REG - Howden Joinery Grp - Result of AGM

Howden JoineryAnnouncement

07/05/2020 11:40

RNS Number : 2922M
  
Howden Joinery Group PLC
  
07 May 2020
  
 

 
HOWDEN JOINERY GROUP PLC 
(the "Company")
 
 
RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
 
 
In accordance with the arrangements announced on 29 April 2020, the Company held its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") at 11.00am today at its registered office. The AGM was convened with the minimum quorum of two shareholders (or their corporate representatives or proxies). The AGM comprised only the formal business as set out in the Notice of AGM (dated 18 March 2020).
 
All valid proxy votes (whether submitted electronically or in hard copy form) were included in the poll taken at the meeting. The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held in treasury) at the close of business on 5 May 2020 was 597,088,631.
 
The final votes received in respect of each resolution put to the meeting were as set out below:
 



 
 


Votes for (including discretionary votes)


%
 Votes for


Votes 
against


%
Votes
against


Total number of votes validly cast


% of the Company's issued share capital represented by votes validly cast


Votes withheld*




Ordinary Resolutions
































1


To receive and adopt the Annual Report & Accounts


463,678,787


99.77%


1,081,015


0.23%


464,759,802


77.84%


5,017,973




2


To approve the Directors' Remuneration  Report


457,271,861


98.28%


8,010,009


1.72%


465,281,870


77.93%


4,495,906




3


To declare a final dividend 


This resolution was withdrawn from the business of the meeting




4


To elect Louise Fowler


466,607,314


99.36%


2,987,078


0.64%


469,594,392


78.65%


183,384




5


To re-elect Karen Caddick


465,361,785


99.10%


4,236,331


0.90%


469,598,116


78.65%


179,660




6


To re-elect Andrew Cripps


461,488,780


98.27%


8,106,337


1.73%


469,595,117


78.65%


182,659




7


To re-elect Geoff Drabble


465,364,818


99.10%


4,230,299


0.90%


469,595,117


78.65%


182,659




8


To re-elect Andrew Livingston


466,449,705


99.33%


3,147,050


0.67%


469,596,755


78.65%


181,021




9


To re-elect Richard Pennycook


458,261,689


98.53%


6,859,996


1.47%


465,121,685


77.90%


4,656,091




10


To re-elect Mark Robson


465,873,189


99.21%


3,724,066


0.79%


469,597,255


78.65%


180,521




11


To re-elect Debbie White


465,357,470


99.10%


4,238,258


0.90%


469,595,728


78.65%


182,048




12


To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as the Auditor


462,381,038


98.46%


7,214,196


1.54%


469,595,234


78.65%


182,541




13


To authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of the Auditor


466,416,025


99.32%


3,178,705


0.68%


469,594,730


78.65%


183,045




14


To renew authority to make political donations


451,689,403


98.19%


8,315,003


1.81%


460,004,406


77.04%


9,773,370




15


To renew the Directors' authority to allot shares


452,250,493


96.28%


17,494,079


3.72%


469,744,572


78.67%


33,204




Special Resolutions
































16


To renew the Directors' authority for the disapplication of pre-emption rights


459,967,897


99.97%


137,121


0.03%


460,105,018


77.06%


9,672,758




17


To renew the Directors' authority to make market purchases of the Company's own shares


464,858,917


99.10%


4,235,652


0.90%


469,094,569


78.56%


683,206




18


To adopt the New Articles of Association


469,500,190


100.00%


16,370


0.00%


469,516,560


78.63%


261,216




19


To authorise general meetings to be held on 14 clear days' notice


453,074,728


96.48%


16,515,744


3.52%


469,590,472


78.65%


187,304



*A vote "withheld" is not a vote in law. Votes "withheld" were not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes for and against each of the resolutions.
 
Full details of the poll results will also be available on the Company's website: www.howdenjoinerygroupplc.com/investors/shareholder/agm/ 
 
In accordance with the Listing Rules, a copy of the resolutions passed, other than ordinary business, will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.  
 
 
DISCLOSURE OF RIGHTS ATTACHED TO EQUITY SHARES
 
Further to the Company's announcement on 24 April 2020 (announcing the submission of a copy of its articles of association to the National Storage Mechanism in line with Listing Rule 9.2.6ER(1)(b)), a copy of the Company's new articles of association, as adopted at the AGM, has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism in line with Listing Rule 9.2.6ER(2)(a) and is available for viewing at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism. 
 
 
Enquiries:
Forbes McNaughton, Company Secretary:               +44 (0) 207 535 1137


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