Result of AGM

RNS Number : 5353M

McColl's Retail Group plc

11 May 2020

 

11 May 2020

McColl's Retail Group plc (the "Company")

Results of Annual General Meeting ("AGM")

McColl's Retail Group plc announces that at the AGM of the Company held on 11 May 2020, all Resolutions contained in the Notice of AGM were duly passed on a poll.  The results of the poll were as follows:

	For		Against		Withheld	Total votes cast (excluding withheld)
Resolution	(No. of shares)	(%)	(No. of shares)	(%)	(No. of shares)
1. To receive the Annual Report and Accounts 2019	66,227,466	99.97%	19,564	0.03%	402	66,247,030
2. To receive the Directors' Remuneration Report	66,137,724	99.96%	27,895	0.04%	81,813	66,165,619
3. To re-elect Angus Porter as a Director	66,169,505	99.99%	6,025	0.01%	71,902	66,175,530
4. To re-elect Georgina Harvey as a Director	66,160,831	99.98%	16,199	0.02%	70,402	66,177,030
5. To re-elect Sharon Brown as a Director	66,161,110	99.98%	15,920	0.02%	70,402	66,177,030
6. To re-elect Jonathan Miller as a Director	66,117,901	99.91%	58,944	0.09%	70,587	66,176,845
7. To re-elect Jens Hofma as a Director	66,171,505	99.99%	4,025	0.01%	71,902	66,175,530
8. To re-elect Robbie Bell as a Director	66,162,646	99.98%	14,199	0.02%	70,587	66,176,845
9. To re-appoint BDO LLP as Auditor of the Company	66,170,055	99.89%	74,475	0.11%	2,902	66,244,530
10. To authorise the Audit & Risk Committee to determine the Auditor's remuneration	66,243,305	99.99%	3,725	0.01%	402	66,247,030
11. To authorise the Company to make political donations and incur political expenditure	66,072,732	99.74%	173,598	0.26%	1,102	66,246,330
12. To authorise the Directors to allot ordinary shares	66,226,472	99.97%	20,558	0.03%	402	66,247,030
13. To disapply pre-emption rights*	66,144,645	99.86%	94,458	0.14%	8,329	66,239,103
14. To disapply pre-emption rights in connection with an acquisition or capital investment*	66,225,013	99.97%	18,017	0.03%	4,402	66,243,030
15. To authorise the Company to purchase its own ordinary shares*	66,182,171	99.98%	13,859	0.02%	51,402	66,196,030
16. To authorise the Directors to hold general meetings other than AGMs on not less than 14 clear days' notice*	66,226,373	99.97%	17,472	0.03%	3,587	66,243,845
17. To approve the SAYE Scheme	66,141,808	100.00%	1,627	0.00%	103,997	66,143,435

*special resolution

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R copies of all resolutions passed at the meeting other than ordinary business will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

Details of the proxy votes will shortly be available on the Company's website: www.mccollsplc.co.uk .

McColl's Retail Group plc

Rachel Peat, Company Secretary

Notes:

1.  All resolutions were passed. 

2.  Proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman of the AGM have been included in the "For" total for the appropriate resolution. 

3.  Votes "For" and "Against" any resolution are expressed as a percentage of votes validly cast for that resolution. 

4.  A "Vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the percentage of shares voted "For" or "Against".

5.  The number of shares in issue on 11 May 2020 was 115,193,909 with no shares in treasury.  57% of the shares in issue were voted.

6.  The full text of the resolutions passed at the AGM can be found in the Notice of Annual General Meeting which is available on the Company's website at www.mccollsplc.co.uk  

About McColl's Retail Group plc

McColl's is a leading neighbourhood retailer, with an estate of over 1,400 managed convenience stores and newsagents. We operate McColl's branded convenience stores as well as newsagents branded Martin's across the UK, except in Scotland where we operate under our heritage brand, RS McColl. Our dedicated colleagues serve five million customers every week, and we are the largest operator of Post Offices in the UK.

LEI: 213800R1TLR536P8YJ67

 

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