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RNS Number : 9360D
Howden Joinery Group PLC
02 May 2017
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 2 May 2017, 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 15 were passed as ordinary resolutions. Resolutions 16 to 18 were passed as special resolutions. 
The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held in treasury) at the close of business on 27 April 2017 was 629,956,307.
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
490,664,775
99.56
2,164,166
0.44
492,828,941
78.23%
892,168
2
To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report
468,357,142
97.07
14,135,645
2.93
482,492,787
76.59%
11,228,319
3
To declare a final dividend of 7.4 pence per ordinary share
492,898,472
100.00
1,900
0.00
492,900,372
78.24%
820,737
4
To elect Debbie White
492,866,716
100.00
21,856
0.00
492,888,572
78.24%
832,537
5
To re-elect Mark Allen
489,174,813
99.25
3,720,685
0.75
492,895,498
78.24%
825,610
6
To re-elect Andrew Cripps
489,115,494
99.23
3,777,005
0.77
492,892,499
78.24%
828,610
7
To re-elect Geoff Drabble
489,555,751
99.32
3,339,997
0.68
492,895,748
78.24%
825,360
8
To re-elect Tiffany Hall
484,913,492
98.38
7,982,580
1.62
492,896,072
78.24%
825,037
9
To re-elect Matthew Ingle
489,455,115
99.30
3,431,040
0.70
492,886,155
78.24%
828,660
10
To re-elect Richard Pennycook
488,581,576
99.12
4,315,173
0.88
492,896,749
78.24%
824,360
11
To re-elect Mark Robson
481,752,636
97.74
11,141,113
2.26
492,893,749
78.24%
825,360
12
To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as the Auditor
474,981,860
96.37
17,900,671
3.63
492,882,531
78.24%
837,577
13
To authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of the Auditor
488,352,467
99.08
4,533,556
0.92
492,886,023
78.24%
835,086
14
To renew authority to make political donations
477,968,908
97.00
14,792,108
3.00
492,761,016
78.22%
957,466
15
To renew the Directors' authority to allot shares
458,175,123
93.20
33,426,465
6.80
491,601,588
78.04%
2,119,021
Special Resolutions







16
To renew the Directors' authority for the disapplication of pre-emption rights
492,413,165
99.98
81,418
0.02
492,494,583
78.18%
1,226,526
17
To renew the Directors' authority to make market purchases of the Company's own shares
481,667,608
97.80
10,815,995
2.20
492,483,603
78.18%
1,237,505
18
To authorise general meetings to be held on 14 clear days' notice
473,666,621
96.18
18,836,602
3.82
492,503,223
78.18%
1,217,885
*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, Michael Wemms stood down from the Board at the conclusion of the AGM. 
Enquiries:
Forbes McNaughton, Company Secretary:  +44 (0) 207 535 1137

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