Results of 2019 Annual General Meeting

Resolution

Summary

For

%

Against

%

Witheld

1

To receive, acknowledge and adopt the Directors' Report,

the Group Strategic Report and the Financial Statements

for the year ended 30 June 2019 together with the signed

and dated Auditor's Report.

497,718,738

99.99

37,758

0.01

317,911

2

To re-elect Mr Ng Kwan Cheong, who retires by rotation

in accordance with the Articles of Association of the

Company ("Articles") as an Executive Director.

485,055,797

97.41

12,892,338

2.59

126,272

3

To elect Mr David Cook, who offers himself for election in

accordance with the provision B.7.1 of the UK Corporate

Governance Code, as a Non-Executive Director.

497,503,514

99.91

431,435

0.09

139,458

3

* To elect Mr David Cook, who offers himself for election in

accordance with the provision B.7.1 of the UK Corporate

Governance Code, as a Non-Executive Director.

53,719,507

99.20

431,435

0.80

139,458

4

To appoint UHY Hacker Young LLP, as Auditors to 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.

497,857,136

99.98

118,336

0.02

98,935

5

To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 30 June 2019.

497,097,298

99.87

638,519

0.13

332,474

6

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.

497,189,086

99.91

458,194

0.09

424,470

7

To authorise the Directors to allot or make offers or agreements to allot equity securities pursuant to Section 571 and Section 573 of the Companies Act 2006, which are to be wholly paid up in cash or a sale of treasury shares, up to an aggregate nominal amount of £1,819,407.17 representing 5% of the issued share capital of the Company.

497,138,217

99.90

489,297

0.10

446,236

8

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.

497,188,504

99.93

336,530

0.07

499,016

9

That a general meeting (rather than an annual general meeting) may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice.

497,811,421

99.97

146,943

0.03

114,555

KC Ng

Laura Ashley

020 7880 5100

Seán Anglim

Laura Ashley

020 7880 5100

Anita Scott / Alice Gibb

Brunswick

020 7404 5959

Rick Thompson / Michael Boot

Cantor Fitzgerald Europe

020 7894 7000