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Halfords Group PLC (HFD)
Halfords Group PLC: Result of AGM
07-Sep-2023 / 14:30 GMT/BST
Halfords Group plc
Results of 2023 Annual General Meeting ("AGM")
Halfords Group plc (the “Company”) announces that all resolutions were passed on a poll at its Annual General Meeting held on 6 September 2023. The results are detailed below. As at the close of business on 4 September 2023, being the AGM voting record date, the total number of shares on the register was 218,928,736.
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Resolution
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For
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Against
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Total votes validly cast
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% of shares on register at 3.00 pm on 4 September 2023
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No. of Votes Withheld**
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No. of Votes
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%
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No. of Votes
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%
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1
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Receive the Audited Financial Statements
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172,887,958
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100.00
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4,846
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0.00
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172,982,804
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78.97
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133,864
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2
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Declare a final dividend
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173,005,199
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100.00
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4,738
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0.00
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173,009,937
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79.03
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16,731
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3
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Approve the Directors’ Remuneration Report
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171,628,937
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99.22
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1,347,875
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0.78
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172,976,812
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79.01
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49,856
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4
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Approve the Directors’ Remuneration Policy
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171,656,783
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99.23
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1,329,696
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0.77
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172,986,479
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79.01
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40,189
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5
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Elect Tanvi Gokhale as a Director
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172,951,011
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99.97
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48,253
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0.03
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172,999,264
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79.02
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27,404
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6
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Re-elect Keith Williams as a Director
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170,867,677
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98.78
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2,113,735
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1.22
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172,981,412
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79.01
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45,256
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7
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Re-elect Jill Caseberry as a Director
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170,537,309
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98.59
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2,445,465
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1.41
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172,982,774
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79.01
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43,894
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8
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Re-elect Tom Singer as a Director
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171,686,734
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99.25
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1,300,390
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0.75
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172,987,124
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79.02
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39,544
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9
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Re-elect Graham Stapleton as a Director
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172,813,358
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99.88
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199,826
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0.12
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173,013,184
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79.03
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13,484
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10
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Re-elect Jo Hartley as a Director
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172,721,515
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99.84
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277,887
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0.16
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172,999,402
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79.02
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27,266
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11
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Re-appoint BDO LLP as Auditor
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172,979,300
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99.99
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13,764
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0.01
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172,993,064
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79.02
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33,604
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12
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Authorise the Audit Committee to determine the remuneration of the Auditor
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172,982,155
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99.99
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10,709
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0.01
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172,992,864
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79.02
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33,804
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13
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Authorise the Company to make political donations
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166,076,843
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95.99
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6,928,914
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4.01
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173,005,757
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79.02
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20,911
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14
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Renew the general authority to allot relevant securities
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171,728,871
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99.26
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1,275,929
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0.74
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173,004,800
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79.02
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21,868
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15
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Disapply statutory pre-emption rights*
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172,962,871
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99.98
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36,965
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0.02
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172,999,836
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79.02
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26,832
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16
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Authorise the Company to make market purchases of its own shares*
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172,919,465
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99.97
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54,519
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0.03
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172,973,984
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79.01
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52,684
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17
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Authorise that general meetings, other than AGMs can be called on 14 days’ clear notice*
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171,916,325
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99.37
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1,093,736
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0.63
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173,010,061
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79.03
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16,607
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18
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Authorise the establishment of the Halfords Company Share Option Scheme 2023
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172,830,336
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99.90
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169,792
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0.10
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173,000,128
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79.02
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26,540
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19
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Authorise the establishment of the Halfords UK Sharesave Scheme 2023 and the Halfords International Sharesave Scheme 2023
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172,951,845
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99.97
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47,727
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0.03
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172,999,572
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79.02
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27,096
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Notes
* Special resolution requiring a 75% majority.
**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.
These results will also be made available on the Company’s website, and in accordance with LR 9.6.2 and 9.2.6ER(1), a copy of resolutions passed as special business will be submitted as soon as practicable to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available shortly for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
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