16th Jul 2009 17:00
BURBERRY GROUP PLC
(the "Company")
The Company announces the following results of the poll taken at its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held earlier today:
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For |
Against |
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Resolution (see Notes below) |
Number of Votes* |
% of Votes Cast (excluding Votes Withheld) |
Number of Votes |
% of Votes Cast (excluding Votes Withheld) |
Votes Withheld** |
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|
1 |
338,865,085 |
99.94 |
186,609 |
0.06 |
1,742,455 |
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|
2 |
302,068,642 |
94.98 |
15,976,796 |
5.02 |
22,748,711 |
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|
3 |
338,830,221 |
99.98 |
83,291 |
0.02 |
1,880,637 |
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|
4 |
332,317,809 |
98.73 |
4,290,458 |
1.27 |
4,185,882 |
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|
5 |
333,048,010 |
98.93 |
3,589,003 |
1.07 |
4,157,136 |
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|
6 |
335,378,337 |
98.95 |
3,571,207 |
1.05 |
1,844,605 |
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|
7 |
326,188,547 |
98.79 |
4,008,423 |
1.21 |
10,597,179 |
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|
8 |
336,877,287 |
99.39 |
2,081,457 |
0.61 |
1,835,405 |
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|
9 |
321,439,404 |
94.87 |
17,389,286 |
5.13 |
1,965,459 |
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|
10 |
338,977,325 |
99.98 |
59,895 |
0.02 |
1,756,929 |
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|
11 |
306,818,209 |
92.02 |
26,592,039 |
7.98 |
7,383,901 |
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|
12 |
332,844,996 |
98.18 |
6,174,306 |
1.82 |
1,774,847 |
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|
13 |
331,220,400 |
98.11 |
6,367,474 |
1.89 |
3,206,275 |
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Notes:
* Includes discretionary votes.** A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes for or against a resolution.
The following are the resolutions voted on at the Company's AGM.
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Resolution 1 |
To receive the Company's accounts for the year ended 31 March 2009 and the reports of the directors and auditors thereon. |
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Resolution 2 |
To approve the Report on Directors' Remuneration for the year ended 31 March 2009. |
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Resolution 3 |
To declare a final dividend of 8.65p per share. |
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Resolution 4 |
To re-elect Angela Ahrendts as a director of the Company. |
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Resolution 5 |
To re-elect Stephanie George as a director of the Company. |
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Resolution 6 |
To re-elect David Tyler as a director of the Company. |
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Resolution 7 |
To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors of the Company. |
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Resolution 8 |
To authorise the directors to determine the auditors' remuneration. |
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Resolution 9 |
To authorise political donations and expenditure by the Company, and all companies that are its subsidiaries. |
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Resolution 10 |
To authorise the Company to purchase its own ordinary shares (Special Resolution). |
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Resolution 11 |
To authorise the directors to allot shares. |
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Resolution 12 |
To renew the directors' authority to disapply pre-emption rights (Special Resolution). |
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Resolution 13 |
To authorise the directors to call general meetings (other than an Annual General Meeting) on not less than 14 clear days' notice (Special Resolution). |
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R, two copies of resolutions 9 through 13 constituting Special Business passed at the Annual General Meeting have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority, and will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility at the address shown below
UK Listing Authority, Document Viewing Facility:
Financial Services Authority 25 The North ColonnadeCanary WharfLondon E14 5HS
Tel. 020 7066 1000
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