Result of AGM

DFS Furniture PLC

22 November 2024

 

22 November 2024

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 22 November 2024 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 2024 Annual Report and Accounts	209,954,952	99.99	27,304	0.01	209,982,256	89.68	1,000
2.	Approve the Remuneration Policy	198,349,001	94.46	11,633,255	5.54	209,982,256	89.68	1,000
3.	Approve the Directors' Remuneration Report	209,833,598	99.93	146,637	0.07	209,980,235	89.68	3,021
4.	Approve the new DFS Group Share Plan.	198,356,282	94.46	11,625,974	5.54	209,982,256	89.68	1,000
5.	Re-Elect Tim Stacey	209,949,224	99.99	29,759	0.01	209,978,983	89.68	4,273
6.	Elect Bruce Marsh	209,951,024	99.99	27,959	0.01	209,978,983	89.68	4,273
7.	Re-elect Alison Hutchinson	208,215,924	99.16	1,763,058	0.84	209,978,982	89.68	4,273
8.	Re-Elect Jo Boydell	208,215,924	99.16	1,763,058	0.84	209,978,982	89.68	4,273
9.	Re-Elect Steve Johnson	208,215,574	99.16	1,763,408	0.84	209,978,982	89.68	4,273
10.	Elect Gill Barr	208,215,924	99.16	1,763,058	0.84	209,978,982	89.68	4,273
11	Re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditor	209,942,499	99.98	36,484	0.02	209,978,983	89.68	4,273
12.	Authorise the Audit Committee to agree the auditor's remuneration	209,946,427	99.98	35,398	0.02	209,981,825	89.68	1,431
13.	Directors' authority to allot shares	209,941,309	99.98	40,947	0.02	209,982,256	89.68	1,000
14.	General authority to dis-apply pre-emption right**	209,953,041	99.99	29,215	0.01	209,982,256	89.68	1,000
15.	Limited authority to dis-apply pre-emption right for the purposes of acquisitions or capital investments**	209,953,472	99.99	28,784	0.01	209,982,256	89.68	1,000
16.	Authorise the Company to purchase its ordinary shares**	209,954,297	99.99	27,959	0.01	209,982,256	89.68	1,000
17	Authorise calling general meetings on not less than 14 clear days' notice**	209,890,325	99.96	92,931	0.04	209,983,256	89.68	0

* 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/

Enquiries:

DFS

Liz McDonald (Group Company Secretary)

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 and the Republic of Ireland, trading through our leading brands, DFS and Sofology. 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 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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