Result of AGM

RNS Number : 1581V
AO World plc
19 July 2018
 

AO World PLC ("Company")

Result of Annual General Meeting

 

At the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of AO World plc held earlier today all the resolutions put to the meeting were passed.  Details of the votes cast are shown in the table below.

 


Resolution

Votes in favour*

Votes against

Total number of votes cast

Votes Withheld**

No. of shares

%

No. of shares

%

No. of shares

1

To receive the report and accounts

391,471,802

98.4

6,345,634

1.6

397,817,436

88,998

2

To approve the Directors' remuneration report

393,724,289

99.97

105,140

0.03

393,829,429

4,077,005

3

To approve the Directors remuneration policy

342,654,617

87.01

51,174,812

12.99

393,829,429

4,077,005

4

To approve the rules of the AO 2018 Incentive Plan (the "Plan") and authorise the Directors to make modifications and establish further plans based on the Plan

347,942,585

87.44

49,963,849

12.56

397,906,434

0

5

To re-elect Geoff Cooper as a Director

397,654,685

99.94

251,749

0.06

397,906,434

0

6

To re-elect John Roberts as a Director

396,592,000

99.67

1,314,435

0.33

397,906,435

0

7

To re-elect Steve Caunce as a Director

396,592,000

99.67

1,314,435

0.33

397,906,435

0

8

To re-elect Mark Higgins as a Director

396,592,000

99.67

1,314,435

0.33

397,906,435

0

9

To re-elect Brian McBride as a Director

396,149,854

99.56

1,756,581

0.44

397,906,435

0

10

To re-elect Chris Hopkinson as a Director

342,790,754

86.23

54,748,755

13.77

397,539,509

366,926

11

To re-elect Marisa Cassoni as a Director

396,225,834

99.58

1,680,600

0.42

397,906,434

0

12

To elect Jacqueline de Rojas as a Director

397,760,145

99.96

146,290

0.04

397,906,435

0

13

To re- appoint KPMG LLP as auditors

397,296,334

99.85

610,101

0.15

397,906,435

0

14

To authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of the auditors

397,906,435

100

0

0

397,906,435

0

15

To authorise the Directors to allot shares

384,017,533

96.51

13,888,902

3.49

397,906,435

0

16

To disapply pre-emption rights***

397,900,435

100

0

0

397,900,435

6,000

17

To disapply pre-emption rights - limited to an acquisition or capital investment***

380,071,041

95.52

17,829,393

4.48

397,900,434

6,000

18

To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares***

393,800,669

98.97

4,105,765

1.03

397,906,434

0

19

To approve the waiver granted by the Takeover Panel of any obligation under Rule 9 of the Takeover Code for John Roberts and Steve Caunce

and any persons acting in concert with them to make an offer for the

Company following a purchase of shares by the Company****

182,541,397

77.33

53,518,278

22.67

236,059,675

161,846,760

20

To approve the waiver granted by the Takeover Panel of any obligation

under Rule 9 of the Takeover Code for John Roberts and Steve Caunce

and any persons acting in concert with them to make an offer for the

Company following the exercise and/or vesting of their options over ordinary shares

in the Company****

228,142,526

96.65

7,917,148

3.35

236,059,674

161,846,760

21

To authorise the Company to make political donations

396,872,534

99.74

1,027,381

0.26

397,899,915

6,520

22

To authorise the Company to hold general meetings on 14 days' notice***

397,180,188

99.82

726,247

0.18

397,906,435

0

 

*      Includes those votes giving the Chairman discretion

**    A vote 'Withheld' has no legal effect and is not counted in the votes 'For' and 'Against' a resolution

***  Passed as special resolutions

**** As required by the Takeover Code, John Roberts and Steve Caunce (and their Persons Closely Associated) have not voted their aggregate shareholding of 161,479,834 Ordinary Shares

 

The maximum number of votes cast was 397,906,435 representing 86.73% of the Company's issued share capital of 458,788,480 as at 6pm on 18 July 2018.

 

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of all the resolutions passed as special business have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM 

 

Enquiries:

AO World plc

Julie Finnemore

Company Secretary

Tel: +44(0)1204 672400

 

 


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