Result of AGM

RNS Number : 8277P

Dunelm Group plc

22 November 2016

 

Dunelm Group plc

(the 'Company')

Results of Annual General Meeting

22 November 2016

At the Annual General Meeting of the Company held at 9.00am on 22 November 2016 at The Dunelm Store Support Centre, Watermead Business Park, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1AD, the resolutions set out in Part 3 of the Notice of Annual General Meeting ("AGM Notice") published by the Company on 19 October 2016 were duly passed.

Voting on all resolutions was by way of a show of hands.Voting on resolutions 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 and 17 was by Independent Shareholders (as defined in the AGM Notice) only.

A copy of this announcement will shortly be available on the Company's website at www.dunelm.com.

 Prior to the meeting proxy votes had been received as follows:

Resolution	Votes for/ discretionary	% of votes cast	Votes against	% of votes cast	Votes withheld	% withheld
1 - Approve Accounts	180,074,559	99.75%	446,969	0.25%	11,780	0.01%
2 - Approve dividend	180,521,991	100.00%	3,748	0.00%	7,569	0.00%
3 - Re-elect Will Adderley	177,120,615	98.11%	3,404,808	1.89%	7,885	0.00%
4 - Re-elect John Browett	180,460,021	99.96%	65,009	0.04%	8,278	0.00%
5 - Elect Keith Down	180,105,526	99.77%	419,297	0.23%	8,485	0.00%
6 - Re-elect Andy Harrison	179,629,673	99.50%	895,357	0.50%	8,278	0.00%
7- Re-elect Andy Harrison*	76,266,250	98.85%	887,001	1.15%	8,279	0.00%
8 - Re-elect Marion Sears	176,149,717	97.58%	4,375,187	2.42%	8,404	0.00%
9 -Re-elect Marion Sears*	72,778,131	94.33%	4,375,187	5.67%	8,212	0.00%
10 - Re-elect Simon Emeny	176,287,942	97.65%	4,236,888	2.35%	8,478	0.00%
11- Re-elect Simon Emeny*	72,916,598	94.51%	4,236,101	5.49%	8,831	0.00%
12 - Re-elect Liz Doherty	180,132,873	99.78%	392,350	0.22%	8,085	0.00%
13 - Re-elect Liz Doherty*	76,762,029	99.49%	391,415	0.51%	8,086	0.00%
14 -Re- elect William Reeve	180,433,540	99.95%	87,333	0.05%	8,085	0.00%
15 - Re-elect William Reeve*	77,065,528	99.89%	87,916	0.11%	8,086	0.00%
16 - Re-elect Peter Ruis	180,438,236	99.95%	86,587	0.05%	8,485	0.00%
17 - Re-elect Peter Ruis*	77,067,585	99.89%	85,459	0.11%	8,486	0.00%
18 - Approve Annual Remuneration Report	178,879,529	99.09%	1,643,656	0.91%	10,122	0.01%
19 - Appoint auditors	176,200,021	98.07%	3,466,613	1.93%	866,674	0.48%
20 - Auditors' remuneration	180,259,948	99.85%	264,221	0.15%	9,139	0.01%
21 - Authority to allot shares	180,514,044	100.00%	6,229	0.00%	8,685	0.00%
22 - Dis-apply pre-emption rights (5%)	180,489,711	99.98%	34,912	0.02%	8,685	0.00%
23 - Dis-apply pre-emption rights  (additional 5%)	171,329,848	94.91%	9,194,775	5.09%	8,685	0.00%
24- Approve own share purchases	176,973,358	98.03%	3,551,881	1.97%	8,069	0.00%
25 - General Meeting notice period 14 days	177,439,437	98.29%	3,084,785	1.71%	9,085	0.01%

* Controlling Shareholders (as defined in the AGM Notice) were not eligible to vote on resolutions 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 and 17. At the date of the AGM, the Controlling Shareholders hold 103,371,779 Ordinary Shares, 51.2% of the issued ordinary share capital (excluding treasury shares) with voting rights.

At the date of the AGM, the Company has 201,552,230 ordinary shares in issue with voting rights, and in addition 1,281,701 ordinary shares in treasury.

Votes withheld do not count in the number of votes counted for or against a resolution.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, the full text of the resolutions passed has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.

The annual report and accounts and the AGM Notice are available in the investor section of the Company's website at www.dunelm.com.

Name of authorised Company official responsible for making this notification:

Dawn Durrant, Company Secretary

0116 2644439

 

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