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Result of AGM

10 Jun 2015 08:30

RNS Number : 7380P
Ashley (Laura) Hldgs PLC
10 June 2015
 
Laura Ashley Holdings plc (the "Company")

 

Results of AGM

 

The 2015 Annual General Meeting ('AGM') of Laura Ashley Holdings plc was held on 9 June 2015, 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 year ended 31 January 2015 together with the signed and dated Auditor's Report.

 

557,115,231

100.00

12,198

0.00

63,788

2.

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.

 

504,659,221

90.58

52,463,101

9.42

69,270

 

 

 

2*.

 

 

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.

 

60,875,214

53.71

52,463,101

46.29

69,270

3.

To re-elect Ms Sally Kealey, who offers herself for re-election as a Non-Executive Director in accordance with provision B.7.1 of the UK Corporate Governance Code.

555,988,328

99.79

1,161,307

0.21

41,957

 

3*.

 

 

 

To re-elect Ms Sally Kealey, who offers herself for re-election as a Non-Executive Director in accordance with provision B.7.1 of the UK Corporate Governance Code.

 

112,204,321

 

98.98

 

1,161,307

 

1.02

 

41,957

 

4.

 

To re-elect Ms Kwa Kim Li, who retires by rotation in

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

Executive Director.

 

 

556,981,955

 

99.97

 

158,414

 

0.03

 

51,223

 

 

 

 

4*.

 

 

To re-elect Ms Kwa Kim Li, who retires by rotation in

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

Executive Director.

113,197,948

99.86

158,414

0.14

51,223

 

5.

 

 

 

 

 

 

To re-elect Mr James Wong Nyen Faat, who retires by rotation in accordance with the Articles of Association of the Company, as a Non-Executive Director.

 

 

 

 

553,198,077

 

99.29

 

3,935,125

 

0.71

 

58,390

6.

 

 

 

 

 

 

To elect Ms Joyce Sit Meng Poh who offers herself for election as an Executive Director in accordance with the Articles of Association of the Company.

 

555,347,617

99.68

1,769,393

0.32

74,582

7.

To declare a final dividend of 1.0 pence per ordinary share for the year ended 31 January 2015 to be paid on 3 July 2015 to holders of ordinary shares on the register at the close of business on 12 June 2015 (ex-dividend date 11 June 2015) in respect of each ordinary share.

 

557,141,743

100.00

15,695

0.00

33,854

8.

To appoint Moore Stephens LLP, as Auditor to 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 Auditor.

 

556,597,143

99.93

378,903

0.07

215,546

9.

To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 31January 2015.

 

556,631,978

99.95

257,983

0.05

301,631

10.

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.

 

556,671,657

99.95

289,746

0.05

230,189

11.

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.

 

518,721,777

94.81

28,379,519

5.19

10,090,296

12.

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.

 

556,823,900

99.97

179,458

0.03

188,234

13.

To empower the Company to sell 18,272,500 shares held as treasury shares by the Company as at 10 April 2015 and any subsequent purchases of treasury shares not more than 10% of the Company's issued share capital for cash.

 

521,234,626

95.26

25,957,788

4.74

9,999,178

14.

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

 

554,925,069

99.62

2,114,554

0.38

151,969

 

* Denotes votes by independent shareholders.

Enquiries:

 

Laura Ashley Holdings plc

Seán Anglim CFO / Joint COO

 

 020 7880 5100

Brunswick

Anita Scott

Helen Smith

 020 7404 5959

 

 

 

Cantor Fitzgerald Europe

Richard Redmayne

Tim Medak

 

 

020 7894 7601

 

 

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