Ashley (Laura) Hldgs PLC Result of AGM (1353U)
October 20 2017 - 2:00AM
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RNS Number : 1353U
Ashley (Laura) Hldgs PLC
20 October 2017
Laura Ashley Holdings plc (the "Company")
Results of 2017 Annual General Meeting
The 2017 Annual General Meeting ('AGM') of Laura Ashley Holdings
plc was held on 19 October 2017, 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
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To receive,
acknowledge
and adopt
the Directors'
Report,
the Group
Strategic
Report and
the Financial
Statements
for the
period ended
30 June
2017 together
with the
signed and
dated Auditor's
1. Report. 534,043,291 99.96 223,151 0.04 298,366
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To re-elect
Mr Wong
Nyen Faat,
who retires
by rotation
in
accordance
with the
Articles
of Association
of the Company,
as a Non-
Executive
2. Director. 520,017,539 97.29 14,457,770 2.71 92,157
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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
3. Code. 519,929,520 99.36 3,367,071 0.64 11,263,172
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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
3*. Code. 76,145,513 95.77 3,367,071 4.23 11,263,172
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To re-appoint
Crowe Clark
Whitehill
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
4. of the Auditors. 522,944,240 99.93 345,330 0.07 11,268,351
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To approve
Directors'
Remuneration
Report for
the period
of three
years ended
30 June
5. 2020 522,082,902 99.80 1,031,900 0.20 11,442,619
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To approve
the Directors'
Remuneration
Report for
the period
ended 30
6. June 2017. 522,188,789 99.82 945,810 0.18 11,435,834
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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
7. GBP12,309,583.57. 522,565,358 99.89 600,707 0.11 11,404,368
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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
8. of the Company. 522,304,004 99.84 854,535 0.16 11,411,894
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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
9. capital. 522,665,190 99.89 559,687 0.11 11,345,556
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To empower
the Company
to sell
18,272,500
shares held
as treasury
shares by
the Company
as at 22
August 2017
and any
subsequent
purchases
of treasury
shares not
more than
10% of the
Company's
issued share
capital
10. for cash. 519,812,840 99.35 3,399,974 0.65 11,348,902
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That a general
meeting
(rather
than an
annual general
meeting)
may be called
on not less
than 14
clear days'
11. notice. 522,927,730 99.93 347,426 0.07 11,299,589
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* 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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