Result of AGM

RNS Number : 7498Y

Dixons Carphone PLC

10 September 2015

 



10 September 2015

DIXONS CARPHONE PLC

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2015 - POLL RESULTS

The first Annual General Meeting of Dixons Carphone plc was held at 11:00am on Thursday, 10 September 2015, 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 Directors' Report, the Financial Statements for the period ended 2 May 2015 and the Auditor's Report thereon	904,769,607	99.63	3,334,477	0.37	908,104,084	78.87	1,027,229
2.	To approve the Directors' Annual Remuneration Report	621,991,756	72.95	230,588,119	27.05	852,579,875	74.04	56,551,437
3.	To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy	771,709,963	94.09	48,431,387	5.91	820,141,350	71.23	88,989,962
4.	To declare a final dividend of 6p per ordinary share	908,572,631	100.00	23,966	0.00	908,596,597	78.91	534,716
5.	To elect Katie Bickerstaffe as a director	897,459,082	98.78	11,114,272	1.22	908,573,354	78.91	557,959
6.	To elect Andrea Gisle Joosen as a director	905,671,213	99.68	2,896,173	0.32	908,567,386	78.91	563,927
7.	To elect Tim How as a director	906,550,476	99.78	2,020,918	0.22	908,571,394	78.91	559,919
8.	To elect Sebastian James as a director	901,265,349	99.20	7,307,139	0.80	908,572,488	78.91	558,825
9.	To elect Jock Lennox as a director	904,650,133	99.57	3,920,774	0.43	908,570,907	78.91	560,405
10.	To elect Humphrey Singer as a director	897,460,537	98.78	11,111,430	1.22	908,571,967	78.91	559,346
11.	To elect Graham Stapleton as a director	897,458,266	98.78	11,113,170	1.22	908,571,436	78.91	559,877
12.	To re-elect Sir Charles Dunstone as a director	853,688,669	94.83	46,517,559	5.17	900,206,228	78.18	8,925,083
13.	To re-elect John Gildersleeve as a director	770,240,223	85.23	133,506,265	14.77	903,746,488	78.49	5,384,824
14.	To re-elect Andrew Harrison as a director	897,779,998	98.81	10,801,274	1.19	908,581,272	78.91	550,041
15.	To re-elect Baroness Morgan of Huyton as a director	901,808,429	99.27	6,642,901	0.73	908,451,330	78.90%	679,982
16.	To re-elect Gerry Murphy as a director	760,050,350	83.84	146,446,999	16.16	906,497,349	78.73	2,633,963
17.	To re-elect Roger Taylor as a director	720,417,029	79.47	186,080,521	20.53	906,497,550	78.73	2,633,762
18.	To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor of the Company	876,721,657	97.68	20,856,182	2.32	897,577,839	77.95	11,553,473
19.	Authority for the Directors to determine the auditor's remuneration	893,423,064	99.54	4,143,776	0.46	897,566,840	77.95	11,564,473
20.	Authority for political donations not exceeding £25,000 in total	902,056,280	99.29	6,439,669	0.71	908,495,949	78.90	635,364
21.	Authority to allot shares	905,238,966	99.63	3,342,197	0.37	908,581,163	78.91	550,150
22.	Authority to dis-apply pre-emption rights *	908,426,191	99.99	110,590	0.01	908,536,781	78.90	594,532
23.	Authority for the Company to make purchases of ordinary shares *	908,498,844	99.99	75,037	0.01	908,573,881	78.91	557,432
24.	Notice of general meetings *	877,852,653	96.62	30,743,661	3.38	908,596,314	78.91	534,999

*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.   Votes 'For' include discretionary votes.

4.   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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