REG - Mothercare PLC - Result of AGM
RNS Number : 8996GMothercare PLC26 July 2019
Mothercare plc Annual General Meeting 26 July 2019: Results
Annual General Meeting
At the annual general meeting held at 11.00am on 26 July 2019, the resolutions before the meeting were passed on a show of hands.
The following proxy votes had been received by the Company in respect of the resolutions:
Resolution
Votes For (including discretion)
% of Votes For (including discretion)
Votes Against
% of Votes Against
Votes Withheld*
% of votes withheld*
1
To receive the annual accounts, directors' report, strategic report, directors' remuneration report and auditor's report
235,520,863
99.99%
19,301
0.01%
29,646
0.01%
2
To approve the directors' remuneration report
205,792,725
87.38%
29,729,692
12.62%
47,396
0.02%
3
To re-elect Clive Whiley as a director
211,007,087
89.58%
24,545,518
10.42%
17,205
0.01%
4
To re-elect Mark Newton-Jones as a director
235,317,601
99.90%
236,127
0.10%
16,082
0.01%
5
To re-elect Glyn Hughes as a director
235,208,692
96.85%
348,069
0.15%
13,049
0.01%
6
To re-elect Gillian Kent as a director
235,400,147
99.93%
159,479
0.07%
10,184
0.00%
7
To re-elect Nick Wharton as a director
235,508,630
99.98%
42,915
0.02%
18,265
0.01%
8
To appoint Grant Thornton UK LLP as auditor of the Company
211,223,296
89.67%
24,322,246
10.33%
24,268
0.01%
9
To authorise the directors to determine the remuneration of the auditor
235,528,461
100.00%
11,297
0.00%
30,052
0.01%
10
Authority for the directors to allot shares
235,321,921
99.90%
231,772
0.10%
16,117
0.01%
11
To authorise political donations by the company and its subsidiaries
180,696,069
86.72%
27,660,345
13.28%
27,213,396
11.55%
12
Amend the Company's Articles of Association
201,946,694
85.74%
33,584,725
14.26%
38,391
0.02%
13
Authority to call a general meeting at 14 days' notice
235,514,597
99.99%
28,553
0.01%
26,660
0.01%
14
Authority to disapply pre-emption rights
235,453,055
99.98%
56,700
0.02%
60,055
0.03%
15
Authority to further disapply pre-emption rights
211,156,478
89.66%
24,362,835
10.34%
50,497
0.02%
16
Authority to purchase own shares
211,209,783
89.66%
24,351,353
10.34%
8,674
0.00%
Resolutions 12 to 16 were Special Resolutions.
Notes
* A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of votes 'for' and 'against' each resolution
As at 25 July 2019, the Company's issued share capital and total voting rights consisted of 341,798,346 ordinary shares each carrying voting rights. There are no shares in treasury. As a result, proxy votes representing approximately 68.9% of the voting capital were cast for the AGM.
The full text of the resolutions can be found in the Notice of Meeting on the Company's website, www.mothercareplc.com and for inspection on the National Storage Mechanism, http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2 copies of the resolutions passed, other than ordinary business, will shortly be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism, http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.
Further details:
MHP Communications
Simon Hockridge, Tim Rowntree, Alistair de Kare-Silver 020 3128 8789
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