8th Sep 2010 13:41
Dixons Retail plc
(formerly DSG international plc)
Annual General Meeting - Poll Votes & Change of name
At the AGM of Dixons Retail plc held on 8 September 2010, the following votes were recorded on a poll for each resolution. Each resolution was duly passed.
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Resolution |
In Favour |
Against |
Abstentions/Withheld |
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Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
Votes |
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1 |
To receive the directors' report, financial statements and auditors' report |
2,755,644,536 |
99.99 |
86,033 |
0.01 |
416,176 |
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2 |
To appoint Prof. Dr. Utho Creusen as a director |
2,753,985,644 |
99.94 |
1,735,111 |
0.06 |
421,506 |
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3 |
To appoint Tim How as a director |
2,754,060,524 |
99.94 |
1,646,669 |
0.06 |
423,553 |
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4 |
To re-appoint John Allan as a director |
2,753,433,684 |
99.92 |
2,266,163 |
0.08 |
442,414 |
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5 |
To re-appoint John Browett as a director |
2,753,096,850 |
99.90 |
2,681,923 |
0.10 |
363,488 |
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6 |
To re-appoint Nicholas Cadbury as a director |
2,753,044,256 |
99.90 |
2,674,259 |
0.10 |
417,716 |
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7 |
To re-appoint Rita Clifton as a director |
2,753,950,636 |
99.94 |
1,722,965 |
0.06 |
427,323 |
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8 |
To re-appoint Andrew Lynch as a director |
2,753,983,717 |
99.94 |
1,695,675 |
0.06 |
422,105 |
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9 |
To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditors |
2,751,116,460 |
99.83 |
4,635,109 |
0.17 |
349,355 |
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10 |
To authorise the directors to agree the remuneration of the auditors |
2,752,613,924 |
99.88 |
3,179,518 |
0.12 |
348,819 |
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11 |
To approve the Remuneration Report |
2,635,295,748 |
97.16 |
77,116,978 |
2.84 |
43,725,334 |
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12 |
To authorise the Company to make political donations |
2,747,877,043 |
99.73 |
7,522,319 |
0.27 |
742,899 |
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13 |
To authorise the directors to allot unissued shares |
2,634,243,613 |
95.60 |
121,380,561 |
4.40 |
517,745 |
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14 |
To authorise the directors to disapply pre-emption rights |
2,636,713,473 |
95.69 |
118,894,288 |
4.31 |
524,955 |
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15 |
To approve the amendment to the articles of association. |
2,635,790,850 |
99.94 |
1,584,478 |
0.06 |
118,726,827 |
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16 |
To approve that a general meeting other than an AGM be called on not less than 14 days' notice |
2,599,479,083 |
98.55 |
38,136,526 |
1.45 |
118,524,737 |
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17 |
To approve the change of company name |
2,578,067,234 |
97.74 |
59,570,129 |
2.26 |
118,500,265 |
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Following the passing of these resolutions the Company also announces that it has changed its name to Dixons Retail plc.
Notes
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1. |
Votes were tendered in respect of 3,610,000,311 shares representing 76.34% of the issued capital. |
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2. |
Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman have been included in the "For" total. |
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3. |
A "vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes "For" and "Against" a resolution. |
The full text of the resolutions is shown in the Notice of Annual General Meeting which is available on our website at www.dsgiplc.com and has been made available for inspection at the UKLA's National Storage Mechanism which can be found at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do
For further information please contact:
Helen Grantham, Company Secretary
Related Shares:
DXNS.L