AGM Resolutions

D.F.S. Furniture Company PLC 3 December 2001 3 December 2001 DFS FURNITURE COMPANY plc RE A.G.M. RESOLUTIONS As a result of shareholder concerns about the proposed changes to the DFS Executive Share Option Scheme at tomorrow's Annual General Meeting, the Company has decided to withdraw the resolution. DFS Chairman Graham Kirkham commented: 'We proposed to extend our share option scheme simply because we had outgrown the existing scheme created when we went public eight years ago. Our objective was to ensure that we could continue to offer options to all our department heads, area managers and store managers as the business expands. Our existing scheme is a very wide-ranging one, with 84% of the options currently outstanding held by managers below Board level. 'Share options are a very important motivational factor and have played a significant part in encouraging high performance levels among DFS middle management. The record results we have achieved are, I believe, clear testimony to their effectiveness. 'The Board will now present proposed changes to the share option scheme at a later date in an amended form, having consulted with existing shareholders and the appropriate investor protection committees.' Enquiries: DFS Furniture Company plc Hudson Sandler Graham Kirkham, Executive Chairman Keith Hann Jon Massey, Chief Operating Officer Noemie de Andia Ian Bowness, Finance Director Tel: 020 7796 4133 Tel: 01302 330365
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