5th Jul 2017 16:24
For Immediate Release
5 July 2017
Booker Group plc ('Booker')
Results of AGM
The 2017 Annual General Meeting of Booker Group plc took place today at 11.00am at the Makro Branch Enfield, 57 Stockingswater Lane, Enfield, Middlesex EN3 7XA.
All resolutions proposed at the 2017 Annual General Meeting were carried on a show of hands. Details of the proxy votes received on each resolution are set out below:
Booker Group Plc Annual General Meeting Proxy Votes
Resolution | Votes For | % of Votes Cast | Votes Against | % of votes Cast | Total Votes Validly Cast | Total Votes Cast as a % of the shares in issue | Votes Withheld | |
1 | Receive the Annual Report & Accounts | 1,046,156,630 | 98.92 | 11,446,944 | 1.08 | 1,057,603,574 | 59.32 | 20,602,926 |
2 | Approve the Remuneration Report | 1,047,661,029 | 98.14 | 19,905,957 | 1.86 | 1,067,566,986 | 59.88 | 10,639,513 |
3 | Approve the Remuneration Policy | 970,535,437 | 90.02 | 107,630,975 | 9.98 | 1,078,166,412 | 60.48 | 40,087 |
4 | Declare a Final Dividend | 1,076,454,614 | 99.84 | 1,751,225 | 0.16 | 1,078,205,839 | 60.48 | 0 |
5 | Declare a Special Dividend | 1,076,455,275 | 99.84 | 1,751,225 | 0.16 | 1,078,206,500 | 60.48 | 0 |
6 | Re-elect Stewart Gilliland | 1,059,619,835 | 98.28 | 18,564,684 | 1.72 | 1,078,184,519 | 60.47 | 21,981 |
7 | Re-Elect Charles Wilson | 1,072,007,287 | 99.43 | 6,194,911 | 0.57 | 1,078,202,198 | 60.48 | 4,302 |
8 | Re-elect Jonathan Prentis | 1,071,966,412 | 99.43 | 6,192,771 | 0.57 | 1,078,159,183 | 60.48 | 47,317 |
9 | Re-elect Guy Farrant | 1,071,965,601 | 99.43 | 6,194,884 | 0.57 | 1,078,160,485 | 60.48 | 46,015 |
10 | Re-elect Helena Andreas | 1,074,096,923 | 99.62 | 4,108,577 | 0.38 | 1,078,205,500 | 60.48 | 1,000 |
11 | Re-elect Andrew Cripps | 1,058,782,459 | 98.32 | 18,120,192 | 1.68 | 1,076,902,651 | 60.41 | 1,303,849 |
12 | Re-elect Gary Hughes | 1,061,752,889 | 98.48 | 16,417,379 | 1.52 | 1,078,170,268 | 60.47 | 36,232 |
13 | Re-elect Karen Jones | 1,064,141,908 | 98.70 | 14,029,662 | 1.30 | 1,078,171,570 | 60.48 | 22,679 |
14 | Re-appoint KPMG LLP | 1,058,470,429 | 98.17 | 19,706,914 | 1.83 | 1,078,177,343 | 60.48 | 29,157 |
15 | Auditor's Fees | 1,071,219,424 | 99.36 | 6,943,055 | 0.64 | 1,078,162,479 | 60.47 | 44,021 |
16 | Directors Allot Shares | 1,042,232,282 | 96.67 | 35,940,523 | 3.33 | 1,078,172,805 | 60.48 | 33,695 |
17 | Disapply pre-emption rights | 1,076,311,075 | 99.83 | 1,826,859 | 0.17 | 1,078,137,934 | 60.47 | 67,566 |
18 | Make Market Purchases | 1,075,562,294 | 99.76 | 2,590,591 | 0.24 | 1,078,152,885 | 60.48 | 53,615 |
19 | Call General Meetings | 1,044,571,877 | 96.88 | 33,616,537 | 3.12 | 1,078,188,414 | 60.48 | 18,085 |
NOTES:
1. A 'Vote Withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes 'For' or 'Against' a resolution.
2. The total number of shares in issue on 3 July 2017 was 1,782,794,421 ordinary shares of 1p each.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of the resolutions passed, other than those considered ordinary business, will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at http://www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.
For more information contact:
Tulchan Communications (PR Adviser to Booker Group plc)
Susannah Voyle
020 7353 4200
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