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Result of AGM

20 Oct 2017 07:00

RNS Number : 1353U
Ashley (Laura) Hldgs PLC
20 October 2017
 
Laura Ashley Holdings plc (the "Company")

 

Results of 2017 Annual General Meeting

 

The 2017 Annual General Meeting ('AGM') of Laura Ashley Holdings plc was held on 19 October 2017, at Corus Hotel Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia with a satellite venue 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, the Group Strategic Report and the Financial Statements for the period ended 30 June 2017 together with the signed and dated Auditor's Report.

 

534,043,291

99.96

223,151

0.04

298,366

2.

To re-elect Mr Wong Nyen Faat, who retires by rotation in

accordance with the Articles of Association of the Company, as a Non-

Executive Director.

 

520,017,539

97.29

14,457,770

2.71

92,157

3.

To re-elect Mr David Walton Masters who offers himself for re-election as a Non-Executive Director in accordance with provision B.7.1 of the UK Corporate Governance Code.

 

519,929,520

99.36

3,367,071

0.64

11,263,172

 

3*.

 

 

 

To re-elect Mr David Walton Masters who offers himself for re-election as a Non-Executive Director in accordance with provision B.7.1 of the UK Corporate Governance Code.

 

 

76,145,513

 

95.77

 

3,367,071

 

4.23

 

11,263,172

4.

 

 

 

 

 

 

To re-appoint Crowe Clark Whitehill LLP, as Auditors of the Company, to hold office from the passing of this resolution to the conclusion of the next AGM at which the accounts are laid before shareholders and to authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of the Auditors.

 

522,944,240

99.93

345,330

0.07

11,268,351

5.

To approve Directors' Remuneration Report for the period of three years ended 30 June 2020

 

522,082,902

99.80

1,031,900

0.20

11,442,619

6.

To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the period ended 30 June 2017.

 

522,188,789

99.82

945,810

0.18

11,435,834

7.

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.

 

522,565,358

99.89

600,707

0.11

11,404,368

8.

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.

 

522,304,004

99.84

854,535

0.16

11,411,894

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.

 

522,665,190

99.89

559,687

0.11

11,345,556

10.

To empower the Company to sell 18,272,500 shares held as treasury shares by the Company as at 22 August 2017 and any subsequent purchases of treasury shares not more than 10% of the Company's issued share capital for cash.

 

519,812,840

99.35

3,399,974

0.65

11,348,902

11.

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

 

522,927,730

99.93

347,426

0.07

11,299,589

* Denotes votes by independent shareholders.

 

Enquiries:

 

Kwan Cheong Ng/Seán Anglim Laura Ashley 020 7880 5100

 

Anita Scott/ Helen Smith Brunswick 020 7404 5959

 

Marc Milmo/ Catherine Leftley Cantor Fitzgerald Europe 020 7894 7000

 

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