Big Yellow Group PLC Result of AGM (2343V)

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RNS Number : 2343V

Big Yellow Group PLC

05 August 2020

Big Yellow Group PLC

5 August 2020

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 2 July 2020 (the "AGM Notice") were duly passed.

A final dividend of 16.7 pence per Ordinary Share will be paid on 10 August 2020.

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

 
 Resolutions                         Votes for (1)             Votes against         Total votes      Votes 
                                                                                         cast        withheld 
                                                                                                       (2) 
                                No. of shares    % of     No. of shares    % of     No. of shares    No. of 
                                                 shares                    shares                     shares 
                                                 voted                     voted 
                               --------------  --------  --------------  --------  --------------  ---------- 
      To receive 
       the Annual 
       Report and 
       Accounts for 
       the year ended 
 1     31 March 2020             142,778,590     100.0          0           0.0      142,778,590     113,576 
     ------------------------  --------------  --------  --------------  --------  --------------  ---------- 
      To approve 
       the Directors' 
       Remuneration 
 2     Report                    139,729,155     97.8       3,155,806       2.2      142,884,961      7,204 
     ------------------------  --------------  --------  --------------  --------  --------------  ---------- 
      To approve 
       the final 
 3     dividend                  142,888,066     100.0          0           0.0      142,888,066      4,100 
     ------------------------  --------------  --------  --------------  --------  --------------  ---------- 
      To re-elect 
       Richard Cotton 
 4     as a Director             142,137,222     99.5        750,315        0.5      142,887,537      4,629 
     ------------------------  --------------  --------  --------------  --------  --------------  ---------- 
      To re-elect 
       James Gibson 
 5     as a Director             142,120,468     99.5        767,069        0.5      142,887,537      4,629 
     ------------------------  --------------  --------  --------------  --------  --------------  ---------- 
      To re-elect 
       Dr Anna Keay 
 6     as a Director             142,710,922     99.9        176,615        0.1      142,887,537      4,629 
     ------------------------  --------------  --------  --------------  --------  --------------  ---------- 
      To re-elect 
       Adrian Lee 
 7     as a Director             142,120,468     99.5        767,069        0.5      142,887,537      4,629 
     ------------------------  --------------  --------  --------------  --------  --------------  ---------- 
      To re-elect 
       Vince Niblett 
 8     as a Director             142,135,922     99.5        751,615        0.5      142,887,537      4,629 
     ------------------------  --------------  --------  --------------  --------  --------------  ---------- 
      To re-elect 
       John Trotman 
 9     as a Director             141,623,857     99.1       1,263,680       0.9      142,887,537      4,629 
     ------------------------  --------------  --------  --------------  --------  --------------  ---------- 
      To re-elect 
       Nicholas Vetch 
 10    as a Director             139,946,655     97.9       2,940,881       2.1      142,887,536      4,629 
     ------------------------  --------------  --------  --------------  --------  --------------  ---------- 
      To re-appoint 
       Julia Hailes 
 11    as a Director             142,886,237     100.0          0           0.0      142,886,237      5,929 
     ------------------------  --------------  --------  --------------  --------  --------------  ---------- 
      To re-appoint 
       Laela Pakpour 
       Tabrizi as 
 12    a Director                142,883,387     100.0        1,850         0.0      142,885,237      6,929 
     ------------------------  --------------  --------  --------------  --------  --------------  ---------- 
      To re-appoint 
       KPMG LLP as 
 13    auditors                  142,882,445     100.0        5,092         0.0      142,887,537      4,629 
     ------------------------  --------------  --------  --------------  --------  --------------  ---------- 
      To authorise 
       the Directors 
       to agree the 
       auditor's 
 14    remuneration              142,887,387     100.0         629          0.0      142,888,016      4,150 
     ------------------------  --------------  --------  --------------  --------  --------------  ---------- 
      To authorise 
       the Directors 
       to allot shares 
       up to a limited 
 15    amount                    138,231,150     96.7       4,656,916       3.3      142,888,066      4,100 
     ------------------------  --------------  --------  --------------  --------  --------------  ---------- 
      To empower 
       the Directors 
       to allot equity 
       securities 
       and/or sell 
       equity securities 
       held as treasury 
       shares as 
       if section 
       561 of the 
       Companies 
       Act 2006 did 
       not apply 
 16    (3)                       141,839,230     100.0       57,816         0.0      141,897,046     995,120 
     ------------------------  --------------  --------  --------------  --------  --------------  ---------- 
      To authorise 
       the Directors 
       to disapply 
       statutory 
       pre-emption 
       rights in 
       respect of 
       an additional 
       5% of the 
       Company's 
       issued share 
       capital, in 
       certain circumstances. 
 17    (3)                       141,708,686     99.9        188,359        0.1      141,897,045     995,120 
     ------------------------  --------------  --------  --------------  --------  --------------  ---------- 
      To authorise 
       the Company 
       to purchase 
       its own shares 
 18    (3)                       142,280,928     99.6        591,073        0.4      142,872,001     20,164 
     ------------------------  --------------  --------  --------------  --------  --------------  ---------- 
      To authorise 
       the calling 
       of general 
       meetings (other 
       than an annual 
       general meeting) 
       by notice 
       of not less 
       than 14 clear 
 19    days (3)                  136,691,008     95.7       6,196,529       4.3      142,887,537      4,629 
     ------------------------  --------------  --------  --------------  --------  --------------  ---------- 
 

(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)

In accordance with the Financial Conduct Authority's Listing Rule 9.6.2 a copy of the resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting will be available via the National Storage Mechanism, which can be accessed at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism .

Enquiries:

   Shauna Beavis, Company Secretary                             01276 477811 

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