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21 May 2021
McColl's Retail Group plc (the "Company")
Results of Annual General Meeting ("AGM")
McColl's Retail Group plc announces that at the AGM of the Company held on 20 May 2021, all Resolutions contained in the Notice of AGM were duly passed on a poll. The results of the poll were as follows:
For | Against | Withheld | Total votes cast (excluding withheld) | |||
Resolution | (No. of shares) | (%) | (No. of shares) | (%) | (No. of shares) | |
1. To receive the Annual Report and Accounts 2020 | 50,843,359 | 99.69 | 157,799 | 0.31 | 2,000 | 51,001,158 |
2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy | 50,689,821 | 99.56 | 223,587 | 0.44 | 89,750 | 50,913,408 |
3. To receive the Directors' Remuneration Report | 50,690,473 | 99.56 | 223,175 | 0.44 | 89,510 | 50,913,648 |
5. To re-elect Angus Porter as a Director | 50,748,423 | 99.50 | 253,688 | 0.50 | 1,047 | 51,002,111 |
5. To re-elect Georgina Harvey as a Director | 50,868,873 | 99.74 | 133,238 | 0.26 | 1,047 | 51,002,111 |
6. To re-elect Jonathan Miller as a Director | 50,868,037 | 99.74 | 134,074 | 0.26 | 1,047 | 51,002,111 |
7. To re-elect Jens Hofma as a Director
| 50,870,501 | 99.74 | 131,610 | 0.26 | 1,047 | 51,002,111 |
8. To elect Dominic Lavelle as a Director
| 50,865,051 | 99.74 | 131,889 | 0.26 | 6,218 | 50,996,940 |
9. To elect Richard Crampton as a Director | 50,744,532 | 99.51 | 252,408 | 0.49 | 6,218 | 50,996,940 |
10. To elect Giles David as a Director | 50,744,253 | 99.50 | 252,687 | 0.50 | 6,218 | 50,996,940 |
11. To elect Benedict Smith as a Director | 50,866,331 | 99.74 | 130,609 | 0.26 | 6,218 | 50,996,940 |
12. To re-appoint BDO LLP as Auditor of the Company | 50,892,223 | 99.78 | 110,935 | 0.22 | 0 | 51,003,158 |
13. To authorise the Audit & Risk Committee to determine the Auditor's remuneration | 50,962,635 | 99.92 | 40,523 | 0.08 | 0 | 51,003,158 |
14. To authorise the Company to make political donations and incur political expenditure | 44,154,123 | 86.57 | 6,848,335 | 13.43 | 700 | 51,002,458 |
15. To authorise the Directors to allot ordinary shares | 50,876,939 | 99.75 | 126,219 | 0.25 | 0 | 51,003,158 |
16. To disapply pre-emption rights* | 44,175,508 | 86.62 | 6,823,723 | 13.38 | 3,927 | 50,999,231 |
17. To disapply pre-emption rights in connection with an acquisition or capital investment* | 50,727,478 | 99.60 | 201,753 | 0.40 | 73,927 | 50,929,231 |
18. To authorise the Company to purchase its own ordinary shares* | 50,882,292 | 99.76 | 120,866 | 0.24 | 0 | 51,003,158 |
19. To authorise the Directors to hold general meetings other than AGMs on not less than 14 clear days' notice* | 50,960,919 | 99.92 | 42,054 | 0.08 | 185 | 51,002,973 |
20. To approve the Long Term Incentive Plan Rules | 50,611,043 | 99.43 | 289,397 | 0.57 | 102,718 | 50,900,440 |
*special resolution
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R copies of all resolutions passed at the meeting other than ordinary business will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
Details of the proxy votes will shortly be available on the Company's website: www.mccollsplc.co.uk.
Rachel Peat, Company Secretary
Notes:
1. All resolutions were passed.
2. Proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman of the AGM have been included in the "For" total for the appropriate resolution.
3. Votes "For" and "Against" any resolution are expressed as a percentage of votes validly cast for that resolution.
4. A "Vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the percentage of shares voted "For" or "Against".
5. The number of shares in issue on 20 May 2021 was 115,304,400 with no shares in treasury. 44% of the shares in issue were voted.
6. The full text of the resolutions passed at the AGM can be found in the Notice of Annual General Meeting which is available on the Company's website at www.mccollsplc.co.uk
Notes to editors
McColl's is a leading neighbourhood retailer, with an estate of over 1,200 managed convenience stores and newsagents. We operate McColl's branded convenience stores as well as newsagents branded Martin's across the UK, except in Scotland where we operate under our heritage brand, RS McColl.
LEI: 213800R1TLR536P8YJ67