REG - Burberry Group PLC - Result of AGM

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14/07/2021 17:45

RNS Number : 2808F
  
Burberry Group PLC
  
14 July 2021
  
 

BURBERRY GROUP PLC
(the "Company")
 
Result of Annual General Meeting 2021
 
 
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 21 were proposed as Ordinary Resolutions and resolutions 22 to 25 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 year ended 27 March 2021.


324,986,434


99.99%


30,987


0.01%


325,017,421


80.28%


2,746,217




2.     


To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 27 March 2021. 


302,288,454


94.45%


17,750,177


5.55%


320,038,631


79.05%


7,725,006




3.     


To declare a final dividend for the year ended 27 March 2021. 


327,017,585


99.85%


499,339


0.15%


327,516,924


80.89%


246,714




4.     


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


326,788,333


99.78%


716,544


0.22%


327,504,877


80.89%


258,761




5.     


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


324,945,937


99.95%


159,774


0.05%


325,105,711


80.30%


2,657,927




6.     


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


326,945,171


99.83%


556,433


0.17%


327,501,604


80.89%


262,034




7.     


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


327,277,513


99.93%


223,768


0.07%


327,501,281


80.89%


262,357




8.     


To re-elect Sam Fischer as a Director of the Company.


327,379,459


99.96%


117,093


0.04%


327,496,552


80.89%


267,086




9.     


To re-elect Ron Frasch as a Director of the Company.


327,268,659


99.93%


228,051


0.07%


327,496,710


80.89%


266,928




10.  


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


327,276,574


99.93%


220,136


0.07%


327,496,710


80.89%


266,928




11.  


To re-elect Debra Lee as a Director of the Company.


325,523,054


99.40%


1,978,773


0.60%


327,501,827


80.89%


261,811




12.  


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


327,192,756


99.91%


305,973


0.09%


327,498,729


80.89%


264,909




13.  


To re-elect Orna NíChionna as a Director of the Company.


323,547,906


98.79%


3,952,857


1.21%


327,500,763


80.89%


262,875




14.  


To elect Antoine de Saint-Affrique as a Director of the Company. 


327,430,615


99.98%


63,829


0.02%


327,494,444


80.89%


269,194




15.  


To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditor of the Company.


325,044,274


99.25%


2,459,874


0.75%


327,504,148


80.89%


259,490




16.  


To authorise the Audit Committee of the Company to determine the auditor's remuneration for the year ended 2 April 2022.


327,484,038


99.99%


24,663


0.01%


327,508,701


80.89%


254,937




17.  


To approve an all-employee share plan, Burberry Group plc International Free Share Plan. 


327,350,466


99.95%


176,786


0.05%


327,527,252


80.90%


236,386




18.  


To approve an all-employee share plan, Burberry Group plc Share Incentive Plan.


327,071,882


99.86%


454,154


0.14%


327,526,036


80.90%


237,602




19.  


To approve the renewal of an all-employee share plan, Burberry Sharesave Plan 2011. 


326,175,578


99.59%


1,350,294


0.41%


327,525,872


80.90%


237,766




20.  


To authorise political donations by the Company and its subsidiaries.


325,468,145


99.38%


2,030,671


0.62%


327,498,816


80.89%


264,822




21.  


To authorise the Directors to allot shares.


324,002,442


98.94%


3,486,297


1.06%


327,488,739


80.89%


274,899




22.  


To renew the Directors' authority to disapply pre-emption rights. (Special Resolution)


326,528,712


99.71%


958,491


0.29%


327,487,203


80.89%


276,435




23.  


To authorise the Company to purchase its own ordinary shares.
(Special Resolution)


323,930,876


98.96%


3,418,906


1.04%


327,349,782


80.85%


413,856




24.  


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


314,764,491


96.11%


12,750,504


3.89%


327,514,995


80.89%


248,643




25.  


To approve the new Articles of Association (Special Resolution)


327,447,644


99.99%


19,014


0.01%


327,466,658


80.88%


296,980



 
Notes:
*    Includes discretionary votes.
** A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes for or against a resolution.
 
As at 6.30pm on 12 July 2021, the issued share capital of the Company consisted of 404,872,274 ordinary shares.  The Company held no shares in Treasury. Shareholders are entitled to one vote for every ordinary share held. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in Burberry Group plc as at 12 July 2021 was also 404,872,274. 
 
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: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
 
The full text of each resolution is set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting which is available at www.burberryplc.com/AGM 2021
 
14 July 2021
 

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