Results of Annual General Meeting

RNS Number : 3255F

DFS Furniture PLC

13 November 2020

 

13 November 2020   For immediate release

DFS Furniture PLC

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

DFS Furniture PLC (the "Company") announces that all of the resolutions set out in the notice of Annual General Meeting dated 13 November 2020 were duly passed at today's Annual General Meeting.

Details of the votes cast were as follows:

	Resolution	For (including discretionary)	%	Against	%	Total	% of ISC voted	Withheld*
1.	Receive and adopt the 2020 Annual Report and Accounts	230,798,494	99.99%	29,979	0.01%	230,828,473	90.39	1,944
2.	Approve the Directors' Remuneration Report	183,560,974	81.48%	41,719,859	18.52%	225,280,833	88.22	5,549,584
3.	Re-Elect Tim Stacey	230,825,818	100%	2,656	0.00%	230,828,474	90.39	1,944
4.	Re-Elect Mike Schmidt	230,809,787	99.99%	18,531	0.01%	230,828,318	90.39	3,900
5.	Re-Elect Ian Durant	230,823,862	100%	2,656	0.00%	230,826,518	90.39	3,900
6.	Re-Elect Alison Hutchinson	227,530,201	98.57%	3,296,317	1.43%	230,826,518	90.39	3,900
7.	Re-Elect Jo Boydell	227,530,201	98.57%	3,296,317	1.43%	230,826,518	90.39	3,900
8.	Re-Elect Steve Johnson	220,371,029	95.47%	10,455,488	4.53%	230,826,517	90.39	3,900
9.	Elect Jane Bednall	230,822,805	100%	3,713	0.00%	230,826,518	90.39	3,900
10.	Re- appoint KPMG LLP as auditor	230,748,634	99.97%	79,443	0.03%	230,828,077	90.39	2,340
11.	Authorise the Audit Committee to agree the auditor's remuneration	230,822,805	100%	3,713	0.00%	230,826,518	90.39	3,900
12.	Directors' authority to sub-divide the ordinary shares	230,821,717	100%	5,700	0.00%	230,827,417	90.39	3,001
13.	Approve the terms of the Deferred shares	230,822,010	100%	6,068	0.00%	230,828,078	90.39	2,340
14.	Directors' authority to allot shares	225,332,322	97.62%	5,496,151	2.38%	230,828,473	90.39	1,944
15.	General authority to dis-apply pre-emption right **	225,668,318	97.76%	5,160,155	2.24%	230,828,473	90.39	1,944
16.	Additional authority to dis-apply pre-emption rights for the purpose of acquisitions or capital investments **	225,640,679	97.75%	5,187,479	2.25%	230,828,158	90.39	2,259
17.	Authorise the Company to purchase its ordinary shares **	230,794,976	99.99%	30,484	0.01%	230,825,460	90.39	4,957
18.	Authorise the Company to purchase its deferred shares **	230,794,686	99.99%	31,831	0.01%	230,826,517	90.39	3,900
19.	Authorise calling general meetings on not less than 14 clear days' notice **	230,337,729	99.79%	488,474	0.21%	230,826,203	90.39	4,215

A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes "For" or "Against" a resolution.

** Indicates special resolutions requiring a 75% majority.

In accordance with 9.6.2 (R) of the Listing Rules, Copies of the resolutions passed at the AGM, other than those concerning ordinary business, will be submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will in due course be available for inspection at  https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

A copy of the Annual General Meeting results will be available on the DFS corporate website https://www.dfscorporate.co.uk/

Enquiries:

DFS:  (enquiries via Tulchan)	TULCHAN
Liz McDonald (Group Company Secretary)	James Macey-White
	Jessica Reid
	Amber Ahluwalia
[e-mail]	[e-mail]

About DFS Furniture plc

DFS is the clear market leading retailer of living room furniture in the United Kingdom.  We design, manufacture, sell and deliver to our customers an extensive range of furniture products.  The business operates a retail network of living room furniture stores in the United Kingdom and Europe, together with an online channel.  These have been established and developed gradually over 50 years of operating history.  We attract customers to our stores and website through our substantial and continued investment in nationwide marketing activities and our reputation for high quality products and service, breadth of product ranges and price points, and favourable consumer financing options. 

 

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