Last checked at 27 May 2015 11:58
27 May 2015
Card Factory plc
(the "Company" or "Card Factory")
Results of Annual General Meeting ("AGM")
Card Factory announces that all of the resolutions set out in Part II of the Notice of AGM ("AGM Notice") published by the Company on 23 April 2015 were passed by way of a show of hands at its first AGM held earlier today.
Details of the proxy voting instructions, lodged prior to the meeting, are set out below:
Resolution |
Votes for |
% of votes cast
|
Votes against |
% of votes cast |
Votes withheld | |
1. | Approve Annual Report
| 289,329,138
| 99.98 | 60,000
| 0.02
| 110,078
|
2. | Approve Final Dividend
| 289,396,536
| 100.00 | 0
| 0.00
| 102,680
|
3. | Re-elect Geoff Cooper
| 259,568,843
| 98.54 | 3,833,088
| 1.46
| 26,096,285
|
4. | Re-elect Richard Hayes
| 288,739,064
| 99.77
| 657,472
| 0.23
| 102,680
|
5. | Re-elect Darren Bryant
| 288,740,064
| 99.77 | 656,472
| 0.23
| 102,680
|
6. | Re-elect Octavia Morley
| 289,128,408
| 99.91
| 268,128
| 0.09
| 102,680
|
7. | Re-elect David Stead
| 289,195,806
| 99.93
| 200,730
| 0.07
| 102,680
|
8. | Re-elect Paul McCrudden
| 289,196,806
| 99.93
| 199,730
| 0.07
| 102,680
|
9. | Approve Remuneration Policy | 284,523,755
| 98.32
| 4,872,781
| 1.68
| 102,680
|
10. | Approve Remuneration Report | 286,235,489
| 99.37
| 1,821,367
| 0.63
| 1,442,360
|
11. | Re-appoint auditors
| 285,361,699
| 98.61
| 4,034,837
| 1.39
| 102,680
|
12. | Remuneration of auditors
| 286,818,028
| 99.11
| 2,578,508
| 0.89
| 102,680
|
13. | Authority to allot shares
| 289,395,536
| 100.00
| 1,000
| 0.00
| 102,680
|
14. | Approve Card Factory plc SAYE Scheme | 289,265,940
| 99.95
| 130,596
| 0.05
| 102,680
|
15. | Authority to disapply pre-emption rights | 265,769,692
| 99.38
| 1,663,016
| 0.62
| 22,065,508
|
16. | Authority to purchase own shares | 289,393,536
| 100.00
| 3,000
| 0.00 | 102,680
|
17. | Authority to call general meetings on 14 days' notice | 285,911,623 | 98.80 | 3,484,912 | 1.20 | 102,680 |
Notes:
1. Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman have been included in the "Votes for" total.
2. "Votes withheld" are not votes in law and do not count in the number of votes counted for or against a resolution.
3. Valid proxy appointments were made in respect of 289,499,216 shares representing 84.97% of the issued share capital
4. In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, the full text of the resolutions passed has been submitted to the UK Listing Authority via the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.
5. A copy of this announcement will shortly be available on the Company's investor relations website at www.cardfactoryinvestors.com
6. The Company has 340,696,235 ordinary shares of £0.01 each in issue with voting rights.
Name of authorised Company official responsible for making this notification:
Shiv Sibal, Company Secretary
01924 839150
ENDS