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Howden Joinery Group PLC
05 May 2016
HOWDEN JOINERY GROUP PLC 
(the "Company")
RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND RETIREMENT OF DIRECTOR
Results of AGM
At the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 5 May 2016, all resolutions put to shareholders were duly passed on a poll with the required majorities. The full text of each resolution is contained in the Notice of Annual General Meeting. Resolutions 1 to 17 inclusive were passed as ordinary resolutions. Resolutions 18 to 20 were passed as special resolutions. 
The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held in treasury) at the close of business on 4 May 2016 was 634,801,973.
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
462,285,442
98.46
7,221,369
1.54
469,506,811
73.96
3,498,091
2
To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report
456,012,247
97.67
10,876,601
2.33
466,888,848
73.55
6,115,054
3
To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy
455,170,496
96.25
17,736,754
3.75
472,907,250
74.50
97,652
4
To declare a final dividend
472,927,951
100.00
4,851
0.00
472,932,802
74.50
72,100
5
To elect Andrew Cripps
466,121,928
98.57
6,779,161
1.43
472,901,089
74.50
103,813
6
To elect Geoff Drabble
468,062,311
98.98
4,839,622
1.02
472,901,933
74.50
102,969
7
To re-elect Richard Pennycook 
466,740,220
98.70
6,164,975
1.30
472,905,195
74.50
99,707
8
To re-elect Matthew Ingle
468,568,328
99.08
4,358,780
0.92
472,927,108
74.50
77,794
9
To re-elect Mark Robson 
467,658,658
98.89
5,268,794
1.11
472,927,452
74.50
77,450
10
To re-elect Michael Wemms
463,289,281
97.97
9,615,802
2.03
472,905,083
74.50
99,819
11
To re-elect Tiffany Hall
465,913,071
98.52
6,986,092
1.48
472,899,163
74.50
105,739
12
To re-elect Mark Allen
470,176,084
99.42
2,728,829
0.58
472,904,913
74.50
99,989
13
To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as the Auditor
450,323,214
95.22
22,605,649
4.78
472,928,863
74.50
76,039
14
To authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of the Auditor
465,840,802
98.50
7,079,924
1.50
472,920,726
74.50
83,676
15
To renew authority to make political donations
468,157,556
99.01
4,677,793
0.99
472,835,349
74.49
167,503
16
To approve amendments to the Long Term Incentive Plan
449,502,450
96.91
14,354,878
3.09
463,857,328
73.07
9,146,324
17
To renew the Directors' authority to allot shares
432,805,489
91.68
39,290,575
8.32
472,096,064
74.37
908,838
Special Resolutions







18
To renew the Directors' authority for the disapplication of pre-emption rights
463,647,760
99.99
66,436
0.01
463,714,196
73.05
9,290,706
19
To renew the Directors' authority to make market purchases of the Company's own shares
465,311,129
98.38
7,678,086
1.62
472,989,215
74.51
15,687
20
To authorise general meetings to be held on 14 clear days' notice
438,003,326
92.62
34,904,497
7.38
472,907,823
74.50
97,079
*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.
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 www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.
Full details of the poll results will also be available on the Company's website: www.howdenjoinerygroupplc.com/investors/shareholder/agm/ 
Retirement of Director
As previously announced, Will Samuel stood down from the Board following the conclusion of the AGM. As a result of this retirement, Richard Pennycook assumed the role of Non-Executive Chairman and relinquished his role as Chair of the Audit Committee, as well as his membership of the Audit and Remuneration Committees. Andrew Cripps, who the Board considers has the necessary financial, audit and accounting expertise, has assumed the role of Chair of the Audit Committee.
Enquiries:
Forbes McNaughton, Company Secretary:
+44 (0) 207 535 1137

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