Result of AGM

RNS Number : 1193C

Tesco PLC

23 June 2016

 

Tesco PLC

23 June 2016

Tesco PLC - Results of AGM

All resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 23 June 2016 were passed by shareholders.

Tesco PLC Annual General Meeting Poll Results

		VOTES FOR	%	VOTES AGAINST	%	VOTES TOTAL	% of ISC VOTED	VOTES WITHHELD
1	To receive the Reports and Accounts	5,926,628,415	99.99	801,505	0.01	5,927,429,920	72.51%	2,009,496
2	To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report	5,692,564,377	96.58	201,756,522	3.42	5,894,320,899	72.11%	35,119,087
3	To elect Simon Patterson as a director	5,775,399,769	97.47	149,742,051	2.53	5,925,141,820	72.49%	4,188,915
4	To elect Alison Platt as a director	5,845,356,293	99.40	35,553,628	0.60	5,880,909,921	71.94%	48,505,160
5	To elect Lindsey Pownall as a director	5,917,314,280	99.87	7,965,701	0.13	5,925,279,981	72.49%	4,153,722
6	To re-elect John Allan as a director	5,825,981,924	98.32	99,441,850	1.68	5,925,423,774	72.49%	3,901,425
7	To re-elect Dave Lewis as a director	5,913,825,621	99.80	11,794,989	0.20	5,925,620,610	72.49%	3,822,917
8	To re-elect Mark Armour as a director	5,769,298,017	97.37	155,981,091	2.63	5,925,279,108	72.49%	4,107,779
9	To re-elect Richard Cousins as a director	5,748,198,364	97.01	177,100,798	2.99	5,925,299,162	72.49%	4,093,442
10	To re-elect Byron Grote as a director	5,731,950,239	96.74	193,268,409	3.26	5,925,218,648	72.49%	4,149,723
11	To re-elect Mikael Olsson as a director	5,904,785,957	99.65	20,443,242	0.35	5,925,229,199	72.49%	4,190,609
12	To re-elect Deanna Oppenheimer as a director	5,890,712,152	99.42	34,459,486	0.58	5,925,171,638	72.49%	4,108,461
13	To re-elect Alan Stewart as a director	5,915,481,668	99.83	9,850,956	0.17	5,925,332,624	72.49%	4,099,203
14	To re-appoint the auditors	5,551,094,617	93.65	376,363,068	6.35	5,927,457,685	72.51%	1,987,210
15	To authorise the directors to determine the auditors' remuneration	5,622,453,414	94.86	304,705,162	5.14	5,927,158,576	72.51%	2,234,762
16	To authorise the directors to allot shares	5,412,905,579	91.36	511,923,880	8.64	5,924,829,459	72.48%	4,618,850
17	To disapply pre-emption rights*	5,297,762,240	89.41	627,515,479	10.59	5,925,277,719	72.49%	4,167,847
18	To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares*	5,874,111,281	99.10	53,109,219	0.90	5,927,220,500	72.51%	2,227,819
19	To authorise the directors to offer scrip dividends	5,924,477,419	99.95	2,675,372	0.05	5,927,152,791	72.51%	2,262,956
20	To authorise political donations by the Company and its subsidiaries	5,651,752,160	95.96	237,706,929	4.04	5,889,459,089	72.05%	39,810,762
21	To authorise short notice general meetings*	5,376,867,847	91.28	513,760,676	8.72	5,890,628,523	72.06%	38,799,580
22	To approve the adoption of new articles of association*	5,885,879,013	99.96	2,239,526	0.04	5,888,118,539	72.03%	41,248,840

Results of the poll can also be viewed on the Company's website: http://www.tescoplc.com/investors/shareholder-information/agm 

Please note a 'vote withheld' is not a vote under English law and is not counted in the calculation of votes 'for' and 'against' a resolution.

The total number of shares in issue as at 21 June 2016 was 8,174,178,065 Ordinary Shares.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2 copies of the resolutions will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.

Enquiries:                      Paul Moore

Company Secretary

Tesco PLC

Tesco House

Shire Park

Kestrel Way

Welwyn Garden City

Hertfordshire

AL7 1GA

Tel: [phone]

 

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