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Booker Group PLC

08 July 2015

For Immediate Release

8 July 2015

Booker Group plc ('Booker' or 'the Company')

Results of AGM

Booker confirms that all resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting held on Wednesday 8 July 2015 at 11.00 a.m. at the Booker Branch Wimbledon, Durnsford Road, London, SW19 8LG and set out in the Notice of Meeting dated 29 May 2015 were duly passed by shareholders.

Booker Group Plc Annual General Meeting Results

 
      Resolution              Votes        % of      Votes        %       Total Votes      Total       Votes 
                               For         Votes     Against      of        Validly        Votes      Withheld 
                                           Cast                  Votes        Cast          Cast 
                                                                 Cast                       as a 
                                                                                            % of 
                                                                                            the 
                                                                                           Shares 
                                                                                          in Issue 
---  ------------------  --------------  -------  -----------  -------  --------------  ----------  ----------- 
      Receive 
       the Annual 
       Report 
 01    & Accounts         1,374,332,956    99.95      621,768    0.05    1,374,954,724   77.85       65,255,650 
---  ------------------  --------------  -------  -----------  -------  --------------  ----------  ----------- 
      Approve 
       the Remuneration 
 02    Report             1,323,453,784   96.30    50,816,767    3.70    1,374,270,551   77.81       65,939,821 
---  ------------------  --------------  -------  -----------  -------  --------------  ----------  ----------- 
      Declare 
       a final 
 03    dividend           1,439,616,729   100.00     2,529       0.00    1,439,619,258   81.51          591,116 
---  ------------------  --------------  -------  -----------  -------  --------------  ----------  ----------- 
      Re-elect 
       Charles 
 04    Wilson             1,436,293,156   99.77    3,326,038     0.23    1,439,619,194   81.51          591,180 
---  ------------------  --------------  -------  -----------  -------  --------------  ----------  ----------- 
      Re-elect 
       Jonathan 
 05    Prentis            1,436,277,220   99.77    3,326,038     0.23    1,439,603,258   81.51          607,116 
---  ------------------  --------------  -------  -----------  -------  --------------  ----------  ----------- 
      Re-elect 
 06    Guy Farrant        1,434,387,634    99.64    5,231,560    0.36    1,439,619,194   81.51          591,180 
---  ------------------  --------------  -------  -----------  -------  --------------  ----------  ----------- 
      Re-elect 
 07    Bryn Satherley     1,434,387,763    99.64    5,229,776    0.36    1,439,617,539   81.51          592,835 
---  ------------------  --------------  -------  -----------  -------  --------------  ----------  ----------- 
      Re-elect 
 08    Lord Bilimoria     1,435,690,947    99.85    2,119,255    0.15    1,437,810,202   81.41        2,400,172 
---  ------------------  --------------  -------  -----------  -------  --------------  ----------  ----------- 
      Re-elect 
       Helena 
 09    Andreas            1,437,483,953    99.85    2,091,467    0.15    1,439,575,420   81.51          634,954 
---  ------------------  --------------  -------  -----------  -------  --------------  ----------  ----------- 
      Re-elect 
       Andrew 
 10    Cripps             1,435,679,795    99.85    2,094,167    0.15    1,437,773,962   81.41        2,436,412 
---  ------------------  --------------  -------  -----------  -------  --------------  ----------  ----------- 
      Re-elect 
       Stewart 
 11    Gilliland          1,434,179,064   99.79    3,004,509     0.21    1,437,183,573   81.38        3,026,800 
---  ------------------  --------------  -------  -----------  -------  --------------  ----------  ----------- 
      Re-elect 
 12    Karen Jones        1,437,490,532   99.85    2,090,767     0.15    1,439,581,299   81.51          629,075 
---  ------------------  --------------  -------  -----------  -------  --------------  ----------  ----------- 
      Re-appoint 
       KPMG LLP 
 13    as auditor         1,436,148,410   99.76    3,411,573     0.24    1,439,559,983   81.51          635,390 
---  ------------------  --------------  -------  -----------  -------  --------------  ----------  ----------- 
      Authorise 
       directors 
       to determine 
       auditor's 
 14    fees               1,439,333,122   99.98     254,109      0.02    1,439,587,231   81.51          623,143 
---  ------------------  --------------  -------  -----------  -------  --------------  ----------  ----------- 
      Authorise 
       the directors 
       to allot 
 15    shares             1,417,661,892   98.48    21,920,458    1.52    1,439,582,350   81.51          628,024 
---  ------------------  --------------  -------  -----------  -------  --------------  ----------  ----------- 
      Disapply 
       pre-emption 
 16    rights             1,438,630,947   99.93     939,008      0.07    1,439,569,955   81.51          640,419 
---  ------------------  --------------  -------  -----------  -------  --------------  ----------  ----------- 
      Notice 
       of General 
 17    Meetings           1,380,657,002   95.90    58,962,256    4.10    1,439,619,258   81.51          591,116 
---  ------------------  --------------  -------  -----------  -------  --------------  ----------  ----------- 
      Authority 
       to purchase 
 18    own shares         1,439,512,763   99.99      83,461      0.01    1,439,596,224   81.51          614,150 
---  ------------------  --------------  -------  -----------  -------  --------------  ----------  ----------- 
      Implementation 
       of B Share 
 19    Scheme             1,439,579,261   100.00     28,497      0.00    1,439,607,758   81.51          602,616 
---  ------------------  --------------  -------  -----------  -------  --------------  ----------  ----------- 
 

NOTES:

1. Votes 'For' and 'Against' are expressed as a percentage of votes received.

2. A 'Vote Withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes 'For' or 'Against' a resolution.

3. The total number of shares in issue on 6 July 2015 was 1,766,091,414 ordinary shares of 1p each.

Copies of all resolutions will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: https://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.

For more information contact:

Tulchan Communications (PR Adviser to Booker Group plc)

020 7353 4200

Jonathan Sibun

This information is provided by RNS

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