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B&M European Value Retail SAAnnouncement

31/07/2017 13:05

RNS Number : 6041M
B&M European Value Retail S.A.
31 July 2017
31 July 2017
B&M European Value Retail S.A.
AGM Voting Results 
All resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 28 July 2017 were passed on a poll by shareholders. The results of the poll were as follows. 


VOTES
FOR
%
VOTES
AGAINST
%
VOTES
TOTAL
% of ISC
VOTED
VOTES WITHHELD
1
To receive the Directors Report on the Annual Accounts of the Company for the year ended March 2017
776,010,272
100
0
0
776,010,272
77.60
826,564
2
To receive the consolidated and unconsolidated Financial Statements and Annual Accounts for the financial year ended March 2017 and the Auditor's Reports thereon
775,576,207
99.95
400,000
0.05
775,976,207
77.60
860,629
3
To approve the consolidated Financial Statements and Annual Accounts of the Company for the year ended 25 March 2017
776,010,272
100
0
0
776,010,272
77.60
826,564
4
To approve the unconsolidated Financial Statements and Annual Accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2017
776,010,272
100
0
0
776,010,272
77.60
826,564
5
To approve the result of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2017 and allocation
776,010,272
100
0
0
776,010,272
77.60
826,564
6
To approve the total dividend of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2017
776,010,272
100
0
0
776,010,272
77.60
826,564
7
To receive and approve the annual report on the Directors' Remuneration for the year ended March 2017
752,544,703
96.98
23,465,569
3.02
776,010,272
77.60
826,564
8
To discharge the Directors for the year ended 31 March 2017
776,007,272
100
0
0
776,007,272
77.60
829,564
9
To re-elect Sir Terry Leahy as a Director
744,916,893
95.99
31,093,379
4.01
776,010,272
77.60
826,564
10
To re-elect Simon Arora as a Director
769,104,720
99.11
6,905,552
0.89
776,010,272
77.60
826,564
11
To re-elect David Novak as a Director
733,370,477
95.34
35,856,281
4.66
769,226,758
76.92
7,610,078
12
To re-elect Paul McDonald as a Director
770,547,779
99.30
5,462,493
0.70
776,010,272
77.60
826,564
13
To re-elect Thomas Hbner as a Director
767,830,946
98.95
8,179,326
1.05
776,010,272
77.60
826,564
14
To re-elect Kathleen Guion as a Director
774,771,295
99.84
1,238,977
0.16
776,010,272
77.60
826,564
15
To re-elect Ron McMillan as a Director
765,990,626
98.71
10,019,646
1.29
776,010,272
77.60
826,564
16
To re-elect Harry Brouwer as a Director
767,830,946
98.95
8,179,326
1.05
776,010,272
77.60
826,564
17
To discharge the Independent Auditor for the year ended 31 March 2016
776,010,272
100
0
0
776,010,272
77.60
826,564
18
To re-appoint KPMG Luxembourg Socit Cooprative as Independent Auditor of the Company
774,216,575
99.99
86,543
0.01
774,303,118
77.43
2,533,718
19
To authorise the Directors to determine the Independent Auditor's remuneration
774,798,655
99.84
1,211,617
0.16
776,010,272
77.60
826,564
20
To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its ordinary shares
772,751,513
99.74
2,047,142
0.26
774,798,655
77.48
2,038,181
21
To confirm the Board of Directors have full power to issue ordinary shares on a non-pre-emptive basis for cash representing 5% of the issued share capital of the Company generally, as provided by the Articles of Association and to acknowledge the Directors' intention to comply with the Statement of Principles on Dis-applying Pre-Emption Rights to the extent practical for a Luxembourg company
775,850,000
99.98
160,272
0.02
776,010,272
77.60
826,564
22
To confirm the Board of Directors have full power, in addition to any authority granted under resolution 21, to issue ordinary shares on a non-pre-emptive basis, for cash representing a further 5% of the issued share capital of the Company for the purposes of financing an acquisition or a capital investment (or refinancing such a transaction) as defined in the Statement of Principles on Dis-Applying Pre-Emption Rights, as provided by the Articles of Association
732,418,368
94.38
43,591,904
5.62
776,010,272
77.60
826,564
The results of the poll will also be posted on the Company's website at www.bandmretail.com/investors/agm.aspx
Please note that a vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of votes for and against a resolution.
The total number of shares in issue of the Company at the date of the AGM was 1,000,000,000 ordinary shares. 
Enquiries
B&M European Value Retail S.A.
For further information please contact +44 (0) 151 728 5400
Simon Arora, Chief Executive Officer
Paul McDonald, Chief Financial Officer 
Investor.relations@bandmretail.com

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