REG - Howden Joinery Grp - Result of AGM

Howden JoineryAnnouncement

02/05/2019 13:40

RNS Number : 9231X
Howden Joinery Group PLC
02 May 2019
 


 
HOWDEN JOINERY GROUP PLC
(the "Company")
 
 
RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
 
 
At the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 2 May 2019, 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 18 were passed as ordinary resolutions. Resolutions 19 to 22 were passed as special resolutions.
 
The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held in treasury) at the close of business on 30 April 2019 was 604,948,281.
 
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


486,827,898


99.99


37,883


0.01


486,865,781


80.48%


2,357,683




2


To approve the Directors' Remuneration  Report


469,031,339


96.68


16,098,201


3.32


485,129,540


80.19%


4,093,923




3


To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy


474,625,161


97.15


13,908,311


2.85


488,533,472


80.76%


689,992




4


To declare a final dividend of 7.9 pence per ordinary share


488,551,247


100.00


5,667


0.00


488,556,914


80.76%


666,551




5


To elect Karen Caddick


486,462,714


99.57


2,089,341


0.43


488,552,055


80.76%


671,410




6


To re-elect Mark Allen


482,320,289


99.42


2,809,057


0.58


485,129,346


80.19%


4,094,118




7


To re-elect Andrew Cripps


481,816,084


98.62


6,721,508


1.38


488,537,592


80.76%


685,873




8


To re-elect Geoff Drabble


482,323,340


99.42


2,806,942


0.58


485,130,282


80.19%


4,093,182




9


To re-elect Tiffany Hall


474,591,580


97.15


13,945,217


2.85


488,536,797


80.76%


686,668




10


To re-elect Andrew Livingston


488,511,419


99.99


25,378


0.01


488,536,797


80.76%


686,668




11


To re-elect Richard Pennycook


470,408,896


98.76


5,892,187


1.24


476,301,083


78.73%


12,922,482




12


To re-elect Mark Robson


488,339,732


99.96


199,315


0.04


488,539,047


80.76%


684,418




13


To re-elect Debbie White


456,494,924


99.42


2,685,719


0.58


459,180,643


75.90%


30,042,822




14


To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as the Auditor


480,461,939


98.34


8,086,560


1.66


488,548,499


80.76%


674,965




15


To authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of the Auditor


485,541,971


99.38


3,008,510


0.62


488,550,481


80.76%


672,983




16


To renew authority to make political donations


473,246,259


98.18


8,771,189


1.82


482,017,448


79.68%


7,206,017




17


To renew the Directors' authority to allot shares


442,291,665


90.41


46,893,353


9.59


489,185,018


80.86%


38,447




18


To approve the adoption of the Long Term Incentive Plan


478,468,118


97.80


10,740,770


2.20


489,208,888


80.87%


14,576




Special Resolutions
































19


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


488,469,800


99.86


695,483


0.14


489,165,283


80.86%


58,182




20


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


484,926,923


99.16


4,124,829


0.84


489,051,752


80.84%


171,712




21


To replace article 135 of the Company's articles of association


488,463,460


100.00


17,297


0.00


488,480,757


80.75%


742,708




22


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


462,542,195


94.68


26,011,470


5.32


488,553,665


80.76%


669,800



*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/ 
 
 
Enquiries:
Forbes McNaughton, Company Secretary:                    +44 (0) 207 535 1137




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