Result of AGM

RNS Number : 5934I

Kingfisher PLC

16 June 2011

 



RESULT OF AGM

RESOLUTIONS PASSED AT ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

                                                          Thursday 16 June 2011

Kingfisher plc (the "Company") announces the result of voting on the resolutions at its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held on Thursday 16 June 2011, as set out in the AGM notice.

A poll was held on each of the resolutions and was passed by the required majority. Resolutions 1 to 16 and 20 as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 17 to 19 as special resolutions were passed and the results of the poll were as follows:

Resolution		Votes For*	%	Votes Against	%	Total Votes	% of ISC	Votes** Withheld
1	To receive the report and accounts	1,737,510,946	99.92	1,357,146	0.08	1,738,868,092	73.55	9,723,479
2	To approve the directors' remuneration report	1,706,213,867	98.42	27,408,709	1.58	1,733,622,576	73.33	14,966,102
3	To declare the final dividend	1,747,589,953	100.00	8,353	0.00	1,747,598,306	73.92	993,454
4	To re-appoint Mr P Cagni as a director	1,746,940,169	99.92	1,422,331	0.08	1,748,362,500	73.95	227,113
5	To re-appoint Ms C Chapman as a director	1,746,935,362	99.92	1,427,711	0.08	1,748,363,073	73.95	222,283
6	To re-appoint Mr D Bernard as a director	1,738,616,017	99.44	9,746,075	0.56	1,748,362,092	73.95	226,619
7	To re-appoint Mr A Bonfield as a director	1,746,535,941	99.89	1,876,041	0.11	1,748,411,982	73.96	169,893
8	To re-appoint Mr I Cheshire as a director	1,741,348,440	99.69	5,447,821	0.31	1,746,796,261	73.89	1,790,414
9	To re-appoint Mr A Dahlvig as a director	1,745,077,212	99.81	3,285,102	0.19	1,748,362,314	73.95	226,105
10	To re-appoint Ms J Kong as a director	1,746,380,498	99.89	1,978,589	0.11	1,748,359,087	73.95	226,759
11	To re-appoint Mr J Nelson as a director	1,742,459,767	99.70	5,313,952	0.30	1,747,773,719	73.93	816,137
12	To re-appoint Mr K O'Byrne as a director	1,741,347,861	99.69	5,447,031	0.31	1,746,794,892	73.89	1,794,964
13	To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditors	1,737,673,963	99.39	10,724,332	0.61	1,748,398,295	73.96	191,195
14	To authorise the Audit Committee to agree the auditors' remuneration	1,746,621,964	99.95	909,218	0.05	1,747,531,182	73.92	1,037,074
15	To authorise the company and its subsidiaries to make political donations	1,722,804,388	98.60	24,509,537	1.40	1,747,313,925	73.91	1,262,446
16	To authorise the directors to allot shares	1,618,479,511	93.46	113,259,137	6.54	1,731,738,648	73.25	16,839,900
17	To disapply pre-emption rights	1,697,620,230	97.10	50,622,070	2.90	1,748,242,300	73.95	347,827
18	To authorise the company to purchase its own shares	1,745,407,665	99.83	3,000,949	0.17	1,748,408,614	73.96	181,711
19	To authorise the Company to call a general meeting other than an annual general meeting on not less than 14 clear days' notice	1,444,744,325	84.80	258,956,833	15.20	1,703,701,158	72.06	44,888,808
20	To authorise the amendment to the Rules of the Kingfisher 2006 Performance Share Plan	1,669,673,841	96.02	69,142,557	3.98	1,738,816,398	73.55	9,773,926

Notes

*    Includes discretionary votes

**   A vote withheld is not a vote in law and, therefore cannot be counted in the calculation of the proportion of   

     votes for and against a resolution.

As at the date of the AGM, the number of issued shares of the Company was 2,364,134,736 shares of 15 5/7 pence each, which was the total number of shares entitling the holders to attend and vote for or against all resolutions.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2 copies of all the resolutions passed, other than ordinary business, will be submitted to the UK Listing Authority ("UKLA"), via the National Storage Mechanism, which can be accessed at http://www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.

 

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