6 Sep 2018 14:35
6 September 2018
DIXONS CARPHONE PLC
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2018 - POLL RESULTS
The fourth Annual General Meeting of Dixons Carphone plc (the 'Company') was held at 11:00am on Thursday, 6 September 2018, where all proposed resolutions were duly passed by the requisite majorities on a poll.
Resolutions | Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Total | Issued Share Capital Voted | Votes Withheld | |||
Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | ||
1. | To receive the Accounts, the reports of the directors and the Auditor's Report on those Accounts for the period ended 28 April 2018 | 947,789,475 | 99.46 | 5,191,222 | 0.54 | 952,980,697 | 82.14% | 2,720,005 |
2. | To approve the Directors' Annual Remuneration Report | 903,026,347 | 94.72 | 50,381,981 | 5.28 | 953,408,328 | 82.18% | 2,292,934 |
3. | To declare a final dividend of 7.75p per ordinary share | 951,021,781 | 99.51 | 4,668,094 | 0.49 | 955,689,875 | 82.37% | 10,827 |
4. | To elect Alex Baldock as a director | 949,911,185 | 99.41 | 5,590,735 | 0.59 | 955,501,920 | 82.36% | 73,810 |
5. | To elect Jonny Mason as a director | 949,633,139 | 99.37 | 5,993,462 | 0.63 | 955,626,601 | 82.37% | 73,412 |
6. | To re-elect Tony DeNunzio CBE as a director | 924,095,424 | 96.72 | 31,290,735 | 3.28 | 955,386,159 | 82.35% | 314,353 |
7. | To re-elect Andrea Gisle Joosen as a director | 908,042,597 | 95.02 | 47,570,556 | 4.98 | 955,613,153 | 82.37% | 67,184 |
8. | To re-elect Jock Lennox as a director | 876,335,072 | 96.84 | 28,621,736 | 3.16 | 904,956,808 | 78.00% | 50,743,703 |
9. | To re-elect Lord Livingston of Parkhead as a director | 919,068,321 | 96.18 | 36,458,504 | 3.82 | 955,526,825 | 82.36% | 68,245 |
10. | To re-elect Fiona McBain as a director | 954,150,221 | 99.84 | 1,484,997 | 0.16 | 955,635,218 | 82.37% | 65,295 |
11. | To re-elect Gerry Murphy as a director | 908,146,840 | 95.03 | 47,488,677 | 4.97 | 955,635,517 | 82.37% | 64,995 |
12. | To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor of the Company | 927,527,514 | 97.30 | 25,720,187 | 2.70 | 953,247,701 | 82.16% | 2,452,811 |
13. | Authority for the directors to determine the auditor's remuneration | 954,856,177 | 99.92 | 785,862 | 0.08 | 955,642,039 | 82.37% | 58,534 |
14. | Authority to make political donations not exceeding £25,000 in total | 900,206,279 | 94.20 | 55,449,262 | 5.80 | 955,655,541 | 82.37% | 45,533 |
15. | Authority to allot shares | 955,489,313 | 99.98 | 146,752 | 0.02 | 955,636,065 | 82.37% | 64,448 |
16. | Authority to dis-apply pre-emption rights * | 955,471,554 | 99.98 | 145,736 | 0.02 | 955,617,290 | 82.37% | 82,723 |
17. | Authority for the Company to purchase its own shares * | 930,288,847 | 97.36 | 25,251,653 | 2.64 | 955,540,500 | 82.36% | 159,512 |
18. | Authority to call general meetings at short notice * | 924,412,589 | 96.73 | 31,267,215 | 3.27 | 955,679,804 | 82.37% | 21,270 |
* Special Resolutions
Notes:
1. The number of ordinary shares of 0.1p each in issue on the share register as at the date of meeting was 1,160,210,224 and all of these have voting rights.
2. Percentages above are rounded to 2 decimal places.
3. A vote 'Withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes 'For' or 'Against' a resolution.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R, a copy of the resolutions, other than those concerning ordinary business, passed at the Annual General Meeting have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.
Further information:
Nigel Paterson, Company Secretary and General Counsel
Tel: +44 (0)20 3110 4411