Result of AGM

RNS Number : 8703F
AO World plc
17 July 2019
 

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

275,855,483

97.98

5,693,402

2.02

281,548,885

109,998

2

To approve the Directors' remuneration report

250,486,042

 

88.94

31,162,187

11.06

281,648,229

10,654

3

To re-elect Geoff Cooper as a Director

281,486,746

99.94

172,137

0.06

281,658,883

-

4

To re-elect John Roberts as a Director

281,633,549

99.99

25,334

0.01

281,658,883

-

5

To re-elect Mark Higgins as a Director

281,633,549

99.99

25,334

0.01

281,658,883

-

6

To re-elect Chris Hopkinson as a Director

281,543,421

99.96

115,461

0.04

281,658,882

-

7

To re-elect Marisa Cassoni as a Director

279,638,239

99.28

2,020,644

0.72

281,658,883

-

8

To re-elect Jacqueline de Rojas as a Director

279,598,188

99.27

2,060,695

0.73

281,658,883

-

9

To elect Shaun McCabe as a Director

281,633,549

99.99

25,334

0.01

281,658,883

-

10

To elect Luisa Delgado as a Director

281,652,883

99.99

6,000

0.01

281,658,883

-

11

To re- appoint KPMG LLP as auditors

281,652,843

99.99

6,040

0.01

281,658,883

-

12

To authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of the auditors

281,652,883

99.99

6,000

0.01

281,658,883

-

13

To authorise the Directors to allot shares

268,707,984

95.40

12,950,899

4.6

281,658,883

-

14

To disapply pre-emption rights***

281,655,843

99.99

3,040

0.01

281,658,883

-

15

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

268,711,658

95.40

12,947,224

4.6

281,658,882

-

16

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

275,964,291

97.98

5,685,103

2.02

281,649,394

9,488

17

To authorise the Company to make political donations

280,522,905

99.6

1,135,978

0.4

281,658,883

-

18

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

280,767,032

99.68

891,851

0.32

281,658,883

-

 

*      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

 

The maximum number of votes cast was 281,658,883 representing 59.7% of the Company's issued share capital of as at 6pm on 15 July 2019.

 

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

cosec@ao.com

 

 

 


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