Result of AGM
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DFS FURNITURE PLC
Results of the Annual General Meeting held on 14 NOVEMBER 2025
At the Annual General Meeting ('AGM') of DFS Furniture plc (the 'Company') held earlier today, all resolutions were voted upon by poll and were passed by shareholders. Resolutions 1 to 12 were passed as ordinary resolutions; resolutions 13 to 16 were passed as special resolutions.
The results of the poll for each resolution are as follows:
|
Resolution |
Votes |
% |
Votes Against |
% |
Total |
% of ISC |
Votes Withheld**
|
|
|
1 |
To receive the report and accounts |
204,433,110 |
100.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
204,433,110 |
87.31 |
104,734 |
|
2 |
To approve the directors' remuneration report |
203,809,804 |
99.67 |
669,571 |
0.33 |
204,479,375 |
87.33 |
58,469 |
|
3 |
To re-elect Tim Stacey as a director |
204,514,971 |
99.99 |
15,726 |
0.01 |
204,530,697 |
87.35 |
7,147 |
|
4 |
To elect Marie Wall as a director |
204,530,383 |
100.00 |
414 |
0.00 |
204,530,797 |
87.35 |
7,047 |
|
5 |
To elect Tony Buffin as a director |
204,530,283 |
100.00 |
414 |
0.00 |
204,530,697 |
87.35 |
7,147 |
|
6 |
To re-elect Alison Hutchinson as a director |
203,291,245 |
99.42 |
1,182,357 |
0.58 |
204,473,602 |
87.33 |
64,242 |
|
7 |
To re-elect Bruce Marsh as a director |
203,348,890 |
99.42 |
1,181,807 |
0.58 |
204,530,697 |
87.35 |
7,147 |
|
8 |
To re-elect Steve Johnson as a director |
202,112,552 |
98.82 |
2,418,145 |
1.18 |
204,530,697 |
87.35 |
7,147 |
|
9 |
To re-elect Gill Barr as a director |
203,280,303 |
99.39 |
1,250,494 |
0.61 |
204,530,797 |
87.35 |
7,047 |
|
10 |
To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditor |
201,119,741 |
98.33 |
3,416,829 |
1.67 |
204,536,570 |
87.35 |
1,274 |
|
11 |
To authorise the Audit Committee to agree the auditor's remuneration |
203,882,190 |
99.68 |
655,380 |
0.32 |
204,537,570 |
87.36 |
274 |
|
12 |
To authorise the directors to allot shares |
204,448,885 |
99.96 |
88,685 |
0.04 |
204,537,570 |
87.36 |
274 |
|
13 |
To disapply pre-emption rights |
204,506,170 |
99.99 |
18,274 |
0.01 |
204,524,444 |
87.35 |
13,400 |
|
14 |
To disapply pre-emption rights for an additional five percent |
204,506,670 |
99.99 |
17,774 |
0.01 |
204,524,444 |
87.35 |
13,400 |
|
15 |
To authorise the company to purchase its own shares |
204,534,610 |
100.00 |
2,069 |
0.00 |
204,536,679 |
87.35 |
1,165 |
|
16 |
To authorise the Company to call a general meeting other than an annual general meeting on not less than 14 clear days' notice |
204,380,985 |
99.92 |
156,585 |
0.08 |
204,537,570 |
87.36 |
274 |
NOTES
* Includes discretionary votes
** A vote withheld is not a vote in law and, therefore cannot be counted in the calculation of the proportion of
votes for and against a resolution.
The number of ordinary shares in issue on Wednesday 12 November 2025, was 236,000,000. 1,855,580 ordinary shares were held in treasury and therefore the total number of ordinary shares with voting rights in the Company is 234,144,420
In accordance with UK Listing Rule 6.4.2, copies of the special resolutions passed will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
Enquiries:
DFS
Liz McDonald (Group Company Secretary)
Phil Hutchinson Investor Relations
investor.relations@dfs.co.uk
About DFS Furniture plc
The Group is the clear market-leading retailer of living room furniture in the United Kingdom. Our Group purpose is to bring great design and comfort into every living room, in an affordable, responsible and sustainable manner. We operate an integrated physical and digital retail network of living room furniture showrooms and web sites in the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, trading through our leading brands, DFS and Sofology. We attract customers through our targeted and national marketing activities and our reputation for high quality products and service, breadth of product offer and favourable consumer financing options. We fulfil orders for our exclusive product ranges through our own UK finished goods factories, and through manufacturing partners located in the UK, Europe and Far East, and delivered with care through our expert final-mile delivery service "The Sofa Delivery Company Limited".
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