Mothercare plc Annual General Meeting 23 July 2015: Results
At the annual general meeting held on 23 July 2015, the resolutions before the meeting were passed on a show of hands.
The following proxy votes had been received by the Company in respect of the resolutions:
Resolution | Votes For (including Discretion) | % of Votes For (including discretion) | Votes Against | % of Votes Against | Votes Withheld* | % of votes withheld |
1 To receive the annual accounts, directors' report, strategic report, directors' remuneration report and auditors' report | 148,228,625 | 99.99 | 11,179 | 0.01 | 5,740 | 0.00 |
2 To approve the directors' remuneration report | 143,373,999 | 96.77 | 4,780,753 | 3.23 | 90,792 | 0.06 |
3 To re-elect Alan Parker as a director | 146,734,679 | 99.49 | 751,252 | 0.51 | 759,613 | 0.51 |
4 To re-elect Angela Brav as a director | 148,154,361 | 99.96 | 55,051 | 0.04 | 36,132 | 0.02 |
5 To re-elect Lee Ginsberg as a director | 145,856,522 | 98.39 | 2,384,123 | 1.61 | 4,899 | 0.00 |
6 To re-elect Amanda Mackenzie as a director | 148,064,660 | 99.88 | 176,134 | 0.12 | 4,750 | 0.00 |
7 To re-elect Richard Rivers as a director | 148,181,630 | 99.96 | 56,884 | 0.04 | 7,030 | 0.00 |
8 To re-elect Imelda Walsh as a director | 148,161,690 | 99.95 | 79,097 | 0.05 | 4,757 | 0.00 |
9 To re-elect Nick Wharton as a director | 148,032,419 | 99.88 | 176,666 | 0.12 | 36,459 | 0.02 |
10 To elect Mark Newton-Jones as a director | 148,210,325 | 99.98 | 26,887 | 0.02 | 8,332 | 0.01 |
11 To elect Richard Smothers as a director | 148,207,983 | 99.98 | 27,903 | 0.02 | 9,658 | 0.01 |
12 To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditors of the company | 137,456,338 | 92.74 | 10,754,394 | 7.26 | 34,812 | 0.02 |
13 To authorise the directors to determine the remuneration of the auditors | 138,388,413 | 93.37 | 9,830,756 | 6.63 | 26,375 | 0.02 |
14 Authority for the directors to allot shares | 135,913,670 | 91.69 | 12,316,265 | 8.31 | 15,609 | 0.01 |
15 Authority to call a general meeting at 14 days' notice | 145,421,231 | 98.11 | 2,804,524 | 1.89 | 19,789 | 0.01 |
16 Authority for the directors to disapply pre-emption rights | 135,549,436 | 91.45 | 12,667,028 | 8.55 | 29,080 | 0.02 |
17 Authority to purchase own shares | 148,212,046 | 99.98 | 26,384 | 0.02 | 7,114 | 0.00 |
18 To approve the Mothercare plc Save As You Earn Plan 2015 | 148,122,813 | 99.93 | 106,797 | 0.07 | 15,934 | 0.01 |
Notes
* A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of votes 'for' and 'against' each resolution
Resolutions 15 - 18 were Special Resolutions.
As at 21 July 2015, the Company's issued share capital and total voting rights consisted of 170,770,625 ordinary shares each carrying voting rights. There are no shares in treasury. As a result, proxy votes representing approximately 86.81% of the voting capital were cast.
The full text of the resolutions can be found in the Notice of Meeting on the Company's website, www.mothercareplc.com and for inspection on the National Storage Mechanism, www.hemscott.com/nsm.do
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2 copies of the resolutions passed, other than ordinary business, will shortly be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism, www.hemscott/nsm/do.
Further details: investorrelations@mothercare.com