Mothercare plc Annual General Meeting 17 July 2014: Results
At the annual general meeting held on 17 July 2014, the resolutions before the meeting were passed on a show of hands.
The following proxy votes had been received by the Company in respect of the resolutions:
+-------------+------------+------------+----------+--------+---------+--------+ |Resolution |Votes For |% of Votes |Votes |% of |Votes |% of | | |(including |For |Against |Votes |Withheld*|votes | | |Discretion) |(including | |Against | |withheld| | | |discretion) | | | | | +-------------+------------+------------+----------+--------+---------+--------+ |1 To receive | 72,513,082| 99.98| 14,642| 0.02|5,503 |0.01 | |the annual | | | | | | | |accounts, | | | | | | | |directors' | | | | | | | |report, | | | | | | | |strategic | | | | | | | |report, | | | | | | | |directors' | | | | | | | |remuneration | | | | | | | |report and | | | | | | | |auditors' | | | | | | | |report | | | | | | | +-------------+------------+------------+----------+--------+---------+--------+ |2 To approve | 71,707,297| 99.68| 233,137| 0.32|592,793 |0.82 | |the | | | | | | | |directors' | | | | | | | |remuneration | | | | | | | |policy | | | | | | | +-------------+------------+------------+----------+--------+---------+--------+ |3 To approve | 71,414,848| 99.26| 529,728| 0.74|588,651 |0.81 | |the | | | | | | | |directors' | | | | | | | |remuneration | | | | | | | |report | | | | | | | +-------------+------------+------------+----------+--------+---------+--------+ |4 To re-elect| 67,652,546| 95.84| 2,939,004| 4.16|1,941,677|2.68 | |Alan Parker | | | | | | | |as a director| | | | | | | +-------------+------------+------------+----------+--------+---------+--------+ |5 To re-elect| 71,921,400| 99.96| 25,765| 0.04|586,062 |0.81 | |Angela Brav | | | | | | | |as a director| | | | | | | +-------------+------------+------------+----------+--------+---------+--------+ |6 To re-elect| 72,488,707| 99.95| 37,362| 0.05|7,158 |0.01 | |Lee Ginsberg | | | | | | | |as a director| | | | | | | +-------------+------------+------------+----------+--------+---------+--------+ |7 To re-elect| 72,491,617| 99.95| 37,144| 0.05|4,466 |0.01 | |Amanda | | | | | | | |Mackenzie as | | | | | | | |a director | | | | | | | +-------------+------------+------------+----------+--------+---------+--------+ |8 To re-elect| 72,496,682| 99.96| 31,149| 0.04|5,396 |0.01 | |Richard | | | | | | | |Rivers as a | | | | | | | |director | | | | | | | +-------------+------------+------------+----------+--------+---------+--------+ |9 To re-elect| 72,502,767| 99.97| 24,447| 0.03|6,013 |0.01 | |Matt Smith as| | | | | | | |a director | | | | | | | +-------------+------------+------------+----------+--------+---------+--------+ |10 To re- | 72,501,998| 99.96| 27,970| 0.04|3,259 |0.00 | |elect Imelda | | | | | | | |Walsh as a | | | | | | | |director | | | | | | | +-------------+------------+------------+----------+--------+---------+--------+ |11 To elect | 72,501,707| 99.97| 25,098| 0.03|6,422 |0.01 | |Nick Wharton | | | | | | | |as a director| | | | | | | +-------------+------------+------------+----------+--------+---------+--------+ |12 To re- | 68,497,389| 99.73| 183,787| 0.27|3,852,051|5.31 | |appoint | | | | | | | |Deloitte LLP | | | | | | | |as auditors | | | | | | | |of the | | | | | | | |company | | | | | | | +-------------+------------+------------+----------+--------+---------+--------+ |13 To | 68,679,648| 99.98| 14,957| 0.02|3,838,622|5.29 | |authorise the| | | | | | | |directors to | | | | | | | |determine the| | | | | | | |remuneration | | | | | | | |of the | | | | | | | |auditors | | | | | | | +-------------+------------+------------+----------+--------+---------+--------+ |14 Authority | 72,259,084| 99.63| 265,740| 0.37|8,403 |0.01 | |for the | | | | | | | |directors to | | | | | | | |allot shares | | | | | | | +-------------+------------+------------+----------+--------+---------+--------+ |15 Authority | 70,025,808| 96.56| 2,493,231| 3.44|14,188 |0.02 | |to call a | | | | | | | |general | | | | | | | |meeting at | | | | | | | |14 days' | | | | | | | |notice | | | | | | | +-------------+------------+------------+----------+--------+---------+--------+ |16 Authority | 72,476,736| 99.95| 34,289| 0.05|22,202 |0.03 | |for the | | | | | | | |directors to | | | | | | | |disapply pre-| | | | | | | |emption | | | | | | | |rights | | | | | | | +-------------+------------+------------+----------+--------+---------+--------+ |17 Authority | 72,509,820| 99.98| 13,341| 0.02|10,066 |0.01 | |to purchase | | | | | | | |own shares | | | | | | | +-------------+------------+------------+----------+--------+---------+--------+
Notes
* A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of votes 'for' and 'against' each resolution
Resolutions 15 - 17 were Special Resolutions.
As at 15 July 2014, the Company's issued share capital and total voting rights consisted of 88,821,250 ordinary shares each carrying voting rights. There are no shares in treasury. As a result, proxy votes representing approximately 81.6% of the voting capital were cast.
The full text of the resolutions can be found in the Notice of Meeting on the Company's website, www.mothercareplc.com and for inspection on the National Storage Mechanism, www.hemscott.com/nsm.do
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2 copies of the resolutions passed, other than ordinary business, will shortly be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism, www.hemscott/nsm/do.
Further details: investorrelations@mothercare.com
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