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RNS Number : 0490D  Tesco PLC  16 June 2023

Tesco PLC

 

16 June 2023

 

Tesco PLC - Results of AGM

 

Tesco PLC held its Annual General Meeting on Friday 16 June 2023 at 11:30 a.m.
 All resolutions proposed were passed by shareholders. A poll was held on
each of the resolutions proposed.  The results of the polls are as follows:

 

                                                                                     VOTES FOR      %       VOTES AGAINST  %      TOTAL VOTES VALIDLY CAST  % ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL  VOTES WITHHELD
 1   To receive the report and accounts                                              5,171,951,176  100.00  202,952        0.00   5,172,154,128             71.96%                  61,584,417
 2   To approve the Directors' remuneration report                                   4,836,532,799  92.43   395,931,419    7.57   5,232,464,218             72.80%                  1,335,562
 3   To declare a final dividend                                                     5,222,512,237  99.79   10,881,287     0.21   5,233,393,524             72.81%                  427,077
 4   To elect Caroline Silver as a Director                                          4,679,304,212  95.26   232,746,832    4.74   4,912,051,044             68.34%                  321,751,184
 5   To re-elect John Allan as a Director - RESOLUTION WITHDRAWN                     RESOLUTION 5 - WITHDRAWN
 6   To re-elect Melissa Bethell as a Director                                       5,070,314,471  99.12   44,927,852     0.88   5,115,242,323             71.17%                  118,557,835
 7   To re-elect Bertrand Bodson as a Director                                       5,189,171,890  99.17   43,526,165     0.83   5,232,698,055             72.80%                  1,102,438
 8   To re-elect Thierry Garnier as a Director                                       5,167,358,921  98.75   65,362,321     1.25   5,232,721,242             72.80%                  1,079,251
 9   To re-elect Stewart Gilliland as a Director                                     5,009,632,537  95.73   223,273,169    4.27   5,232,905,706             72.80%                  894,787
 10  To re-elect Byron Grote as a Director                                           4,653,876,823  94.73   259,056,503    5.27   4,912,933,326             68.35%                  320,867,166
 11  To re-elect Ken Murphy as a Director                                            5,189,113,074  99.16   44,041,299     0.84   5,233,154,373             72.81%                  659,555
 12  To re-elect Imran Nawaz as a Director                                           5,125,064,664  97.95   107,081,740    2.05   5,232,146,404             72.79%                  1,654,089
 13  To re-elect Alison Platt as a Director                                          4,951,417,291  94.62   281,280,261    5.38   5,232,697,552             72.80%                  1,096,325
 14  To re-elect Karen Whitworth as a Director                                       5,187,266,798  99.13   45,430,491     0.87   5,232,697,289             72.80%                  1,102,894
 15  To reappoint the auditor                                                        4,857,679,097  99.97   1,421,738      0.03   4,859,100,835             67.60%                  374,698,049
 16  To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the auditors' remuneration        5,232,105,011  99.98   836,237        0.02   5,232,941,248             72.81%                  851,535
 17  To authorise political donations by the Company and its subsidiaries            4,764,914,488  96.96   149,460,917    3.04   4,914,375,405             68.37%                  319,430,855
 18  To authorise the Directors to allot shares                                      4,557,816,603  88.06   618,006,535    11.94  5,175,823,138             72.01%                  57,988,683
 19  To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights*                      4,841,294,447  92.58   387,741,214    7.42   5,229,035,661             72.75%                  4,763,136
 20  To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights for acquisitions and  4,746,498,102  90.77   482,547,733    9.23   5,229,045,835             72.75%                  4,733,477
     other capital investment*
 21  To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares*                            5,151,265,806  98.48   79,504,130     1.52   5,230,769,936             72.77%                  3,044,960
 22  To authorise a 14 day notice period for general meetings*                       4,896,695,575  93.57   336,388,357    6.43   5,233,083,932             72.81%                  716,609

 

*Special resolutions

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes

 

Results of the poll can also be viewed on the Company's website:
https://www.tescoplc.com/investors/shareholder-centre/shareholder-meetings/
(https://www.tescoplc.com/investors/shareholder-centre/shareholder-meetings/)

 

Please note a 'vote withheld' is not a vote under English law and is not
counted in the calculation of votes 'for' and 'against' a resolution.

 

The total number of ordinary shares available for voting on 15 June 2023 at
6.30pm was 7,187,610,115. Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share.

 

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2 copies of the resolutions (other than
those relating to ordinary business) will be submitted to the FCA National
Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at
https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
(https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism) .

 

 

 

 

Enquiries:

 

Group Company Secretary         Robert Welch    +44 (0) 7793 222569

 

Tesco PLC

Tesco House

Shire Park

Kestrel Way

Welwyn Garden City

Hertfordshire

AL7 1GA

 

 

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