Result of AGM

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Vertu Motors PLC

23 July 2015

 

23 July 2015

Vertu Motors plc ("Vertu Motors")

Result of AGM

Vertu Motors plc, the UK automotive retailer with a network of 117 sales and aftersales outlets across the UK and a proven growth strategy, announces that all resolutions put to shareholders at the Annual General Meeting held earlier today were duly passed.  The proxy voting results are set out below:

		In Favour			Discretion			Against			Withheld
Resolution		Votes	%age		Votes	%age		Votes	%age		Votes
1	Annual Report and Accounts	208,739,449	99.98		30,752	0.01		5,500	0.01		213,161
2	Reappointment of Auditors	196,876,879	94.21		30,752	0.01		12,080,103	5.78		1,128
3	Auditors' Remuneration	208,641,082	99.84		30,752	0.01		315,900	0.15		1,128
4	Final Dividend	208,958,110	99.99		30,752	0.01		0	0		0
5	Election of Peter Jones	207,602,928	99.34		30,752	0.01		1,355,182	0.65		0
6	Election of Kenneth Lever	208,730,140	99.89		30,752	0.01		217,970	0.1		10,000
7	Re-election of Michael Sherwin	208,740,140	99.89		30,752	0.01		217,970	0.1		0
8	Re-election of William Teasdale	208,463,501	99.76		30,752	0.01		484,609	0.23		10,000
9	Remuneration Report	171,760,235	93.45		30,752	0.02		11,999,063	6.53		25,198,812
10	Authority to Allot	196,749,436	99.85		30,752	0.02		262,496	0.13		11,946,178
11	Disapplication of Pre-Emption	208,913,893	99.98		30,752	0.01		27,217	0.01		17,000
12	Purchase of Own Shares	189,940,109	99.97		30,752	0.02		300	0.01		19,017,701

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For further information please contact:

Vertu Motors plc
Robert Forrester, CEO	Tel: [phone]
Michael Sherwin, FD	Tel: [phone]
Liberum
Peter Tracey	Tel: [phone]
Richard Crawley
Jamie Richards
Zeus Capital Limited
Adam Pollock	Tel: [phone]
Camarco
Billy Clegg	Tel: [phone]
Georgia Mann

Notes to Editors

Vertu Motors, the UK automotive retailer with a proven growth strategy, is the sixth largest automotive retailer in the UK with a network of 117 sales outlets across the UK. Its dealerships operate predominantly under the Bristol Street Motors, Vertu, Farnell and Macklin Motors brand names.

Vertu Motors was established in November 2006 with the strategy to consolidate the UK motor retail sector.  It is intended that the Group will continue to acquire motor retail operations to grow a scaled dealership group.  The Group's acquisition strategy is supplemented by a focused organic growth strategy to drive operational efficiencies through its national dealership network.  The Group currently operates 115 franchised sales outlets and 2 non-franchised sales operations from 96 locations across the UK.

Vertu Motors Group websites - www.vertumotors.com / www.vertucareers.com

Vertu brand websites - www.bristolstreet.co.uk / www.vertuhonda.com / www.macklinmotors.co.uk  / www.farnelllandrover.com  / www.farnelljaguar.com / www.vertuvolkswagen.com

 

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