31st Jul 2017 13:02
31 July 2017
B&M European Value Retail S.A.
AGM Voting Results
All resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 28 July 2017 were passed on a poll by shareholders. The results of the poll were as follows.
VOTES FOR | % | VOTES AGAINST | % | VOTES TOTAL | % of ISC VOTED | VOTES WITHHELD | ||
1 | To receive the Directors Report on the Annual Accounts of the Company for the year ended March 2017
| 776,010,272 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 776,010,272 | 77.60 | 826,564 |
2 | To receive the consolidated and unconsolidated Financial Statements and Annual Accounts for the financial year ended March 2017 and the Auditor's Reports thereon
| 775,576,207 | 99.95 | 400,000 | 0.05 | 775,976,207 | 77.60 | 860,629 |
3 | To approve the consolidated Financial Statements and Annual Accounts of the Company for the year ended 25 March 2017 | 776,010,272 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 776,010,272 | 77.60 | 826,564 |
4 | To approve the unconsolidated Financial Statements and Annual Accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2017
| 776,010,272 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 776,010,272 | 77.60 | 826,564 |
5 | To approve the result of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2017 and allocation
| 776,010,272 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 776,010,272 | 77.60 | 826,564 |
6 | To approve the total dividend of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2017
| 776,010,272 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 776,010,272 | 77.60 | 826,564 |
7
| To receive and approve the annual report on the Directors' Remuneration for the year ended March 2017
| 752,544,703 | 96.98 | 23,465,569 | 3.02 | 776,010,272 | 77.60 | 826,564 |
8 | To discharge the Directors for the year ended 31 March 2017
| 776,007,272 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 776,007,272 | 77.60 | 829,564 |
9 | To re-elect Sir Terry Leahy as a Director
| 744,916,893 | 95.99 | 31,093,379 | 4.01 | 776,010,272 | 77.60 | 826,564 |
10 | To re-elect Simon Arora as a Director
| 769,104,720 | 99.11 | 6,905,552 | 0.89 | 776,010,272 | 77.60 | 826,564 |
11 | To re-elect David Novak as a Director
| 733,370,477 | 95.34 | 35,856,281 | 4.66 | 769,226,758 | 76.92 | 7,610,078 |
12
| To re-elect Paul McDonald as a Director | 770,547,779 | 99.30 | 5,462,493 | 0.70 | 776,010,272 | 77.60 | 826,564 |
13 | To re-elect Thomas Hübner as a Director
| 767,830,946 | 98.95 | 8,179,326 | 1.05 | 776,010,272 | 77.60 | 826,564 |
14 | To re-elect Kathleen Guion as a Director
| 774,771,295 | 99.84 | 1,238,977 | 0.16 | 776,010,272 | 77.60 | 826,564 |
15 | To re-elect Ron McMillan as a Director | 765,990,626 | 98.71 | 10,019,646 | 1.29 | 776,010,272 | 77.60 | 826,564 |
16 | To re-elect Harry Brouwer as a Director
| 767,830,946 | 98.95 | 8,179,326 | 1.05 | 776,010,272 | 77.60 | 826,564 |
17 | To discharge the Independent Auditor for the year ended 31 March 2016
| 776,010,272 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 776,010,272 | 77.60 | 826,564 |
18 | To re-appoint KPMG Luxembourg Société Coopérative as Independent Auditor of the Company
| 774,216,575 | 99.99 | 86,543 | 0.01 | 774,303,118 | 77.43 | 2,533,718 |
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| To authorise the Directors to determine the Independent Auditor's remuneration | 774,798,655 | 99.84 | 1,211,617 | 0.16 | 776,010,272 | 77.60 | 826,564 |
20 | To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its ordinary shares
| 772,751,513 | 99.74 | 2,047,142 | 0.26 | 774,798,655 | 77.48 | 2,038,181 |
21 | To confirm the Board of Directors have full power to issue ordinary shares on a non-pre-emptive basis for cash representing 5% of the issued share capital of the Company generally, as provided by the Articles of Association and to acknowledge the Directors' intention to comply with the Statement of Principles on Dis-applying Pre-Emption Rights to the extent practical for a Luxembourg company
| 775,850,000 | 99.98 | 160,272 | 0.02 | 776,010,272 | 77.60 | 826,564 |
22 | To confirm the Board of Directors have full power, in addition to any authority granted under resolution 21, to issue ordinary shares on a non-pre-emptive basis, for cash representing a further 5% of the issued share capital of the Company for the purposes of financing an acquisition or a capital investment (or refinancing such a transaction) as defined in the Statement of Principles on Dis-Applying Pre-Emption Rights, as provided by the Articles of Association | 732,418,368 | 94.38 | 43,591,904 | 5.62 | 776,010,272 | 77.60 | 826,564 |
The results of the poll will also be posted on the Company's website at www.bandmretail.com/investors/agm.aspx
Please note that a vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of votes for and against a resolution.
The total number of shares in issue of the Company at the date of the AGM was 1,000,000,000 ordinary shares.
Enquiries
B&M European Value Retail S.A.
For further information please contact +44 (0) 151 728 5400
Simon Arora, Chief Executive Officer
Paul McDonald, Chief Financial Officer
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