17 Jun 2013 16:32
Results of AGM and appointment of Non-Executive Director
The 2013 Annual General Meeting ('AGM') of Laura Ashley Holdings plc was held on 14 June 2013, 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 and the Financial Statements for the year ended 26 January 2013 together with the signed and dated Auditor's Report.
| 518,977,447 | 99.90 | 295,335 | 0.06 | 235,955 | 0.05 | |||||||
2. | To re-elect Tan Sri Dr Khoo Kay Peng, the Chairman of the Company.
| 479,522,476 | 92.30 | 39,576,097 | 7.62 | 412,814 | 0.08 | |||||||
3. | To re-elect Mr Ng Kwan Cheong, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
| 519,262,572 | 99.95 | 51,737 | 0.01 | 197,078 | 0.04 | |||||||
4. | To re-elect Mr David Walton Masters who offers himself for re-election as a Non-Executive Director.
| 481,948,169 | 92.77 | 37,359,270 | 7.19 | 203,948 | 0.04 | |||||||
5. | To re-elect Ms Ho Kuan Lai as a MUI appointed Director.
| 518,883,678 | 99.96 | 405,769 | 0.08 | 221,940 | 0.04 | |||||||
6. | To declare a final dividend of 1.0 pence per ordinary share for the year ended 26 January 2013 to be paid on 12 July 2013 to holders of ordinary shares on the register at the close of business on 28 June 2013 (ex-dividend date 26 June 2013) in respect of each ordinary share.
| 519,310,774 | 99.96 | 13,894 | 0.00 | 186,619 | 0.04 | |||||||
7. | To re-appoint Chantrey Vellacott DFK LLP, Chartered Accountants and Statutory 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.
| 519,117,201 | 99.92 | 121,337 | 0.02 | 272,849 | 0.05 | |||||||
8. | To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 26 January 2013.
| 518,645,029 | 99.83 | 292,809 | 0.06 | 573,549 | 0.11 | |||||||
9. | 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.
| 519,014,993 | 99.90 | 113,774 | 0.02 | 382,620 | 0.07 | |||||||
10. | 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.
| 457,856,538 | 88.13 | 51,189,265 | 9.85 | 10,465,584 | 2.01 | |||||||
11. | 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.
| 519,048,399 | 99.91 | 156,926 | 0.03 | 306,062 | 0.06 | |||||||
12. | That pursuant to the Articles of Association, the Company is empowered to sell 18,272,500 shares held as treasury shares by the Company as at 27 March 2013 and any subsequent purchases of treasury shares not more than 10% of the Company's issued share capital for cash.
| 458,201,123 | 88.20 | 51,004,142 | 9.82 | 10,306,122 | 1.98 | |||||||
13. | That a general meeting (other than an annual general meeting) may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice.
| 516,968,523 | 99.51 | 2,254,731 | 0.43 | 265,290 | 0.05 |
Under Resolution 5, it was proposed and duly passed that Ms Ho Kuan Lai be appointed as a MUI appointed Director, consistent with the Continuing Relationship Agreement entered into in May 1998 between the Group and MUI Asia Limited.
Enquiries:
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Laura Ashley Holdings plc Seán Anglim CFO / Joint COO
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Brunswick Anita Scott James Olley | 020 7404 5959
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Cantor Fitzgerald Europe Richard Redmayne Mark Percy
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020 7894 7000
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