Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements • Sep 9, 2015
Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements
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RNS Number : 5765Y
Pets At Home Group Plc
09 September 2015
Tuesday, 9 September 2015
Pets at Home Group Plc ("Company)
Results of Annual General Meeting 2015
The Company gives notice that at its Annual General Meeting held on 9 September 2015 at the Hilton, 303 Deansgate, Manchester, M3 4LQ at 11am, a poll was taken on all resolutions put to the meeting. All resolutions were passed by the members entitled to vote.
The results of the poll incorporating proxy votes lodged in advance of the meeting are set out below.
| VOTES FOR¹ | %² | VOTES AGAINST | % | VOTES TOTAL | % OF ISC³ | VOTES WITHHELD4 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ordinary Resolutions | ||||||||
| 1 | To receive the directors report and accounts for the year ended 26 March 2015 | 396,642,663 | 100.00 | 420 | 0.00 | 396,643,083 | 79.33 | 342,101 |
| 2 | To approve the directors' remuneration report for the year ended 26 March 2015 | 396,348,408 | 99.88 | 460,066 | 0.12 | 396,808,474 | 79.36 | 176,710 |
| 3 | To declare a final dividend of 3.6 pence per ordinary share for the year ended 26 March 2015 | 396,809,356 | 100.00 | 828 | 0.00 | 396,810,184 | 79.36 | 175,000 |
| 4 | To re-elect the following individuals as directors | |||||||
| 4A | Tony DeNunzio | 395,149,601 | 99.58 | 1,658,326 | 0.42 | 396,807,927 | 79.36 | 177,257 |
| 4B | Dennis Millard | 396,295,897 | 99.87 | 512,030 | 0.13 | 396,807,927 | 79.36 | 177,257 |
| 4C | Nick Wood | 396,419,432 | 99.90 | 389,005 | 0.10 | 396,808,437 | 79.36 | 176,747 |
| 4D | Ian Kellett | 396,419,696 | 99.90 | 388,741 | 0.10 | 396,808,437 | 79.36 | 176,747 |
| 4E | Brian Carroll | 395,215,127 | 99.60 | 1,592,800 | 0.40 | 396,807,927 | 79.36 | 177,257 |
| 4F | Amy Stirling | 396,052,818 | 99.81 | 755,800 | 0.19 | 396,808,618 | 79.36 | 176,566 |
| 4G | Paul Coby | 396,296,377 | 99.87 | 511,550 | 0.13 | 396,807,927 | 79.36 | 177,257 |
| 4H | Tessa Green | 396,452,372 | 99.91 | 356,246 | 0.09 | 396,808,618 | 79.36 | 176,566 |
| 4I | Paul Moody | 396,295,957 | 99.87 | 511,970 | 0.13 | 396,807,927 | 79.36 | 177,257 |
| 5 | To reappoint KPMG LLP as the auditor | 392,613,875 | 98.94 | 4,192,061 | 1.06 | 396,805,936 | 79.36 | 179,248 |
| 6 | To authorise the directors to set the auditor's fees | 396,261,392 | 99.86 | 545,270 | 0.14 | 396,806,662 | 79.36 | 178,522 |
| 7 | To give the directors authority to allot shares: | 395,315,005 | 99.62 | 1,488,884 | 0.38 | 396,803,889 | 79.36 | 181,295 |
| 8 | To authorise the Company and its Subsidiaries to make political donations | 391,486,511 | 99.46 | 2,114,593 | 0.54 | 393,601,104 | 78.72 | 3,384,080 |
| Special Resolutions | ||||||||
| 9 | To disapply pre-emption rights | 331,805,645 | 83.62 | 64,975,374 | 16.38 | 396,781,019 | 79.36 | 204,165 |
| 10 | To authorise the Company to buy its own shares | 396,768,363 | 100.00 | 4,663 | 0.00 | 396,773,026 | 79.35 | 212,158 |
| 11 | To authorise short notice general meetings | 390,711,855 | 98.46 | 6,093,592 | 1.54 | 396,805,447 | 79.36 | 179,736 |
Notes:
1. Votes "for" include discretionary votes.
2. Percentages above are rounded to two decimal places.
3. Issued share capital at meeting date: 500,000,000.
4. A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes "for" and "against" a resolution.
The full text of the resolutions can be found in the Notice of Annual General Meeting which is available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm and on the Company's website http://www.investors.petsathome.com
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R, a copy of the resolutions, other than those concerning ordinary business, passed by the Company at the AGM held on 9th September 2015, has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.
For further information contact:
Louise Stonier
Company Secretary and Group Legal Director
Pets at Home Group Plc
0161 486 3590
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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