⌘K
t
10 May 2023
Marshalls plc
(the "Company" or "Marshalls")
Result of Annual General Meeting ("AGM")
Marshalls plc announces that all resolutions contained in the Notice of AGM dated 3 April 2023 previously circulated to shareholders were passed on a poll at the AGM of the Company held earlier today.
The proxy voting results for each resolution are as follows:
|
|
Resolution
|
Votes for |
% of votes cast
|
Votes against |
% of votes cast |
Votes withheld |
% of the share capital voted |
|
1. |
Approve Annual Report
|
202,443,076 |
99.99% |
19,536 |
0.01% |
122,443 |
80.03% |
|
2. |
Re-appoint auditor
|
200,191,906 |
99.98% |
30,236 |
0.02% |
2,370,313 |
79.15% |
|
3. |
Remuneration of auditor
|
202,556,663 |
99.98% |
32,815 |
0.02% |
2,977 |
80.08% |
|
4. |
Approve final dividend
|
202,589,832 |
100.00% |
1,076 |
0.00% |
1,547 |
80.09% |
|
5. |
Re-elect Vanda Murray
|
194,847,136 |
96.19% |
7,712,988 |
3.81% |
32,331 |
80.07% |
|
6. |
Re-elect Martyn Coffey
|
202,171,592 |
99.80% |
402,838 |
0.20% |
18,025 |
80.08% |
|
7. |
Re-elect Graham Prothero
|
194,274,211 |
97.04% |
5,931,453 |
2.96% |
2,386,791 |
79.14% |
|
8. |
Re-elect Angela Bromfield
|
197,292,511 |
97.40% |
5,275,013 |
2.60% |
24,931 |
80.08% |
|
9. |
Re-elect Avis Darzins |
197,310,399 |
97.41% |
5,247,625 |
2.59% |
34,431 |
80.07% |
|
10. |
Elect Diana Houghton |
198,308,611 |
97.90% |
4,253,486 |
2.10% |
30,358 |
80.07% |
|
11. |
Re-elect Justin Lockwood |
202,109,938 |
99.77% |
457,247 |
0.23% |
25,270 |
80.08% |
|
12. |
Re-elect Simon Bourne |
200,565,790 |
99.01% |
2,008,272 |
0.99% |
18,393 |
80.08% |
|
13. |
Approve Remuneration Policy |
178,972,586 |
88.35% |
23,597,053 |
11.65% |
22,816 |
80.08% |
|
14. |
Approve Remuneration Report
|
146,979,034 |
75.02% |
48,950,961 |
24.98% |
6,662,460 |
77.45% |
|
15. |
Authority to allot shares
|
199,780,315 |
98.62% |
2,797,558 |
1.38% |
14,582 |
80.08% |
|
16. |
Authority to disapply pre-emption rights
|
202,416,450 |
99.92% |
169,061 |
0.08% |
6,944 |
80.08% |
|
17. |
Additional authority to disapply pre-emption rights
|
199,636,950 |
98.56% |
2,908,643 |
1.44% |
46,862 |
80.07% |
|
18. |
Authority to purchase own shares
|
197,668,676 |
97.60% |
4,852,105 |
2.40% |
71,674 |
80.06% |
|
19. |
Authority to call general meetings on 14 clear days' notice
|
198,332,077 |
97.90% |
4,257,024 |
2.10% |
3,354 |
80.08% |
Notes:
|
1. |
Any proxy appointments, which gave discretion to the Chairman, have been included in the "Votes for" total. |
|
2. |
"Votes withheld" are not votes in law and do not count in the number of votes counted for or against a resolution. |
|
3. |
Valid proxy appointments were made in respect of 202,590,908 shares representing 80.09% of the issued share capital |
|
4. |
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R, the full text of the special business resolutions passed will be submitted to the UK Listing Authority via the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism |
|
5. |
A copy of this announcement will shortly be available in the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at www.marshalls.co.uk |
|
6. |
As at 5 May 2023, Marshalls had 252,968,728 ordinary shares of 25 pence each in issue with voting rights. No shares are held in treasury. |
|
7. |
Resolutions 1 to 15 (inclusive) were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 16 to 19 (inclusive) were passed as special resolutions. |
Enquiries:
|
Shiv Sibal, Company Secretary |
Marshalls plc |
+44 (0)1422 314767 |
|
|
|
|
Generating summary...
| Date | 10 May 2023 |
| Time | 12:53:38 |
| Category | AGMs and other meetings |
| ID | 9826Y |