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B&M European Value Retail SAAnnouncement

21/09/2020 09:55

RNS Number : 5724Z
  
B&M European Value Retail S.A.
  
21 September 2020
  
 

 
 
21 September 2020
B&M European Value Retail S.A.
 
AGM Voting Results 
 
 
All resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 18 September 2020 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 2020
 


 
756,704,486
 


 
99.99
 


 
94,837
 


0.01


 
 
756,799,323
 
 


 
75.63
 


 
 
3,134,843
 
 




2


To receive the consolidated and unconsolidated Financial Statements and Annual Accounts for the financial year ended March 2020 and the Auditor's Reports thereon
 


 
 
756,704,486
 
 


 
99.99
 


 
94,837
 


0.01


 
 
756,799,323
 
 


 
75.63
 


 
3,134,843
 




3


To approve the consolidated Financial Statements and Annual Accounts of the Company for the year ended 28 March 2020
 


 
756,704,486
 


 
99.99
 


 
94,837
 


0.01


 
 
756,799,323
 
 


 
75.63
 


 
3,134,843
 




4


To approve the unconsolidated Financial Statements and Annual Accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2020
 


 
 
756,704,386
 
 


 
99.99
 


 
95,837
 


0.01


 
 
756,800,223
 
 


 
75.63
 


 
 
 
3,134,843
 
 
 




5


To approve the result of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2020 and allocation
 


 
755,074,551
 


 
99.36
 


 
4,858,504
 


 
0.64
 


 
 
759,933,055
 
 


 
75.94
 


 
 
1,112
 
 




6


To approve the total dividend of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2020
 


 
754,784,456
 
 


99.32
 


5,148,711
 


0.68
 


759,933,167
 


75.94
 


 
1,000
 
 




7
 


To receive and approve the annual report on the Directors' Remuneration for the year ended March 2020
 


 
754,659,735
 
 


99.58
 


3,148,072
 


0.42
 


 
757,807,807
 
 
 


75.73
 


 
2,126,359
 
 
 




8


To discharge the Directors for the year ended 31 March 2020


755,582,162
 


99.74
 


1,934,070
 


0.26
 


757,516,232
 


75.70
 


 
2,417,935
 
 




9


To re-elect Peter Bamford as a Director
 


 
738,259,176
 
 


97.20
 


 
21,258,273
 
 


2.80
 


 
759,517,449
 
 


75.90
 


 
416,717
 
 




10


To re-elect Simon Arora as a Director
 


 
735,508,617
 
 


96.79
 


 
24,424,549
 
 


3.21
 


 
759,933,166
 
 


75.94
 


 
1,000
 
 
 




11


To re-elect Paul McDonald as a Director


 
752,531,395
 
 


99.03
 


7,401,772
 
 


0.97
 


759,933,167


75.94
 


1,000




12
 


To re-elect Ron McMillan as a Director
 


738,612,877
 


97.19
 


21,320,290
 


2.81
 


759,933,167
 


75.94
 


1,000
 




13


To re-elect Tiffany Hall as a Director


759,933,055
 


100
 


 
0
 


0
 


 
759,933,055
 
 


75.94
 


1,112
 




14


To re-elect Carolyn Bradley as a Director
 


 
671,638,592
 
 


88.38
 


 
88,294,574
 
 


11.62
 


 
759,933,166
 
 


75.94
 


1,000




15


To re-elect Gilles Petit as a Director
 


 
757,240,961
 
 


99.65
 


 
2,692,093
 
 


0.35
 


 
759,933,054
 
 


75.94
 


 
1,112
 
 




16


To discharge the Independent Auditor for the year ended 31 March 2020
 


 
753,148,839
 
 


99.42
 


 
4,367,392
 
 


0.58
 


 
757,516,231
 
 


75.70
 


2,417,935
 




17


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


759,932,705
 


99.99
 


 
 
350
 
 
 


0.01
 


 
 
759,933,055
 
 
 


75.94
 


 
 
1,112
 
 
 




18
 
 
 


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


759,932,817
 


99.99
 


350
 


0.01
 


759,933,167
 


75.94
 


1,000




19


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


752,351,483
 


99.08
 


 
6,956,656
 
 


0.92
 


 
759,308,139
 
 
 


75.88
 


626,027
 




20


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
 


 
759,932,705
 
 


99.99
 


 
462
 


0.01
 


 
759,933,167
 
 
 


75.94
 


 
 
1,000
 
 
 




21


To confirm the Directors have full power, in addition to any authority granted under resolution 20, 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
 


757,729,299
 
 


99.71
 


 
2,203,577
 
 
 


0.29
 


 
759,932,876
 
 
 


75.94
 


 
 
1,290
 
 
 
 



 
 
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 on 4 September 2020, the voting record date, was 1,000,698,006 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 https://www.bandmretail.com/investors/company-meetings/agm
 
 

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