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Results of AGM and appointment of NED

17th Jun 2013 16:32

RNS Number : 2214H
Ashley (Laura) Hldgs PLC
17 June 2013
 



Laura Ashley Holdings plc (the "Company")

 

Results of AGM and appointment of Non-Executive Director

 

The 2013 Annual General Meeting ('AGM') of Laura Ashley Holdings plc was held on 14 June 2013, 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 and the Financial Statements for the year ended 26 January 2013 together with the signed and dated Auditor's Report.

 

518,977,447

99.90

295,335

0.06

235,955

0.05

2.

To re-elect Tan Sri Dr Khoo Kay Peng, the Chairman of the Company.

 

479,522,476

92.30

39,576,097

7.62

412,814

0.08

3.

To re-elect Mr Ng Kwan Cheong, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

 

519,262,572

99.95

51,737

0.01

197,078

0.04

4.

To re-elect Mr David Walton Masters who offers himself for re-election as a Non-Executive Director.

 

481,948,169

92.77

37,359,270

7.19

203,948

0.04

5.

To re-elect Ms Ho Kuan Lai as a MUI appointed Director.

 

518,883,678

99.96

405,769

0.08

221,940

0.04

6.

To declare a final dividend of 1.0 pence per ordinary share for the year ended 26 January 2013 to be paid on 12 July 2013 to holders of ordinary shares on the register at the close of business on 28 June 2013 (ex-dividend date 26 June 2013) in respect of each ordinary share.

 

519,310,774

99.96

13,894

0.00

186,619

0.04

7.

To re-appoint Chantrey Vellacott DFK LLP, Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditor, as Auditor to the Company, to hold office from the conclusion of the AGM to the conclusion of the next AGM at which the accounts are laid before shareholders and to authorise the Directors to determine their remuneration.

 

519,117,201

99.92

121,337

0.02

272,849

0.05

8.

To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 26 January 2013.

 

518,645,029

99.83

292,809

0.06

573,549

0.11

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.

 

519,014,993

99.90

113,774

0.02

382,620

0.07

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.

 

457,856,538

88.13

51,189,265

9.85

10,465,584

2.01

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.

 

519,048,399

99.91

156,926

0.03

306,062

0.06

12.

That pursuant to the Articles of Association, the Company is empowered to sell 18,272,500 shares held as treasury shares by the Company as at 27 March 2013 and any subsequent purchases of treasury shares not more than 10% of the Company's issued share capital for cash.

 

458,201,123

88.20

51,004,142

9.82

10,306,122

1.98

13.

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

 

516,968,523

99.51

2,254,731

0.43

265,290

0.05

 

Under Resolution 5, it was proposed and duly passed that Ms Ho Kuan Lai be appointed as a MUI appointed Director, consistent with the Continuing Relationship Agreement entered into in May 1998 between the Group and MUI Asia Limited.

 

Enquiries:

 

Laura Ashley Holdings plc

Seán Anglim CFO / Joint COO

 

 020 7880 5100

Brunswick

Anita Scott

James Olley

 020 7404 5959

 

 

Cantor Fitzgerald Europe

Richard Redmayne

Mark Percy

 

 

020 7894 7000

 

 

This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
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