Results of AGM & EGM

RNS Number : 9065F

B&M European Value Retail S.A.

02 August 2016

 

2 August 2016

B&M European Value Retail S.A.

Results of AGM & EGM

AGM

All resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 29 July 2016 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 2016	835,976,364	99.97	249,000	0.03	836,225,364	83.62	299,767
2	To receive the consolidated and unconsolidated Financial Statements and Annual Accounts for the financial year ended March 2016 and the Auditor's Reports thereon	836,255,129	100	0	0	836,255,129	83.63	270,002
3	To approve the consolidated Financial Statements and Annual Accounts of the Company for the year ended 26 March 2016	836,255,129	100	0	0	836,255,129	83.63	270,002
4	To approve the unconsolidated Financial Statements and Annual Accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2016	836,255,429	100	0	0	836,255,429	83.63	269,702
5	To approve the result of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2016 and allocation	836,255,429	100	0	0	836,255,429	83.63	269,702
6	To approve the total dividend of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2016	836,524,831	100	0	0	836,524,831	83.65	300
7	To credit the legal reserve in full from the share premium account	836,524,831	100	0	0	836,524,831	83.65	300
8	To approve the annual report on the Directors' Remuneration for the year ended March 2016	830,714,276	99.41	4,964,369	0.59	835,678,645	83.57	846,486
9	To discharge the Directors for the year ended 31 March 2016	835,085,714	100	0	0	835,085,714	83.51	1,439,417
10	To re-elect Sir Terry Leahy as a Director	769,367,025	91.97	67,158,106	8.03	836,525,131	83.65	0
11	To re-elect Simon Arora as a Director	771,853,047	92.27	64,672,084	7.73	836,525,131	83.65	0
12	To re-elect David Novak as a Director	771,985,386	92.28	64,539,745	7.72	836,525,131	83.65	0
13	To re-elect Paul McDonald as a Director	771,919,509	92.28	64,605,622	7.72	836,525,131	83.65	0
14	To re-elect Thomas Hübner as a Director	836,233,309	99.97	291,822	0.03	836,525,131	83.65	0
15	To re-elect Kathleen Guion as a Director	836,233,309	99.97	291,822	0.03	836,525,131	83.65	0
16	To re-elect Ron McMillan as a Director	835,428,631	99.87	1,096,500	0.13	836,525,131	83.65	0
17	To re-elect Harry Brouwer as a Director	836,233,309	99.97	291,822	0.03	836,525,131	83.65	0
18	To re-elect Thomas Hübner as a Director, provided that resolution 14 is passed - independent shareholders approval	512,251,653	99.94	291,822	0.06	512,543,475	51.25	300
19	To re-elect Kathleen Guion as a Director, provided that resolution 15 is passed - independent shareholders approval	512,251,653	99.94	291,822	0.06	512,543,475	51.25	300
20	To re-elect Ron McMillan as a Director, provided that resolution 16 is passed - independent shareholders approval	512,243,721	99.94	299,754	0.06	512,543,475	51.25	300
21	To re-elect Harry Brouwer as a Director, provided that resolution 17 is passed - independent shareholders approval	512,163,193	99.93	380,282	0.07	512,543,475	51.25	300
22	To discharge the Independent Auditor for the year ended 31 March 2016	835,086,014	100	0	0	835,086,014	83.51	1,439,117
23	To appoint KPMG Luxembourg Société  Coopérative as Independent Auditor of the Company	836,525,131	100	0	0	836,525,131	83.65	0
24	To authorise the Directors to determine the Independent Auditor's remuneration	836,525,131	100	0	0	836,525,131	83.65	0
25	To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its ordinary shares	834,362,244	99.80	1,696,244	0.20	836,058,488	83.61	466,643
26	To confirm the Directors have full power to issue shares on a non-pre-emptive basis for cash representing 5% of the issued share capital as provided by the Articles of Association and to acknowledge the Directors' intention to comply with the Pre-Emption Group's revised Guidelines on Dis-applying Pre-Emption Rights (issued in March 2015) to the extent practical for a Luxembourg company	836,524,831	99.99	300	0.01	836,525,131	83.65	0

EGM

All resolutions proposed at the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company held on 29 July 2016 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 amend article 5.2 of the Articles of Association of the Company	776,715,313	91.62	71,058,937	8.38	847,774,250	84.78	4,000
2.	To confirm the Directors have full power to issue shares on a non-pre-emptive basis for cash representing 10% of the issued share capital as provided by the amended Articles of Association and to acknowledge the Directors' intention to comply with the Pre-Emption Group's revised Guidelines on Dis-applying Pre-Emption Rights (issued in March 2015) to the extent practical for a Luxembourg company	776,552,588	91.60	71,221,362	8.40	847,773,950	84.78	4,300

The results of the poll will also be posted on the Company's website at www.bandmretail.com/investors/agm.aspx and www.bandmretail.com/investors/egm.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  & EGM was 1,000,000,000 ordinary shares.  

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]

 

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