Kingfisher PLC

AGM Information • Jun 23, 2025

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Kingfisher PLC

23 June 2025

KINGFISHER PLC

Results of the Annual General Meeting held on 23 June 2025

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 16 were passed as ordinary resolutions; resolutions 17 to 20 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

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

Resolution		Votes For*	%	Votes Against	%	Total Votes	% of ISC	Votes Withheld**
1	To receive the report and accounts	1,534,740,012	99.98%	291,826	0.02%	1,535,031,838	86.93%	10,732,824
2	To approve the directors' remuneration report	1,537,294,447	99.54%	7,118,273	0.46%	1,544,412,720	87.46%	1,351,942
3	To approve the directors' remuneration policy	1,528,169,549	99.19%	12,420,785	0.81%	1,540,590,334	87.25%	5,174,328
4	To declare the final dividend	1,541,716,177	99.79%	3,250,993	0.21%	1,544,967,170	87.50%	794,946
5	To elect Ian McLeod as a director	1,540,641,059	99.76%	3,630,402	0.24%	1,544,271,461	87.46%	1,493,201
6	To elect Bhavesh Mistry as a director	1,533,964,672	99.31%	10,679,223	0.69%	1,544,643,895	87.48%	1,120,767
7	To elect Lucinda Riches as a director	1,488,628,629	96.40%	55,651,490	3.60%	1,544,280,119	87.46%	1,484,542
8	To re-elect Claudia Arney as a director	1,407,122,680	91.09%	137,632,449	8.91%	1,544,755,129	87.48%	1,009,532
9	To re-elect Jeff Carr as a director	1,510,773,162	97.80%	33,929,987	2.20%	1,544,703,149	87.48%	1,061,513
10	To re-elect Thierry Garnier as a director	1,543,066,273	99.88%	1,926,110	0.12%	1,544,992,383	87.50%	772,279
11	To re-elect Sophie Gasperment as a director	1,517,670,565	98.23%	27,284,327	1.77%	1,544,954,892	87.50%	809,770
12	To re-elect Bill Lennie as a director	1,515,364,890	98.10%	29,336,595	1.90%	1,544,701,485	87.48%	1,060,823
13	To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor	1,279,133,813	97.33%	35,154,033	2.67%	1,314,287,846	74.43%	231,476,816
14	To authorise the Audit Committee to agree the auditor's remuneration	1,535,119,217	99.37%	9,738,289	0.63%	1,544,857,506	87.49%	907,156
15	To authorise the Company and its subsidiaries to make political donations	1,300,313,876	98.93%	14,073,165	1.07%	1,314,387,041	74.44%	231,374,942
16	To authorise the directors to allot shares	1,228,133,174	79.50%	316,738,236	20.50%	1,544,871,410	87.49%	893,251
17	To disapply pre-emption rights	1,299,878,511	84.37%	240,736,656	15.63%	1,540,615,167	87.25%	5,149,495
18	To disapply pre-emption rights for an additional five percent	1,269,002,693	82.37%	271,635,052	17.63%	1,540,637,745	87.25%	5,126,916
19	To authorise the company to purchase its own shares	1,541,656,380	99.96%	659,319	0.04%	1,542,315,699	87.35%	3,448,963
20	To authorise the Company to call a general meeting other than an annual general meeting on not less than 14 clear days' notice	1,458,191,810	94.39%	86,709,895	5.61%	1,544,901,705	87.49%	862,956

The Board notes that Resolution 16 (Authority to allot shares) was supported by the majority of shareholders voting at the AGM with 79.50% of votes cast in favour and 20.50% cast against. The Company understands that certain of its larger shareholders are not supportive of this authority as a matter of general policy.

The Company will continue to consult and engage with shareholders to better understand the reasons behind these votes against and will publish an update of its shareholder engagement within six 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 Thursday, 19 June 2025, was 1,765,756,778.

A copy of the poll results for the Annual General Meeting will shortly be available at www.kingfisher.com .  

In accordance with UK Listing Rule 6.4.2, 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 .  

CONTACT

For further information, please contact:

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

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