Tesco PLC — AGM Information 2024

Jun 14, 2024

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Tesco PLC

14 June 2024

Tesco PLC

14 June 2024

Tesco PLC - Results of AGM

Tesco PLC held its Annual General Meeting on Friday 14 June 2024 at 11:30 a.m.  All resolutions proposed were passed by shareholders. A poll was held on each of the resolutions proposed.   The results of the polls are as follows:

		VOTES FOR	%	VOTES AGAINST	%	TOTAL VOTES VALIDLY CAST	% ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL	VOTES WITHHELD
1	To receive the report and accounts	5,024,716,360	99.99	680,883	0.01	5,025,397,243	72.29%	5,105,970
2	To approve the Directors' remuneration report	4,584,100,614	93.49	319,305,825	6.51	4,903,406,439	70.54%	127,096,428
3	To declare a final dividend	5,029,423,114	100.00	158,758	0.00	5,029,581,872	72.35%	921,341
4	To elect Dame Carolyn Fairbairn as a Director	5,028,360,609	99.99	728,705	0.01	5,029,089,314	72.35%	1,413,943
5	To elect Dr Gerry Murphy as a Director	4,953,938,201	98.50	75,196,781	1.50	5,029,134,982	72.35%	1,368,231
6	To re-elect Melissa Bethell as a Director	4,925,967,147	97.95	103,194,278	2.05	5,029,161,425	72.35%	1,341,788
7	To re-elect Bertrand Bodson as a Director	4,955,342,256	98.53	73,834,626	1.47	5,029,176,882	72.35%	1,326,331
8	To re-elect Thierry Garnier as a Director	4,941,415,789	98.26	87,738,903	1.74	5,029,154,692	72.35%	1,348,490
9	To re-elect Stewart Gilliland as a Director	4,888,164,155	97.19	141,522,449	2.81	5,029,686,604	72.35%	814,504
10	To re-elect Ken Murphy as a Director	5,026,515,922	99.94	3,261,573	0.06	5,029,777,495	72.36%	726,877
11	To re-elect Imran Nawaz as a Director	5,013,984,626	99.70	15,145,822	0.30	5,029,130,448	72.35%	1,372,762
12	To re-elect Alison Platt as a Director	4,874,110,032	96.92	154,957,080	3.08	5,029,067,112	72.35%	1,435,236
13	To re-elect Caroline Silver as a Director	4,943,771,253	98.30	85,408,515	1.70	5,029,179,768	72.35%	1,321,441
14	To re-elect Karen Whitworth as a Director	4,902,598,357	97.48	126,573,318	2.52	5,029,171,675	72.35%	1,331,538
15	To reappoint the auditor	4,967,699,581	99.85	7,680,789	0.15	4,975,380,370	71.57%	55,122,840
16	To authorise the Audit Committee to set the auditor's remuneration	5,022,759,890	99.87	6,428,126	0.13	5,029,188,016	72.35%	1,311,450
17	To authorise political donations by the Company and its subsidiaries	4,625,474,110	97.41	122,968,590	2.59	4,748,442,700	68.31%	282,060,292
18	To authorise the Directors to allot shares	4,531,082,338	91.07	444,279,014	8.93	4,975,361,352	71.57%	55,141,858
19	To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights*	4,529,051,400	90.06	499,917,330	9.94	5,028,968,730	72.34%	1,532,431
20	To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights for acquisitions and other capital investment*	4,417,129,198	87.92	607,057,983	12.08	5,024,187,181	72.28%	6,316,029
21	To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares*	4,966,296,884	98.79	60,729,963	1.21	5,027,026,847	72.32%	3,476,363
22	To authorise a 14 day notice period for general meetings*	4,709,089,737	93.66	318,586,123	6.34	5,027,675,860	72.33%	2,813,338

*Special resolutions

Notes

Results of the poll can also be viewed on the Company's website: https://www.tescoplc.com/investors/shareholder-centre/shareholder-meetings/

Please note a 'vote withheld' is not a vote under English law and is not counted in the calculation of votes 'for' and 'against' a resolution.

The total number of ordinary shares available for voting on 13 June 2024 at 6.30pm was 6,947,288,713. Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share. 

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2 copies of the resolutions (other than those relating to ordinary business) will be submitted to the FCA National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism .

Enquiries:                    

Group Company Secretary         Robert Welch    +44 (0) 7793 222569

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