Result of AGM

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Kingfisher PLC announced that all resolutions presented at its Annual General Meeting were passed by shareholders, with resolutions 1 to 16 approved as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 17 to 20 as special resolutions. Notably, the report and accounts received 100% approval, the directors' remuneration report passed with 97.86% of votes for, and the final dividend was declared with 100% approval. The company also secured strong support for director re-elections and auditor re-appointment, though resolutions to disapply pre-emption rights saw approximately 11.61% and 14.68% of votes against, respectively. The total number of ordinary shares in issue as of June 24, 2026, was 1,663,715,950.

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Kingfisher PLC
26 June 2026
 

KINGFISHER PLC (the 'Company')

 

Results of Annual General Meeting

 

At the Annual General Meeting ('AGM') of the Company held earlier today, all resolutions were voted upon by poll and were passed by shareholders. Resolutions 1 to 16 were passed as ordinary resolutions; resolutions 17 to 20 were passed as special resolutions. The full text of each resolution is set out in the Notice of AGM, which is available at www.kingfisher.com  

 

The results of the poll for each resolution are as follows:

 

Resolution

Votes
For*

%

Votes Against

%

Total
Votes

% of ISC

Votes

Withheld**

 

1

To receive the report and accounts

          1,440,738,908

100.00%

                 44,378

0.00%

        1,440,783,286

86.60%

          10,649,590

2

To approve the directors' remuneration report

          1,413,485,656

97.86%

          30,982,289

2.14%

        1,444,467,945

86.82%

            6,964,931

3

To declare the final dividend

          1,450,651,265

100.00%

                 45,664

0.00%

        1,450,696,929

87.20%

               735,947

4

To elect Stephen Daintith as a director

          1,409,196,651

97.19%

          40,767,683

2.81%

        1,449,964,334

87.15%

            1,468,542

5

To re-elect Claudia Arney as a director

          1,348,768,529

93.01%

        101,439,852

6.99%

        1,450,208,381

87.17%

            1,224,495

6

To re-elect Jeff Carr as a director

          1,421,863,341

98.02%

          28,701,840

1.98%

        1,450,565,181

87.19%

               867,695

7

To re-elect Thierry Garnier as a director

          1,443,547,501

99.53%

            6,767,939

0.47%

        1,450,315,440

87.17%

            1,117,436

8

To re-elect Sophie Gasperment as a director

          1,264,950,006

98.38%

          20,871,805

1.62%

        1,285,821,811

77.29%

        165,611,065

9

To re-elect Bill Lennie as a director

          1,427,615,830

98.44%

          22,598,275

1.56%

        1,450,214,105

87.17%

            1,218,771

10

To re-elect Ian McLeod as a director

          1,425,756,323

98.31%

          24,445,782

1.69%

        1,450,202,105

87.17%

            1,229,977

11

To re-elect Bhavesh Mistry as a director

          1,433,329,517

98.81%

          17,238,944

1.19%

        1,450,568,461

87.19%

               864,415

12

To re-elect Lucinda Riches as a director

          1,370,675,286

94.50%

          79,819,215

5.50%

        1,450,494,501

87.18%

               937,374

13

To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor

          1,257,573,521

97.50%

          32,297,446

2.50%

        1,289,870,967

77.53%

        161,561,909

14

To authorise the Audit Committee to agree the auditor's remuneration

          1,440,981,682

99.33%

            9,726,765

0.67%

        1,450,708,447

87.20%

               724,429

15

To authorise the Company and its subsidiaries to make political donations

          1,275,874,179

99.34%

            8,438,822

0.66%

        1,284,313,001

77.20%

        167,119,875

16

To authorise the directors to allot shares

          1,208,751,206

83.33%

        241,864,328

16.67%

        1,450,615,534

87.19%

               817,342

17

To disapply pre-emption rights

          1,281,716,093

88.39%

        168,290,974

11.61%

        1,450,007,067

87.15%

            1,425,809

18

To disapply pre-emption rights for an additional five percent

          1,237,157,369

85.32%

        212,861,864

14.68%

        1,450,019,233

87.16%

            1,413,643

19

To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares

          1,288,775,163

88.90%

        160,915,668

11.10%

        1,449,690,831

87.14%

            1,742,045

20

To authorise the Company to call a general meeting other than an annual general meeting on not less than 14 clear days' notice

          1,306,632,696

90.07%

        144,034,993

9.93%

        1,450,667,689

87.19%

               765,187

 

NOTES

 

*    Includes discretionary votes.

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

 

The number of ordinary shares in issue on Wednesday, 24 June 2026, was 1,663,715,950.

 

A copy of the poll results for the Annual General Meeting will shortly be available at www.kingfisher.com.  

 

In accordance with UK Listing Rule 6.4.2, a copy of the resolutions passed, other than those resolutions concerning ordinary business, will be submitted to the FCA and will shortly be available at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.

 

CONTACT

 

For further information, please contact:

 

 

Investor Relations

Tel:

+44 (0) 20 7644 1082

Email:

investorenquiries@kingfisher.com

Media Relations

+44 (0) 20 7644 1030

corpcomms@kingfisher.com

Teneo

+44 (0) 20 7420 3184

Kfteam@teneo.com

 

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