Burberry Group PLC Result of AGM (8645F)

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RNS Number : 8645F

Burberry Group PLC

17 July 2019

BURBERRY GROUP PLC

(the "Company")

Result of Annual General Meeting 2019

The Company announces the results of voting at its Annual General Meeting held earlier today and confirms that all resolutions were passed with majorities as set out below. All resolutions were taken on a poll.

Resolutions 1 to 16 were proposed as Ordinary Resolutions and resolutions 17 to 19 as Special Resolutions. The results were as follows:

 
 Resolution                       Votes For*    %        Votes Against   %      Total votes   Total        Votes 
                                                                                 validly       votes        Withheld** 
                                                                                 cast          cast 
                                                                                               as % 
                                                                                               of issued 
                                                                                               share 
                                                                                               capital** 
       To receive the 
        Company's Annual 
        Report and Accounts 
        for the financial 
        year ended 30 
 1.     March 2019.               320,726,040   100.00             874   0.00   320,726,914       77.95%       167,796 
      -------------------------  ------------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  -----------  ------------ 
       To approve the 
        Directors' Remuneration 
        Report for the 
        year ended 30 
 2.     March 2019.               312,865,923    97.51       7,995,075   2.49   320,860,998       77.98%        33,711 
      -------------------------  ------------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  -----------  ------------ 
       To declare a 
        final dividend 
        of 31.5p per 
        ordinary share 
        for the year 
        ended 30 March 
 3.     2019.                     320,878,993   100.00               0   0.00   320,878,993       77.99%        15,717 
      -------------------------  ------------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  -----------  ------------ 
       To re-elect 
        Dr Gerry Murphy 
        as a Director 
 4.     of the Company.           312,262,712    97.71       7,332,617   2.29   319,595,329       77.67%     1,299,380 
      -------------------------  ------------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  -----------  ------------ 
       To re-elect 
        Fabiola Arredondo 
        as a Director 
 5.     of the Company.           319,976,495    99.72         891,156   0.28   320,867,651       77.98%        27,059 
      -------------------------  ------------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  -----------  ------------ 
       To re-elect 
        Jeremy Darroch 
        as a Director 
 6.     of the Company.           318,083,033    99.13       2,784,492   0.87   320,867,525       77.98%        27,184 
      -------------------------  ------------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  -----------  ------------ 
       To re-elect 
        Ron Frasch as 
        a Director of 
 7.     the Company.              319,967,338    99.72         898,203   0.28   320,865,541       77.98%        29,169 
      -------------------------  ------------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  -----------  ------------ 
       To re-elect 
        Matthew Key 
        as a Director 
 8.     of the Company.           318,509,480    99.72         889,292   0.28   319,398,772       77.63%     1,495,938 
      -------------------------  ------------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  -----------  ------------ 
       To re-elect 
        Dame Carolyn 
        McCall as a 
        Director of 
 9.     the Company.              319,384,911    99.54       1,478,791   0.46   320,863,702       77.98%        31,008 
      -------------------------  ------------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  -----------  ------------ 
       To re-elect 
        Orna NiChionna 
        as a Director 
 10.    of the Company.           317,896,768    99.08       2,966,112   0.92   320,862,880       77.98%        31,829 
      -------------------------  ------------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  -----------  ------------ 
 
 
       To re-elect 
        Marco Gobbetti 
        as a Director 
 11.    of the Company.          320,420,101   99.90      317,440   0.10   320,737,541   77.95%     157,169 
       To re-elect 
        Julie Brown 
        as a Director 
 12.    of the Company.          319,124,553   99.46    1,742,144   0.54   320,866,697   77.98%      28,013 
      ------------------------  ------------  ------  -----------  -----  ------------  -------  ---------- 
       To reappoint 
        PricewaterhouseCoopers 
        LLP as auditor 
 13.    of the Company.          313,530,797   97.71    7,340,439   2.29   320,871,236   77.98%      23,473 
      ------------------------  ------------  ------  -----------  -----  ------------  -------  ---------- 
       To authorise 
        the Audit Committee 
        of the Company 
        to determine 
        the auditor's 
 14.    remuneration.            318,496,510   99.26    2,373,070   0.74   320,869,580   77.98%      25,130 
      ------------------------  ------------  ------  -----------  -----  ------------  -------  ---------- 
       To authorise 
        political donations 
        by the Company 
 15.    and its subsidiaries.    316,885,992   99.16    2,671,449   0.84   319,557,441   77.66%   1,337,269 
      ------------------------  ------------  ------  -----------  -----  ------------  -------  ---------- 
       To authorise 
        the Directors 
 16.    to allot shares.         319,906,220   99.70      961,895   0.30   320,868,115   77.98%      26,595 
      ------------------------  ------------  ------  -----------  -----  ------------  -------  ---------- 
       To renew the 
        Directors' authority 
        to disapply 
        pre-emption 
        rights. 
 17.    [Special Resolution]     320,740,578   99.96      126,198   0.04   320,866,776   77.98%      27,934 
      ------------------------  ------------  ------  -----------  -----  ------------  -------  ---------- 
       To authorise 
        the Company 
        to purchase 
        its own ordinary 
        shares. 
 18.    [Special Resolution]     318,225,110   99.20    2,558,294   0.80   320,783,404   77.96%     111,305 
      ------------------------  ------------  ------  -----------  -----  ------------  -------  ---------- 
       To authorise 
        the Directors 
        to call general 
        meetings (other 
        than an AGM) 
        on not less 
        than 14 clear 
        days' notice. 
 19.    [Special Resolution]     301,247,259   94.26   18,336,564   5.74   319,583,823   77.67%   1,310,887 
      ------------------------  ------------  ------  -----------  -----  ------------  -------  ---------- 
 

Notes:

* Includes discretionary votes.

** A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes for or against a resolution.

Every shareholder has one vote for every ordinary share held. As at 6.30pm on 15 July 2019, the issued share capital of the Company consisted of 411,461,405 ordinary shares. The Company held no shares in Treasury. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in Burberry Group plc as at 15 July 2019 was also 411,461,405. In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2 copies of all the resolutions passed, other than ordinary business, have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm

Retirement

The Company confirms that, as previously notified, Ian Carter and Stephanie George have today retired as Directors following the Annual General Meeting.

17 July 2019

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