Result of AGM

RNS Number : 0701W

Kingfisher PLC

05 June 2008

 



Kingfisher plc

Kingfisher plc today held its 2008 Annual General Meeting (the 'AGM'). All resolutions put to the shareholders were passed on a show of hands. The proxy votes received from shareholders on each resolution are outlined below.

Resolution	For	%	Against	%	Votes Withheld*
1. Annual Report	1,536,236,381	99.98	332,838	0.02	1,960,581
2. Directors' Remuneration Report	1,409,110,464	93.59	96,523,255	6.41	32,896,741
3. Final Dividend	1,536,453,629	99.99	205,947	0.01	1,870,297
4. Re-election of Mr. Michael Hepher	1,525,848,327	99.30	10,687,713	0.70	1,994,420
5. Re-election of Mr. Ian Cheshire	1,523,984,742	99.19	12,491,839	0.81	2,042,204
6. Re-election of Mr. Hartmut Krämer	1,526,893,412	99.38	9,586,529	0.62	2,050,519
7. Re-appointment of Auditors	1,516,740,013	99.34	10,048,294	0.66	11,742,877
8. Authorisation to Allot Shares	1,444,242,233	94.19	89,069,138	5.81	5,217,264
9. Political expenditure	1,348,584,439	94.35	80,731,761	5.65	109,201,778
10. Disapplication of Pre-emption Rights	1,366,200,571	95.25	68,116,677	4.75	109,212,810
11. Share Buyback	1,536,286,134	99.98	315,265	0.02	1,929,061
12. New Articles of Association	1,531,824,638	99.70	4,628,199	0.30	2,077,142

*A 'vote withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes against the resolution. 

The total issued share capital voted on was 2,360,818,043.

A document listing the Resolutions passed at the AGM of Kingfisher plc has been submitted to the UK Listing Authority, and will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at: Financial Services Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5HS.  Tel. No [phone].

For further information in connection with this announcement please contact the Company Secretarial Department at Kingfisher plc on 020 7372 8008.

 

END

 

 

RAGKGGGVMKMGRZM