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AGM Statement

3 Jun 2009 18:29

RNS Number : 3333T
Ashley (Laura) Hldgs PLC
03 June 2009
 

3 June 2009

LAURA ASHLEY HOLDINGS plc

("the Company")

The 2009 Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of Laura Ashley Holdings plc was held on 3 June 2009, at Corus Hotel Hyde Park, London.

A poll was held for all the resolutions proposed which were passed as follows:

Resolutions

For

%

Against

%

Abstain

1.

To receive, acknowledge and adopt the Directors' Report and the Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31 January 2009 together with the signed and dated Auditors' Report.

573,372,524

99.87

751,559

0.13

142,784

2.

To re-elect Mr Ng Kwan Cheong who retires by rotation in accordance with the Articles of Association (the "Articles"), as a Director.

568,982,281

99.77

1,315,384

0.23

3,967,902

3.

To re-elect Mr Leonard Sebastian who retires by rotation in accordance with the Articles, as a Director.

573,169,766

99.93

392,096

0.07

705,005

4.

To re-elect Mr David Walton Masters who has served as a Non-Executive Director for more than nine years and who retires in accordance with A.7.2. of the Combined Code.

494,572,537

90.52

51,807,427

9.48

3,967,921

5.

To re-elect Tan Sri Dr. Khoo Kay Peng who is 70 years of age and who retires in accordance with the Articles, which requires any director of the age of 70 years or more to retire at the AGM.

503,824,970

98.73

6,476,369

1.27

40,045,609

6.

To declare a final dividend of 0.75 pence per ordinary share for the year ended 31January 2009 to be paid on 20 August 2009 to holders of ordinary shares on the register at the close of business on 8 May 2009 in respect of each ordinary share.

574,201,683

> 99.99

25,112

< 0.01

39,510

7.

To re-appoint Chantrey Vellacott DFK LLP, Chartered Accountants and Registered 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.

574,011,713

99.97

165,592

0.03

89,562

8.

To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 January 2009.

508,196,514

92.50

41,193,952

7.50

957,419

9.

That pursuant to paragraph 10(2) of Schedule 5 of the Companies Act 2006, and without prejudice to the existing provisions of the Articles, the Company may notify, send or supply documents or information to members by making them available on its website.

572,320,042

99.88

677,486

0.12

1,269,164

10.

That the Company may use electronic means (within the meaning of the Disclosure Rules and Transparency Rules Sourcebook published by the Financial Services Authority) to convey or transmit any information to its members.

572,323,809

99.88

673,305

0.12

1,266,475

11.

To authorise the Directors to allot relevant securities pursuant to Section 80 of the Companies Act 1985, having an aggregate nominal value of up to £12,309,583.57.

573,441,874

99.89

623,457

0.11

201,536

12.

To authorise the Company to allot equity securities pursuant to Section 95 of the Companies Act 1985which are to be wholly paid up in cash up to an aggregate nominal amount of £3,730,176.84.

493,727,615

89.85

55,801,758

10.15

818,512

13.

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. 

573,991,181

99.97

157,601

0.03

113,320

14.

15.

That pursuant to the Articles, the Company is empowered to sell 18,272,500 shares held as treasury shares by the Company as at 30 March 2009 and any subsequent purchases of treasury shares not more than 10% of the Company's issued share capital for cash. 

That the new Articles presented at the AGM and signed by the Chairman be adopted as the new Articles in substitution for and to the exclusion of the current Articles.

503,807,155

573,518,699

91.57

99.98

46,369,844

138,182

8.43

0.02

170,886

609,986

Enquiries:

Rebecca Navarednam Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary 020 7880 5100

This information is provided by RNS
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