Result of AGM
21 September 2020
B&M European Value Retail S.A.
AGM Voting Results
All resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 18 September 2020 were passed on a poll by shareholders. The results of the poll were as follows.
VOTES FOR | % | VOTES AGAINST | % | VOTES TOTAL | % of ISC VOTED | VOTES WITHHELD | ||
1 | To receive the Directors Report on the Annual Accounts of the Company for the year ended March 2020
|
756,704,486
|
99.99
|
94,837
| 0.01 |
756,799,323
|
75.63
|
3,134,843
|
2 | To receive the consolidated and unconsolidated Financial Statements and Annual Accounts for the financial year ended March 2020 and the Auditor's Reports thereon
|
756,704,486
|
99.99
|
94,837
| 0.01 |
756,799,323
|
75.63
|
3,134,843
|
3 | To approve the consolidated Financial Statements and Annual Accounts of the Company for the year ended 28 March 2020
|
756,704,486
|
99.99
|
94,837
| 0.01 |
756,799,323
|
75.63
|
3,134,843
|
4 | To approve the unconsolidated Financial Statements and Annual Accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2020
|
756,704,386
|
99.99
|
95,837
| 0.01 |
756,800,223
|
75.63
|
3,134,843
|
5 | To approve the result of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2020 and allocation
|
755,074,551
|
99.36
|
4,858,504
|
0.64
|
759,933,055
|
75.94
|
1,112
|
6 | To approve the total dividend of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2020
|
754,784,456
| 99.32
| 5,148,711
| 0.68
| 759,933,167
| 75.94
|
1,000
|
7
| To receive and approve the annual report on the Directors' Remuneration for the year ended March 2020
|
754,659,735
| 99.58
| 3,148,072
| 0.42
|
757,807,807
| 75.73
|
2,126,359
|
8 | To discharge the Directors for the year ended 31 March 2020 | 755,582,162
| 99.74
| 1,934,070
| 0.26
| 757,516,232
| 75.70
|
2,417,935
|
9 | To re-elect Peter Bamford as a Director
|
738,259,176
| 97.20
|
21,258,273
| 2.80
|
759,517,449
| 75.90
|
416,717
|
10 | To re-elect Simon Arora as a Director
|
735,508,617
| 96.79
|
24,424,549
| 3.21
|
759,933,166
| 75.94
|
1,000
|
11 | To re-elect Paul McDonald as a Director |
752,531,395
| 99.03
| 7,401,772
| 0.97
| 759,933,167 | 75.94
| 1,000 |
12
| To re-elect Ron McMillan as a Director
| 738,612,877
| 97.19
| 21,320,290
| 2.81
| 759,933,167
| 75.94
| 1,000
|
13 | To re-elect Tiffany Hall as a Director | 759,933,055
| 100
|
0
| 0
|
759,933,055
| 75.94
| 1,112
|
14 | To re-elect Carolyn Bradley as a Director
|
671,638,592
| 88.38
|
88,294,574
| 11.62
|
759,933,166
| 75.94
| 1,000 |
15 | To re-elect Gilles Petit as a Director
|
757,240,961
| 99.65
|
2,692,093
| 0.35
|
759,933,054
| 75.94
|
1,112
|
16 | To discharge the Independent Auditor for the year ended 31 March 2020
|
753,148,839
| 99.42
|
4,367,392
| 0.58
|
757,516,231
| 75.70
| 2,417,935
|
17 | To re-appoint KPMG Luxembourg Société Coopérative as Independent Auditor of the Company | 759,932,705
| 99.99
|
350
| 0.01
|
759,933,055
| 75.94
|
1,112
|
18
| To authorise the Directors to determine the Independent Auditor's remuneration | 759,932,817
| 99.99
| 350
| 0.01
| 759,933,167
| 75.94
| 1,000 |
19 | To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its ordinary shares
| 752,351,483
| 99.08
|
6,956,656
| 0.92
|
759,308,139
| 75.88
| 626,027
|
20 | To confirm the Board of Directors have full power to issue ordinary shares on a non-pre-emptive basis for cash representing 5% of the issued share capital of the Company generally, as provided by the Articles of Association and to acknowledge the Directors' intention to comply with the Statement of Principles on Dis-applying Pre-Emption Rights to the extent practical for a Luxembourg company
|
759,932,705
| 99.99
|
462
| 0.01
|
759,933,167
| 75.94
|
1,000
|
21 | To confirm the Directors have full power, in addition to any authority granted under resolution 20, to issue ordinary shares on a non-pre-emptive basis, for cash representing a further 5% of the issued share capital of the Company for the purposes of financing an acquisition or a capital investment (or refinancing such a transaction) as defined in the Statement of Principles on Dis-Applying Pre-Emption Rights, as provided by the Articles of Association
| 757,729,299
| 99.71
|
2,203,577
| 0.29
|
759,932,876
| 75.94
|
1,290
|
The results of the poll will also be posted on the Company's website at www.bandmretail.com
The total number of shares in issue of the Company on 4 September 2020, the voting record date, was 1,000,698,006 ordinary shares.
Please note that a vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of votes for and against a resolution.
Enquiries
B&M European Value Retail S.A.
For further information please contact +44 (0) 151 728 5400
Simon Arora, Chief Executive Officer
Paul McDonald, Chief Financial Officer
The results of the poll will also be posted on the Company's website at https://www.bandmretail.com/investors/company-meetings/agm
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