Result of AGM

RNS Number : 1405L

Marshalls PLC

11 May 2022

 

11 May 2022 

Marshalls plc

(the "Company" or "Marshalls")

Result of Annual General Meeting ("AGM")

Marshalls plc announces that all resolutions contained in the Notice of AGM dated 4 April 2022 previously circulated to shareholders were passed on a poll at the AGM of the Company held earlier today.

The proxy voting results for each resolution are as follows:

	Resolution	Votes for	% of votes cast	Votes against	% of votes cast	Votes withheld	% of the share capital voted
1.	Approve Annual Report	183,653,273	100.00%	2,210	0.00%	124,329	72.60%
2.	Re-appoint auditor	181,717,351	99.98%	29,755	0.02%	2,025,191	71.85%
3.	Remuneration of auditor	183,756,866	99.99%	17,627	0.01%	5,319	72.65%
4.	Approve final dividend	183,776,914	100.00%	0	0.00%	2,898	72.65%
5.	Re-elect Vanda Murray	179,805,447	97.85%	3,955,530	2.15%	18,835	72.64%
6.	Re-elect Martyn Coffey	181,821,733	98.94%	1,947,202	1.06%	10,877	72.64%
7.	Re-elect Graham Prothero	177,845,348	97.86%	3,895,848	2.14%	2,038,616	71.84%
8.	Re-elect Tim Pile	176,132,109	96.63%	6,150,510	3.37%	1,497,104	72.06%
9.	Re-elect Angela Bromfield	182,844,095	99.50%	915,574	0.50%	12,743	72.64%
10.	Elect Avis Darzins	183,578,450	99.91%	166,338	0.09%	18,975	72.64%
11.	Elect Justin Lockwood	181,717,162	98.89%	2,047,967	1.11%	14,683	72.64%
12.	Elect Simon Bourne	181,813,982	98.94%	1,948,421	1.06%	17,409	72.64%
13.	Approve Remuneration Report	176,219,754	95.92%	7,502,454	4.08%	57,604	72.63%
14.	Increase amount payable to Directors	181,247,758	98.66%	2,470,978	1.34%	61,076	72.63%
15.	Authority to allot shares	179,530,974	97.72%	4,184,501	2.28%	64,337	72.62%
16.	Authority to disapply pre-emption rights	182,491,647	99.33%	1,228,302	0.67%	59,863	72.63%
17.	Additional authority to disapply pre-emption rights	177,590,521	96.66%	6,135,129	3.34%	54,162	72.63%
18.	Authority to purchase own shares	179,748,042	97.90%	3,859,661	2.10%	172,109	72.58%
19.	Authority to call general meetings on 14 clear days' notice	178,724,484	97.25%	5,052,320	2.75%	3,008	72.65%
20.	Adopt Articles of Association	183,745,078	100.00%	7,460	0.00%	27,274	72.64%

Notes:

1.	Any proxy appointments, which gave discretion to the Chairman, have been included in the "Votes for" total.
2.	"Votes withheld" are not votes in law and do not count in the number of votes counted for or against a resolution.
3.	Valid proxy appointments were made in respect of 183,695,014 shares representing 72.62% of the issued share capital
4.	In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R, the full text of the special business resolutions passed will be submitted to the UK Listing Authority via the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
5.	A copy of this announcement will shortly be available in the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at www.marshalls.co.uk
6.	As at 29 April 2022, Marshalls had 252,968,728 ordinary shares of 25 pence each in issue with voting rights. No shares are held in treasury.
7.	Resolutions 1 to 15 (inclusive) were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 16 to 20 (inclusive) were passed as special resolutions.

Enquiries:

Shiv Sibal, Company Secretary	Marshalls plc	[phone]

 

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