Result of AGM

RNS Number : 7136W

Dunelm Group plc

11 November 2014

 



Dunelm Group plc

(the 'Company')

Results of Annual General Meeting

11 November 2014

At the Annual General Meeting of the Company held at 9.30am on 11 November 2014 at the offices of MHP Communications, 60 Great Portland Street, London W1W 7RT, the resolutions set out in Part 5 of the Notice of Annual General Meeting ("AGM Notice") published by the Company on 3 October 2014 were duly passed.

Voting on all resolutions was by way of a show of hands, apart from resolution 24, where the voting was by poll as required by the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers. 

Voting on resolutions 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 and 16 was by Independent Shareholders (as defined in the AGM Notice) only.

A copy of this announcement will shortly be available on the Company's website at www.dunelm.com.

Prior to the meeting proxy votes had been received as follows:

Resolution	Votes for	% of votes cast	Votes against	% of votes cast	Votes withheld	% withheld
1 - Approve Accounts	185,434,963	99.7	436,306	0.3	28,480	0.02
2 - Approve dividend	185,956,060	100	143	0	0	0
3 - Re-elect Will Adderley	184,920,496	99.4	1,035,220	0.6	0	0
4 - Re-elect David Stead	185,108,194	99.9	95,872	0.1	751,650	0.4
5 - Re-elect Geoff Cooper	181,345,624	97.9	3,780,752	2.1	776,650	0.4
6 - Re-elect Geoff Cooper*	70,044,221	94.7	3,781,469	5.3	777,750	0.4
7 - Re-elect Marion Sears	182,195,637	98.5	2,676,580	1.5	1,030,809	0.6
8 -Re-elect Marion Sears*	70,897,414	96.2	2,674,117	3.8	1,031,909	0.6
9 - Re-elect Simon Emeny	185,805,661	99.9	96,490	0.1	875	0
10- Re-elect Simon Emeny*	74,503,722	99.7	97,207	0.1	1900	0
11 - Re-elect Matt  Davies	185,545,427	99.8	357,299	0.2	800	0
12 - Re-elect Matt Davies*	74,243,413	99.4	358,016	0.6	1900	0
13 - Re-elect Liz Doherty	185,544,927	99.8	357,299	0.2	800	0
14 - Re-elect Liz Doherty*	74,243,630	99.4	357,299	0.6	1900	0
15 - Elect Andy Harrison	185,899,673	99.9	1,935	0.1	1,418	0
16 - Elect Andy Harrison*	74,598,451	99.9	935	0.1	3,443	0
17 - Approve Remuneration Policy	183,420,359	98.6	2,463,626	1.4	19,758	0.01
18 - Approve Annual Remuneration Report	178,587,993	99.2	1,417,179	0.8	5,898,571	3.2
19 - Appoint auditors	185,651,617	99.8	250,618	0.2	573	0
20 - Auditors' remuneration	185,900,665	99.9	2,143	0.1	0	0
21 - Authority to allot shares	185,891,922	99.9	9,473	0.1	1,900	0
22 - Dis-apply pre-emption rights	185,876,586	99.9	10,793	0.1	14,650	0
23- Approve own share  purchases	185,608,991	99.8	281,367	0.2	12,750	0.01
24 - Rule 9 waiver - purchase own shares**	58,743,127	79.0	15,489,799	20.1	368,662	0.2
25 -  Approve Long Term Incentive Plan	183,338,514	98.6	2,557,628	1.4	6,666	0
26 - Approve Sharesave Plan	185,690,202	99.9	260,189	0.1	5,325	0
27 - Approve Articles of Association	183,765,860	98.8	2,130,648	1.2	6,300	0
28 - General Meeting notice period 14 days	184,299,679	99.1	1,602,729	0.9	400	0

* Non-Independent Shareholders (as defined in the AGM Notice) were not eligible to vote on resolutions 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 and 16.

** Controlling Shareholders (as defined in the AGM Notice) were not eligible to vote on resolution 24.

The Non-Independent Shareholders and the Controlling Shareholders were the same parties at the date of the AGM; they hold 111,300,303 Ordinary Shares, 55.1% of the issued ordinary share capital (excluding treasury shares) with voting rights.

The Company has 201,975,254 ordinary shares in issue with voting rights, and 858,677 ordinary shares in treasury.

Votes withheld do not count in the number of votes counted for or against a resolution.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, the full text of the resolutions passed has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.

The annual report and accounts and the AGM Notice are available in the investor section of the Company's website at www.dunelm.com.

Name of authorised Company official responsible for making this notification:

Dawn Durrant, Company Secretary

0116 2644439

 

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