Result of AGM

RNS Number : 3728N

AO World plc

29 September 2021

 

AO World PLC ("Company")

Result of Annual General Meeting

At the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of AO World plc held earlier today all the resolutions put to the meeting were passed.  Details of the votes cast are shown in the table below.

	Resolution	Votes in favour*		Votes against		Total number of votes cast	Votes Withheld**
		No. of shares	%	No. of shares	%		No. of shares
1	To receive the report and accounts	404,418,666	99.99	1,380	0.01	404,420,046	1,939,429
2	To approve the Directors' remuneration report	380,758,176	93.70	25,600,788	6.30	406,358,964	511
3	To approve the Directors' remuneration policy	395,008,912	97.62	9,617,077	2.38	404,625,989	1,733,486
4	To re-elect Geoff Cooper as a Director	403,608,037	99.32	2,751,438	0.68	406,359,475	0
5	To re-elect John Roberts as a Director	406,232,477	99.97	126,998	0.03	406,359,475	0
6	To re-elect Mark Higgins as a Director	406,019,306	99.92	330,991	0.08	406,350,297	9,178
7	To re-elect Chris Hopkinson as a Director	403,703,874	99.35	2,646,423	0.65	406,350,297	9,178
8	To re-elect Marisa Cassoni as a Director	406,274,060	99.98	85,415	0.02	406,359,475	0
9	To re-elect Shaun McCabe as a Director	380,381,346	93.61	25,978,129	6.39	406,359,475	0
10	To re-elect Luisa Delgado as a Director	373,642,734	91.95	32,707,563	8.05	406,350,297	9,178
11	To re- appoint KPMG LLP as auditors	402,537,374	99.06	3,821,570	0.94	406,358,944	531
12	To authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of the auditors	404,271,388	99.49	2,088,087	0.51	406,359,475	0
13	To authorise the Directors to allot shares	401,501,586	98.80	4,856,889	1.20	406,358,475	1,000
14	To disapply pre-emption rights***	402,243,092	98.99	4,115,383	1.01	406,358,475	1,000
15	To disapply pre-emption rights - limited to an acquisition or capital investment***	400,260,572	98.50	6,097,903	1.50	406,358,475	1,000
16	To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares***	404,607,140	99.57	1,734,975	0.43	406,342,115	17,360
17	To authorise the Company to make political donations	401,710,100	98.86	4,649,375	1.14	406,359,475	0
18	To authorise the Company to hold general meetings on 14 days' notice***	400,178,124	98.48	6,180,351	1.52	406,358,475	1,000

*  Includes those votes giving the Chairman discretion

**  A vote 'Withheld' has no legal effect and is not counted in the votes 'For' and 'Against' a resolution

*** Passed as special resolutions

The maximum number of votes cast was 406,359,475   representing 84.74% of the Company's issued share capital of as at 6pm on 28 September 2021.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of all the resolutions passed as special business have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for viewing here .

Enquiries:

AO World plc

Julie Finnemore

Company Secretary

[e-mail]

 

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