the company's financial statements for the financial year. Of the votes received, 38,094,258 votes were for, 81,438 votes were against, and 1,077 votes were withheld. Resolution four, that Mr. John Freeland be and is hereby reelected to hold the office of Class III director from the date of the annual general meeting. Of the votes received, 36,934,425 votes were for, 1,241,983 votes were against, and 365 votes were withheld. Resolution five, that Mr. Françoise Gri be and is hereby reelected to hold the office as Class III director from the date of the annual general meeting. Of the votes received, 34,507,531 votes were for, 3,667,447 votes were against, and 1,795 votes were withheld. Resolution six, that Mr. Jason T. Liberty be and is hereby reelected to hold the office as Class III director from the date of the annual general meeting. Of the votes received, 38,173,565 votes were for, 2,841 votes were against, and 367 votes were withheld. Resolution seven, that the appointment of Mr. Timothy L. Main as a Class I director of the company on the recommendation of the nominating and corporate governance committee and the approval of the board of directors effective June 1st, 2021, pursuant to Article 108 and 109 of the Company Articles Association, be ratified and confirmed in all respects. Of the votes received, 37,728,214 votes were for, 448,167 votes were against, and 392 votes were withheld. In respect of Resolution eight, that the sum of $6 million be and is hereby approved as the directors' remuneration for the period from the annual general meeting until the next annual general meeting of the company to be held in respect of the financial year ending March 31st, 2022. Of the votes received, 38,048,457 votes were for, 36,685 votes were against, and 91,631 votes were withheld. That concludes the figures on the resolutions. Thank you very much, Michael. I have no prepared remarks to deliver at this time, and therefore, that concludes the business of this 2021 Annual General Meeting and our business this morning. I now formally declare the meeting closed, and I thank you for your attendance.
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