Lookers PLC Results of 2021 Annual General Meeting (6932D)

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RNS Number : 6932D

Lookers PLC

30 June 2021

30 June 2021

Lookers plc

(the "Company")

Results of 2021 Annual General Meeting

The Company announces that at its Annual General Meeting held on 30 June 2021 (the "AGM") all the resolutions set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting (the "Notice") dated 7 June 2021 were passed by the requisite majority by means of a poll vote. Resolutions 1 to 7 were passed as ordinary resolutions (requiring a simple majority of votes in favour of the resolution) and resolutions 8 to 11 were passed as special resolutions (requiring a 75% majority of votes in favour).

The results of the poll for each resolution are set out below:

 
       Resolution                Votes for     %       Votes       %      Votes        Votes 
                                                        against            withheld     cast as 
                                                                                        a % of 
                                                                                        issued 
                                                                                        share 
                                                                                        capital 
       To elect Robin 
 1.     James Churchouse         271,653,072   99.84   425,983     0.16   1,500        69.68 
      ------------------------ 
       To elect Duncan 
 2.     Andrew McPhee            271,217,740   99.68   861,315     0.32   1,500        69.68 
      ------------------------ 
       To elect Paul 
        Michael Van der 
 3.     Burgh*                   271,631,714   99.84   447,341     0.16   1,500        69.68 
      ------------------------ 
       To re-elect Philip 
 4.     Michael White**          252,971,438   97.40   6,762,794   2.60   12,346,323   66.52 
      ------------------------ 
       To re-elect Mark 
 5.     Douglas Raban            271,220,190   99.68   858,865     0.32   1,500        69.68 
      ------------------------ 
       To re-elect Victoria 
 6.     Grant Mitchell           271,503,610   99.79   575,445     0.21   1,500        69.68 
      ------------------------ 
       To renew authority 
 7.     to allot shares          271,642,136   99.84   436,919     0.16   1,500        69.68 
      ------------------------ 
       Disapply pre-emption 
 8.     rights                   271,800,142   99.90   278,913     0.10   1,500        69.68 
      ------------------------ 
       Allot equity securities 
        for cash without 
        rights of pre-emption 
        applying as detailed 
 9.     in the Notice            271,806,962   99.90   272,092     0.10   1,501        69.68 
      ------------------------ 
       Renew authority 
        to purchase own 
 10.    shares                   271,864,995   99.98   59,511      0.02   156,049      69.64 
      ------------------------ 
       Approve 14 days' 
        notice for general 
 11.    meetings                 271,818,568   99.87   346,326     0.13   1,994        69.70 
      ------------------------                                                        --------- 
 

* Senior Independent Director

** Chairman

As detailed in the Notice, Anna Bielby did not stand for election and retired from the Board with effect from the conclusion of the AGM. She will remain in her post as Interim Chief Financial Officer until 31 July 2021.

 
Notes: 
1.      In accordance with the Company's Articles of Association, 
         on a poll every member present in person or by proxy 
         has one vote for every share held. 
2.      A "Vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted 
         in the calculation of the percentage of shares voted 
         "For" or "Against" any resolution nor in the calculation 
         of the proportion of "issued share capital instructed" 
         for any resolution. 
3.      The issued share capital of the Company as at 30 June 
         2021 was 390,475,317 ordinary shares of 5 pence each. 
         The total voting rights of the Company on the day on 
         which shareholders had to be on the register in order 
         to be eligible to vote at the AGM was 390,475,317. Each 
         share carries one vote. No shares are held in treasury. 
5.      Votes "For" and "Against" any resolution are expressed 
         as a percentage of votes validly cast for that resolution. 
6.      The full text of the resolutions passed at the AGM can 
         be found in the Notice of General Meeting which is available 
         on the Company's website at www.lookersplc.com. 
7.      A copy of the special business resolutions passed at 
         the AGM will shortly be submitted to the National Storage 
         Mechanism and will be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism 
         . 
8.      The complete poll results will be available shortly 
         on the Company's website at www.lookersplc.com 
 
 
 

Enquiries:

Debbie Fish

Deputy Company Secretary

07989 224729

The Company is registered in England at Lookers House, 3 Etchells Road, West Timperley, Altrincham WA14 5XS. Company registration number 00111876. LEI number 213800TSB8PJEACDAV33

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