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