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Ashley (Laura) Hldgs PLC
10 June 2015
 

Laura Ashley Holdings plc (the "Company")

 

Results of AGM

 

The 2015 Annual General Meeting ('AGM') of Laura Ashley Holdings plc was held on 9 June 2015, at Corus Hotel Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia with a satellite venue at Corus Hotel Hyde Park, London.

A poll was held for all the resolutions proposed which were passed as follows:

Resolution


Summary


For


%


Against


%


Abstain



1.


To receive, acknowledge and adopt the Directors' Report, the Group Strategic Report and the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 January 2015 together with the signed and dated Auditor's Report.

 


557,115,231


100.00


12,198


0.00


63,788



2.


To re-elect Mr David Walton Masters who offers himself for re-election as a Non-Executive Director in accordance with provision B.7.1 of the UK Corporate Governance Code.

 


504,659,221


90.58


52,463,101


9.42


69,270

 

 

 


2*.

 

 


To re-elect Mr David Walton Masters who offers himself for re-election as a Non-Executive Director in accordance with provision B.7.1 of the UK Corporate Governance Code.

 


60,875,214


53.71


52,463,101


46.29


69,270



3.


To re-elect Ms Sally Kealey, who offers herself for re-election as a Non-Executive Director in accordance with provision B.7.1 of the UK Corporate Governance Code.


555,988,328


99.79


1,161,307


0.21


41,957



 

3*.

 

 


 

To re-elect Ms Sally Kealey, who offers herself for re-election as a Non-Executive Director in accordance with provision B.7.1 of the UK Corporate Governance Code.


 

112,204,321


 

98.98


 

1,161,307


 

1.02


 

41,957



 

4.


 

To re-elect Ms Kwa Kim Li, who retires by rotation in

accordance with the Articles of Association of the Company, as a Non-

Executive Director.

 


 

556,981,955


 

99.97


 

158,414


 

0.03


 

51,223


 

 

 

 

4*.

 

 


To re-elect Ms Kwa Kim Li, who retires by rotation in

accordance with the Articles of Association of the Company, as a Non-

Executive Director.


113,197,948


99.86


158,414


0.14


51,223



 

5.

 

 

 

 

 


 

To re-elect Mr James Wong Nyen Faat, who retires by rotation in accordance with the Articles of Association of the Company, as a Non-Executive Director.

 

 

 

 

553,198,077


 

99.29


 

3,935,125


 

0.71


 

58,390



6.

 

 

 

 

 

 


To elect Ms Joyce Sit Meng Poh who offers herself for election as an Executive Director in accordance with the Articles of Association of the Company.

 


555,347,617


99.68


1,769,393


0.32


74,582



7.


To declare a final dividend of 1.0 pence per ordinary share for the year ended 31 January 2015 to be paid on 3 July 2015 to holders of ordinary shares on the register at the close of business on 12 June 2015 (ex-dividend date 11 June 2015) in respect of each ordinary share.

 


557,141,743


100.00


15,695


0.00


33,854



8.


To appoint Moore Stephens LLP, as Auditor to the Company, to hold office from the passing of this resolution to the conclusion of the next AGM at which the accounts are laid before shareholders and to authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of the Auditor.

 


556,597,143


99.93


378,903


0.07


215,546



9.


To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 31January 2015.

 


556,631,978


99.95


257,983


0.05


301,631



10.


To authorise the Directors to allot relevant securities pursuant to Section 551 of the Companies Act 2006, having an aggregate nominal value of up to £12,309,583.57.

 


556,671,657


99.95


289,746


0.05


230,189



11.


To authorise the Directors to allot equity securities pursuant to Section 571 of the Companies Act 2006, which are to be wholly paid up in cash up to an aggregate nominal amount of £3,730,176.84 representing 10% of the issued share capital of the Company.

 


518,721,777


94.81


28,379,519


5.19


10,090,296



12.


To authorise the Company to make market purchases of the Company's ordinary 5 pence shares up to 10% of the nominal value of the Company's issued share capital.

 


556,823,900


99.97


179,458


0.03


188,234



13.


To empower the Company to sell 18,272,500 shares held as treasury shares by the Company as at 10 April 2015 and any subsequent purchases of treasury shares not more than 10% of the Company's issued share capital for cash.

 


521,234,626


95.26


25,957,788


4.74


9,999,178



14.


That a general meeting (rather than an annual general meeting) may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice.

 


554,925,069


99.62


2,114,554


0.38


151,969



 

* Denotes votes by independent shareholders.



Enquiries:


Laura Ashley Holdings plc

Seán Anglim CFO / Joint COO

 

 020 7880 5100

Brunswick

Anita Scott

Helen Smith

 020 7404 5959

 

 



 

Cantor Fitzgerald Europe

Richard Redmayne

Tim Medak

 

 

020 7894 7601

 

 


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