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| Date | 20 Jun 2024 |
| Time | 16:45:00 |
| Category | AGMs and other meetings |
| ID | 2809T |
KINGFISHER PLC
Results of the Annual General Meeting held on 20 June 2024
At the Annual General Meeting ('AGM') of Kingfisher plc (the 'Company') held earlier today, all resolutions were voted upon by poll and were passed by shareholders. Resolutions 1 to 15 were passed as ordinary resolutions; resolutions 16 to 19 were passed as special resolutions. The full text of each resolution is set out in the Notice of AGM, which is available from www.kingfisher.com
The results of the poll for each resolution are as follows:
|
Resolution |
Votes |
% |
Votes Against |
% |
Total |
% of ISC |
Votes** Withheld
|
|
|
1 |
To receive the report and accounts |
1,630,912,734 |
99.98% |
383,143 |
0.02% |
1,631,295,877 |
87.93% |
15,032,653 |
|
2 |
To approve the directors' remuneration report |
1,392,800,765 |
89.91% |
156,289,797 |
10.09% |
1,549,090,562 |
83.50% |
97,236,214 |
|
3 |
To declare the final dividend |
1,644,656,458 |
99.93% |
1,182,851 |
0.07% |
1,645,839,309 |
88.71% |
489,221 |
|
4 |
To re-elect Claudia Arney as a director |
1,590,808,232 |
96.67% |
54,836,414 |
3.33% |
1,645,644,646 |
88.70% |
683,884 |
|
5 |
To re-elect Bernard Bot as a director |
1,639,740,623 |
99.66% |
5,593,645 |
0.34% |
1,645,334,268 |
88.69% |
994,145 |
|
6 |
To re-elect Catherine Bradley as a director |
1,617,174,924 |
98.28% |
28,368,990 |
1.72% |
1,645,543,914 |
88.70% |
784,616 |
|
7 |
To re-elect Jeff Carr as a director |
1,617,097,761 |
98.27% |
28,439,809 |
1.73% |
1,645,537,570 |
88.70% |
790,960 |
|
8 |
To re-elect Thierry Garnier as a director |
1,644,578,282 |
99.93% |
1,171,141 |
0.07% |
1,645,749,423 |
88.71% |
579,107 |
|
9 |
To re-elect Sophie Gasperment as a director |
1,613,058,850 |
98.27% |
28,333,689 |
1.73% |
1,641,392,539 |
88.47% |
4,935,991 |
|
10 |
To re-elect Rakhi Goss-Custard as a director |
1,611,828,048 |
97.95% |
33,682,031 |
2.05% |
1,645,510,079 |
88.69% |
818,451 |
|
11 |
To re-elect Bill Lennie as a director |
1,617,251,707 |
98.28% |
28,333,372 |
1.72% |
1,645,585,079 |
88.70% |
743,451 |
|
12 |
To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor |
1,359,151,472 |
98.13% |
25,847,098 |
1.87% |
1,384,998,570 |
74.65% |
261,329,960 |
|
13 |
To authorise the Audit Committee to agree the auditor's remuneration |
1,633,483,038 |
99.26% |
12,207,785 |
0.74% |
1,645,690,823 |
88.70% |
637,707 |
|
14 |
To authorise the Company and its subsidiaries to make political donations |
1,367,368,480 |
99.14% |
11,853,843 |
0.86% |
1,379,222,323 |
74.34% |
267,096,010 |
|
15 |
To authorise the directors to allot shares |
1,304,067,582 |
79.24% |
341,548,602 |
20.76% |
1,645,616,184 |
88.70% |
703,749 |
|
16 |
To disapply pre-emption rights |
1,381,145,119 |
83.94% |
264,183,060 |
16.06% |
1,645,328,179 |
88.68% |
1,000,348 |
|
17 |
To disapply pre-emption rights for an additional five percent |
1,340,869,812 |
81.51% |
304,241,159 |
18.49% |
1,645,110,971 |
88.67% |
1,217,556 |
|
18 |
To authorise the company to purchase its own shares |
1,636,720,605 |
99.65% |
5,721,881 |
0.35% |
1,642,442,486 |
88.53% |
3,886,044 |
|
19 |
To authorise the Company to call a general meeting other than an annual general meeting on not less than 14 clear days' notice |
1,550,860,686 |
94.23% |
94,938,691 |
5.77% |
1,645,799,377 |
88.71% |
529,153 |
The Board notes that Resolution 15 (Authority to allot shares) was supported by the majority of shareholders voting at the AGM with 79.24% of votes cast in favour and 20.76% cast against. The Company understands that certain of its larger shareholders are not supportive of this authority as a matter of general policy.
The Company will continue to consult and engage with shareholders to better understand the reasons behind these votes against and will publish an update of its shareholder engagement within six months of today's AGM.
NOTES
* Includes discretionary votes
** A vote withheld is not a vote in law and, therefore cannot be counted in the calculation of the proportion of
votes for and against a resolution.
The number of ordinary shares in issue on Tuesday, 18 June 2024, was 1,855,251,735.
A copy of the poll results for the Annual General Meeting will shortly be available at www.kingfisher.com.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of the special resolutions passed will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
CONTACT
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