Mothercare PLC Result of AGM (8996G)

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RNS Number : 8996G

Mothercare PLC

26 July 2019

Mothercare plc Annual General Meeting 26 July 2019: Results

Annual General Meeting

At the annual general meeting held at 11.00am on 26 July 2019, the resolutions before the meeting were passed on a show of hands.

The following proxy votes had been received by the Company in respect of the resolutions:

 
             Resolution           Votes For       % of Votes        Votes        % of       Votes      % of votes 
                                  (including     For (including     Against      Votes     Withheld*    withheld* 
                                  discretion)     discretion)                   Against 
      To receive the 
       annual accounts, 
       directors' report, 
       strategic report, 
       directors' remuneration 
       report and auditor's 
 1     report                    235,520,863        99.99%          19,301      0.01%         29,646     0.01% 
     -------------------------  -------------  ----------------  -----------  ---------  -----------  ----------- 
      To approve the 
       directors' remuneration 
 2     report                    205,792,725        87.38%        29,729,692    12.62%        47,396     0.02% 
     -------------------------  -------------  ----------------  -----------  ---------  -----------  ----------- 
      To re-elect 
       Clive Whiley 
 3     as a director             211,007,087        89.58%        24,545,518    10.42%        17,205     0.01% 
     -------------------------  -------------  ----------------  -----------  ---------  -----------  ----------- 
      To re-elect 
       Mark Newton-Jones 
 4     as a director             235,317,601        99.90%         236,127      0.10%         16,082     0.01% 
     -------------------------  -------------  ----------------  -----------  ---------  -----------  ----------- 
      To re-elect 
       Glyn Hughes 
 5     as a director             235,208,692        96.85%         348,069      0.15%         13,049     0.01% 
     -------------------------  -------------  ----------------  -----------  ---------  -----------  ----------- 
      To re-elect 
       Gillian Kent 
 6     as a director             235,400,147        99.93%         159,479      0.07%         10,184     0.00% 
     -------------------------  -------------  ----------------  -----------  ---------  -----------  ----------- 
      To re-elect 
       Nick Wharton 
 7     as a director             235,508,630        99.98%          42,915      0.02%         18,265     0.01% 
     -------------------------  -------------  ----------------  -----------  ---------  -----------  ----------- 
      To appoint Grant 
       Thornton UK 
       LLP as auditor 
 8     of the Company            211,223,296        89.67%        24,322,246    10.33%        24,268     0.01% 
     -------------------------  -------------  ----------------  -----------  ---------  -----------  ----------- 
      To authorise 
       the directors 
       to determine 
       the remuneration 
 9     of the auditor            235,528,461        100.00%         11,297      0.00%         30,052     0.01% 
     -------------------------  -------------  ----------------  -----------  ---------  -----------  ----------- 
      Authority for 
       the directors 
 10    to allot shares           235,321,921        99.90%         231,772      0.10%         16,117     0.01% 
     -------------------------  -------------  ----------------  -----------  ---------  -----------  ----------- 
      To authorise 
       political donations 
       by the company 
 11    and its subsidiaries      180,696,069        86.72%        27,660,345    13.28%    27,213,396     11.55% 
     -------------------------  -------------  ----------------  -----------  ---------  -----------  ----------- 
      Amend the Company's 
       Articles of 
 12    Association               201,946,694        85.74%        33,584,725    14.26%        38,391     0.02% 
     -------------------------  -------------  ----------------  -----------  ---------  -----------  ----------- 
      Authority to 
       call a general 
       meeting at 14 
 13    days' notice              235,514,597        99.99%          28,553      0.01%         26,660     0.01% 
     -------------------------  -------------  ----------------  -----------  ---------  -----------  ----------- 
      Authority to 
       disapply pre-emption 
 14    rights                    235,453,055        99.98%          56,700      0.02%         60,055     0.03% 
     -------------------------  -------------  ----------------  -----------  ---------  -----------  ----------- 
      Authority to 
       further disapply 
       pre-emption 
 15    rights                    211,156,478        89.66%        24,362,835    10.34%        50,497     0.02% 
     -------------------------  -------------  ----------------  -----------  ---------  -----------  ----------- 
      Authority to 
       purchase own 
 16    shares                    211,209,783        89.66%        24,351,353    10.34%         8,674     0.00% 
     -------------------------  -------------  ----------------  -----------  ---------  -----------  ----------- 
 

Resolutions 12 to 16 were Special Resolutions.

Notes

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

As at 25 July 2019, the Company's issued share capital and total voting rights consisted of 341,798,346 ordinary shares each carrying voting rights. There are no shares in treasury. As a result, proxy votes representing approximately 68.9% of the voting capital were cast for the AGM.

The full text of the resolutions can be found in the Notice of Meeting on the Company's website, www.mothercareplc.com and for inspection on the National Storage Mechanism, http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2 copies of the resolutions passed, other than ordinary business, will shortly be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism, http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.

Further details:

MHP Communications

   Simon Hockridge, Tim Rowntree, Alistair de Kare-Silver                    020 3128 8789 

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