KINGFISHER PLC
Results of Annual General Meeting - 17 June 2010
Kingfisher plc today held its 2010 Annual General Meeting (the "AGM") and is pleased to announce that all resolutions proposed to the shareholders were passed on a poll. Details of the results of the polls on the resolutions are shown below and will be posted on the Company's website, www.kingfisher.com.
|
Resolution |
Votes For1 |
% |
Votes Against |
% |
Total |
% of ISC2 |
Votes Withheld3
|
|
|
1 |
To receive and adopt the Annual Report and Accounts for 2010 |
1,725,722,713 |
99.88 |
2,105,785 |
0.12 |
1,727,828,498 |
73.16 |
9,323,348 |
|
2 |
To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for 2010 |
1,697,280,656 |
98.72 |
22,069,708 |
1.28 |
1,719,350,364 |
72.80 |
17,799,206 |
|
3 |
To authorise the payment of a final dividend |
1,735,541,703 |
99.98 |
403,709 |
0.02 |
1,735,945,412 |
73.50 |
1,282,343 |
|
4 |
To elect Mr Anders Dahlvig as a director |
1,725,922,045 |
99.38 |
10,688,589 |
0.62 |
1,736,610,634 |
73.53 |
541,407 |
|
5 |
To elect Mr Andrew Bonfield as a director |
1,725,945,717 |
99.39 |
10,654,282 |
0.61 |
1,736,599,999 |
73.53 |
551,488 |
|
6 |
To re-elect Mr Daniel Bernard as a director |
1,721,951,388 |
99.16 |
14,665,222 |
0.84 |
1,736,616,610 |
73.53 |
533,012 |
|
7 |
To re-elect Mrs Janis Kong as a director |
1,728,832,809 |
99.55 |
7,766,367 |
0.45 |
1,736,599,176 |
73.53 |
531,945 |
|
8 |
To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as the Company's auditors |
1,735,893,324 |
99.96 |
732,659 |
0.04 |
1,736,625,983 |
73.53 |
509,106 |
|
9 |
To authorise the directors to agree the auditors' remuneration |
1,731,919,409 |
99.73 |
4,687,131 |
0.27 |
1,736,606,540 |
73.53 |
546,607 |
|
10 |
To authorise the directors to allot shares |
1,564,304,675 |
90.46 |
165,014,191 |
9.54 |
1,729,318,866 |
73.22 |
7,832,705 |
|
11 |
To authorise the Company to make political donations |
1,708,114,106 |
98.56 |
24,947,317 |
1.44 |
1,733,061,423 |
73.38 |
4,057,656 |
|
12 |
To disapply pre-emption rights |
1,696,344,324 |
97.73 |
39,357,664 |
2.27 |
1,735,701,988 |
73.49 |
1,451,316 |
|
13 |
To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares |
1,733,096,867 |
99.80 |
3,530,434 |
0.20 |
1,736,627,301 |
73.53 |
525,542 |
|
14 |
To authorise the calling of a general meeting, other than an AGM, on 14 days' notice. |
1,505,118,935 |
86.82 |
228,397,539 |
13.18 |
1,733,516,474 |
73.40 |
3,629,850 |
|
15 |
To authorise the adoption of new Articles of Association |
1,697,519,476 |
97.80 |
38,171,332 |
2.20 |
1,735,690,808 |
73.49 |
1,458,514 |
|
16 |
To authorise the adoption of the Kingfisher Share Incentive Plan |
1,686,237,725 |
97.53 |
42,780,929 |
2.47 |
1,729,018,654 |
73.21 |
8,133,082 |
1. The votes "For" include votes given at the Chairman's discretion.
2. ISC denotes issued share capital
3. The "Vote Withheld" is not a vote in law and accordingly is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes for and against the resolution.
There are currently 2,361,850,592 ordinary shares of 15 5/7 pence each in issue.
Kingfisher plc has forwarded to the Document Viewing Facility of the UK Listing Authority two copies of the resolutions passed at the meeting, and these will shortly be available for inspection at the following address:
UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility
Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London E14 5HS.
Telephone: (020) 7066 8333.
For further information in connection with this announcement please contact the Company Secretarial Department at Kingfisher plc on 020 7372 8008.