Result of AGM

RNS Number : 1630G

Big Yellow Group PLC

22 July 2021

 

Big Yellow Group PLC

22 July 2021

Big Yellow Group PLC - Result of AGM

Result of Annual General Meeting

Big Yellow Group PLC (the "Company") announces that, at the Annual General Meeting (the "AGM") held today, all resolutions contained in the notice of the Annual General Meeting dated 21 June 2021 (the "AGM Notice") were duly passed.

A final dividend of 17.0 pence per Ordinary Share will be paid on 30 July 2021.

The total number of proxy votes lodged for each resolution in advance of the meeting is set out below:

Resolutions		Votes for 1		Votes against		Total votes cast	Votes withheld 2
		No. of shares	% of shares voted	No. of shares	% of shares voted	No. of shares	No. of shares
1	To receive the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2021	150,067,554	100.00	0	0.00	150,068,180	188,203
2	To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report	139,401,352	93.30	10,014,714	6.70	149,417,692	838,691
3	To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy	142,929,739	96.18	5,673,310	3.82	148,604,675	1,651,708
4	To approve the final dividend	150,255,141	100.00	0	0.00	150,255,767	616
5	To re-elect Richard Cotton as a Director	146,929,214	98.33	2,491,030	1.67	149,420,870	835,513
6	To re-elect Jim Gibson as a Director	148,247,262	99.21	1,171,983	0.78	149,420,871	835,512
7	To re-elect Dr Anna Keay as a Director	149,241,630	99.88	176,725	0.12	149,419,981	836,402
8	To re-elect Adrian Lee as a Director	148,242,587	99.21	1,175,558	0.79	149,419,871	836,512
9	To re-elect Vince Niblett as a Director	148,351,530	99.29	1,066,715	0.71	149,419,871	836,512
10	To re-elect John Trotman as a Director	148,058,506	99.09	1,360,739	0.91	149,420,871	835,512
11	To re-elect Nicholas Vetch as a Director	140,566,980	94.07	8,852,264	5.92	149,420,870	835,513
12	To re-elect Laela Pakpour Tabrizi as a Director	149,241,484	99.88	176,871	0.12	149,419,981	836,402
13	To re-appoint Heather Savory as a Director	149,403,494	99.99	15,861	0.01	149,420,981	835,402
14	To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditors	150,246,705	100.00	5,297	0.00	150,252,628	3,755
15	To authorise the Directors to agree the auditor's remuneration	150,250,728	100.00	1,000	0.00	150,252,354	4,029
16	To authorise the Directors to allot shares up to a limited amount	141,431,827	94.65	7,989,673	5.35	149,422,126	834,257
17	To empower the Directors to allot equity securities and/or sell equity securities held as treasury shares as if section 561 of the Companies Act 2006 did not apply 3	147,870,713	99.50	736,164	0.50	148,608,603	1,647,780
18	To authorise the Directors to disapply statutory pre-emption rights in respect of an additional 5% of the Company's issued share capital, in certain circumstances. 3	145,115,530	97.65	3,491,337	2.35	148,608,493	1,647,890
19	To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares 3	149,336,185	100.00	2,069	0.00	149,338,880	917,503
20	To authorise the calling of general meetings (other than an annual general meeting) by notice of not less than 14 clear days 3	139,339,554	93.25	10,080,330	6.75	149,421,510	834,873

¹ Includes discretionary votes

² A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted towards the votes cast 'For' or 'Against' a resolution.

³ Special Resolution (75% majority required)

In accordance with the Financial Conduct Authority's Listing Rule 9.6.2 a copy of the resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting will be available via the National Storage Mechanism, which can be accessed at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism .

Enquiries:

Shauna Beavis, Company Secretary  01276 477811

 

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