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AGM Statement

3 Jun 2008 07:00

RNS Number : 7985V
Ashley (Laura) Hldgs PLC
02 June 2008
 

2 June 2008

LAURA ASHLEY HOLDINGS plc

("the Company")

The 2008 Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of Laura Ashley Holdings plc was held on 2 June 2008, 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 accounts for the financial year ended 26 January 2008, together with the signed and dated Auditors' Report.

567,916,661

99.91

516,148

0.09

569,962

2.

To re-elect Ms Lillian Tan Lian Tee, the Chief Executive Officer, who retires by rotation in accordance with the Articles of Association of the Company, as a Director.

568,836,513

99.98

123,459

0.02

44,799

3.

To re-elect Ms Sally Kealey who retires by rotation in accordance with the Articles of Association of the Company, as a Director.

561,935,975

99.78

1,221,951

0.22

5,846,845

4.

To elect Mr Leonard Sebastian who offers himself for election as a Director in accordance with the Articles of Association of the Company.

568,332,211

99.99

73,234

0.01

596,800

5.

To elect Mr Ng Kwan Cheong who offers himself for election as a Director in accordance with the Articles of Association of the Company.

561,838,850

99.77

1,288,918

0.23

5,874,141

6.

To re-elect Mr Roger Bambrough who is 71 years of age and who retires in accordance with the Company's Articles of Association, which require any director of the age of 70 years or more to retire at the AGM. 

(Note: Resolution 6 was not put to the Meeting as Mr Roger Bamborough did not offer himself for re-election.)

7.

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

561,956,490

99.88

694,435

0.12

6,353,846

8.

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 general meeting of the Company at which the accounts are laid before shareholders and to authorise the Directors to determine their remuneration.

568,885,891

99.98

95,929

0.02

22,493

9.

To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report.

567,134,910

99.95

263,889

0.05

1,605,972

10.

That a final dividend of 1.0 pence per ordinary share for the financial year ended 26 January 2008 be declared and paid on 6 June 2008 to holders of ordinary shares on the register at the close of business on 9 May 2008 in respect of each ordinary share.

567,996,150

> 99.99

8,693

< 0.01

999,928

11.

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 send or supply documents or information to members by making them available on its website.

568,417,231

99.94

313,696

0.06

262,866

12.

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

568,444,620

99.94

358,034

0.06

192,817

13.

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

568,645,977

99.97

177,607

0.03

174,312

14.

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

485,838,632

85.41

82,974,362

14.59

185,902

15.

To authorise the Company to make market purchases of the Company's ordinary 5 pence shares up to a maximum of 111,905,304 ordinary shares.

568,802,186

99.98

115,817

0.02

78,928

Enquiries:

David Cook Finance Director 020 7880 5100

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