Result of AGM

RNS Number : 1495Q

Dixons Carphone PLC

07 September 2017

 

7 September 2017

DIXONS CARPHONE PLC

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2017 - POLL RESULTS

The third Annual General Meeting of Dixons Carphone plc (the 'Company') was held at 11:00am on Thursday, 7 September 2017, 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 29 April 2017	840,707,896	99.65	2,955,536	0.35	843,663,432	72.85	799,056
2.	To approve the Directors' Annual Remuneration Report	717,538,187	85.14	125,204,961	14.86	842,743,148	72.77	1,719,340
3.	To declare a final dividend of 7.75p per ordinary share	844,438,512	100.00	2,416	0.00	844,440,928	72.92	21,560
4.	To elect Fiona McBain as a director	842,819,895	99.81	1,606,943	0.19	844,426,838	72.92	35,650
5.	To re-elect Katie Bickerstaffe as a director	840,440,610	99.53	3,995,602	0.47	844,436,212	72.92	26,276
6.	To re-elect Tony DeNunzio CBE as a director	840,030,072	99.48	4,398,363	0.52	844,428,435	72.92	34,053
7.	To re-elect Andrea Gisle Joosen as a director	778,601,802	92.72	61,154,590	7.28	839,756,392	72.52	4,706,096
8.	To re-elect Andrew Harrison as a director	840,455,921	99.53	3,979,999	0.47	844,435,920	72.92	26,568
9.	To re-elect Sebastian James as a director	840,433,565	99.53	4,001,152	0.47	844,434,717	72.92	27,771
10.	To re-elect Jock Lennox as a director	644,047,652	80.08	160,233,726	19.92	804,281,378	69.45	40,181,110
11.	To re-elect Lord Livingston of Parkhead as a director	827,633,445	98.07	16,290,565	1.93	843,924,010	72.88	538,478
12.	To re-elect Gerry Murphy as a director	765,306,898	90.63	79,106,444	9.37	844,413,342	72.92	49,146
13.	To re-elect Humphrey Singer as a director	838,182,400	99.26	6,259,159	0.74	844,441,559	72.92	20,929
14.	To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor of the Company	831,823,301	99.22	6,562,448	0.78	838,385,749	72.40	6,076,739
15.	Authority for the Directors to determine the auditor's remuneration	844,200,391	99.97	254,393	0.03	844,454,784	72.92	7,704
16.	Authority to make political donations not exceeding £25,000 in total	821,922,475	97.35	22,401,800	2.65	844,324,275	72.91	138,213
17.	Authority to allot shares	844,349,321	99.99	87,603	0.01	844,436,924	72.92	25,064
18.	Authority to dis-apply    pre-emption rights *	844,276,290	99.99	123,144	0.01	844,399,434	72.92	61,592
19.	Authority for the Company to purchase its own shares *	836,545,541	99.07	7,893,175	0.93	844,438,716	72.92	22,810
20.	Authority to call general meetings at short    notice *	803,749,124	95.18	40,686,431	4.82	844,435,555	72.92	25,471

* 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 1,158,031,230 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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