23 Jul 2014 13:58
RNS Announcement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday 23 July 2014
Carphone Warehouse Group plc ("Company")
Results of Annual General Meeting 2014
The Company announces that all resolutions proposed at its Annual General Meeting held today were duly passed with the requisite majorities. The results of the poll are as follows:
RESOLUTION | VOTES FOR | % | VOTES AGAINST | % | VOTES TOTAL | % of ISC VOTED | VOTES WITHHELD |
1. To receive the accounts and reports of the directors and auditors for the period ended 29 March 2014. | 506,686,499 | 100.00 | 4,098 | 0.00 | 506,690,597 | 87.96% | 14,905 |
2. To approve the Remuneration Report. | 418,120,856 | 91.40 | 39,357,141 | 8.60 | 457,477,997 | 79.41% | 49,227,504 |
3. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy. | 457,425,221 | 90.66 | 47,152,293 | 9.34 | 504,577,514 | 87.59% | 2,127,987 |
4. To declare a final dividend. | 506,700,323 | 100.00 | 2,679 | 0.00 | 506,703,002 | 87.96% | 2,500 |
5. That Sir Charles Dunstone be re-elected as a director of the Company. | 504,701,165 | 99.61 | 2,001,082 | 0.39 | 506,702,247 | 87.96% | 3,254 |
6. That Roger Taylor be re-elected as a director of the Company. | 506,181,897 | 99.90 | 520,376 | 0.10 | 506,702,273 | 87.96% | 3,229 |
7. That Andrew Harrison be re-elected as a director of the Company. | 506,178,186 | 99.90 | 522,587 | 0.10 | 506,700,773 | 87.96% | 4,729 |
8. That Nigel Langstaff be re-elected as a director of the Company. | 506,180,370 | 99.90 | 521,678 | 0.10 | 506,702,048 | 87.96% | 3,454 |
9. That John Gildersleeve be re-elected as a director of the Company. | 472,550,139 | 93.48 | 32,979,308 | 6.52 | 505,529,447 | 87.76% | 1,176,053 |
10. That Baroness Morgan of Huyton be re-elected as a director of the Company. | 504,845,971 | 99.85 | 760,413 | 0.15 | 505,606,384 | 87.77% | 1,099,117 |
11. That John Allwood be re-elected as a director of the Company. | 506,692,268 | 100.00 | 9,480 | 0.00 | 506,701,748 | 87.96% | 3,754 |
12. That Gerry Murphy be elected as a director of the Company. | 401,594,909 | 85.45 | 68,366,211 | 14.55 | 469,961,120 | 81.58% | 36,744,381 |
13. To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditors and to authorise the Audit Committee to agree on auditors' remuneration. | 505,331,062 | 99.89 | 561,613 | 0.11 | 505,892,675 | 87.82% | 812,826 |
14. To call general meetings other than annual general meetings on not less than 14 days' notice.* | 502,945,041 | 99.26 | 3,758,144 | 0.74 | 506,703,185 | 87.96% | 2,315 |
15. To allot shares.* | 484,381,548 | 95.60 | 22,317,803 | 4.40 | 506,699,351 | 87.96% | 6,150 |
16. To disapply pre-emption rights.* | 506,667,917 | 99.99 | 28,610 | 0.01 | 506,696,527 | 87.96% | 8,975 |
17. To authorise the repurchase of shares.* | 506,686,623 | 100.00 | 13,704 | 0.00 | 506,700,327 | 87.96% | 5,175 |
*Special resolutions
Notes:
1. Percentages above are rounded to two decimal places.
2. Votes "for" include discretionary votes.
3. A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes "for" and "against" a resolution.
4. Issued share capital at meeting date: 576,067,769.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R, a copy of the resolutions, other than those concerning ordinary business, passed by the Company at the AGM held on 23 July 2014, has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.
Further information:
Tim Morris, Company Secretary and General Counsel
Tel: +44 (0)208 753 8243
This information is provided by RNS
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