REG - Burberry Group PLC - Result of AGM

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12/07/2018 16:25

RNS Number : 5091U
Burberry Group PLC
12 July 2018
 


BURBERRY GROUP PLC
(the "Company")
 
Result of Annual General Meeting 2018
 
 
The Company announces the results of voting at its Annual General Meeting held earlier today and confirms that all resolutions were passed with majorities as set out below. All resolutions were taken on a poll. 
 
Resolutions 1 to 18 were proposed as Ordinary Resolutions and resolutions 19 to 21 as Special Resolutions. The results were as follows:
 



Resolution


Votes For*


%


Votes Against


%


Total votes validly cast


Total votes cast as % of issued share capital**


Votes Withheld***




1


To receive the Company's Annual Report and Accounts for the financial year ended 31 March 2018.


314,257,331


99.88


384,496


0.12


314,641,827


75.44%


17,827




2


To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 March 2018.


280,724,418


89.24


33,863,557


10.76


314,587,975


75.43%


71,678




3


To declare a final dividend of 30.3p per ordinary share for the year ended 31 March 2018.


314,399,828


99.92


258,850


0.08


314,658,678


75.45%


976




4


To elect Dr Gerry Murphy as a Director of the Company.


308,905,465


98.18


5,731,439


1.82


314,636,904


75.44%


22,749




5


To re-elect Fabiola Arredondo as a Director of the Company.


308,270,118


97.98


6,369,364


2.02


314,639,482


75.44%


20,171




6


To re-elect Ian Carter as a Director of the Company.


293,913,842


93.49


20,471,175


6.51


314,385,017


75.38%


274,635




7


To re-elect Jeremy Darroch as a Director of the Company.


312,380,896


99.28


2,257,781


0.72


314,638,677


75.44%


20,977




8


To re-elect Stephanie George as a Director of the Company.


296,522,478


94.32


17,862,571


5.68


314,385,049


75.38%


274,603




9


To re-elect Matthew Key as a Director of the Company.


313,734,055


99.71


904,746


0.29


314,638,801


75.44%


20,853




10


To re-elect Dame Carolyn McCall as a Director of the Company.


313,729,130


99.71


909,731


0.29


314,638,861


75.44%


20,793




11


To elect Orna NiChionna as a Director of the Company.


314,201,986


99.86


435,860


0.14


314,637,846


75.44%


21,808




12


To elect Ron Frasch as a Director of the Company.


314,252,731


99.88


385,791


0.12


314,638,522


75.44%


21,132




13


To re-elect Julie Brown as a Director of the Company.


312,599,185


99.35


2,040,822


0.65


314,640,007


75.44%


19,647




14


To re-elect Marco Gobbetti as a Director of the Company.


314,309,761


99.90


329,158


0.10


314,638,919


75.44%


20,735




15


To reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors of the Company.


307,864,487


97.84


6,785,633


2.16


314,650,120


75.44%


9,533




16


To authorise the Audit Committee of the Company to determine the auditors' remuneration.


313,603,318


99.68


1,006,703


0.32


314,610,021


75.43%


49,462




17


To authorise political donations by the Company and its subsidiaries.


312,730,959


99.83


528,174


0.17


313,259,133


75.11%


1,400,521




18


To authorise the Directors to allot shares.    


313,172,799


99.53


1,477,155


0.47


314,649,954


75.44%


9,700




19


To renew the Directors' authority to disapply pre-emption rights.


311,288,175


98.93


3,359,024


1.07


314,647,199


75.44%


12,455




20


To authorise the Company to purchase its own ordinary shares.


310,364,117


98.67


4,180,514


1.33


314,544,631


75.42%


115,022




21


To authorise the Directors to call general meetings (other than an AGM) on not less than 14 clear days' notice.


297,263,864


94.89


16,005,648


5.11


313,269,512


75.11%


1,390,142



 
Notes:
* Includes discretionary votes.
** Excluding treasury shares.
*** A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes for or against a resolution.
 
Every shareholder has one vote for every ordinary share held. As at 6.30pm on 10 July 2018, the issued share capital of the Company consisted of 418,289,545 ordinary shares (including treasury shares).  The Company held 1,223,255 shares in Treasury, which do not carry any voting rights.  Therefore, the total number of voting rights in Burberry Group plc as at 10 July 2018 is 417,066,290. In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2 copies of all the resolutions passed, other than ordinary business, have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm 
Retirement and change of roles
The Company confirms that, as previously notified, Sir John Peace has today retired as Chairman and a Director following the Annual General Meeting, being succeeded by Dr Gerry Murphy.
12 July 2018




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