Result of AGM and Update on Trading

boohoo group plc

22 June 2023

 

For Immediate Release	22 June 2023

 boohoo group plc

("boohoo" or the "Group")

Result of Annual General Meeting and Update on Trading

boohoo (AIM: BOO), a leading online fashion group, announces that all resolutions were passed on a poll at the Group's Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held today, 22 June 2023. The Group also provides the below trading update following its AGM earlier today.

AGM Result

	RESOLUTION	VOTES FOR	%	VOTES AGAINST	%	VOTES TOTAL	VOTES WITHELD
1	Report and accounts	789,430,645	99.90%	795,442	0.10%	790,226,087	721,429
2	Remuneration report	533,822,735	67.52%	256,805,264	32.48%	790,627,999	319,517
3	Re-elect Shaun McCabe	789,239,330	99.82%	1,407,843	0.18%	790,647,173	300,343
4	Re-elect Tim Morris	745,618,754	94.30%	45,028,067	5.70%	790,646,821	300,695
5	Re-elect John Lyttle	789,308,432	99.83%	1,365,366	0.17%	790,673,798	273,718
6	Re-appoint Alistair McGeorge	789,446,661	99.85%	1,197,946	0.15%	790,644,607	302,909
7	Re-appoint John Goold	785,918,909	99.40%	4,726,012	0.60%	790,644,921	302,595
8	Re-appoint auditors	790,311,369	99.95%	386,530	0.05%	790,697,899	249,617
9	Auditor's remuneration	790,275,108	99.94%	442,574	0.06%	790,717,682	229,834
10	Political donations	784,023,036	99.15%	6,699,785	0.85%	790,722,821	224,695
11*	Disapplication of pre-emption rights - general	786,550,345	99.48%	4,114,938	0.52%	790,665,283	282,233
12*	Disapplication of pre-emption rights - financing	745,392,218	94.27%	45,278,135	5.73%	790,670,353	277,163
13*	Purchase of own shares	788,272,330	99.69%	2,488,910	0.31%	790,761,240	186,276

*Special Resolution

Notes

1.     Proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman of the AGM have been included in the "For" total for the appropriate resolution.

2.     Votes "For" and "Against" any resolution are expressed as a percentage of votes validly cast for that resolution.

3.     A "Vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the percentage of shares voted "For" or "Against".

4.     The number of shares in issue on 22 June 2023 was 1,268,444,763 with no shares in treasury.

The Board notes that while Resolution 2 was approved, which gave shareholders the opportunity to cast an advisory vote on the Directors Remuneration Report for the year ended 28 February 2023, 32.48% of the votes cast were votes against Resolution 2.

Over the coming months, the Board will reflect on the result of Resolution 2, and the Remuneration Committee looks forward to ongoing engagement with the Group's shareholders as it continues to shape the Group's future remuneration policy.

The full text of the resolutions is set out in the Notice of Meeting dated 19 May 2023 which is available at www.boohooplc.com.

Update on Trading

The Group's execution of its Back to growth strategy continues apace and guidance remains unchanged from that issued previously in May, with an expectation to return to profitable growth in the second half of the financial year as a result of the anticipated benefits from investments being made across price, product and proposition. This is expected to improve Adjusted EBITDA year on year and the Group continues to focus on maintaining its strong balance sheet.

Enquiries
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Shaun McCabe, Chief Financial Officer	Tel: [phone]
Alistair Davies, Investor Relations	Tel: [phone]
Clara Melia, Investor Relations	Tel: [phone]
Mark Mochalski, Investor Relations	Tel: [phone]
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Jefferies - Joint broker
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About boohoo group plc

"Leading the fashion eCommerce market"

Founded in Manchester in 2006, boohoo is an inclusive and innovative global brand targeting young, value-orientated customers, pushing boundaries to bring its customers up-to-date and inspirational fashion, 24/7.

In 2017, the group extended its customer offering through the acquisitions of the vibrant fashion brand PrettyLittleThing and free-thinking brand Nasty Gal. In March 2019, the group acquired the MissPap brand, in August 2019 the Karen Millen and Coast brands and in June 2020 the Warehouse and Oasis brands, all complementary to the group's scalable, multi-brand platform. In January 2021, the group acquired the intellectual property assets of Debenhams, with the goal of transforming a leading UK fashion and beauty retailer into a digital department store and marketplace through a new capital-light and low-risk operating model. In February 2021, the group acquired the intellectual property assets of UK brands Dorothy Perkins, Wallis and Burton. As at 28 February 2023, the boohoo group had 18 million active customers across all its brands around the world.

 

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