Dixons Carphone PLC AGM Statement (3562J)

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RNS Number : 3562J

Dixons Carphone PLC

08 September 2016

8 September 2016

DIXONS CARPHONE PLC

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2016 - POLL RESULTS

The second Annual General Meeting of Dixons Carphone plc was held at 11:00am on Thursday, 8 September 2016, where all proposed resolutions were duly passed by the requisite majorities on a poll.

 
       Resolutions              Votes For        Votes Against       Votes      Issued      Votes 
                                                                     Total       Share     Withheld 
                                                                                Capital 
                                                                                 Voted 
-------------------------  -------------------  ----------------  -----------  --------  ----------- 
                             Number       %       Number     %      Number        %        Number 
---  --------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ----  -----------  --------  ----------- 
     To receive 
      the Accounts, 
      the Directors' 
      Report (including 
      the Strategic 
      Report) and 
      the Auditor's 
      Report for 
      the period 
      ended 30 April 
1.    2016                 888,356,018  99.63   3,299,253   0.37  891,655,271   77.44      255,490 
---  --------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ----  -----------  --------  ----------- 
     To approve 
      the Directors' 
      Annual Remuneration 
2.    Report               835,264,767  94.28   50,721,166  5.72  885,985,933   76.94     5,925,578 
---  --------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ----  -----------  --------  ----------- 
     To approve 
      the Directors' 
      Remuneration 
3.    Policy               880,154,462  98.86   10,177,401  1.14  890,331,863   77.32     1,579,648 
---  --------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ----  -----------  --------  ----------- 
     To declare 
      a final dividend 
      of 6.50p per 
4.    ordinary share       891,846,768  100.00    5,103     0.00  891,851,871   77.45      59,640 
---  --------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ----  -----------  --------  ----------- 
     To elect Tony 
      DeNunzio CBE 
5.    as a director        891,512,237  99.97    303,770    0.03  891,816,007   77.45      95,504 
---  --------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ----  -----------  --------  ----------- 
     To elect Lord 
      Livingston 
      of Parkhead 
6.    as a director        890,351,488  99.84   1,462,022   0.16  891,813,510   77.45      98,001 
---  --------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ----  -----------  --------  ----------- 
     To re-elect 
      Katie Bickerstaffe 
7.    as a director        885,129,618  99.25   6,701,008   0.75  891,830,626   77.45      80,885 
---  --------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ----  -----------  --------  ----------- 
     To re-elect 
      Sir Charles 
      Dunstone as 
8.    a director           711,033,798  94.68   39,931,661  5.32  750,965,459   65.22    140,946,052 
---  --------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ----  -----------  --------  ----------- 
     To re-elect 
      Andrea Gisle 
      Joosen as 
9.    a director           888,615,165  99.64   3,219,074   0.36  891,834,239   77.45      77,272 
---  --------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ----  -----------  --------  ----------- 
     To re-elect 
      Andrew Harrison 
10.   as a director        885,231,831  99.26   6,599,999   0.74  891,831,830   77.45      79,681 
---  --------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ----  -----------  --------  ----------- 
     To re-elect 
      Tim How as 
11.   a director           890,270,360  99.82   1,561,037   0.18  891,831,397   77.45      80,114 
---  --------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ----  -----------  --------  ----------- 
     To re-elect 
      Sebastian 
      James as a 
12.   director             885,858,884  99.33   5,973,794   0.67  891,832,678   77.45      78,833 
---  --------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ----  -----------  --------  ----------- 
     To re-elect 
      Jock Lennox 
13.   as a director        878,685,180  98.57   12,788,477  1.43  891,473,657   77.42      437,854 
---  --------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ----  -----------  --------  ----------- 
     To re-elect 
      Baroness Morgan 
      of Huyton 
14.   as a director        872,282,236  97.87   18,989,657  2.13  891,271,893   77.40      639,618 
---  --------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ----  -----------  --------  ----------- 
     To re-elect 
      Gerry Murphy 
15.   as a director        877,274,609  98.37   14,559,375  1.63  891,833,984   77.45      77,527 
---  --------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ----  -----------  --------  ----------- 
     To re-elect 
      Humphrey Singer 
16.   as a director        884,917,304  99.22   6,917,981   0.78  891,835,285   77.45      76,226 
---  --------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ----  -----------  --------  ----------- 
     To re-elect 
      Graham Stapleton 
17.   as a director        885,177,510  99.25   6,661,184   0.75  891,838,694   77.45      72,817 
---  --------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ----  -----------  --------  ----------- 
     To re-appoint 
      Deloitte LLP 
      as auditor 
18.   of the Company       839,751,635  99.73   2,292,914   0.27  842,044,549   73.13    49,866,712 
---  --------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ----  -----------  --------  ----------- 
     Authority 
      for the Directors 
      to determine 
      the auditor's 
19.   remuneration         882,364,512  99.96    380,541    0.04  882,745,053   76.66     9,166,458 
---  --------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ----  -----------  --------  ----------- 
     Authority 
      for political 
      donations 
      not exceeding 
      GBP25,000 
20.   in total             888,555,965  99.64   3,232,663   0.36  891,788,628   77.45      122,883 
---  --------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ----  -----------  --------  ----------- 
     Approval of 
      the Long Term 
      Incentive 
21.   Plan 2016            878,422,918  99.20   7,119,656   0.80  885,542,574   76.91     6,368,187 
---  --------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ----  -----------  --------  ----------- 
     Authority 
22.   to allot shares      891,100,278  99.92    729,897    0.08  891,830,175   77.45      81,336 
---  --------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ----  -----------  --------  ----------- 
     Authority 
      to dis-apply 
      pre-emption 
23.   rights *             891,568,638  99.97    250,005    0.03  891,818,643   77.45      92,868 
---  --------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ----  -----------  --------  ----------- 
     Authority 
      for the Company 
      to make purchases 
      of ordinary 
24.   shares *             883,062,609  99.02   8,762,476   0.98  891,825,085   77.45      86,426 
---  --------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ----  -----------  --------  ----------- 
     Authority 
      to call general 
      meetings at 
      short notice 
25.   *                    856,353,890  96.02   35,483,066  3.98  891,836,956   77.45      74,555 
---  --------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ----  -----------  --------  ----------- 
 

* Special Resolutions

Notes:

1. The number of ordinary shares of 0.1p each in issue on the share register as at the date of meeting was 1,151,461,336 and all of these have voting rights.

   2.   Percentages above are rounded to 2 decimal places. 

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

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R, a copy of the resolutions, other than those concerning ordinary business, passed at the Annual General Meeting have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.

Further information:

Nigel Paterson, Company Secretary and General Counsel

Tel: [phone]

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