REG - Howden Joinery Grp - Result of AGM
RNS Number : 2922MHowden Joinery Group PLC07 May 2020
HOWDEN JOINERY GROUP PLC
(the "Company")
RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
In accordance with the arrangements announced on 29 April 2020, the Company held its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") at 11.00am today at its registered office. The AGM was convened with the minimum quorum of two shareholders (or their corporate representatives or proxies). The AGM comprised only the formal business as set out in the Notice of AGM (dated 18 March 2020).
All valid proxy votes (whether submitted electronically or in hard copy form) were included in the poll taken at the meeting. The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held in treasury) at the close of business on 5 May 2020 was 597,088,631.
The final votes received in respect of each resolution put to the meeting were as set out below:
Votes for (including discretionary votes)
%
Votes for
Votes
against
%
Votes
against
Total number of votes validly cast
% of the Company's issued share capital represented by votes validly cast
Votes withheld*
Ordinary Resolutions
1
To receive and adopt the Annual Report & Accounts
463,678,787
99.77%
1,081,015
0.23%
464,759,802
77.84%
5,017,973
2
To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report
457,271,861
98.28%
8,010,009
1.72%
465,281,870
77.93%
4,495,906
3
To declare a final dividend
This resolution was withdrawn from the business of the meeting
4
To elect Louise Fowler
466,607,314
99.36%
2,987,078
0.64%
469,594,392
78.65%
183,384
5
To re-elect Karen Caddick
465,361,785
99.10%
4,236,331
0.90%
469,598,116
78.65%
179,660
6
To re-elect Andrew Cripps
461,488,780
98.27%
8,106,337
1.73%
469,595,117
78.65%
182,659
7
To re-elect Geoff Drabble
465,364,818
99.10%
4,230,299
0.90%
469,595,117
78.65%
182,659
8
To re-elect Andrew Livingston
466,449,705
99.33%
3,147,050
0.67%
469,596,755
78.65%
181,021
9
To re-elect Richard Pennycook
458,261,689
98.53%
6,859,996
1.47%
465,121,685
77.90%
4,656,091
10
To re-elect Mark Robson
465,873,189
99.21%
3,724,066
0.79%
469,597,255
78.65%
180,521
11
To re-elect Debbie White
465,357,470
99.10%
4,238,258
0.90%
469,595,728
78.65%
182,048
12
To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as the Auditor
462,381,038
98.46%
7,214,196
1.54%
469,595,234
78.65%
182,541
13
To authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of the Auditor
466,416,025
99.32%
3,178,705
0.68%
469,594,730
78.65%
183,045
14
To renew authority to make political donations
451,689,403
98.19%
8,315,003
1.81%
460,004,406
77.04%
9,773,370
15
To renew the Directors' authority to allot shares
452,250,493
96.28%
17,494,079
3.72%
469,744,572
78.67%
33,204
Special Resolutions
16
To renew the Directors' authority for the disapplication of pre-emption rights
459,967,897
99.97%
137,121
0.03%
460,105,018
77.06%
9,672,758
17
To renew the Directors' authority to make market purchases of the Company's own shares
464,858,917
99.10%
4,235,652
0.90%
469,094,569
78.56%
683,206
18
To adopt the New Articles of Association
469,500,190
100.00%
16,370
0.00%
469,516,560
78.63%
261,216
19
To authorise general meetings to be held on 14 clear days' notice
453,074,728
96.48%
16,515,744
3.52%
469,590,472
78.65%
187,304
*A vote "withheld" is not a vote in law. Votes "withheld" were not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes for and against each of the resolutions.
Full details of the poll results will also be available on the Company's website: www.howdenjoinerygroupplc.com/investors/shareholder/agm/
In accordance with the Listing Rules, a copy of the resolutions passed, other than ordinary business, will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
DISCLOSURE OF RIGHTS ATTACHED TO EQUITY SHARES
Further to the Company's announcement on 24 April 2020 (announcing the submission of a copy of its articles of association to the National Storage Mechanism in line with Listing Rule 9.2.6ER(1)(b)), a copy of the Company's new articles of association, as adopted at the AGM, has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism in line with Listing Rule 9.2.6ER(2)(a) and is available for viewing at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
Enquiries:
Forbes McNaughton, Company Secretary: +44 (0) 207 535 1137
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