DFS Furniture PLC Results of Annual General Meeting (3255F)

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RNS Number : 3255F

DFS Furniture PLC

13 November 2020

13 November 2020 For immediate release

DFS Furniture PLC

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

DFS Furniture PLC (the "Company") announces that all of the resolutions set out in the notice of Annual General Meeting dated 13 November 2020 were duly passed at today's Annual General Meeting.

Details of the votes cast were as follows:

 
           Resolution       For (including      %       Against       %         Total       % of    Withheld* 
                             discretionary)                                                  ISC 
                                                                                            voted 
       Receive and 
        adopt the 
        2020 Annual 
        Report and 
  1.    Accounts              230,798,494     99.99%     29,979     0.01%    230,828,473   90.39      1,944 
      -------------------  ----------------  -------               -------                -------  ---------- 
       Approve the 
        Directors' 
        Remuneration 
  2.    Report                183,560,974     81.48%   41,719,859   18.52%   225,280,833   88.22    5,549,584 
      -------------------  ----------------  -------               -------                -------  ---------- 
       Re-Elect 
  3.    Tim Stacey            230,825,818      100%      2,656      0.00%    230,828,474   90.39      1,944 
      -------------------  ----------------  -------               -------                -------  ---------- 
       Re-Elect 
  4.    Mike Schmidt          230,809,787     99.99%     18,531     0.01%    230,828,318   90.39      3,900 
      -------------------  ----------------  -------               -------                -------  ---------- 
       Re-Elect 
  5.    Ian Durant            230,823,862      100%      2,656      0.00%    230,826,518   90.39      3,900 
      -------------------  ----------------  -------               -------                -------  ---------- 
       Re-Elect 
  6.    Alison Hutchinson     227,530,201     98.57%   3,296,317    1.43%    230,826,518   90.39      3,900 
      -------------------  ----------------  -------               -------                -------  ---------- 
       Re-Elect 
  7.    Jo Boydell            227,530,201     98.57%   3,296,317    1.43%    230,826,518   90.39      3,900 
      -------------------  ----------------  -------               -------                -------  ---------- 
       Re-Elect 
  8.    Steve Johnson         220,371,029     95.47%   10,455,488   4.53%    230,826,517   90.39      3,900 
      -------------------  ----------------  -------               -------                -------  ---------- 
       Elect Jane 
  9.    Bednall               230,822,805      100%      3,713      0.00%    230,826,518   90.39      3,900 
      -------------------  ----------------  -------               -------                -------  ---------- 
       Re- appoint 
        KPMG LLP 
 10.    as auditor            230,748,634     99.97%     79,443     0.03%    230,828,077   90.39      2,340 
      -------------------  ----------------  -------               -------                -------  ---------- 
       Authorise 
        the Audit 
        Committee 
        to agree 
        the auditor's 
 11.    remuneration          230,822,805      100%      3,713      0.00%    230,826,518   90.39      3,900 
      -------------------  ----------------  -------               -------                -------  ---------- 
       Directors' 
        authority 
        to sub-divide 
        the ordinary 
 12.    shares                230,821,717      100%      5,700      0.00%    230,827,417   90.39      3,001 
      -------------------  ----------------  -------               -------                -------  ---------- 
       Approve the 
        terms of 
        the Deferred 
 13.    shares                230,822,010      100%      6,068      0.00%    230,828,078   90.39      2,340 
      -------------------  ----------------  -------               -------                -------  ---------- 
       Directors' 
        authority 
        to allot 
 14.    shares                225,332,322     97.62%   5,496,151    2.38%    230,828,473   90.39      1,944 
      -------------------  ----------------  -------               -------                -------  ---------- 
       General authority 
        to dis-apply 
        pre-emption 
 15.    right **              225,668,318     97.76%   5,160,155    2.24%    230,828,473   90.39      1,944 
      -------------------  ----------------  -------               -------                -------  ---------- 
       Additional 
        authority 
        to dis-apply 
        pre-emption 
        rights for 
        the purpose 
        of acquisitions 
        or capital 
        investments 
 16.    **                    225,640,679     97.75%   5,187,479    2.25%    230,828,158   90.39      2,259 
      -------------------  ----------------  -------               -------                -------  ---------- 
       Authorise 
        the Company 
        to purchase 
        its ordinary 
 17.    shares **             230,794,976     99.99%     30,484     0.01%    230,825,460   90.39      4,957 
      -------------------  ----------------  -------               -------                -------  ---------- 
       Authorise 
        the Company 
        to purchase 
        its deferred 
 18.    shares **             230,794,686     99.99%     31,831     0.01%    230,826,517   90.39      3,900 
      -------------------  ----------------  -------               -------                -------  ---------- 
       Authorise 
        calling general 
        meetings 
        on not less 
        than 14 clear 
        days' notice 
 19.    **                    230,337,729     99.79%    488,474     0.21%    230,826,203   90.39      4,215 
      -------------------  ----------------  -------               -------                -------  ---------- 
 

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.

** Indicates special resolutions requiring a 75% majority.

In accordance with 9.6.2 (R) of the Listing Rules, Copies of the resolutions passed at the AGM, other than those concerning ordinary business, will be submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will in due course be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

A copy of the Annual General Meeting results will be available on the DFS corporate website https://www.dfscorporate.co.uk/

Enquiries:

 
 DFS: (enquiries via Tulchan)              TULCHAN 
 Liz McDonald (Group Company               James Macey-White 
  Secretary) 
                                           Jessica Reid 
                                            Amber Ahluwalia 
 
 [e-mail]              [e-mail] 
 

About DFS Furniture plc

DFS is the clear market leading retailer of living room furniture in the United Kingdom. We design, manufacture, sell and deliver to our customers an extensive range of furniture products. The business operates a retail network of living room furniture stores in the United Kingdom and Europe, together with an online channel. These have been established and developed gradually over 50 years of operating history. We attract customers to our stores and website through our substantial and continued investment in nationwide marketing activities and our reputation for high quality products and service, breadth of product ranges and price points, and favourable consumer financing options.

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