Victoria PLC
('Victoria' or the 'Company', or the 'Group')
Result of AGM
Victoria PLC, (LSE: VCP) the international designer, manufacturer and distributor of innovative flooring, announces that at the Annual General Meeting ('AGM') held earlier today, all resolutions set out in the Notice of AGM were passed by the requisite majority.
The voting results for each resolution were as follows:
|
Resolution (* indicates special resolution) |
Votes For |
% |
Votes Against |
% |
|
Resolution 1 - Adoption of Accounts
|
60,370,731 |
99.99 |
2,598 |
0.01 |
|
Resolution 2 - Approval of the Directors' Remuneration Report (advisory vote) |
47,826,928 |
99.91 |
42,772 |
0.09 |
|
Resolution 3 - Approval of the Directors' Remuneration Policy (advisory vote) |
47,830,547 |
99.91 |
42,772 |
0.09 |
|
Resolution 4 -Election of Steve Callaghan
|
60,358,863 |
99.99 |
4,222 |
0.01 |
|
Resolution 5 - Re-appointment of Grant Thornton UK LLP as auditor
|
57,720,838 |
95.61 |
2,652,512 |
4.39 |
|
Resolution 6 - Granting the Directors authority to allot shares
|
60,316,551 |
99.92 |
49,073 |
0.08 |
|
Resolution 7* - Disapplication of statutory pre-emption rights
|
60,320,522 |
99.92 |
49,232 |
0.08 |
|
Resolution 8* - Disapplication of statutory pre-emption rights (limited to allotments or sales)
|
60,320,478 |
99.92 |
49,276 |
0.08 |
|
Resolution 9* - Authorising the Company to make market purchases of its own shares
|
60,365,576 |
99.99 |
4,178 |
0.01 |
The results of the AGM will also be available from today on the Company's website at www.victoriaplc.com.
For more information contact:
|
Victoria PLC Geoff Wilding, Executive Chairman Alec Pratt, Chief Financial Officer |
www.victoriaplc.com/investors-welcome Via Edelman Smithfield PR |
|
Singer Capital Markets (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker) Shaun Dobson, James Fischer
|
+44 (0)20 7496 3095 |
|
Berenberg (Joint Broker) Ben Wright, Harry Nicholas, Tom Ballard |
+44 (0)20 3207 7800
|
|
Edelman Smithfield (Investor Relations) Alex Simmons |
+44 (0)7970 174 353 or alex.simmons@edelmansmithfield.com |
About Victoria PLC (www.victoriaplc.com)
Established in 1895 and listed since 1963 and on AIM since 2013 (VCP.L), Victoria PLC, is an international manufacturer and distributor of innovative flooring products. The Company, which is headquartered in Worcester, UK, designs, manufactures and distributes a range of carpet, flooring underlay, ceramic tiles, LVT (luxury vinyl tile), artificial grass and flooring accessories.
Victoria has operations in the UK, Spain, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Turkey, the USA, and Australia and employs approximately 5,000 people across more than 30 sites. Victoria is Europe's largest carpet manufacturer and the second largest in Australia, as well as the largest manufacturer of underlay in both regions.
The Company's strategy is designed to create value for its shareholders and is focused on consistently increasing earnings and cash flow per share via acquisitions and sustainable organic growth.