31 July 2017
B&M European Value Retail S.A.
AGM Voting Results
All resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 28 July 2017 were passed on a poll by shareholders. The results of the poll were as follows.
|
|
VOTES FOR |
% |
VOTES AGAINST |
% |
VOTES TOTAL |
% of ISC VOTED |
VOTES WITHHELD |
1 |
To receive the Directors Report on the Annual Accounts of the Company for the year ended March 2017
|
776,010,272 |
100 |
0 |
0 |
776,010,272 |
77.60 |
826,564 |
2 |
To receive the consolidated and unconsolidated Financial Statements and Annual Accounts for the financial year ended March 2017 and the Auditor's Reports thereon
|
775,576,207 |
99.95 |
400,000 |
0.05 |
775,976,207 |
77.60 |
860,629 |
3 |
To approve the consolidated Financial Statements and Annual Accounts of the Company for the year ended 25 March 2017 |
776,010,272 |
100 |
0 |
0 |
776,010,272 |
77.60 |
826,564 |
4 |
To approve the unconsolidated Financial Statements and Annual Accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2017
|
776,010,272 |
100 |
0 |
0 |
776,010,272 |
77.60 |
826,564 |
5 |
To approve the result of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2017 and allocation
|
776,010,272 |
100 |
0 |
0 |
776,010,272 |
77.60 |
826,564 |
6 |
To approve the total dividend of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2017
|
776,010,272 |
100 |
0 |
0 |
776,010,272 |
77.60 |
826,564 |
7
|
To receive and approve the annual report on the Directors' Remuneration for the year ended March 2017
|
752,544,703 |
96.98 |
23,465,569 |
3.02 |
776,010,272 |
77.60 |
826,564 |
8 |
To discharge the Directors for the year ended 31 March 2017
|
776,007,272 |
100 |
0 |
0 |
776,007,272 |
77.60 |
829,564 |
9 |
To re-elect Sir Terry Leahy as a Director
|
744,916,893 |
95.99 |
31,093,379 |
4.01 |
776,010,272 |
77.60 |
826,564 |
10 |
To re-elect Simon Arora as a Director
|
769,104,720 |
99.11 |
6,905,552 |
0.89 |
776,010,272 |
77.60 |
826,564 |
11 |
To re-elect David Novak as a Director
|
733,370,477 |
95.34 |
35,856,281 |
4.66 |
769,226,758 |
76.92 |
7,610,078 |
12
|
To re-elect Paul McDonald as a Director |
770,547,779 |
99.30 |
5,462,493 |
0.70 |
776,010,272 |
77.60 |
826,564 |
13 |
To re-elect Thomas Hübner as a Director
|
767,830,946 |
98.95 |
8,179,326 |
1.05 |
776,010,272 |
77.60 |
826,564 |
14 |
To re-elect Kathleen Guion as a Director
|
774,771,295 |
99.84 |
1,238,977 |
0.16 |
776,010,272 |
77.60 |
826,564 |
15 |
To re-elect Ron McMillan as a Director |
765,990,626 |
98.71 |
10,019,646 |
1.29 |
776,010,272 |
77.60 |
826,564 |
16 |
To re-elect Harry Brouwer as a Director
|
767,830,946 |
98.95 |
8,179,326 |
1.05 |
776,010,272 |
77.60 |
826,564 |
17 |
To discharge the Independent Auditor for the year ended 31 March 2016
|
776,010,272 |
100 |
0 |
0 |
776,010,272 |
77.60 |
826,564 |
18 |
To re-appoint KPMG Luxembourg Société Coopérative as Independent Auditor of the Company
|
774,216,575 |
99.99 |
86,543 |
0.01 |
774,303,118 |
77.43 |
2,533,718 |
19
|
To authorise the Directors to determine the Independent Auditor's remuneration |
774,798,655 |
99.84 |
1,211,617 |
0.16 |
776,010,272 |
77.60 |
826,564 |
20 |
To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its ordinary shares
|
772,751,513 |
99.74 |
2,047,142 |
0.26 |
774,798,655 |
77.48 |
2,038,181 |
21 |
To confirm the Board of Directors have full power to issue ordinary shares on a non-pre-emptive basis for cash representing 5% of the issued share capital of the Company generally, as provided by the Articles of Association and to acknowledge the Directors' intention to comply with the Statement of Principles on Dis-applying Pre-Emption Rights to the extent practical for a Luxembourg company
|
775,850,000 |
99.98 |
160,272 |
0.02 |
776,010,272 |
77.60 |
826,564 |
22 |
To confirm the Board of Directors have full power, in addition to any authority granted under resolution 21, to issue ordinary shares on a non-pre-emptive basis, for cash representing a further 5% of the issued share capital of the Company for the purposes of financing an acquisition or a capital investment (or refinancing such a transaction) as defined in the Statement of Principles on Dis-Applying Pre-Emption Rights, as provided by the Articles of Association |
732,418,368 |
94.38 |
43,591,904 |
5.62 |
776,010,272 |
77.60 |
826,564 |
The results of the poll will also be posted on the Company's website at www.bandmretail.com/investors/agm.aspx
Please note that a vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of votes for and against a resolution.
The total number of shares in issue of the Company at the date of the AGM was 1,000,000,000 ordinary shares.
Enquiries
B&M European Value Retail S.A.
For further information please contact +44 (0) 151 728 5400
Simon Arora, Chief Executive Officer
Paul McDonald, Chief Financial Officer
Investor.relations@bandmretail.com