Result of AGM

RNS Number : 8067F

Sanderson Design Group PLC

20 July 2021

 

For immediate release

20 July 2021

SANDERSON DESIGN GROUP PLC

("Sanderson Design Group", the "Company" or the "Group")

Result of AGM

Sanderson Design Group PLC (AIM: SDG), the luxury interior design and furnishings group, held its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") earlier today at which all resolutions were duly passed.

All resolutions were taken on a poll and were passed with the majorities as set out below.

Resolution	Votes For*	%	Votes Against	%	Total Votes validly cast	Votes Withheld**
1.  To receive the reports of the directors and of the auditors, together with the accounts for the year ended 31 January 2021	22,552,152	100	0	0	22,552,152	0
2.  To re-elect Lisa Montague, who is retiring by rotation, as a Director	22,549,152	99.99	3,000	0.01	22,552,152	0
3.      To re-elect Michael Williamson, who is retiring by rotation, as a Director	22,549,152	99.99	3,000	0.01	22,552,152	0
4.  To re-elect Dianne Thompson, who is retiring by rotation, as a Non-executive Director	22,549,152	99.99	3,000	0.01	22,552,152	0
5.  To re-elect Christopher Rogers, who is retiring by rotation, as a Non-executive Director	22,518,325	99.85	33,824	0.15	22,552,149	0
6.  To re-elect Vijay Thakrar, who is retiring by rotation, as a Non-executive Director	22,537,152	99.93	15,000	0.07	22,552,152	0
7.        To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors of the Company	22,545,251	99.98	3,901	0.02	22,549,152	3,000
8.  To authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of the auditors	22,551,252	100.00	900	0.00	22,552,152	0
9.  To authorise the Directors to allot shares	22,521,077	99.86	31,075	0.14	22,552,152	0
10.  To renew the Directors' authority to dis-apply pre-emption rights (Special Resolution)	22,514,219	99.83	37,933	0.17	22,552,152	0
11. To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares (Special Resolution)	22,529,863	99.90	22,289	0.10	22,552,152	0
12. To Approve new Articles of Association (Special Resolution)	17,477,121	77.50	5,075,031	22.50	22,552,152	0

Notes:

* Includes discretionary votes

** A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes for or against a resolution.

The full text for each resolution is set out in the Notice of AGM.

For further information:

Sanderson Design Group PLC	c/o Buchanan [phone]
Lisa Montague, Chief Executive Officer
Michael Williamson, Chief Financial Officer
Caroline Geary, Company Secretary
Investec Bank plc (Nominated Adviser and Broker)	[phone]
David Anderson / Alex Wright / Ben Farrow
Buchanan	[phone]
Mark Court / Sophie Wills / Toto Berger / Charlotte Slater

[e-mail]

Notes for editors:

About Sanderson Design Group

Sanderson Design Group PLC is a luxury interior furnishings company that designs, manufactures and markets wallpapers, fabrics and paints. In addition, the Company derives licensing income from the use of its designs on a wide range of products such as bed and bath collections, rugs, blinds and tableware.

Sanderson Design Group's brands include Zoffany, Sanderson, Morris & Co., Harlequin, Scion, Anthology and Clarke & Clarke.

The Company has a strong UK manufacturing base comprising Anstey wallpaper factory in Loughborough and Standfast & Barracks a fabric printing factory, in Lancaster. Both sites manufacture for the Company and for other wallpaper and fabric brands.

Sanderson Design Group employs approximately 600 people and its products are sold worldwide. It has showrooms in London, New York, Chicago, Paris, Amsterdam and Dubai.

Sanderson Design Group trades on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol SDG.

For further information please visit: www.sandersondesigngroup.com

 

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