Ashley (Laura) Hldgs PLC Results of AGM (6631G)
May 09 2014 - 2:01AM
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RNS Number : 6631G
Ashley (Laura) Hldgs PLC
09 May 2014
Laura Ashley Holdings plc (the "Company")
Results of AGM
The 2014 Annual General Meeting ('AGM') of Laura Ashley Holdings
plc was held on 8 May 2014, 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 25 January
2014 together
with the signed
and dated Auditor's
1. Report. 533,056,214 100.00 16,477 0.00 9,034
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
2. Governance Code. 509,135,229 95.52 23,898,011 4.48 48,796
To re-elect
Ms Sally Kealey,
who retires
by rotation
in accordance
with the
Articles of
Association
of the Company,
as a Non-Executive
3. Director. 532,640,181 99.92 406,121 0.08 35,734
To re-elect
Dato' Ahmad
Johari bin Abdul
Razak, who retires
by rotation
in
accordance with
the Articles
of Association
of the Company,
as a Non-
4. Executive Director. 532,488,406 99.96 236,081 0.04 313,794
To declare a
final dividend
of 1.0 pence
per ordinary
share for the
year ended 25
January 2014
to be paid on
12 May 2014
to holders of
ordinary shares
on the register
at the close
of business
on 22 April
2014 (ex-dividend
date 16 April
2014) in respect
of each ordinary
5. share. 533,044,663 100.00 25,751 0.00 10,473
To re-appoint
Chantrey Vellacott
DFK LLP, Chartered
Accountants
and Statutory
Auditor, as
Auditor to the
Company, to
hold office
from the conclusion
of the AGM to
the conclusion
of the next
AGM at which
the accounts
are laid before
shareholders
and to authorise
the Directors
to determine
6. their remuneration. 531,891,190 99.97 164,604 0.03 1,021,742
To approve the
Directors'
Remuneration
Report for the
year ended 25
7. January 2014. 532,601,250 99.93 362,251 0.07 118,536
To approve the
Directors'
Remuneration
Policy for the
year ended 25
8. January 2014. 532,390,263 99.90 553,626 0.10 132,697
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. 532,695,273 99.96 206,711 0.04 180,053
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. 451,391,188 84.71 81,500,016 15.29 190,832
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
11. share capital. 532,868,087 99.97 147,910 0.03 66,040
That pursuant
to the Articles
of Association,
the Company
is empowered
to sell 18,272,500
shares held
as treasury
shares by the
Company as at
26 March 2014
and any subsequent
purchases of
treasury shares
not more than
10% of the Company's
issued share
capital for
12. cash. 452,214,538 84.84 80,791,705 15.16 75,793
That a general
meeting (other
than an annual
general meeting)
may be called
on not less
than 14 days'
13. notice. 531,112,630 99.64 1,928,915 0.36 39,855
Enquiries:
Laura Ashley Holdings plc
Seán Anglim CFO / Joint COO 020 7880 5100
Brunswick
Anita Scott
James Olley 020 7404 5959
Cantor Fitzgerald Europe
Richard Redmayne
Mark Percy 020 7894 7000
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