Result of AGM

RNS Number : 8996G

Mothercare PLC

26 July 2019

 

Mothercare plc Annual General Meeting 26 July 2019: Results

Annual General Meeting

At the annual general meeting held at 11.00am on 26 July 2019, the resolutions before the meeting were passed on a show of hands.

The following proxy votes had been received by the Company in respect of the resolutions:

	Resolution	Votes For (including discretion)	% of Votes For (including discretion)	Votes Against	% of Votes Against	Votes Withheld*	% of votes withheld*
1	To receive the annual accounts, directors' report, strategic report, directors' remuneration report and auditor's report	235,520,863	99.99%	19,301	0.01%	29,646	0.01%
2	To approve the directors' remuneration report	205,792,725	87.38%	29,729,692	12.62%	47,396	0.02%
3	To re-elect Clive Whiley as a director	211,007,087	89.58%	24,545,518	10.42%	17,205	0.01%
4	To re-elect Mark Newton-Jones as a director	235,317,601	99.90%	236,127	0.10%	16,082	0.01%
5	To re-elect Glyn Hughes as a director	235,208,692	96.85%	348,069	0.15%	13,049	0.01%
6	To re-elect Gillian Kent as a director	235,400,147	99.93%	159,479	0.07%	10,184	0.00%
7	To re-elect Nick Wharton as a director	235,508,630	99.98%	42,915	0.02%	18,265	0.01%
8	To appoint Grant Thornton UK LLP as auditor of the Company	211,223,296	89.67%	24,322,246	10.33%	24,268	0.01%
9	To authorise the directors to determine the remuneration of the auditor	235,528,461	100.00%	11,297	0.00%	30,052	0.01%
10	Authority for the directors to allot shares	235,321,921	99.90%	231,772	0.10%	16,117	0.01%
11	To authorise political donations by the company and its subsidiaries	180,696,069	86.72%	27,660,345	13.28%	27,213,396	11.55%
12	Amend the Company's Articles of Association	201,946,694	85.74%	33,584,725	14.26%	38,391	0.02%
13	Authority to call a general meeting at 14 days' notice	235,514,597	99.99%	28,553	0.01%	26,660	0.01%
14	Authority to disapply pre-emption rights	235,453,055	99.98%	56,700	0.02%	60,055	0.03%
15	Authority to further disapply pre-emption rights	211,156,478	89.66%	24,362,835	10.34%	50,497	0.02%
16	Authority to purchase own shares	211,209,783	89.66%	24,351,353	10.34%	8,674	0.00%

Resolutions 12 to 16 were Special Resolutions.

Notes

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

As at 25 July 2019, the Company's issued share capital and total voting rights consisted of 341,798,346 ordinary shares each carrying voting rights.  There are no shares in treasury.  As a result, proxy votes representing approximately 68.9% of the voting capital were cast for the AGM.

The full text of the resolutions can be found in the Notice of Meeting on the Company's website, www.mothercareplc.com and for inspection on the National Storage Mechanism, http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2 copies of the resolutions passed, other than ordinary business, will shortly be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism, http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.

Further details:

MHP Communications

Simon Hockridge, Tim Rowntree, Alistair de Kare-Silver                    020 3128 8789

 

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