Howden Joinery Group PLC — AGM Information 2020

May 7, 2020

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RNS Number : 2922M

Howden Joinery Group PLC

07 May 2020

HOWDEN JOINERY GROUP PLC

(the "Company")

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

In accordance with the arrangements announced on 29 April 2020, the Company held its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") at 11.00am today at its registered office. The AGM was convened with the minimum quorum of two shareholders (or their corporate representatives or proxies). The AGM comprised only the formal business as set out in the Notice of AGM (dated 18 March 2020).

All valid proxy votes (whether submitted electronically or in hard copy form) were included in the poll taken at the meeting. The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held in treasury) at the close of business on 5 May 2020 was 597,088,631.

The final votes received in respect of each resolution put to the meeting were as set out below:

		Votes for (including discretionary votes)	%  Votes for	Votes against	% Votes against	Total number of votes validly cast	% of the Company's issued share capital represented by votes validly cast	Votes withheld*
Ordinary Resolutions
1	To receive and adopt the Annual Report & Accounts	463,678,787	99.77%	1,081,015	0.23%	464,759,802	77.84%	5,017,973
2	To approve the Directors' Remuneration  Report	457,271,861	98.28%	8,010,009	1.72%	465,281,870	77.93%	4,495,906
3	To declare a final dividend	This resolution was withdrawn from the business of the meeting
4	To elect Louise Fowler	466,607,314	99.36%	2,987,078	0.64%	469,594,392	78.65%	183,384
5	To re-elect Karen Caddick	465,361,785	99.10%	4,236,331	0.90%	469,598,116	78.65%	179,660
6	To re-elect Andrew Cripps	461,488,780	98.27%	8,106,337	1.73%	469,595,117	78.65%	182,659
7	To re-elect Geoff Drabble	465,364,818	99.10%	4,230,299	0.90%	469,595,117	78.65%	182,659
8	To re-elect Andrew Livingston	466,449,705	99.33%	3,147,050	0.67%	469,596,755	78.65%	181,021
9	To re-elect Richard Pennycook	458,261,689	98.53%	6,859,996	1.47%	465,121,685	77.90%	4,656,091
10	To re-elect Mark Robson	465,873,189	99.21%	3,724,066	0.79%	469,597,255	78.65%	180,521
11	To re-elect Debbie White	465,357,470	99.10%	4,238,258	0.90%	469,595,728	78.65%	182,048
12	To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as the Auditor	462,381,038	98.46%	7,214,196	1.54%	469,595,234	78.65%	182,541
13	To authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of the Auditor	466,416,025	99.32%	3,178,705	0.68%	469,594,730	78.65%	183,045
14	To renew authority to make political donations	451,689,403	98.19%	8,315,003	1.81%	460,004,406	77.04%	9,773,370
15	To renew the Directors' authority to allot shares	452,250,493	96.28%	17,494,079	3.72%	469,744,572	78.67%	33,204
Special Resolutions
16	To renew the Directors' authority for the disapplication of pre-emption rights	459,967,897	99.97%	137,121	0.03%	460,105,018	77.06%	9,672,758
17	To renew the Directors' authority to make market purchases of the Company's own shares	464,858,917	99.10%	4,235,652	0.90%	469,094,569	78.56%	683,206
18	To adopt the New Articles of Association	469,500,190	100.00%	16,370	0.00%	469,516,560	78.63%	261,216
19	To authorise general meetings to be held on 14 clear days' notice	453,074,728	96.48%	16,515,744	3.52%	469,590,472	78.65%	187,304

*A vote "withheld" is not a vote in law. Votes "withheld" were not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes for and against each of the resolutions.

Full details of the poll results will also be available on the Company's website: www.howdenjoinerygroupplc.com/investors/shareholder/agm/ 

In accordance with the Listing Rules, a copy of the resolutions passed, other than ordinary business, will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.  

DISCLOSURE OF RIGHTS ATTACHED TO EQUITY SHARES

Further to the Company's announcement on 24 April 2020 (announcing the submission of a copy of its articles of association to the National Storage Mechanism in line with Listing Rule 9.2.6ER(1)(b)), a copy of the Company's new articles of association, as adopted at the AGM, has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism in line with Listing Rule 9.2.6ER(2)(a) and is available for viewing at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.

Enquiries:

Forbes McNaughton, Company Secretary:               +44 (0) 207 535 1137

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