26 Jul 2018 16:13
26 July 2018
Bonmarché Holdings plc
("Bonmarché")
Result of AGM
Bonmarché, one of the UK's largest women's value retailers, announces that at its AGM held earlier today, all resolutions were duly passed.
Details of the proxy votes received prior to the AGM for each resolution are set out below:
Votes For | % | Votes Against | % | Votes Total | Votes Withheld | ||
1. | To receive the annual accounts of the Company together with the Strategic Report and Directors' and Auditor's Report | 41,414,015 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 41,414,015 | 1,477,552 |
2. | To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report | 41,406,124 | 99.98 | 7,891 | 0.02 | 41,414,015 | 1,477,552 |
3. | To declare a final dividend | 41,414,015 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 41,414,015 | 1,477,552 |
4. | To re-elect John Coleman | 41,413,210 | 99.99 | 805 | 0.01 | 41,414,015 | 1,477,552 |
5. | To re-elect Helen Connolly | 41,414,015 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 41,414,015 | 1,477,552 |
6. | To re-elect Stephen Alldridge | 41,414,015 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 41,414,015 | 1,477,552 |
7. | To re-elect Ishbel Macpherson | 41,413,210 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 41,413,210 | 1,478,357 |
8. | To re-elect Mark McClennon | 41,414,015 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 41,414,015 | 1,477,552 |
9. | To re-elect Sergei Spiridonov | 41,414,015 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 41,414,015 | 1,477,552 |
10. | To re-elect Ishbel Macpherson as an Independent Director | 15,199,820 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 15,199,820 | 1,478,357 |
11. | To re-elect Mark McClennon as an Independent Director | 15,200,625 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 15,200,625 | 1,477,552 |
12. | To re-appoint Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP as Auditor | 41,413,410 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 41,413,410 | 1,478,157 |
13. | To authorise the Directors to agree the remuneration of the Auditor | 41,408,410 | 99.99 | 5,000 | 0.01 | 41,413,410 | 1,478,157 |
14. | To authorise the Company to make political donations and incur political expenditure | 39,873,891 | 96.30 | 1,533,491 | 3.70 | 41,407,382 | 1,484,185 |
15. | To authorise the Directors to allot shares | 41,413,410 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 41,413,410 | 1,478,157 |
16. | To dis-apply statutory pre-exemption rights | 39,001,907 | 94.19 | 2,406,503 | 5.81 | 41,408,410 | 1,483,157 |
17. | To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares | 41,412,605 | 99.99 | 805 | 0.01 | 41,413,410 | 1,478,157 |
18. | To authorise general meetings on not less than 14 days notice | 41,414,015 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 41,414,015 | 1,477,552 |
Notes:
Votes 'For' and 'Against' are expressed as a percentage of votes received
A 'vote Withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes 'For' and 'Against' a resolution
Resolutions 10 and 11 - Results show the votes of the independent shareholders entitled to vote.
The full text of the resolutions can be found in the Notice of annual General Meeting which is available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism, www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm, and on the Company's website, www.bonmarcheplc.co.uk.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R, copies of the resolutions, other than those concerning ordinary business, passed at the AGM held on 26 July 2018, have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm.
For further information regarding Bonmarché, please call:
Bonmarché Holdings plc | c/o FTI +44 (0)20 3727 |
Helen Connolly, Chief Executive | 1000 |
Stephen Alldridge, Finance Director | |
FTI Consulting - Communications adviser | +44 (0)20 3727 1000 |
Jonathan Brill, Georgina Goodhew, Eleanor Purdon, Fiona Walker | |
Investec Bank plc - Broker | +44 (0)20 7597 5970 |
Garry Levin, David Flin, Alex Wright |
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