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RNS Number : 0965E  Kingfisher PLC  27 June 2023

KINGFISHER PLC

 

Results of the Annual General Meeting held on 27 June 2023

 

At the Annual General Meeting ('AGM') of Kingfisher plc (the 'Company') held
earlier today, all resolutions were voted upon by poll and were passed by
shareholders. Resolutions 1 to 17 were passed as ordinary resolutions;
resolutions 18 to 21 were passed as special resolutions. The full text of each
resolution is set out in the Notice of AGM, which is available from
www.kingfisher.com (http://www.kingfisher.com)

 

The results of the poll for each resolution are as follows:

 

 Resolution                                                                         Votes            %       Votes Against  %      Total            % of ISC  Votes**

Votes

                                                                                    For*                                                                      Withheld

 1       To receive the report and accounts                                          1,689,235,464   99.99    211,277       0.01    1,689,446,741   88.09      7,048,873

 2       To approve the directors' remuneration report                               1,614,504,252   95.18    81,679,292    4.82    1,696,183,544   88.44      312,340
 3       To declare the final dividend                                               1,696,278,475   100.00   30,031        0.00    1,696,308,506   88.44      187,378
 4       To re-elect Claudia Arney as a director                                     1,656,558,978   97.92    35,123,372    2.08    1,691,682,350   88.20      4,813,534
 5       To re-elect Bernard Bot as a director                                       1,684,181,983   99.30    11,798,706    0.70    1,695,980,689   88.43      515,195
 6       To re-elect Catherine Bradley as a director                                 1,622,679,245   95.92    69,001,623    4.08    1,691,680,868   88.20      4,815,016
 7       To re-elect Jeff Carr as a director                                         1,660,961,971   97.93    35,119,486    2.07    1,696,081,457   88.43      414,357
 8       To re-elect Andrew Cosslett as a director                                   1,620,422,053   95.54    75,639,697    4.46    1,696,061,750   88.43      434,134
 9       To re-elect Thierry Garnier as a director                                   1,693,376,965   99.83    2,818,316     0.17    1,696,195,281   88.44      300,603
 10      To re-elect Sophie Gasperment as a director                                 1,657,112,628   97.70    39,020,561    2.30    1,696,133,189   88.43      362,695
 11      To re-elect Rakhi Goss-Custard as a director                                1,656,830,189   97.94    34,928,606    2.06    1,691,758,795   88.21      4,737,089
 12      To re-elect Bill Lennie as a director                                       1,663,398,732   98.07    32,746,792    1.93    1,696,145,524   88.44      350,360
 13      To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor                                       1,439,252,200   98.41    23,236,201    1.59    1,462,488,401   76.25      234,002,871
 14      To authorise the Audit Committee to agree the auditor's remuneration        1,683,371,573   99.24    12,860,202    0.76    1,696,231,775   88.44      263,680
 15      To authorise the Company and its subsidiaries to make political donations   1,454,341,863   99.44    8,155,429     0.56    1,462,497,292   76.25      233,997,728
 16      To authorise the directors to allot shares                                  1,386,726,658   81.96    305,141,015   18.04   1,691,867,673   88.21      4,622,796
 17      To approve the Kingfisher Sharesave Plan                                    1,662,650,557   98.02    33,576,894    1.98    1,696,227,451   88.44      268,433
 18      To disapply pre-emption rights                                              1,364,697,849   80.47    331,310,299   19.53   1,696,008,148   88.43      487,736
 19      To disapply pre-emption rights for an additional ten percent                1,328,428,580   78.46    364,646,723   21.54   1,693,075,303   88.28      3,420,581
 20      To authorise the company to purchase its own shares                         1,688,462,121   99.60    6,703,836     0.40    1,695,165,957   88.38      1,325,246
 21      To authorise the Company to call a general meeting other than an annual     1,589,660,432   93.72    106,600,683   6.28    1,696,261,115   88.44      234,769
         general meeting on not less than 14 clear days' notice

 

The Board notes that there were 21.54% of votes cast against Resolution 19
(Authority to disapply pre-emption rights for an additional ten percent). The
Board understands that some shareholders are not supportive of these
authorities as a matter of general policy.

 

The Company will continue to consult and engage with shareholders to better
understand the reasons behind these votes and will publish an update of its
shareholder engagement within 6 months of today's AGM.

 

NOTES

 

*    Includes discretionary votes

**   A vote withheld is not a vote in law and, therefore cannot be counted
in the calculation of the proportion of

     votes for and against a resolution.

 

The number of ordinary shares in issue on Friday 23 June 2023, was
1,917,945,451.

 

A copy of the poll results for the Annual General Meeting will shortly be
available at www.kingfisher.com (http://www.kingfisher.com) .

 

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of the special resolutions
passed will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be
available at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
(https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism) .

 

CONTACT

 

For further information, please contact:

 

                      Tel:                   Email:

 Investor Relations   +44 (0) 20 7644 1082   investorenquiries@kingfisher.com (mailto:investorenquiries@kingfisher.com)
 Media Relations      +44 (0) 20 7644 1030   corpcomms@kingfisher.com (mailto:corpcomms@kingfisher.com)
 Teneo                +44 (0) 20 7420 3184   Kfteam@teneo.com (mailto:Kfteam@teneo.com)

 

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