Pets At Home Group Plc Result of AGM (8519J)

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RNS Number : 8519J

Pets At Home Group Plc

14 September 2016

Wednesday, 14th September 2016

Pets at Home Group Plc ("Company)

Results of Annual General Meeting 2016

The Company gives notice that at its Annual General Meeting held on 14th September 2016 at the Macdonald Manchester Hotel, London Road, Piccadilly, Manchester M1 2PG at 11am, a poll was taken on all resolutions put to the meeting. All resolutions were passed by the members entitled to vote.

The results of the poll incorporating proxy votes lodged in advance of the meeting are set out below.

 
                             VOTES FOR(1)    %(2)    VOTES AGAINST    %     VOTES TOTAL   % OF ISC(3)  VOTES WITHHELD4 
--------------------------  -------------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  ------------  --------------- 
 Ordinary Resolutions 
--------------------------  -------------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  ------------  --------------- 
      To receive the 
      directors report and 
      accounts for the 
      year ended 31 March 
 1    2016                   408,999,437    100.00        500        0.00   408,999,937      81.80         16,162 
---  ---------------------  -------------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  ------------  --------------- 
 2    To approve the 
      directors' 
      remuneration report 
      for the year ended 
      31 March 2016          407,247,776    99.81       761,607      0.19   408,009,383      81.60        1,006,716 
---  ---------------------  -------------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  ------------  --------------- 
 3    To declare a final 
      dividend of 5.5 
      pence per ordinary 
      share for the year 
      ended 31 March 2016    409,014,965    100.00        714        0.00   409,015,679      81.80           420 
---  ---------------------  -------------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  ------------  --------------- 
 4    To re-elect the 
      following 
      individuals as 
      directors 
---  ---------------------  -------------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  ------------  --------------- 
 4A   Tony DeNunzio          400,942,284    98.03      8,071,387     1.97   409,013,671      81.80          2,428 
---  ---------------------  -------------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  ------------  --------------- 
 4B   Dennis Millard         408,846,540    99.96       162,542      0.04   409,009,082      81.80          7,017 
---  ---------------------  -------------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  ------------  --------------- 
 4C   Ian Kellett            402,389,206    98.38      6,620,182     1.62   409,009,388      81.80          6,711 
---  ---------------------  -------------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  ------------  --------------- 
 4D   Brian Carroll          401,076,951    98.06      7,931,207     1.94   409,008,158      81.80          7,941 
---  ---------------------  -------------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  ------------  --------------- 
 4E   Amy Stirling           408,533,975    99.88       474,687      0.12   409,008,662      81.80          7,437 
---  ---------------------  -------------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  ------------  --------------- 
 4F   Paul Coby              408,846,120    99.96       162,962      0.04   409,009,082      81.80          7,017 
---  ---------------------  -------------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  ------------  --------------- 
 4G   Tessa Green            408,848,132    99.96       160,950      0.04   409,009,082      81.80          7,017 
---  ---------------------  -------------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  ------------  --------------- 
 4H   Paul Moody             408,850,289    99.96       162,962      0.04   409,013,251      81.80          2,848 
---  ---------------------  -------------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  ------------  --------------- 
      To reappoint KPMG 
 5    LLP as the auditor     406,002,215    99.26      3,012,750     0.74   409,014,965      81.80          1,134 
---  ---------------------  -------------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  ------------  --------------- 
 6    To authorise the 
      directors to set the 
      auditor's fees         408,917,334    99.98       95,459       0.02   409,012,793      81.80          3,306 
---  ---------------------  -------------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  ------------  --------------- 
 7    To give the 
      directors authority 
      to allot shares:       403,758,790    98.72      5,251,975     1.28   409,010,765      81.80          5,334 
---  ---------------------  -------------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  ------------  --------------- 
 8    To authorise the 
      Company and its 
      Subsidiaries to make 
      political donations    400,521,138    98.52      6,003,304     1.48   406,524,442      81.30        2,491,657 
---  ---------------------  -------------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  ------------  --------------- 
 Special Resolutions 
--------------------------  -------------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  ------------  --------------- 
      To disapply 
 9    pre-emption rights     405,820,861    99.22      3,186,559     0.78   409,007,420      81.80          8,679 
---  ---------------------  -------------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  ------------  --------------- 
 10   Additional 
      disapplication of 
      pre-emption rights     398,797,102    97.50     10,210,318     2.50   409,007,420      81.80          8,679 
---  ---------------------  -------------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  ------------  --------------- 
 11   To authorise the 
      Company to buy its 
      own shares             404,793,400    98.97      4,218,193     1.03   409,011,593      81.80          4,506 
---  ---------------------  -------------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  ------------  --------------- 
 12   To authorise short 
      notice general 
      meetings               397,856,346    97.27     11,154,917     2.73   409,011,263      81.80          4,530 
---  ---------------------  -------------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  ------------  --------------- 
 

Notes:

   1.       Votes "for" include discretionary votes. 
   2.       Percentages above are rounded to two decimal places. 
   3.       Issued share capital at meeting date: 500,000,000. 

4. A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes "for" and "against" a resolution.

The full text of the resolutions can be found in the Notice of Annual General Meeting which is available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm and on the Company's website http://investors.petsathome.com/

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R, a copy of the resolutions, other than those concerning ordinary business, passed by the Company at the AGM held on 14(th) September 2016, has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.

For further information contact:

Louise Stonier

Group Company Secretary and Group Legal Director

Pets at Home Group Plc

0161 486 3590

This information is provided by RNS

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