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AGM Statement

8 Jun 2010 07:00

RNS Number : 2089N
Ashley (Laura) Hldgs PLC
08 June 2010
 

7 June 2010

 

LAURA ASHLEY HOLDINGS plc

('the Company')

 

The 2010 Annual General Meeting ('AGM') of Laura Ashley Holdings plc was held on 7 June 2010, 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 30 January 2010 together with the signed and dated Auditors' Report.

 

535,135,789

99.80

1,084,630

0.20

36,488

2.

To re-elect Mr Andrew Khoo who retires by rotation in accordance with the Articles of Association, as a Director.

 

463,886,903

86.98

69,416,220

13.02

2,957,534

3.

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 the Articles of Association and A.7.2. of the Combined Code.

 

465,143,709

87.26

67,911,264

12.74

3,205,684

4.

To declare a final dividend of 0.75 pence per ordinary share for the year ended 30 January 2010 to be paid on 4 August 2010 to holders of ordinary shares on the register at the close of business on 2 July 2010 in respect of each ordinary share.

 

 

535,711,434

100.0

18,782

0.00

528,941

5.

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.

 

536,126,722

99.98

83,768

0.02

50,167

6.

To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 30 January 2010.

 

533,738,305

99.83

913,098

0.17

1,604,504

7.

To authorise the Directors to allot relevant securities pursuant to Section 549 of the Companies Act 2006, having an aggregate nominal value of up to £12,309,583.57.

 

535,731,519

99.95

277,349

0.05

247,789

8.

To authorise the Company 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.

 

456,035,768

85.08

79,962,680

14.92

258,209

9.

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. 

 

 

 

535,950,868

99.96

194,589

0.04

115,200

10.

That pursuant to the Articles, the Company is empowered to sell 18,272,500 shares held as treasury shares by the Company as at 31 March 2010 and any subsequent purchases of treasury shares not more than 10% of the Company's issued share capital for cash. 

 

467,938,838

87.29

68,136,227

12.71

184,642

 

 

Enquiries:

 

Kien-Mun Ho Company Secretary 020 7880 5100

 

 

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