Ashley (Laura) Hldgs PLC Result of AGM (7380P)
June 10 2015 - 3:30AM
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RNS Number : 7380P
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
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
1. Report. 557,115,231 100.00 12,198 0.00 63,788
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
2. Code. 504,659,221 90.58 52,463,101 9.42 69,270
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
2*. Code. 60,875,214 53.71 52,463,101 46.29 69,270
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
3. Code. 555,988,328 99.79 1,161,307 0.21 41,957
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
3*. Code. 112,204,321 98.98 1,161,307 1.02 41,957
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
4. Director. 556,981,955 99.97 158,414 0.03 51,223
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
4*. Director. 113,197,948 99.86 158,414 0.14 51,223
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
5. Director. 553,198,077 99.29 3,935,125 0.71 58,390
To elect
Ms Joyce
Sit Meng
Poh who offers
herself for
election
as an Executive
Director
in accordance
with the
Articles
of Association
6. of the Company. 555,347,617 99.68 1,769,393 0.32 74,582
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
7. share. 557,141,743 100.00 15,695 0.00 33,854
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
8. of the Auditor. 556,597,143 99.93 378,903 0.07 215,546
To approve
the Directors'
Remuneration
Report for
the year
ended 31January
9. 2015. 556,631,978 99.95 257,983 0.05 301,631
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
10. GBP12,309,583.57. 556,671,657 99.95 289,746 0.05 230,189
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
GBP3,730,176.84
representing
10% of the
issued share
capital of
11. the Company. 518,721,777 94.81 28,379,519 5.19 10,090,296
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
12. capital. 556,823,900 99.97 179,458 0.03 188,234
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
13. cash. 521,234,626 95.26 25,957,788 4.74 9,999,178
That a general
meeting (rather
than an annual
general meeting)
may be called
on not less
than 14 clear
14. 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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