Result of AGM

RNS Number : 7587K

Pets At Home Group Plc

11 July 2017

 

Tuesday, 11th July 2017

Pets at Home Group Plc ("Company)

Results of Annual General Meeting 2017

The Company gives notice that at its Annual General Meeting held on 11^th July 2017 at the Hilton Hotel, 303 Deansgate, Manchester, M3 4LQ 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 30 March 2017	393,706,218	100.00	16,684	0.00	393,722,902	78.74%	1,287
2	To approve the directors' remuneration report for the year ended 30 March 2017	386,107,965	98.89	4,350,053	1.11	390,458,018	78.09%	3,266,171
3	To approve the Directors' remuneration policy	332,948,899	85.27	57,508,515	14.73	390,457,414	78.09%	3,266,775
4	To approve the Pets at Home Group plc Restricted Stock Plan ("RSP") as an employee share scheme in accordance with section 1166 of the Companies Act 2006 Company to do all such things as may be necessary to carry the RSP into effect	332,491,252	84.54	60,824,437	15.46	393,315,689	78.66%	26,057
5	To declare a final dividend of 5.0 pence per ordinary share for the year ended 30 March 2017	393,339,287	99.90	384,319	0.10	393,723,606	78.74%	583
6	To re-elect the following individuals as directors
6A	Tony DeNunzio	383,660,890	97.45	10,056,318	2.55	393,717,208	78.74%	6,981
6B	Dennis Millard	388,055,042	98.56	5,662,166	1.44	393,717,208	78.74%	6,981
6C	Ian Kellett	385,919,764	98.02	7,797,444	1.98	393,717,208	78.74%	6,981
6D	Tessa Green	388,061,622	98.56	5,655,586	1.44	393,717,208	78.74%	6,981
6E	Paul Moody	387,955,016	98.54	5,761,192	1.46	393,716,208	78.74%	7,981
7	To elect the following individuals as directors
7A	Sharon Flood	393,698,931	100.00	18,677	0.00	393,717,608	78.74%	6,581
7B	Stanislas Laurent	393,691,248	99.99	26,360	0.01	393,717,608	78.74%	6,581
7C	Michael Iddon	385,935,006	98.02	7,782,602	1.98	393,717,608	78.74%	6,581
7D	Nicholas Gheysens	385,416,569	97.89	8,301,039	2.11	393,717,608	78.74%	6,581
8	To reappoint KPMG LLP as the auditor	390,340,226	99.14	3,376,042	0.86	393,716,268	78.74%	7,921
9	To authorise the directors to set the auditor's fees	393,637,584	99.98	79,104	0.02	393,716,688	78.74%	7,501
10	To give the directors authority to allot shares	388,193,354	98.60	5,529,635	1.40	393,722,989	78.74%	1,200
11	To authorise the Company and its Subsidiaries to make political donations	387,194,822	98.77	4,815,856	1.23	392,010,678	78.40%	1,713,511
Special Resolutions
12	To disapply pre-emption rights	388,819,735	98.76	4,895,559	1.24	393,715,294	78.74%	8,895
13	Additional misapplication of pre-emption rights	384,370,691	97.63	9,344,603	2.37	393,715,294	78.74%	8,895
14	To authorise the Company to buy its own shares	388,411,547	98.65	5,310,859	1.35	393,722,406	78.74%	1,783
15	To authorise short notice general meetings	391,574,978	99.45	2,149,211	0.55	393,724,189	78.74%	0

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://www.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 11^th July 2017, 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

Chief People and Legal Officer

Pets at Home Group Plc

0161 486 3590

 

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