21 Sep 2020 09:53
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21 September 2020
B&M European Value Retail S.A.
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AGM Voting Results
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All resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 18 September 2020 were passed on a poll by shareholders. The results of the poll were as follows.
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VOTES FOR | % | VOTES AGAINST | % | VOTES TOTAL | % of ISC VOTED | VOTES WITHHELD | ||
1 | To receive the Directors Report on the Annual Accounts of the Company for the year ended March 2020 Β | Β 756,704,486 Β | Β 99.99 Β | Β 94,837 Β | 0.01 | Β Β 756,799,323 Β Β | Β 75.63 Β | Β Β 3,134,843 Β Β |
2 | To receive the consolidated and unconsolidated Financial Statements and Annual Accounts for the financial year ended March 2020 and the Auditor's Reports thereon Β | Β Β 756,704,486 Β Β | Β 99.99 Β | Β 94,837 Β | 0.01 | Β Β 756,799,323 Β Β | Β 75.63 Β | Β 3,134,843 Β |
3 | To approve the consolidated Financial Statements and Annual Accounts of the Company for the year ended 28 March 2020 Β | Β 756,704,486 Β | Β 99.99 Β | Β 94,837 Β | 0.01 | Β Β 756,799,323 Β Β | Β 75.63 Β | Β 3,134,843 Β |
4 | To approve the unconsolidated Financial Statements and Annual Accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2020 Β | Β Β 756,704,386 Β Β | Β 99.99 Β | Β 95,837 Β | 0.01 | Β Β 756,800,223 Β Β | Β 75.63 Β | Β Β Β 3,134,843 Β Β Β |
5 | To approve the result of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2020 and allocation Β | Β 755,074,551 Β | Β 99.36 Β | Β 4,858,504 Β | Β 0.64 Β | Β Β 759,933,055 Β Β | Β 75.94 Β | Β Β 1,112 Β Β |
6 | To approve the total dividend of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2020 Β | Β 754,784,456 Β Β | 99.32 Β | 5,148,711 Β | 0.68 Β | 759,933,167 Β | 75.94 Β | Β 1,000 Β Β |
7 Β | To receive and approve the annual report on the Directors' Remuneration for the year ended March 2020 Β | Β 754,659,735 Β Β | 99.58 Β | 3,148,072 Β | 0.42 Β | Β 757,807,807 Β Β Β | 75.73 Β | Β 2,126,359 Β Β Β |
8 | To discharge the Directors for the year ended 31 March 2020 | 755,582,162 Β | 99.74 Β | 1,934,070 Β | 0.26 Β | 757,516,232 Β | 75.70 Β | Β 2,417,935 Β Β |
9 | To re-elect Peter Bamford as a Director Β | Β 738,259,176 Β Β | 97.20 Β | Β 21,258,273 Β Β | 2.80 Β | Β 759,517,449 Β Β | 75.90 Β | Β 416,717 Β Β |
10 | To re-elect Simon Arora as a Director Β | Β 735,508,617 Β Β | 96.79 Β | Β 24,424,549 Β Β | 3.21 Β | Β 759,933,166 Β Β | 75.94 Β | Β 1,000 Β Β Β |
11 | To re-elect Paul McDonald as a Director | Β 752,531,395 Β Β | 99.03 Β | 7,401,772 Β Β | 0.97 Β | 759,933,167 | 75.94 Β | 1,000 |
12 Β | To re-elect Ron McMillan as a Director Β | 738,612,877 Β | 97.19 Β | 21,320,290 Β | 2.81 Β | 759,933,167 Β | 75.94 Β | 1,000 Β |
13 | To re-elect Tiffany Hall as a Director | 759,933,055 Β | 100 Β | Β 0 Β | 0 Β | Β 759,933,055 Β Β | 75.94 Β | 1,112 Β |
14 | To re-elect Carolyn Bradley as a Director Β | Β 671,638,592 Β Β | 88.38 Β | Β 88,294,574 Β Β | 11.62 Β | Β 759,933,166 Β Β | 75.94 Β | 1,000 |
15 | To re-elect Gilles Petit as a Director Β | Β 757,240,961 Β Β | 99.65 Β | Β 2,692,093 Β Β | 0.35 Β | Β 759,933,054 Β Β | 75.94 Β | Β 1,112 Β Β |
16 | To discharge the Independent Auditor for the year ended 31 March 2020 Β | Β 753,148,839 Β Β | 99.42 Β | Β 4,367,392 Β Β | 0.58 Β | Β 757,516,231 Β Β | 75.70 Β | 2,417,935 Β |
17 | To re-appoint KPMG Luxembourg SociΓ©tΓ© CoopΓ©rative as Independent Auditor of the Company | 759,932,705 Β | 99.99 Β | Β Β 350 Β Β Β | 0.01 Β | Β Β 759,933,055 Β Β Β | 75.94 Β | Β Β 1,112 Β Β Β |
18 Β Β Β | To authorise the Directors to determine the Independent Auditor's remuneration | 759,932,817 Β | 99.99 Β | 350 Β | 0.01 Β | 759,933,167 Β | 75.94 Β | 1,000 |
19 | To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its ordinary shares Β | 752,351,483 Β | 99.08 Β | Β 6,956,656 Β Β | 0.92 Β | Β 759,308,139 Β Β Β | 75.88 Β | 626,027 Β |
20 | To confirm the Board of Directors have full power to issue ordinary shares on a non-pre-emptive basis for cash representing 5% of the issued share capital of the Company generally, as provided by the Articles of Association and to acknowledge the Directors' intention to comply with the Statement of Principles on Dis-applying Pre-Emption Rights to the extent practical for a Luxembourg company Β | Β 759,932,705 Β Β | 99.99 Β | Β 462 Β | 0.01 Β | Β 759,933,167 Β Β Β | 75.94 Β | Β Β 1,000 Β Β Β |
21 | To confirm the Directors have full power, in addition to any authority granted under resolution 20, to issue ordinary shares on a non-pre-emptive basis, for cash representing a further 5% of the issued share capital of the Company for the purposes of financing an acquisition or a capital investment (or refinancing such a transaction) as defined in the Statement of Principles on Dis-Applying Pre-Emption Rights, as provided by the Articles of Association Β | 757,729,299 Β Β | 99.71 Β | Β 2,203,577 Β Β Β | 0.29 Β | Β 759,932,876 Β Β Β | 75.94 Β | Β Β 1,290 Β Β Β Β |
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The results of the poll will also be posted on the Company's website at www.bandmretail.com
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The total number of shares in issue of the Company on 4 September 2020, the voting record date, was 1,000,698,006 ordinary shares.
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Please note that a vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of votes for and against a resolution.
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Enquiries
B&M European Value Retail S.A.
For further information please contact +44 (0) 151 728 5400
Simon Arora, Chief Executive Officer
Paul McDonald, Chief Financial Officer
Investor.relations@bandmretail.com
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The results of the poll will also be posted on the Company's website at https://www.bandmretail.com/investors/company-meetings/agm
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