30 Jun 2021 14:03
30 June 2021
Lookers plc(the "Company")
Results of 2021 Annual General Meeting
The Company announces that at its Annual General Meeting held on 30 June 2021 (the "AGM") all the resolutions set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting (the "Notice") dated 7 June 2021 were passed by the requisite majority by means of a poll vote. Resolutions 1 to 7 were passed as ordinary resolutions (requiring a simple majority of votes in favour of the resolution) and resolutions 8 to 11 were passed as special resolutions (requiring a 75% majority of votes in favour).
The results of the poll for each resolution are set out below:
| Resolution | Votes for | % | Votes against | % | Votes withheld | Votes cast as a % of issued share capital |
1. | To elect Robin James Churchouse | 271,653,072 | 99.84 | 425,983 | 0.16 | 1,500 | 69.68 |
2. | To elect Duncan Andrew McPhee | 271,217,740 | 99.68 | 861,315 | 0.32 | 1,500 | 69.68 |
3. | To elect Paul Michael Van der Burgh* | 271,631,714 | 99.84 | 447,341 | 0.16 | 1,500 | 69.68 |
4. | To re-elect Philip Michael White** | 252,971,438 | 97.40 | 6,762,794 | 2.60 | 12,346,323 | 66.52 |
5. | To re-elect Mark Douglas Raban | 271,220,190 | 99.68 | 858,865 | 0.32 | 1,500 | 69.68 |
6. | To re-elect Victoria Grant Mitchell | 271,503,610 | 99.79 | 575,445 | 0.21 | 1,500 | 69.68 |
7. | To renew authority to allot shares | 271,642,136 | 99.84 | 436,919 | 0.16 | 1,500 | 69.68 |
8. | Disapply pre-emption rights | 271,800,142 | 99.90 | 278,913 | 0.10 | 1,500 | 69.68 |
9. | Allot equity securities for cash without rights of pre-emption applying as detailed in the Notice | 271,806,962 | 99.90 | 272,092 | 0.10 | 1,501 | 69.68 |
10. | Renew authority to purchase own shares | 271,864,995 | 99.98 | 59,511 | 0.02 | 156,049 | 69.64 |
11. | Approve 14 days' notice for general meetings | 271,818,568 | 99.87 | 346,326 | 0.13 | 1,994 | 69.70 |
* Senior Independent Director** Chairman
As detailed in the Notice, Anna Bielby did not stand for election and retired from the Board with effect from the conclusion of the AGM. She will remain in her post as Interim Chief Financial Officer until 31 July 2021.
Notes:
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1. | In accordance with the Company's Articles of Association, on a poll every member present in person or by proxy has one vote for every share held. |
2. | A "Vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the percentage of shares voted "For" or "Against" any resolution nor in the calculation of the proportion of "issued share capital instructed" for any resolution. |
3. | The issued share capital of the Company as at 30 June 2021 was 390,475,317 ordinary shares of 5 pence each. The total voting rights of the Company on the day on which shareholders had to be on the register in order to be eligible to vote at the AGM was 390,475,317. Each share carries one vote. No shares are held in treasury. |
5. | Votes "For" and "Against" any resolution are expressed as a percentage of votes validly cast for that resolution. |
6. | The full text of the resolutions passed at the AGM can be found in the Notice of General Meeting which is available on the Company's website at www.lookersplc.com. |
7. | A copy of the special business resolutions passed at the AGM will shortly be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism. |
8. | The complete poll results will be available shortly on the Company's website at www.lookersplc.com
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Enquiries:
Debbie Fish
Deputy Company Secretary
07989 224729
The Company is registered in England at Lookers House, 3 Etchells Road, West Timperley, Altrincham WA14 5XS. Company registration number 00111876. LEI number 213800TSB8PJEACDAV33
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