Result of GM and update on AIM Cancellation

John Lewis Of Hungerford PLC

16 June 2023

 

16 June 2023

John Lewis of Hungerford plc

("John Lewis of Hungerford" or the "Company")

Result of General Meeting and update on AIM Cancellation

John Lewis of Hungerford Plc (AIM: JLH), the specialist manufacturer and retailer of kitchens, bedrooms and freestanding furniture, announces that at the Company's General Meeting held earlier today all resolutions were duly passed.

In accordance with the passing of resolution 1, cancellation of admission of the Company's Ordinary Shares to trading on AIM will become effective at 7 a.m. on 29 June 2023. Shareholders are reminded that the last day of dealings in the Company's Ordinary Shares on AIM, will be 28 June 2023.

In accordance with the passing of resolution 2, the Company will re-register as a private limited company with the name "John Lewis of Hungerford Limited" and adopt new articles of association, which is expected to take place on or around 21 July 2023.

The results of the proxy votes were as follows:

Resolution	Votes For		Votes Against		Votes Withheld	Total Votes Cast (excluding Withheld)
	No. of Ordinary Shares	% of Ordinary Shares voted	No. of Ordinary Shares	% of Ordinary Shares voted	No. of Ordinary Shares
1	104,520,875	99.56	463,234	0.44	25,000	104,984,109
2	104,520,875	99.56	463,234	0.44	25,000	104,984,109

Notes:

1.    Votes withheld have not been counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes "for" and "against" resolutions.

2.    Valid proxy instructions were received in respect of 104,984,109 Ordinary Shares representing 54.13% of the issued share ordinary share capital of the Company.

3.    Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman have been included in the "for" total.

Total Ordinary Shares in issue as at 15 June 2023 are 193,945,519.

Further details of the Cancellation are set out in the Circular dated 31 May 2023. Terms defined in the Circular apply throughout this announcement. A copy of the Circular is available on the Company's website, www.john-lewis.co.uk/investors/.

Enquiries:

John Lewis of Hungerford plc                                                       Kiran Noonan - Chief Executive Officer and Acting Chairman	01235 774300
Allenby Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser and Broker) Nick Naylor / George Payne (Corporate Finance) Matt Butlin / Amrit Nahal (Sales and Corporate Broking)	020 3328 5656

 

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