Result of AGM

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Marshalls PLC
15 May 2024
 

15 May 2024

 

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 10 April 2024 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

208,885,236

100.00%

6,808

0.00%

125,585

82.58%

2.         

Re-appoint auditor

206,744,145

99.98%

35,675

0.02%

2,237,809

81.74%

3.         

Remuneration of auditor

208,977,487

99.99%

27,966

0.01%

12,176

82.62%

4.         

Approve final dividend

208,957,798

99.97%

54,071

0.03%

5,760

82.62%

5.         

Re-elect

Vanda Murray

207,465,392

99.26%

1,536,700

0.74%

15,537

82.62%

6.         

Elect Matt Pullen

208,729,338

99.87%

278,643

0.13%

9,648

82.62%

7.         

Re-elect

Graham Prothero

204,999,171

99.14%

1,785,445

0.86%

2,233,013

81.74%

8.         

Re-elect

Angela Bromfield

207,538,266

99.30%

1,469,051

0.70%

10,312

82.62%

9.         

Re-elect

Avis Darzins

207,553,508

99.31%

1,440,183

0.69%

23,938

82.62%

10.       

Elect Diana Houghton

207,558,765

99.31%

1,435,573

0.69%

23,291

82.62%

11.       

Re-elect Justin Lockwood

208,697,062

99.85%

304,758

0.15%

15,809

82.62%

12.       

Re-elect Simon Bourne

208,714,446

99.86%

287,374

0.14%

15,809

82.62%

13.       

Approve Remuneration Report

202,524,824

96.93%

6,420,045

3.07%

72,760

82.60%

14.       

Authority to allot shares

203,786,495

97.50%

5,225,943

2.50%

5,191

82.62%

15.       

Authority to disapply pre-emption rights 

193,966,441

92.81%

15,032,978

7.19%

18,210

82.62%

16.       

Additional authority to disapply

pre-emption rights 

185,241,941

88.78%

23,411,030

11.22%

364,658

82.48%

17.       

Authority to purchase own shares

206,053,545

98.61%

2,908,645

1.39%

55,439

82.60%

18.       

Authority to call general meetings

on 14 clear days' notice

202,737,396

97.00%

6,273,351

3.00%

6,882

82.62%

 

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 209,011,869 shares representing 82.62% 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 13 May 2024, 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 14 (inclusive) were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 15 to 18 (inclusive) were passed as special resolutions. 

 

 

Enquiries:

 

Shiv Sibal, Company Secretary

 

Marshalls plc

 

+44 (0)1422 314767




 

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