LAURA ASHLEY HOLDINGS PLC (the "Company")
Results of 2019 Annual General Meeting
31 October 2019
The 2019 Annual General Meeting ('AGM') of Laura Ashley Holdings plc was held on 30 October 2019, at Corus Hotel Hyde Park, Lancaster Gate,
A poll was held for all the resolutions proposed which were passed as follows:
Resolution |
Summary |
For |
% |
Against |
% |
Witheld |
1 |
To receive, acknowledge and adopt the Directors' Report, the Group Strategic Report and the Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2019 together with the signed and dated Auditor's Report. |
497,718,738 |
99.99 |
37,758 |
0.01 |
317,911 |
2 |
To re-elect Mr Ng Kwan Cheong, who retires by rotation in accordance with the Articles of Association of the Company ("Articles") as an Executive Director. |
485,055,797 |
97.41 |
12,892,338 |
2.59 |
126,272 |
3 |
To elect Mr David Cook, who offers himself for election in accordance with the provision B.7.1 of the Governance Code, as a Non-Executive Director. |
497,503,514 |
99.91 |
431,435
|
0.09 |
139,458
|
3 |
* To elect Mr David Cook, who offers himself for election in accordance with the provision B.7.1 of the Governance Code, as a Non-Executive Director. |
53,719,507
|
99.20 |
431,435
|
0.80 |
139,458
|
4 |
To appoint UHY Hacker Young LLP, as Auditors to the Company, to hold office from the passing of this resolution to the conclusion of the next AGM at which the accounts are laid before shareholders and to authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of the Auditors. |
497,857,136
|
99.98 |
118,336
|
0.02 |
98,935
|
5 |
To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 30 June 2019. |
497,097,298
|
99.87 |
638,519
|
0.13 |
332,474
|
6 |
To authorise the Directors to allot relevant securities pursuant to Section 551 of the Companies Act 2006, having an aggregate nominal value of up to |
497,189,086
|
99.91 |
458,194
|
0.09 |
424,470
|
7 |
To authorise the Directors to allot or make offers or agreements to allot equity securities pursuant to Section 571 and Section 573 of the Companies Act 2006, which are to be wholly paid up in cash or a sale of treasury shares, up to an aggregate nominal amount of |
497,138,217
|
99.90 |
489,297
|
0.10 |
446,236
|
8 |
To authorise the Company to make market purchases of the Company's ordinary |
497,188,504
|
99.93 |
336,530
|
0.07 |
499,016
|
9 |
That a general meeting (rather than an annual general meeting) may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice. |
497,811,421
|
99.97 |
146,943
|
0.03 |
114,555
|
* Denotes votes by independent shareholders.
Enquiries:
KC Ng |
|
Laura Ashley |
|
020 7880 5100 |
Seán Anglim |
|
Laura Ashley |
|
020 7880 5100 |
Anita Scott / Alice Gibb |
|
Brunswick |
|
020 7404 5959 |
Rick Thompson / Michael Boot |
|
Cantor Fitzgerald Europe |
|
020 7894 7000 |
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