Result of AGM

RNS Number : 4624Z

McColl's Retail Group plc

21 May 2021

 

21 May 2021

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 20 May 2021, 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 2020	50,843,359	99.69	157,799	0.31	2,000	51,001,158
2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy	50,689,821	99.56	223,587	0.44	89,750	50,913,408
3. To receive the Directors' Remuneration Report	50,690,473	99.56	223,175	0.44	89,510	50,913,648
5. To re-elect Angus Porter as a Director	50,748,423	99.50	253,688	0.50	1,047	51,002,111
5. To re-elect Georgina Harvey as a Director	50,868,873	99.74	133,238	0.26	1,047	51,002,111
6. To re-elect Jonathan Miller as a Director	50,868,037	99.74	134,074	0.26	1,047	51,002,111
7. To re-elect Jens Hofma as a Director	50,870,501	99.74	131,610	0.26	1,047	51,002,111
8. To elect Dominic Lavelle as a Director	50,865,051	99.74	131,889	0.26	6,218	50,996,940
9. To elect Richard Crampton as a Director	50,744,532	99.51	252,408	0.49	6,218	50,996,940
10. To elect Giles David as a Director	50,744,253	99.50	252,687	0.50	6,218	50,996,940
11. To elect Benedict Smith as a Director	50,866,331	99.74	130,609	0.26	6,218	50,996,940
12. To re-appoint BDO LLP as Auditor of the Company	50,892,223	99.78	110,935	0.22	0	51,003,158
13. To authorise the Audit & Risk Committee to determine the Auditor's remuneration	50,962,635	99.92	40,523	0.08	0	51,003,158
14. To authorise the Company to make political donations and incur political expenditure	44,154,123	86.57	6,848,335	13.43	700	51,002,458
15. To authorise the Directors to allot ordinary shares	50,876,939	99.75	126,219	0.25	0	51,003,158
16. To disapply pre-emption rights*	44,175,508	86.62	6,823,723	13.38	3,927	50,999,231
17. To disapply pre-emption rights in connection with an acquisition or capital investment*	50,727,478	99.60	201,753	0.40	73,927	50,929,231
18. To authorise the Company to purchase its own ordinary shares*	50,882,292	99.76	120,866	0.24	0	51,003,158
19. To authorise the Directors to hold general meetings other than AGMs on not less than 14 clear days' notice*	50,960,919	99.92	42,054	0.08	185	51,002,973
20. To approve the Long Term Incentive Plan Rules	50,611,043	99.43	289,397	0.57	102,718	50,900,440

*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 .

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 20 May 2021 was 115,304,400 with no shares in treasury.  44% 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  

Notes to editors

McColl's is a leading neighbourhood retailer, with an estate of over 1,200 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.

LEI: 213800R1TLR536P8YJ67

 

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