Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement • Jun 10, 2020
Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement
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You can now access the 2019/20 Annual Report and Accounts and Notice of Annual General Meeting at Burberryplc.com.
Due to the UK Government restrictions related to COVID-19, shareholders regrettably will not be able to attend the Annual General Meeting (AGM) in person. Instead, we strongly encourage you to either vote in advance electronically or submit the Form of Proxy appointing the Chairman of the Meeting as proxy.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
Please note that the AGM is a private meeting for shareholders and duly authorised proxies/representatives. Due to COVID-19 restrictions prohibiting public gatherings, shareholders will not be allowed to attend in person.
The AGM is to be held at Horseferry House, Horseferry Road, London, SW1P 2AW on Wednesday, 15 July 2020 at 11:00am as a closed meeting.
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| Burberry Group plc Annual General Meeting 2020 | ||||||||||||
| + | FORM OF PROXY | 2556-093-S | + | |||||||||
| Voting ID | Task ID | Shareholder Reference Number | ||||||||||
| I/We being (a) member(s) of the above named Company hereby appoint the Chairman of the Meeting or the following person (see note 2 overleaf): | ||||||||||||
| Name | Number of Shares | |||||||||||
| resolutions referred to in the Notice of AGM as indicated with an X in the appropriate boxes below. of the proportion of the votes 'For' and 'Against' a resolution. |
held on Wednesday, 15 July 2020 at 11:00 am and at any adjournment thereof. I/We direct my/our proxy to vote (or withhold my/our vote) on each of the Please tick here if this proxy appointment is one of multiple appointments being made (please refer to note 3 overleaf). Please indicate your vote by marking with an X in the appropriate boxes in black ink below how you wish to vote on each resolution. If you wish to abstain on any particular resolution, you can use the 'Withheld' option. A vote withheld is not a vote in law and will not be counted in the calculation |
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| Resolutions | For Against Withheld |
For Against Withheld |
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| 1. To receive the Company's Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 28 March 2020. |
12. To re-elect Dame Carolyn McCall as a Director of the Company. |
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| 2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy set out on pages 161 to 171 of the Company's Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 28 March 2020. |
13. To re-elect Orna NíChionna as a Director of the Company. |
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| 14. To appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditor of the Company. |
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| 3. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 28 March 2020 as set out in the Company's Annual Report and Accounts. |
15. To authorise the Audit Committee of the Company to determine the auditor's remuneration for the year ended 27 March 2021. |
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| 4. To re-elect Dr Gerry Murphy as a Director of the Company. |
16. To approve and establish a new discretionary employee share plan, the Burberry Share Plan 2020 |
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| Company. | 5. To re-elect Marco Gobbetti as a Director of the | (the BSP). | ||||||||||
| 6. To re-elect Julie Brown as a Director of the Company. | 17. To authorise political donations by the Company and its subsidiaries. |
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| 7. To re-elect Fabiola Arredondo as a Director of the Company. |
18. To authorise the Directors to allot shares. | |||||||||||
| 8. To elect Sam Fischer as a Director of the Company. | 19. To renew the Directors' authority to disapply pre-emption rights (Special Resolution). |
20.To authorise the Company to purchase its own ordinary shares (Special Resolution).
notice (Special Resolution).
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