Ashley (Laura) Hldgs PLC Result of AGM (3984M)
October 13 2016 - 2:00AM
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RNS Number : 3984M
Ashley (Laura) Hldgs PLC
13 October 2016
Laura Ashley Holdings plc (the "Company")
Results of 2016 Annual General Meeting
The 2016 Annual General Meeting ('AGM') of Laura Ashley Holdings
plc was held on 12 October 2016, 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
period ended
30 June
2016 together
with the
signed and
dated Auditor's
1. Report. 544,705,142 100.00 19,470 0.00 29,352
To re-elect
Tan Sri
Dr Khoo
Kay Peng,
who retires
by rotation
in
accordance
with the
Articles
of Association
of the Company,
as a Non-
Executive
2. Director. 531,622,960 97.61 12,996,648 2.39 136,656
To re-elect
Mr Ng Kwan
Cheong,
who retires
by rotation
in
accordance
with the
Articles
of Association
of the Company,
as an Executive
3. Director. 544,499,945 99.97 149,795 0.03 106,524
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
4. Code. 530,361,911 97.37 14,343,707 2.63 40,601
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
4*. Code. 86,577,904 85.79 14,343,707 14.21 40,601
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
5. Code. 542,575,303 99.85 825,410 0.15 1,345,505
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
5*. Code. 98,791,296 99.17 825,410 0.83 1,345,505
To declare
a final
dividend
of 0.5 pence
per ordinary
share for
the period
ended 30
June 2016
to be paid
on 27 October
2016 to
holders
of ordinary
shares on
the register
at the close
of business
on 7 October
2016
(ex-dividend
date 6 October
2016) in
respect
of each
ordinary
6. share. 544,658,438 100.00 16,104 0.00 76,610
To re-appoint
Moore Stephens
LLP, as
Auditors
of 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
7. of the Auditors. 544,401,586 99.94 308,102 0.06 36,531
To approve
the Directors'
Remuneration
Report for
the period
ended 30
8. June 2016. 544,182,777 99.92 428,208 0.08 145,186
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
9. GBP12,309,583.57. 544,259,515 99.96 237,665 0.04 259,084
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
10. of the Company. 524,000,507 96.24 20,481,305 3.76 274,451
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
11. capital. 544,264,788 99.93 403,768 0.07 87,708
To empower
the Company
to sell
18,272,500
shares held
as treasury
shares by
the Company
as at 16
August 2016
and any
subsequent
purchases
of treasury
shares not
more than
10% of the
Company's
issued share
capital
12. for cash. 526,843,840 96.73 17,818,036 3.27 85,304
That a general
meeting
(rather
than an
annual general
meeting)
may be called
on not less
than 14
clear days'
13. notice. 544,057,930 99.88 656,219 0.12 42,114
* Denotes votes by independent shareholders.
Enquiries:
Kwan Cheong Ng/Seán Anglim Laura Ashley 020 7880 5100
Anita Scott/ Helen Smith Brunswick 020 7404 5959
Marc Milmo/ Catherine Leftley Cantor Fitzgerald Europe 020 7894
7000
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