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Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets (MRW)

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  • Shares Issued: 2,326.23m
  • Volume: 6,231,524
  • Market Cap: £6,220m
  • RiskGrade: 90
  • Beta: 0.50

AGM Statement

RNS Number : 4015F
Morrison(Wm.)Supermarkets PLC
14 June 2012
 



For immediate release                                                                                          14 June 2012

 

Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc ("Morrisons" or the "Company")

AGM announcement

 

Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc announces that at its Annual General Meeting held earlier today at Hilmore House, Gain Lane, Bradford, BD3 7DL, each of the resolutions submitted to the meeting (as set out in the Notice of Meeting dated 10 May 2012) was proposed and passed by the appropriate majority on a poll.

 

Accordingly, the following matters were approved:

 

1.   The Report and Accounts for the 52 weeks ended 29 January 2012 were approved and adopted;

2.   The Remuneration Report was approved;

3.   The final dividend of 7.53p per ordinary share was approved;

4.   Sir Ian Gibson, Dalton Philips, Richard Pennycook, Philip Cox, Penny Hughes, Nigel Robertson and Johanna Waterous were each reappointed to the Board;

5.   The auditors, KPMG Audit plc, were reappointed;

6.   The Directors were authorised to fix the auditors' remuneration;

7.   The Directors were authorised to make market purchases by the Company of its own shares;

8.   The Directors were granted allotment authorities on a pre-emptive basis in respect of up to £82,100,000 of the Company's capital and allotment authorities for cash on a non pre-emptive basis in respect of up to £12,439,000 of the Company's capital;

9.   The arrangements for holding General Meetings were approved in the manner set out in the notice of meeting;

 

The Company will announce tomorrow the exact numbers of the proxy votes on each resolution.

 

 

Greg McMahon

Company Secretary and Head of Legal Services

Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc

Tel: 0845 611 6902

 

Registered Office:

 

Hilmore House

Gain Lane

Bradford

BD3 7DL

Company Number: 358949


This information is provided by RNS
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