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KINGFISHER PLC (the 'Company')
Results of Annual General Meeting
At the Annual General Meeting ('AGM') of the Company held earlier today, all resolutions were voted upon by poll and were passed by shareholders. Resolutions 1 to 16 were passed as ordinary resolutions; resolutions 17 to 20 were passed as special resolutions. The full text of each resolution is set out in the Notice of AGM, which is available at www.kingfisher.com
The results of the poll for each resolution are as follows:
Resolution | VotesFor* | % | Votes Against | % | TotalVotes | % of ISC | Votes Withheld**
| |
1 | To receive the report and accounts | 1,440,738,908 | 100.00% | 44,378 | 0.00% | 1,440,783,286 | 86.60% | 10,649,590 |
2 | To approve the directors' remuneration report | 1,413,485,656 | 97.86% | 30,982,289 | 2.14% | 1,444,467,945 | 86.82% | 6,964,931 |
3 | To declare the final dividend | 1,450,651,265 | 100.00% | 45,664 | 0.00% | 1,450,696,929 | 87.20% | 735,947 |
4 | To elect Stephen Daintith as a director | 1,409,196,651 | 97.19% | 40,767,683 | 2.81% | 1,449,964,334 | 87.15% | 1,468,542 |
5 | To re-elect Claudia Arney as a director | 1,348,768,529 | 93.01% | 101,439,852 | 6.99% | 1,450,208,381 | 87.17% | 1,224,495 |
6 | To re-elect Jeff Carr as a director | 1,421,863,341 | 98.02% | 28,701,840 | 1.98% | 1,450,565,181 | 87.19% | 867,695 |
7 | To re-elect Thierry Garnier as a director | 1,443,547,501 | 99.53% | 6,767,939 | 0.47% | 1,450,315,440 | 87.17% | 1,117,436 |
8 | To re-elect Sophie Gasperment as a director | 1,264,950,006 | 98.38% | 20,871,805 | 1.62% | 1,285,821,811 | 77.29% | 165,611,065 |
9 | To re-elect Bill Lennie as a director | 1,427,615,830 | 98.44% | 22,598,275 | 1.56% | 1,450,214,105 | 87.17% | 1,218,771 |
10 | To re-elect Ian McLeod as a director | 1,425,756,323 | 98.31% | 24,445,782 | 1.69% | 1,450,202,105 | 87.17% | 1,229,977 |
11 | To re-elect Bhavesh Mistry as a director | 1,433,329,517 | 98.81% | 17,238,944 | 1.19% | 1,450,568,461 | 87.19% | 864,415 |
12 | To re-elect Lucinda Riches as a director | 1,370,675,286 | 94.50% | 79,819,215 | 5.50% | 1,450,494,501 | 87.18% | 937,374 |
13 | To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor | 1,257,573,521 | 97.50% | 32,297,446 | 2.50% | 1,289,870,967 | 77.53% | 161,561,909 |
14 | To authorise the Audit Committee to agree the auditor's remuneration | 1,440,981,682 | 99.33% | 9,726,765 | 0.67% | 1,450,708,447 | 87.20% | 724,429 |
15 | To authorise the Company and its subsidiaries to make political donations | 1,275,874,179 | 99.34% | 8,438,822 | 0.66% | 1,284,313,001 | 77.20% | 167,119,875 |
16 | To authorise the directors to allot shares | 1,208,751,206 | 83.33% | 241,864,328 | 16.67% | 1,450,615,534 | 87.19% | 817,342 |
17 | To disapply pre-emption rights | 1,281,716,093 | 88.39% | 168,290,974 | 11.61% | 1,450,007,067 | 87.15% | 1,425,809 |
18 | To disapply pre-emption rights for an additional five percent | 1,237,157,369 | 85.32% | 212,861,864 | 14.68% | 1,450,019,233 | 87.16% | 1,413,643 |
19 | To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares | 1,288,775,163 | 88.90% | 160,915,668 | 11.10% | 1,449,690,831 | 87.14% | 1,742,045 |
20 | To authorise the Company to call a general meeting other than an annual general meeting on not less than 14 clear days' notice | 1,306,632,696 | 90.07% | 144,034,993 | 9.93% | 1,450,667,689 | 87.19% | 765,187 |
NOTES
* Includes discretionary votes.
** A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of votes 'for' and 'against' a resolution.
The number of ordinary shares in issue on Wednesday, 24 June 2026, was 1,663,715,950.
A copy of the poll results for the Annual General Meeting will shortly be available at www.kingfisher.com.
In accordance with UK Listing Rule 6.4.2, a copy of the resolutions passed, other than those resolutions concerning ordinary business, will be submitted to the FCA and will shortly be available at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
CONTACT
For further information, please contact:
Investor Relations | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7644 1082 | Email: investorenquiries@kingfisher.com |
Media Relations | +44 (0) 20 7644 1030 | corpcomms@kingfisher.com |
Teneo | +44 (0) 20 7420 3184 | Kfteam@teneo.com |
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