Result of AGM

RNS Number : 4624Z
McColl's Retail Group plc
21 May 2021
 

21 May 2021

McColl's Retail Group plc (the "Company")

 

Results of Annual General Meeting ("AGM")

 

McColl's Retail Group plc announces that at the AGM of the Company held on 20 May 2021, all Resolutions contained in the Notice of AGM were duly passed on a poll.  The results of the poll were as follows:


For

Against

Withheld

Total votes cast (excluding withheld)

Resolution

(No. of shares)

(%)

(No. of shares)

(%)

(No. of shares) 

1. To receive the Annual Report and Accounts 2020

50,843,359

99.69

157,799

0.31

2,000

51,001,158

2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy

50,689,821

99.56

223,587

0.44

89,750

50,913,408

3. To receive the Directors' Remuneration Report

50,690,473

99.56

223,175

0.44

89,510

50,913,648

5. To re-elect Angus Porter as a Director

50,748,423

99.50

253,688

0.50

1,047

51,002,111

5. To re-elect Georgina Harvey as a Director

50,868,873

99.74

133,238

0.26

1,047

51,002,111

6. To re-elect Jonathan Miller as a Director

50,868,037

99.74

134,074

0.26

1,047

51,002,111

7. To re-elect Jens Hofma as a Director

 

50,870,501

99.74

131,610

0.26

1,047

51,002,111

8. To elect Dominic Lavelle as a Director

 

50,865,051

99.74

131,889

0.26

6,218

50,996,940

9. To elect Richard Crampton as a Director

50,744,532

99.51

252,408

0.49

6,218

50,996,940

10. To elect Giles David as a Director

50,744,253

99.50

252,687

0.50

6,218

50,996,940

11. To elect Benedict Smith as a Director

50,866,331

99.74

130,609

0.26

6,218

50,996,940

12. To re-appoint BDO LLP as Auditor of the Company

50,892,223

99.78

110,935

0.22

0

51,003,158

13. To authorise the Audit & Risk Committee to determine the Auditor's remuneration

50,962,635

99.92

40,523

0.08

0

51,003,158

14. To authorise the Company to make political donations and incur political expenditure

44,154,123

86.57

6,848,335

13.43

700

51,002,458

15. To authorise the Directors to allot ordinary shares

50,876,939

99.75

126,219

0.25

0

51,003,158

16. To disapply pre-emption rights*

44,175,508

86.62

6,823,723

13.38

3,927

50,999,231

17. To disapply pre-emption rights in connection with an acquisition or capital investment*

50,727,478

99.60

201,753

0.40

73,927

50,929,231

18. To authorise the Company to purchase its own ordinary shares*

50,882,292

99.76

120,866

0.24

0

51,003,158

19. To authorise the Directors to hold general meetings other than AGMs on not less than 14 clear days' notice*

50,960,919

99.92

42,054

0.08

185

51,002,973

20. To approve the Long Term Incentive Plan Rules

50,611,043

99.43

289,397

0.57

102,718

50,900,440

*special resolution

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R copies of all resolutions passed at the meeting other than ordinary business will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

 

Details of the proxy votes will shortly be available on the Company's website: www.mccollsplc.co.uk .

 

Rachel Peat, Company Secretary

 

Notes:

1.  All resolutions were passed. 

2.  Proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman of the AGM have been included in the "For" total for the appropriate resolution. 

3.  Votes "For" and "Against" any resolution are expressed as a percentage of votes validly cast for that resolution. 

4.  A "Vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the percentage of shares voted "For" or "Against".

5.  The number of shares in issue on 20 May 2021 was 115,304,400 with no shares in treasury.  44% of the shares in issue were voted.

6.  The full text of the resolutions passed at the AGM can be found in the Notice of Annual General Meeting which is available on the Company's website at www.mccollsplc.co.uk  

 

 

Notes to editors

McColl's is a leading neighbourhood retailer, with an estate of over 1,200 managed convenience stores and newsagents. We operate McColl's branded convenience stores as well as newsagents branded Martin's across the UK, except in Scotland where we operate under our heritage brand, RS McColl.

 

 

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