Big Yellow Group PLC Result of AGM (6544L)

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RNS Number : 6544L

Big Yellow Group PLC

20 July 2017

Big Yellow Group PLC - Result of AGM

Result of Annual General Meeting

Big Yellow Group PLC (the "Company") announces that, at the Annual General Meeting (the "AGM") held today, all resolutions contained in the notice of the Annual General Meeting dated 20 June 2017 (the "AGM Notice") were duly passed.

A final dividend of 14.1 pence per Ordinary Share will be paid on 27 July 2017.

The total number of proxy votes lodged for each resolution in advance of the meeting is set out below:

 
 Resolutions                        Votes for            Votes against          Total        Votes 
                                       (1)                                      votes       withheld 
                                                                                 cast          (2) 
---------------------------  ----------------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
                                No. of      %           No. of     %           No. of         No. 
                                 shares      of         shares      of          shares      of shares 
                                             shares                 shares 
                                             voted                  voted 
---  ----------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  ----------- 
      To receive 
       the Annual 
       Report 
       and Accounts 
       for the 
       year ended 
       31 March 
 1     2017                   125,091,061    99.95      64,000      0.05     125,155,061    228,110 
---  ----------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  ----------- 
      To approve 
       the Directors' 
       Remuneration 
 2     Report                 120,565,327    99.17    1,006,046     0.83     121,571,373   3,811,797 
---  ----------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  ----------- 
      To approve 
       the final 
 3     dividend               125,177,137   100.00        0         0.00     125,177,137    206,034 
---  ----------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  ----------- 
      To re-elect 
       Tim Clark 
 4     as a Director          124,347,434    99.34     829,578      0.66     125,177,012    206,159 
---  ----------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  ----------- 
      To re-elect 
       Richard 
       Cotton 
 5     as a Director          121,050,392    99.42     701,367      0.58     121,751,759   3,631,412 
---  ----------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  ----------- 
      To re-elect 
       James Gibson 
 6     as a Director          123,582,529    98.74    1,582,213     1.26     125,164,742    206,159 
---  ----------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  ----------- 
      To re-elect 
       Georgina 
       Harvey 
 7     as a Director          124,938,809    99.81     238,203      0.19     125,177,012    206,159 
---  ----------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  ----------- 
      To re-elect 
       Steve Johnson 
 8     as a Director          107,359,298    88.18    14,392,460    11.82    121,751,758   3,631,412 
---  ----------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  ----------- 
      To re-elect 
       Adrian 
       Lee as 
 9     a Director             123,594,799    98.74    1,582,213     1.26     125,177,012    206,159 
---  ----------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  ----------- 
      To re-elect 
       Vince Niblett 
 10    as a Director          124,689,703    99.61     487,309      0.39     125,177,012    206,159 
---  ----------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  ----------- 
      To re-elect 
       John Trotman 
 11    as a Director          123,594,799    98.74    1,582,213     1.26     125,177,012    206,159 
---  ----------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  ----------- 
      To re-elect 
       Nicholas 
       Vetch as 
 12    a Director             122,357,408    97.78    2,780,449     2.22     125,137,857    245,314 
---  ----------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  ----------- 
      To appoint 
       KPMG LLP 
 13    as auditors            125,116,955    99.95      60,182      0.05     125,177,137    206,034 
---  ----------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  ----------- 
      To authorise 
       the Directors 
       to agree 
       the auditor's 
 14    remuneration           124,272,814    99.34     827,419      0.66     125,100,233    282,938 
---  ----------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  ----------- 
      To authorise 
       the Directors 
       to allot 
       shares 
       up to a 
       limited 
 15    amount                 123,200,728    98.42    1,976,409     1.58     125,177,137    206,034 
---  ----------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  ----------- 
      To authorise 
       the Directors 
       to allot 
       shares 
       and sell 
       treasury 
       shares 
       for cash, 
       without 
       making 
       a pre--emptive 
       offer to 
       shareholders 
 16    (3)                    125,144,586    99.97      32,551      0.03     125,177,137    206,034 
---  ----------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  ----------- 
      To authorise 
       the Directors 
       to allot 
       additional 
       shares 
       and sell 
       treasury 
       shares 
       for cash, 
       without 
       making 
       a pre-emptive 
       offer to 
       shareholders 
       in line 
       with recommendations 
       of the 
       Pre-Emption 
 17    Group (3)              124,703,448    99.62     471,689      0.38     125,175,137    208,034 
---  ----------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  ----------- 
      To authorise 
       the Company 
       to purchase 
       its own 
       shares 
 18    (3)                    124,326,081    99.95      58,903      0.05     124,384,984    998,187 
---  ----------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  ----------- 
      To authorise 
       the calling 
       of general 
       meetings 
       (other 
       than an 
       annual 
       general 
       meeting) 
       by notice 
       of not 
       less than 
       14 clear 
 19    days (3)               117,760,275    94.08    7,415,861     5.92     125,176,136    207,034 
---  ----------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  ----------- 
 

(1) Includes discretionary votes

(2) A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted towards the votes cast 'For' or 'Against' a resolution.

(3) Special Resolution (75% majority required)

As required by Listing Rule 9.6.2, a copy of the resolutions passed at the 2017 Annual General Meeting of the Company have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.

Enquiries:

   Shauna Beavis, Company Secretary                                01276 477811 

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