Result of Meeting

RNS Number : 2318K

McColl's Retail Group plc

19 September 2016

McColl's Retail Group plc (the "Company")

Result of General Meeting

McColl's Retail Group plc announces that at the General Meeting of the Company held today in connection with the acquisition of 298 convenience stores from Co-operative Group Limited, the Resolution contained in the Notice of General Meeting was duly passed on a poll. The results of the poll were as follows:

Resolution

For

(No. of shares)

For

(%)

Against

(No. of shares)

Against

(%)

Votes Withheld

(No. of shares)

TOTAL votes cast

(excluding withheld)

1. To approve the proposed acquisition of 298 convenience stores from Co-operative Group Limited and authorise the directors to take all such steps as they consider necessary to effect such acquisition.

89,937,314

99.99

260

0.01

89,937,594

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of the resolution will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for viewing.

NOTES:
1.	The single resolution was passed.
2.	Proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman of the General Meeting have been included in the "For" total for the resolution.
3.	Votes "For" and "Against" the resolution are expressed as a percentage of votes validly cast for such resolution.
4.	A "Vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the percentage of shares voted "For" or "Against" the resolution nor in the calculation of the "Total Votes Cast" the any resolution.
5.	The number of shares in issue on 19 September 2016 was 115,172,774 and at that time, the Company did not hold any shares in treasury.
6.	The full text of the resolution passed at the General Meeting can be found in the Notice of General Meeting which is available on the Company's website at www.mccolls.co.uk