AGM Statement

RNS Number : 3562J

Dixons Carphone PLC

08 September 2016

 

8 September 2016

DIXONS CARPHONE PLC

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2016 - POLL RESULTS

The second Annual General Meeting of Dixons Carphone plc was held at 11:00am on Thursday, 8 September 2016, where all proposed resolutions were duly passed by the requisite majorities on a poll.

Resolutions		Votes For		Votes Against		Votes Total	Issued Share Capital Voted	Votes Withheld
		Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number
1.	To receive the Accounts, the Directors' Report (including the Strategic Report) and the Auditor's Report for the period ended 30 April 2016	888,356,018	99.63	3,299,253	0.37	891,655,271	77.44	255,490
2.	To approve the Directors' Annual Remuneration Report	835,264,767	94.28	50,721,166	5.72	885,985,933	76.94	5,925,578
3.	To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy	880,154,462	98.86	10,177,401	1.14	890,331,863	77.32	1,579,648
4.	To declare a final dividend of 6.50p per ordinary share	891,846,768	100.00	5,103	0.00	891,851,871	77.45	59,640
5.	To elect Tony DeNunzio CBE as a director	891,512,237	99.97	303,770	0.03	891,816,007	77.45	95,504
6.	To elect Lord Livingston of Parkhead as a director	890,351,488	99.84	1,462,022	0.16	891,813,510	77.45	98,001
7.	To re-elect Katie Bickerstaffe as a director	885,129,618	99.25	6,701,008	0.75	891,830,626	77.45	80,885
8.	To re-elect Sir Charles Dunstone as a director	711,033,798	94.68	39,931,661	5.32	750,965,459	65.22	140,946,052
9.	To re-elect Andrea Gisle Joosen as a director	888,615,165	99.64	3,219,074	0.36	891,834,239	77.45	77,272
10.	To re-elect Andrew Harrison as a director	885,231,831	99.26	6,599,999	0.74	891,831,830	77.45	79,681
11.	To re-elect Tim How as a director	890,270,360	99.82	1,561,037	0.18	891,831,397	77.45	80,114
12.	To re-elect Sebastian James as a director	885,858,884	99.33	5,973,794	0.67	891,832,678	77.45	78,833
13.	To re-elect Jock Lennox as a director	878,685,180	98.57	12,788,477	1.43	891,473,657	77.42	437,854
14.	To re-elect Baroness Morgan of Huyton as a director	872,282,236	97.87	18,989,657	2.13	891,271,893	77.40	639,618
15.	To re-elect Gerry Murphy as a director	877,274,609	98.37	14,559,375	1.63	891,833,984	77.45	77,527
16.	To re-elect Humphrey Singer as a director	884,917,304	99.22	6,917,981	0.78	891,835,285	77.45	76,226
17.	To re-elect Graham Stapleton as a director	885,177,510	99.25	6,661,184	0.75	891,838,694	77.45	72,817
18.	To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor of the Company	839,751,635	99.73	2,292,914	0.27	842,044,549	73.13	49,866,712
19.	Authority for the Directors to determine the auditor's remuneration	882,364,512	99.96	380,541	0.04	882,745,053	76.66	9,166,458
20.	Authority for political donations not exceeding £25,000 in total	888,555,965	99.64	3,232,663	0.36	891,788,628	77.45	122,883
21.	Approval of the Long Term Incentive Plan 2016	878,422,918	99.20	7,119,656	0.80	885,542,574	76.91	6,368,187
22.	Authority to allot shares	891,100,278	99.92	729,897	0.08	891,830,175	77.45	81,336
23.	Authority to dis-apply    pre-emption rights *	891,568,638	99.97	250,005	0.03	891,818,643	77.45	92,868
24.	Authority for the Company to make purchases of ordinary shares *	883,062,609	99.02	8,762,476	0.98	891,825,085	77.45	86,426
25.	Authority to call general meetings at short    notice *	856,353,890	96.02	35,483,066	3.98	891,836,956	77.45	74,555

* Special Resolutions

Notes:

1.   The number of ordinary shares of 0.1p each in issue on the share register as at the date of meeting was 1,151,461,336 and all of these have voting rights.

2.   Percentages above are rounded to 2 decimal places.

3.   A vote 'Withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes 'For' or 'Against' a resolution.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R, a copy of the resolutions, other than those concerning ordinary business, passed at the Annual General Meeting have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.

Further information:

Nigel Paterson, Company Secretary and General Counsel

Tel: [phone]

 

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