RESULT OF AGM
RESOLUTIONS PASSED AT ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Thursday 16 June 2011
Kingfisher plc (the "Company") announces the result of voting on the resolutions at its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held on Thursday 16 June 2011, as set out in the AGM notice.
A poll was held on each of the resolutions and was passed by the required majority. Resolutions 1 to 16 and 20 as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 17 to 19 as special resolutions were passed and the results of the poll were as follows:
|
Resolution |
Votes For* |
% |
Votes Against |
% |
Total |
% of ISC |
Votes** Withheld
|
|
|
1 |
To receive the report and accounts |
1,737,510,946 |
99.92 |
1,357,146 |
0.08 |
1,738,868,092 |
73.55 |
9,723,479 |
|
2 |
To approve the directors' remuneration report |
1,706,213,867 |
98.42 |
27,408,709 |
1.58 |
1,733,622,576 |
73.33 |
14,966,102 |
|
3 |
To declare the final dividend |
1,747,589,953 |
100.00 |
8,353 |
0.00 |
1,747,598,306 |
73.92 |
993,454 |
|
4 |
To re-appoint Mr P Cagni as a director |
1,746,940,169 |
99.92 |
1,422,331 |
0.08 |
1,748,362,500 |
73.95 |
227,113 |
|
5 |
To re-appoint Ms C Chapman as a director |
1,746,935,362 |
99.92 |
1,427,711 |
0.08 |
1,748,363,073 |
73.95 |
222,283 |
|
6 |
To re-appoint Mr D Bernard as a director |
1,738,616,017 |
99.44 |
9,746,075 |
0.56 |
1,748,362,092 |
73.95 |
226,619 |
|
7 |
To re-appoint Mr A Bonfield as a director |
1,746,535,941 |
99.89 |
1,876,041 |
0.11 |
1,748,411,982 |
73.96 |
169,893 |
|
8 |
To re-appoint Mr I Cheshire as a director |
1,741,348,440 |
99.69 |
5,447,821 |
0.31 |
1,746,796,261 |
73.89 |
1,790,414 |
|
9 |
To re-appoint Mr A Dahlvig as a director |
1,745,077,212 |
99.81 |
3,285,102 |
0.19 |
1,748,362,314 |
73.95 |
226,105 |
|
10 |
To re-appoint Ms J Kong as a director |
1,746,380,498 |
99.89 |
1,978,589 |
0.11 |
1,748,359,087 |
73.95 |
226,759 |
|
11 |
To re-appoint Mr J Nelson as a director |
1,742,459,767 |
99.70 |
5,313,952 |
0.30 |
1,747,773,719 |
73.93 |
816,137 |
|
12 |
To re-appoint Mr K O'Byrne as a director |
1,741,347,861 |
99.69 |
5,447,031 |
0.31 |
1,746,794,892 |
73.89 |
1,794,964 |
|
13 |
To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditors |
1,737,673,963 |
99.39 |
10,724,332 |
0.61 |
1,748,398,295 |
73.96 |
191,195 |
|
14 |
To authorise the Audit Committee to agree the auditors' remuneration |
1,746,621,964 |
99.95 |
909,218 |
0.05 |
1,747,531,182 |
73.92 |
1,037,074 |
|
15 |
To authorise the company and its subsidiaries to make political donations |
1,722,804,388 |
98.60 |
24,509,537 |
1.40 |
1,747,313,925 |
73.91 |
1,262,446 |
|
16 |
To authorise the directors to allot shares |
1,618,479,511 |
93.46 |
113,259,137 |
6.54 |
1,731,738,648 |
73.25 |
16,839,900 |
|
17 |
To disapply pre-emption rights |
1,697,620,230 |
97.10 |
50,622,070 |
2.90 |
1,748,242,300 |
73.95 |
347,827 |
|
18 |
To authorise the company to purchase its own shares |
1,745,407,665 |
99.83 |
3,000,949 |
0.17 |
1,748,408,614 |
73.96 |
181,711 |
|
19 |
To authorise the Company to call a general meeting other than an annual general meeting on not less than 14 clear days' notice |
1,444,744,325 |
84.80 |
258,956,833 |
15.20 |
1,703,701,158 |
72.06 |
44,888,808 |
|
20 |
To authorise the amendment to the Rules of the Kingfisher 2006 Performance Share Plan |
1,669,673,841 |
96.02 |
69,142,557 |
3.98 |
1,738,816,398 |
73.55 |
9,773,926 |
Notes
* Includes discretionary votes
** A vote withheld is not a vote in law and, therefore cannot be counted in the calculation of the proportion of
votes for and against a resolution.
As at the date of the AGM, the number of issued shares of the Company was 2,364,134,736 shares of 15 5/7 pence each, which was the total number of shares entitling the holders to attend and vote for or against all resolutions.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2 copies of all the resolutions passed, other than ordinary business, will be submitted to the UK Listing Authority ("UKLA"), via the National Storage Mechanism, which can be accessed at http://www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.