REG - McColl's Retail Grp - Result of AGM

Mccoll'S RetailAnnouncement

21/05/2021 11:40

RNS Number : 4624Z
  
McColl's Retail Group plc
  
21 May 2021
  
 

21 May 2021
McColl's Retail Group plc (the "Company")
 
Results of Annual General Meeting ("AGM")
 
McColl's Retail Group plc announces that at the AGM of the Company held on 20 May 2021, all Resolutions contained in the Notice of AGM were duly passed on a poll.  The results of the poll were as follows:








For


Against


Withheld


Total votes cast (excluding withheld)




Resolution


(No. of shares)


(%)


(No. of shares)


(%)


(No. of shares) 





1. To receive the Annual Report and Accounts 2020


50,843,359


99.69


157,799


0.31


2,000


51,001,158




2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy


50,689,821


99.56


223,587


0.44


89,750


50,913,408




3. To receive the Directors' Remuneration Report


50,690,473


99.56


223,175


0.44


89,510


50,913,648




5. To re-elect Angus Porter as a Director


50,748,423


99.50


253,688


0.50


1,047


51,002,111




5. To re-elect Georgina Harvey as a Director


50,868,873


99.74


133,238


0.26


1,047


51,002,111




6. To re-elect Jonathan Miller as a Director


50,868,037


99.74


134,074


0.26


1,047


51,002,111




7. To re-elect Jens Hofma as a Director
 


50,870,501


99.74


131,610


0.26


1,047


51,002,111




8. To elect Dominic Lavelle as a Director
 


50,865,051


99.74


131,889


0.26


6,218


50,996,940




9. To elect Richard Crampton as a Director


50,744,532


99.51


252,408


0.49


6,218


50,996,940




10. To elect Giles David as a Director


50,744,253


99.50


252,687


0.50


6,218


50,996,940




11. To elect Benedict Smith as a Director 


50,866,331


99.74


130,609


0.26


6,218


50,996,940




12. To re-appoint BDO LLP as Auditor of the Company


50,892,223


99.78


110,935


0.22


0


51,003,158




13. To authorise the Audit & Risk Committee to determine the Auditor's remuneration


50,962,635


99.92


40,523


0.08


0


51,003,158




14. To authorise the Company to make political donations and incur political expenditure


44,154,123


86.57


6,848,335


13.43


700


51,002,458




15. To authorise the Directors to allot ordinary shares


50,876,939


99.75


126,219


0.25


0


51,003,158




16. To disapply pre-emption rights*


44,175,508


86.62


6,823,723


13.38


3,927


50,999,231




17. To disapply pre-emption rights in connection with an acquisition or capital investment*


50,727,478


99.60


201,753


0.40


73,927


50,929,231




18. To authorise the Company to purchase its own ordinary shares*


50,882,292


99.76


120,866


0.24


0


51,003,158




19. To authorise the Directors to hold general meetings other than AGMs on not less than 14 clear days' notice*


50,960,919


99.92


42,054


0.08


185


51,002,973




20. To approve the Long Term Incentive Plan Rules


50,611,043


99.43


289,397


0.57


102,718


50,900,440



*special resolution
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R copies of all resolutions passed at the meeting other than ordinary business will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
 
Details of the proxy votes will shortly be available on the Company's website: www.mccollsplc.co.uk.
 
Rachel Peat, Company Secretary 
 
Notes:
1.    All resolutions were passed. 
2.    Proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman of the AGM have been included in the "For" total for the appropriate resolution. 
3.    Votes "For" and "Against" any resolution are expressed as a percentage of votes validly cast for that resolution. 
4.    A "Vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the percentage of shares voted "For" or "Against". 
5.    The number of shares in issue on 20 May 2021 was 115,304,400 with no shares in treasury.  44% of the shares in issue were voted.
6.    The full text of the resolutions passed at the AGM can be found in the Notice of Annual General Meeting which is available on the Company's website at www.mccollsplc.co.uk 
 
 
Notes to editors
McColl's is a leading neighbourhood retailer, with an estate of over 1,200 managed convenience stores and newsagents. We operate McColl's branded convenience stores as well as newsagents branded Martin's across the UK, except in Scotland where we operate under our heritage brand, RS McColl.
 
 
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