REG - B&M European - Result of AGM

B&M European Value Retail SAAnnouncement

29/07/2019 10:45

RNS Number : 0366H
B&M European Value Retail S.A.
29 July 2019
 


 
 
29 July 2019
B&M European Value Retail S.A.
 
AGM Voting Results
 
 
All resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 26 July 2019 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 2019
 


 
752,792,293
 


100


0


0


 
752,792,293
 


75.24


 
1,806,937
 




2


To receive the consolidated and unconsolidated Financial Statements and Annual Accounts for the financial year ended March 2019 and the Auditor's Reports thereon
 


 
752,792,181
 


100


0


0


 
752,792,181
 


75.24


 
1,807,049
 




3


To approve the consolidated Financial Statements and Annual Accounts of the Company for the year ended 30 March 2019
 


 
752,792,181
 


100


0


0


 
752,792,181
 


75.24


 
1,807,049
 




4


To approve the unconsolidated Financial Statements and Annual Accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2019
 


 
752,792,181
 


100


0


0


 
752,792,181
 


75.24


 
 
1,807,049
 
 




5


To approve the result of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2019 and allocation
 


 
752,792,181
 


100


0


0


 
752,792,181
 


75.24


 
1,807,049
 




6


To approve the total dividend of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2019
 


 
754,599,230
 


100


0


0


 
754,599,230
 


75.42


 
0
 




7
 


To receive and approve the annual report on the Directors' Remuneration for the year ended March 2019
 


 
753,060,803
 


99.95


 
383,856
 


0.05


 
753,444,659
 


75.30


 
 
1,154,570
 
 




8


To discharge the Directors for the year ended 31 March 2019
 


750,571,369


99.77


1,754,000


0.23


752,325,369


75.19


 
2,273,861
 




9


To re-elect Peter Bamford as a Director
 


 
752,753,063
 


99.76


 
1,845,275
 


0.24


 
754,598,338
 


75.42


 
891
 




10


To re-elect Simon Arora as a Director
 


 
721,163,263
 


95.57


 
33,435,967
 


4.43


 
754,599,230
 


75.42


 
0
 




11


To re-elect Paul McDonald as a Director
 
 


 
752,006,314
 


99.66


 
2,592,916
 


0.34


 
754,599,230
 


75.42


 
0
 




12
 


To re-elect Ron McMillan as a Director
 


744,321,562


98.64


10,276,777


1.36


754,598,339


75.42


891




13


To re-elect Kathleen Guion as a Director
 


 
752,782,399
 


99.76


 
1,815,940
 


0.24


 
754,598,339
 


75.42


891




14


To re-elect Tiffany Hall as a Director


 
752,844,539
 


99.77


 
1,753,800
 


0.23


 
754,598,339
 


75.42


891




15


To ratify the appointment of and to re-elect Carolyn Bradley as a Director
 


 
752,844,539
 


99.77


 
1,753,800
 


0.23


 
754,598,339
 


75.42


891




16


To ratify the appointment of and to re-elect Gilles Petit as a Director
 


 
754,598,222
 


99.99


 
117
 


0.01


 
754,598,339
 


75.42


891




17


To discharge the Independent Auditor for the year ended 31 March 2019
 


 
748,310,337
 


99.47


 
4,015,390
 


0.53


 
752,325,727
 


75.19


2,273,502




18


To re-appoint KPMG Luxembourg Société  Coopérative as Independent Auditor of the Company


 
754,057,496
 


99.93


 
540,731
 


0.07


 
754,598,227
 


75.42


 
 
1,003
 
 




19
 
 
 


To authorise the Directors to determine the Independent Auditor's remuneration


754,057,608


99.93


540,731


0.07


754,598,339


75.42


891




20


To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its ordinary shares
 


 
752,336,948
 


99.83


 
1,245,816
 


0.17


 
753,582,764
 


75.32


1,016,465




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
 


 
754,597,768
 


99.99


 
1,462
 


0.01


 
754,599,230
 


75.42


 
0
 




22


To confirm the 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
 


 
746,610,884
 


98.94


 
7,987,454
 


1.06


 
754,598,338
 


75.42


 
 
891
 
 




 
 
 
The results of the poll will also be posted on the Company's website at www.bandmretail.com
 
The total number of shares in issue of the Company as at the date of the AGM was 1,000,561,222 ordinary shares. 
 
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.
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
 
The results of the poll will also be posted on the Company's website at www.bandmretail.com/investors/agm.aspx 
 




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