Result of AGM

RNS Number : 9779A

AO World plc

28 September 2022

 

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	485,623,500	99.99	19,980	0.01	485,720,025	76,545
2	To approve the Directors' remuneration report	472,852,547	97.35	12,866,597	2.65	485,720,025	881
3	To approve the Directors' remuneration policy	431,426,258	88.82	54,291,724	11.18	485,720,025	2,043
4	To re-elect Geoff Cooper as a Director	473,447,683	97.47	12,269,584	2.53	485,720,025	2,758
5	To re-elect John Roberts as a Director	485,590,588	99.97	126,679	0.03	485,720,025	2,758
6	To re-elect Mark Higgins as a Director	485,478,489	99.95	238,778	0.05	485,720,025	2,758
7	To re-elect Chris Hopkinson as a Director	464,597,648	95.65	21,119,618	4.35	485,720,025	2,759
8	To re-elect Marisa Cassoni as a Director	474,353,833	97.66	11,363,474	2.34	485,720,025	2,718
9	To re-elect Shaun McCabe as a Director	469,142,309	96.59	16,574,957	3.41	485,720,025	2,759
10	To re- appoint KPMG LLP as auditors	485,695,785	99.99	23,320	0.01	485,720,025	920
11	To authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of the auditors	485,696,932	99.99	22,213	0.01	485,720,025	880
12	To authorise the Directors to allot shares	477,462,315	98.30	8,254,992	1.70	485,720,025	2,718
13	To disapply pre-emption rights***	478,734,343	98.56	6,982,964	1.44	485,720,025	2,718
14	To disapply pre-emption rights - limited to an acquisition or capital investment***	478,518,621	98.52	7,198,686	1.48	485,720,025	2,718
15	To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares***	481,687,562	99.17	4,027,204	0.83	485,720,025	5,259
16	To authorise the Company to make political donations	444,094,703	91.43	41,619,442	8.57	485,720,025	5,880
17	To authorise the Company to hold general meetings on 14 days' notice***	484,631,330	99.78	1,086,815	0.22	485,720,025	1,880
18	To adopt the restructured Value Creation Plan and amend the AO 2018 Incentive Plan	431,776,581	88.91	53,875,037	11.09	485,720,025	68,407

*  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 485,720,025 representing 84.19% of the Company's issued share capital of as at 6pm on 27 September 2022.

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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