13th Oct 2016 07:00
Results of 2016 Annual General Meeting
The 2016 Annual General Meeting ('AGM') of Laura Ashley Holdings plc was held on 12 October 2016, at Corus Hotel Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia with a satellite venue at Corus Hotel Hyde Park, London.
A poll was held for all the resolutions proposed which were passed as follows:
Resolution | Summary | For | % | Against | % | Abstain | ||||||||
1. | To receive, acknowledge and adopt the Directors' Report, the Group Strategic Report and the Financial Statements for the period ended 30 June 2016 together with the signed and dated Auditor's Report.
| 544,705,142 | 100.00 | 19,470 | 0.00 | 29,352 | ||||||||
2. | To re-elect Tan Sri Dr Khoo Kay Peng, who retires by rotation in accordance with the Articles of Association of the Company, as a Non- Executive Director.
| 531,622,960 | 97.61 | 12,996,648 | 2.39 | 136,656 |
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3.
| To re-elect Mr Ng Kwan Cheong, who retires by rotation in accordance with the Articles of Association of the Company, as an Executive Director.
| 544,499,945 | 99.97 | 149,795 | 0.03 | 106,524 | ||||||||
4. | To re-elect Mr David Walton Masters who offers himself for re-election as a Non-Executive Director in accordance with provision B.7.1 of the UK Corporate Governance Code. | 530,361,911 | 97.37 | 14,343,707 | 2.63 | 40,601 | ||||||||
4*.
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To re-elect Mr David Walton Masters who offers himself for re-election as a Non-Executive Director in accordance with provision B.7.1 of the UK Corporate Governance Code. |
86,577,904 |
85.79 |
14,343,707 |
14.21 |
40,601 | ||||||||
5. |
To re-elect Ms Sally Kealey, who offers herself for re-election as a Non-Executive Director in accordance with provision B.7.1 of the UK Corporate Governance Code.
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542,575,303 |
99.85 |
825,410 |
0.15 |
1,345,505 |
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5*.
| To re-elect Ms Sally Kealey, who offers herself for re-election as a Non-Executive Director in accordance with provision B.7.1 of the UK Corporate Governance Code. | 98,791,296 | 99.17 | 825,410 | 0.83 | 1,345,505 | ||||||||
6.
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To declare a final dividend of 0.5 pence per ordinary share for the period ended 30 June 2016 to be paid on 27 October 2016 to holders of ordinary shares on the register at the close of business on 7 October 2016 (ex-dividend date 6 October 2016) in respect of each ordinary share.
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544,658,438 |
100.00 |
16,104 |
0.00 |
76,610 | |||||||
7.
| To re-appoint Moore Stephens LLP, as Auditors of 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.
| 544,401,586 | 99.94 | 308,102 | 0.06 | 36,531 | ||||||||
8. | To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the period ended 30 June 2016.
| 544,182,777 | 99.92 | 428,208 | 0.08 | 145,186 | ||||||||
9. | 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 £12,309,583.57.
| 544,259,515 | 99.96 | 237,665 | 0.04 | 259,084 | ||||||||
10. | To authorise the Directors to allot equity securities pursuant to Section 571 of the Companies Act 2006, which are to be wholly paid up in cash up to an aggregate nominal amount of £3,730,176.84 representing 10% of the issued share capital of the Company.
| 524,000,507 | 96.24 | 20,481,305 | 3.76 | 274,451 | ||||||||
11. | To authorise the Company to make market purchases of the Company's ordinary 5 pence shares up to 10% of the nominal value of the Company's issued share capital.
| 544,264,788 | 99.93 | 403,768 | 0.07 | 87,708 | ||||||||
12. | To empower the Company to sell 18,272,500 shares held as treasury shares by the Company as at 16 August 2016 and any subsequent purchases of treasury shares not more than 10% of the Company's issued share capital for cash.
| 526,843,840 | 96.73 | 17,818,036 | 3.27 | 85,304 | ||||||||
13. | That a general meeting (rather than an annual general meeting) may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice.
| 544,057,930 | 99.88 | 656,219 | 0.12 | 42,114 |
* Denotes votes by independent shareholders.
Enquiries:
Kwan Cheong Ng/Seán Anglim Laura Ashley 020 7880 5100
Anita Scott/ Helen Smith Brunswick 020 7404 5959
Marc Milmo/ Catherine Leftley Cantor Fitzgerald Europe 020 7894 7000
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