Result of AGM

RNS Number : 5724Z

B&M European Value Retail S.A.

21 September 2020

 

21 September 2020

B&M European Value Retail S.A.

AGM Voting Results

All resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 18 September 2020 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 2020	756,704,486	99.99	94,837	0.01	756,799,323	75.63	3,134,843
2	To receive the consolidated and unconsolidated Financial Statements and Annual Accounts for the financial year ended March 2020 and the Auditor's Reports thereon	756,704,486	99.99	94,837	0.01	756,799,323	75.63	3,134,843
3	To approve the consolidated Financial Statements and Annual Accounts of the Company for the year ended 28 March 2020	756,704,486	99.99	94,837	0.01	756,799,323	75.63	3,134,843
4	To approve the unconsolidated Financial Statements and Annual Accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2020	756,704,386	99.99	95,837	0.01	756,800,223	75.63	3,134,843
5	To approve the result of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2020 and allocation	755,074,551	99.36	4,858,504	0.64	759,933,055	75.94	1,112
6	To approve the total dividend of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2020	754,784,456	99.32	5,148,711	0.68	759,933,167	75.94	1,000
7	To receive and approve the annual report on the Directors' Remuneration for the year ended March 2020	754,659,735	99.58	3,148,072	0.42	757,807,807	75.73	2,126,359
8	To discharge the Directors for the year ended 31 March 2020	755,582,162	99.74	1,934,070	0.26	757,516,232	75.70	2,417,935
9	To re-elect Peter Bamford as a Director	738,259,176	97.20	21,258,273	2.80	759,517,449	75.90	416,717
10	To re-elect Simon Arora as a Director	735,508,617	96.79	24,424,549	3.21	759,933,166	75.94	1,000
11	To re-elect Paul McDonald as a Director	752,531,395	99.03	7,401,772	0.97	759,933,167	75.94	1,000
12	To re-elect Ron McMillan as a Director	738,612,877	97.19	21,320,290	2.81	759,933,167	75.94	1,000
13	To re-elect Tiffany Hall as a Director	759,933,055	100	0	0	759,933,055	75.94	1,112
14	To re-elect Carolyn Bradley as a Director	671,638,592	88.38	88,294,574	11.62	759,933,166	75.94	1,000
15	To re-elect Gilles Petit as a Director	757,240,961	99.65	2,692,093	0.35	759,933,054	75.94	1,112
16	To discharge the Independent Auditor for the year ended 31 March 2020	753,148,839	99.42	4,367,392	0.58	757,516,231	75.70	2,417,935
17	To re-appoint KPMG Luxembourg Soci é t é   Coop é rative as Independent Auditor of the Company	759,932,705	99.99	350	0.01	759,933,055	75.94	1,112
18	To authorise the Directors to determine the Independent Auditor's remuneration	759,932,817	99.99	350	0.01	759,933,167	75.94	1,000
19	To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its ordinary shares	752,351,483	99.08	6,956,656	0.92	759,308,139	75.88	626,027
20	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	759,932,705	99.99	462	0.01	759,933,167	75.94	1,000
21	To confirm the Directors have full power, in addition to any authority granted under resolution 20, 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	757,729,299	99.71	2,203,577	0.29	759,932,876	75.94	1,290

The results of the poll will also be posted on the Company's website at www.bandmretail.com

The total number of shares in issue of the Company on 4 September 2020, the voting record date, was 1,000,698,006 ordinary shares.

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.

Enquiries

B&M European Value Retail S.A.

For further information please contact [phone]

Simon Arora, Chief Executive Officer

Paul McDonald, Chief Financial Officer

[e-mail]

The results of the poll will also be posted on the Company's website at https://www.bandmretail.com/investors/company-meetings/agm

 

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