5 September 2024
CURRYS PLC
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2024 - POLL RESULTS
The Board of Currys plc ('the Company') is pleased to announce that all the resolutions put to its Annual General Meeting held at 11:00am on Thursday 5 September 2024, were duly passed by the requisite majorities on a poll.
The results of the poll were as follows:
|
Resolutions |
Votes For |
Votes Against |
Votes Total |
Issued Share Capital Voted |
Votes Withheld |
|||
|
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
Number |
||
|
1. |
To receive the Annual Report and Accounts, including the strategic report and the reports of the directors and auditor for the period ended 27 April 2024 |
854,764,168 |
100.00 |
42,515 |
0.00 |
854,806,683 |
75.41% |
917,305 |
|
2. |
To approve the Directors' Annual Remuneration Report |
753,564,938 |
88.07 |
102,063,154 |
11.93 |
855,628,092 |
75.49% |
95,004 |
|
3. |
To elect Steve Johnson as a director |
855,591,667 |
99.99 |
86,795 |
0.01 |
855,678,462 |
75.49% |
45,052 |
|
4. |
To elect Octavia Morley as a director |
853,740,384 |
99.77 |
1,944,239 |
0.23 |
855,684,623 |
75.49% |
38,888 |
|
5. |
To re-elect Alex Baldock as a director |
855,470,122 |
99.97 |
218,926 |
0.03 |
855,689,048 |
75.49% |
34,463 |
|
6. |
To re-elect Eileen Burbidge MBE |
853,619,165 |
99.76 |
2,082,512 |
0.24 |
855,701,677 |
75.49% |
21,837 |
|
7. |
To re-elect Ian Dyson as a director |
782,686,543 |
91.47 |
72,987,734 |
8.53 |
855,674,277 |
75.49% |
49,237 |
|
8. |
To re-elect Magdalena Gerger as a director |
849,805,588 |
99.31 |
5,881,237 |
0.69 |
855,686,825 |
75.49% |
36,686 |
|
9. |
To re-elect Bruce Marsh as a director |
855,193,440 |
99.94 |
492,894 |
0.06 |
855,686,334 |
75.49% |
37,180 |
|
10. |
To re-elect Gerry Murphy as a director |
783,415,189 |
91.55 |
72,269,637 |
8.45 |
855,684,826 |
75.49% |
38,685 |
|
11. |
To re-elect Adam Walker as a director |
855,452,407 |
99.97 |
223,627 |
0.03 |
855,676,034 |
75.49% |
47,480 |
|
12. |
To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditor of the Company |
818,065,990 |
95.60 |
37,620,072 |
4.40 |
855,686,062 |
75.49% |
37,453 |
|
13. |
To authorise the directors to determine the auditor's remuneration |
855,096,793 |
99.94 |
554,315 |
0.06 |
855,651,108 |
75.49% |
57,452 |
|
14. |
To authorise political donations not exceeding £25,000 in total |
844,959,492 |
98.75 |
10,705,111 |
1.25 |
855,664,603 |
75.49% |
58,911 |
|
15. |
Authority to allot shares |
847,351,699 |
99.03 |
8,261,683 |
0.97 |
855,613,382 |
75.48% |
110,417 |
|
16. |
Authority to dis-apply pre-emption rights * |
855,380,098 |
99.97 |
281,742 |
0.03 |
855,661,840 |
75.49% |
61,674 |
|
17. |
Authority for the Company to purchase its own shares * |
818,189,547 |
95.63 |
37,344,189 |
4.37 |
855,533,736 |
75.48% |
189,776 |
|
18. |
Authority to call general meetings at short notice * |
847,768,943 |
99.07 |
7,941,269 |
0.93 |
855,710,212 |
75.49% |
13,302 |
* Special Resolutions
Notes:
1. The total number of ordinary shares of 0.1p each in issue on the share register as at the date of meeting was 1,133,494,651 and all of these have voting rights.
2. Percentages above are rounded to 2 decimal places.
3. 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, the total votes validly cast or the calculation of the proportion of issued share capital voted.
In accordance with UK Listing Rule 6.4.2R, a copy of the resolutions, other than those concerning ordinary business, passed at the Annual General Meeting have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
Further information:
Nigel Paterson, Company Secretary and General Counsel
Currys plc
Tel: +44 (0)20 3110 4411
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