Result of AGM

RNS Number : 8519J

Pets At Home Group Plc

14 September 2016

 

Wednesday, 14th September 2016

Pets at Home Group Plc ("Company)

Results of Annual General Meeting 2016

The Company gives notice that at its Annual General Meeting held on 14th September 2016 at the Macdonald Manchester Hotel, London Road, Piccadilly, Manchester M1 2PG at 11am, a poll was taken on all resolutions put to the meeting.  All resolutions were passed by the members entitled to vote.

The results of the poll incorporating proxy votes lodged in advance of the meeting are set out below.

		VOTES FOR¹	%²	VOTES AGAINST	%	VOTES TOTAL	% OF ISC³	VOTES WITHHELD4
Ordinary Resolutions
1	To receive the directors report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 2016	408,999,437	100.00	500	0.00	408,999,937	81.80	16,162
2	To approve the directors' remuneration report for the year ended 31 March 2016	407,247,776	99.81	761,607	0.19	408,009,383	81.60	1,006,716
3	To declare a final dividend of 5.5 pence per ordinary share for the year ended 31 March 2016	409,014,965	100.00	714	0.00	409,015,679	81.80	420
4	To re-elect the following individuals as directors
4A	Tony DeNunzio	400,942,284	98.03	8,071,387	1.97	409,013,671	81.80	2,428
4B	Dennis Millard	408,846,540	99.96	162,542	0.04	409,009,082	81.80	7,017
4C	Ian Kellett	402,389,206	98.38	6,620,182	1.62	409,009,388	81.80	6,711
4D	Brian Carroll	401,076,951	98.06	7,931,207	1.94	409,008,158	81.80	7,941
4E	Amy Stirling	408,533,975	99.88	474,687	0.12	409,008,662	81.80	7,437
4F	Paul Coby	408,846,120	99.96	162,962	0.04	409,009,082	81.80	7,017
4G	Tessa Green	408,848,132	99.96	160,950	0.04	409,009,082	81.80	7,017
4H	Paul Moody	408,850,289	99.96	162,962	0.04	409,013,251	81.80	2,848
5	To reappoint KPMG LLP as the auditor	406,002,215	99.26	3,012,750	0.74	409,014,965	81.80	1,134
6	To authorise the directors to set the auditor's fees	408,917,334	99.98	95,459	0.02	409,012,793	81.80	3,306
7	To give the directors authority to allot shares:	403,758,790	98.72	5,251,975	1.28	409,010,765	81.80	5,334
8	To authorise the Company and its Subsidiaries to make political donations	400,521,138	98.52	6,003,304	1.48	406,524,442	81.30	2,491,657
Special Resolutions
9	To disapply pre-emption rights	405,820,861	99.22	3,186,559	0.78	409,007,420	81.80	8,679
10	Additional disapplication of pre-emption rights	398,797,102	97.50	10,210,318	2.50	409,007,420	81.80	8,679
11	To authorise the Company to buy its own shares	404,793,400	98.97	4,218,193	1.03	409,011,593	81.80	4,506
12	To authorise short notice general meetings	397,856,346	97.27	11,154,917	2.73	409,011,263	81.80	4,530

Notes:

1.       Votes "for" include discretionary votes.

2.       Percentages above are rounded to two decimal places.

3.       Issued share capital at meeting date: 500,000,000.

4.       A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes "for" and "against" a resolution.

The full text of the resolutions can be found in the Notice of Annual General Meeting which is available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm and on the Company's website http://investors.petsathome.com/ 

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R, a copy of the resolutions, other than those concerning ordinary business, passed by the Company at the AGM held on 14^th September 2016, has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.

For further information contact:

Louise Stonier

Group Company Secretary and Group Legal Director

Pets at Home Group Plc

0161 486 3590

 

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