Halfords Group PLC
Result of AGM
- All AGM resolutions passed with strong support.
- Final dividend declared with 99.99% approval rate.
- Directors re-elected, including Keith Williams.
Halfords Group PLC (HFD) Halfords Group plc |
Results of 2024 Annual General Meeting ("AGM")
Halfords Group plc (the “Company”) announces that all resolutions were passed on a poll at its Annual General Meeting held on 6 September 2024. The results are detailed below. As at the close of business on 4 September 2024, being the AGM voting record date, the total number of shares on the register was 218,928,736.
Resolution |
For |
Against |
Total votes validly cast |
% of shares on register at 3.00 pm on 4 September 2024 |
No. of Votes Withheld** |
|||
No. of Votes |
% |
No. of Votes |
% |
|||||
1 |
Receive the Audited Financial Statements |
164,650,453 |
99.53 |
774,614 |
0.47 |
165,425,067 |
75.56% |
160,072 |
2 |
Declare a final dividend |
165,563,304 |
99.99 |
16,416 |
0.01 |
165,579,720 |
75.63% |
5,419 |
3 |
Approve the Directors’ Remuneration Report |
164,174,192 |
99.16 |
1,394,926 |
0.84 |
165,569,118 |
75.63% |
16,021 |
4 |
Re-elect Keith Williams as a Director |
164,108,609 |
99.11 |
1,468,638 |
0.89 |
165,577,247 |
75.63% |
7,891 |
5 |
Re-elect Jill Caseberry as a Director |
164,073,131 |
99.10 |
1,486,754 |
0.90 |
165,559,885 |
75.62% |
25,253 |
6 |
Re-elect Tom Singer as a Director |
164,277,452 |
99.22 |
1,298,295 |
0.78 |
165,575,747 |
75.63% |
9,391 |
7 |
Re-elect Tanvi Gokhale as a Director |
164,274,669 |
99.21 |
1,300,293 |
0.79 |
165,574,962 |
75.63% |
10,176 |
8 |
Re-elect Graham Stapleton as a Director |
164,852,134 |
99.56 |
725,113 |
0.44 |
165,577,247 |
75.63% |
7,891 |
9 |
Re-elect Jo Hartley as a Director |
164,838,249 |
99.56 |
728,143 |
0.44 |
165,566,392 |
75.63% |
18,746 |
10 |
Re-appoint BDO LLP as Auditor |
164,751,203 |
99.51 |
812,567 |
0.49 |
165,563,770 |
75.62% |
21,369 |
11 |
Authorise the Audit Committee to determine the remuneration of the Auditor |
164,775,129 |
99.52 |
787,450 |
0.48 |
165,562,579 |
75.62% |
22,560 |
12 |
Authorise the Company to make political donations |
145,853,013 |
88.09 |
19,723,413 |
11.91 |
165,576,426 |
75.63% |
8,713 |
13 |
Renew the general authority to allot relevant securities |
164,112,615 |
99.12 |
1,464,630 |
0.88 |
165,577,245 |
75.63% |
7,894 |
14 |
Disapply statutory pre-emption rights* |
165,510,620 |
99.96 |
62,876 |
0.04 |
165,573,496 |
75.63% |
11,643 |
15 |
Authorise the Company to make market purchases of its own shares* |
165,511,167 |
99.98 |
37,155 |
0.02 |
165,548,322 |
75.62% |
36,817 |
16 |
Authorise that general meetings, other than AGMs can be called on 14 days’ clear notice* |
163,596,354 |
98.80 |
1,982,537 |
1.20 |
165,578,891 |
75.63% |
6,248 |
17 |
Authorise the approval of the Halfords Performance Share Plan 2024 |
163,382,795 |
98.68 |
2,180,363 |
1.32 |
165,563,158 |
75.62% |
21,981 |
Notes
* Special resolution requiring a 75% majority.
**A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes “For” and “Against” a resolution.
These results will also be made available on the Company’s website, and in accordance with LR 9.6.2 and 9.2.6ER(1), a copy of resolutions passed as special business will be submitted as soon as practicable to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available shortly for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
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ISIN: | GB00B012TP20 |
Category Code: | RAG |
TIDM: | HFD |
LEI Code: | 54930086FKBWWJIOBI79 |
OAM Categories: | 3.1. Additional regulated information required to be disclosed under the laws of a Member State |
Sequence No.: | 345422 |
EQS News ID: | 1983683 |
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