Result of AGM

RNS Number : 4230F

DFS Furniture PLC

04 November 2022

 

4 November 2022   

DFS Furniture PLC

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

DFS Furniture PLC (the "Company") announces that all of the resolutions set out in the notice of Annual General Meeting dated 4 November 2022 were duly passed at today's Annual General Meeting.

Details of the votes cast were as follows:

	Resolution	For (including discretionary)	%	Against	%	Total	% of ISC voted	Withheld*
1.	Receive and adopt the 202 2 Annual Report and Accounts	201,237,437	100.00	0	0.00	201,237,437	83.61%	0
2.	Declare final dividend of 3.7 pence per ordinary share	201,237,437	100.00	0	0.00	201,237,437	83.61%	0
3.	Approve the Directors' Remuneration Report	184,785,252	91.83	16,441,953	8.17	201,227,205	83.61%	10,232
4.	Re-Elect Tim Stacey	201,236,992	100.00	413	0.00	201,237,405	83.61%	32
5.	Re-Elect Alison Hutchinson	200,161,065	99.47	1,066,109	0.53	201,227,174	83.61%	10,263
6.	Re-Elect Jo Boydell	196,125,316	97.47	5,088,524	2.53	201,213,840	83.60%	23,597
7.	Re-Elect Steve Johnson	196,138,329	97.47	5,088,844	2.53	201,227,173	83.61%	10,264
8.	Re-elect Jane Bednall	200,161,065	99.47	1,066,109	0.53	201,227,174	83.61%	10,263
9.	Re- Elect Loraine Martins	200,161,065	99.47	1,066,109	0.53	201,227,174	83.61%	10,263
10.	Re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditor	201,191,687	99.98	35,519	0.02	201,227,206	83.61%	10,231
11.	Authorise the Audit Committee to agree the auditor's remuneration	201,215,925	99.99	10,868	0.01	201,226,793	83.61%	10,644
1 2.	Directors' authority to allot shares	201,105,082	99.93	132,356	0.07	201,237,438	83.61%	0
1 3.	General authority to dis-apply pre-emption right**	201,160,613	99.99	18,537	0.01	201,179,150	83.59%	58,287
14.	Limited authority to dis-apply pre-emption right for the purposes of acquisitions or capital investments**	201,160,613	99.99	18,537	0.01	201,179,150	83.59%	58,287
15.	Authorise the Company to purchase its ordinary shares**	201,178,605	99.99	10,776	0.01	201,189,381	83.59%	48,056
16	Authorise calling general meetings on not less than 14 clear days' notice**	200,972,945	99.90	206,205	0.10	201,179,150	83.59%	58,287

* 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.

** Indicates special resolutions requiring a 75% majority.

In accordance with 9.6.2 (R) of the Listing Rules, Copies of the resolutions passed at the AGM, other than those concerning ordinary business, will be submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will in due course be available for inspection at  https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

A copy of the Annual General Meeting results will be available on the DFS corporate website  https://www.dfscorporate.co.uk/

The person responsible for arranging the release of this announcement on behalf of DFS is Liz McDonald, Company Secretary.

Enquiries:

DFS (enquiries via Tulchan)

Liz McDonald ( Group Company Secretary)

Tulchan:

James Macey-White

Jessica Reid

[phone]

[e-mail]

About DFS Furniture plc

The Group is the clear market-leading retailer of living room furniture in the United Kingdom. Our Group purpose is to bring great design and comfort into every living room, in an affordable, responsible and sustainable manner.  We operate an integrated physical and digital retail network of living room furniture showrooms and web sites in the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, trading through our leading brands, DFS, Sofology and Dwell. We attract customers through our targeted and national marketing activities and our reputation for high quality products and service, breadth of product offer and favourable consumer financing options.  We fulfil orders for our exclusive product ranges through our own three UK finished goods factories, and through manufacturing partners located in the UK, Europe and Far East, and delivered with care through our expert final-mile delivery service "The Sofa Delivery Company Limited"

 

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