Result of AGM

RNS Number : 2808F

Burberry Group PLC

14 July 2021

 

BURBERRY GROUP PLC

(the "Company")

Result of Annual General Meeting 2021

The Company announces the results of voting at its Annual General Meeting held earlier today and confirms that all resolutions were passed with majorities as set out below. All resolutions were taken on a poll. 

Resolutions 1 to 21 were proposed as Ordinary Resolutions and resolutions 22 to 25 as Special Resolutions. The results were as follows:

Resolution		Votes For*	%	Votes Against	%	Total votes validly cast	Total votes cast as % of issued share capital**	Votes Withheld**
1.	To receive the Company's Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 27 March 2021.	324,986,434	99.99%	30,987	0.01%	325,017,421	80.28%	2,746,217
2.	To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 27 March 2021.	302,288,454	94.45%	17,750,177	5.55%	320,038,631	79.05%	7,725,006
3.	To declare a final dividend for the year ended 27 March 2021.	327,017,585	99.85%	499,339	0.15%	327,516,924	80.89%	246,714
4.	To re-elect Dr Gerry Murphy as a Director of the Company.	326,788,333	99.78%	716,544	0.22%	327,504,877	80.89%	258,761
5.	To re-elect Marco Gobbetti as a Director of the Company.	324,945,937	99.95%	159,774	0.05%	325,105,711	80.30%	2,657,927
6.	To re-elect Julie Brown as a Director of the Company.	326,945,171	99.83%	556,433	0.17%	327,501,604	80.89%	262,034
7.	To re-elect Fabiola Arredondo as a Director of the Company.	327,277,513	99.93%	223,768	0.07%	327,501,281	80.89%	262,357
8.	To re-elect Sam Fischer as a Director of the Company.	327,379,459	99.96%	117,093	0.04%	327,496,552	80.89%	267,086
9.	To re-elect Ron Frasch as a Director of the Company.	327,268,659	99.93%	228,051	0.07%	327,496,710	80.89%	266,928
10.	To re-elect Matthew Key as a Director of the Company.	327,276,574	99.93%	220,136	0.07%	327,496,710	80.89%	266,928
11.	To re-elect Debra Lee as a Director of the Company.	325,523,054	99.40%	1,978,773	0.60%	327,501,827	80.89%	261,811
12.	To re-elect Dame Carolyn McCall as a Director of the Company.	327,192,756	99.91%	305,973	0.09%	327,498,729	80.89%	264,909
13.	To re-elect Orna NíChionna as a Director of the Company.	323,547,906	98.79%	3,952,857	1.21%	327,500,763	80.89%	262,875
14.	To elect Antoine de Saint-Affrique as a Director of the Company.	327,430,615	99.98%	63,829	0.02%	327,494,444	80.89%	269,194
15.	To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditor of the Company.	325,044,274	99.25%	2,459,874	0.75%	327,504,148	80.89%	259,490
16.	To authorise the Audit Committee of the Company to determine the auditor's remuneration for the year ended 2 April 2022.	327,484,038	99.99%	24,663	0.01%	327,508,701	80.89%	254,937
17.	To approve an all-employee share plan, Burberry Group plc International Free Share Plan.	327,350,466	99.95%	176,786	0.05%	327,527,252	80.90%	236,386
18.	To approve an all-employee share plan, Burberry Group plc Share Incentive Plan.	327,071,882	99.86%	454,154	0.14%	327,526,036	80.90%	237,602
19.	To approve the renewal of an all-employee share plan, Burberry Sharesave Plan 2011.	326,175,578	99.59%	1,350,294	0.41%	327,525,872	80.90%	237,766
20.	To authorise political donations by the Company and its subsidiaries.	325,468,145	99.38%	2,030,671	0.62%	327,498,816	80.89%	264,822
21.	To authorise the Directors to allot shares.	324,002,442	98.94%	3,486,297	1.06%	327,488,739	80.89%	274,899
22.	To renew the Directors' authority to disapply pre-emption rights. (Special Resolution)	326,528,712	99.71%	958,491	0.29%	327,487,203	80.89%	276,435
23.	To authorise the Company to purchase its own ordinary shares. (Special Resolution)	323,930,876	98.96%	3,418,906	1.04%	327,349,782	80.85%	413,856
24.	To authorise the Directors to call general meetings (other than an AGM) on not less than 14 clear days' notice. (Special Resolution)	314,764,491	96.11%	12,750,504	3.89%	327,514,995	80.89%	248,643
25.	To approve the new Articles of Association (Special Resolution)	327,447,644	99.99%	19,014	0.01%	327,466,658	80.88%	296,980

Notes:

*  Includes discretionary votes.

** A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes for or against a resolution.

As at 6.30pm on 12 July 2021, the issued share capital of the Company consisted of 404,872,274 ordinary shares.  The Company held no shares in Treasury. Shareholders are entitled to one vote for every ordinary share held. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in Burberry Group plc as at 12 July 2021 was also 404,872,274 .

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2 copies of all the resolutions passed, other than ordinary business, have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

The full text of each resolution is set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting which is available at www.burberryplc.com/AGM 2021

14 July 2021

 

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