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Halfords Group plc (the "Company") gives notice that at its Annual General Meeting held on 29 July 2014 a poll was taken on all resolutions put to the meeting. All resolutions were passed by the members entitled to vote.
The results of the poll incorporating proxy votes lodged in advance of the meeting are set out below.
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RESOLUTION |
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VOTES |
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FOR |
% OF VOTES VALIDLY CAST |
AGAINST |
% OF VOTES VALIDLY CAST |
WITHHELD* |
TOTAL VOTES VALIDLY CAST |
TOTAL VOTES VALIDLY CAST AS % OF ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL** |
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1 |
Receive the Audited Financial Statements |
135,208,996 |
99.762 |
4,879 |
0.004 |
318,338 |
135,532,213 |
68.085 |
|
2 |
Declare a Final Dividend of 9.1 pence |
135,526,235 |
99.996 |
3,978 |
0.003 |
2,000 |
135,532,213 |
68.085 |
|
3 |
Approve Remuneration Report |
134,579,645 |
99.297 |
936,341 |
0.691 |
16,227 |
135,532,213 |
68.085 |
|
4 |
Approve Remuneration Policy |
130,725,499 |
96.453 |
4,047,708 |
2.987 |
759,006 |
135,532,213 |
68.085 |
|
5 |
Elect Helen Jones |
135,508,588 |
99.983 |
16,922 |
0.012 |
6,703 |
135,532,213 |
68.085 |
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6 |
Re-elect Dennis Millard |
120,847,146 |
89.165 |
10,934,799 |
8.068 |
3,750,268 |
135,532,213 |
68.085 |
|
7 |
Re-elect David Adams |
135,315,554 |
99.840 |
208,887 |
0.154 |
7,772 |
135,532,213 |
68.085 |
|
8 |
Re-elect Claudia Arney |
135,324,504 |
99.847 |
200,651 |
0.148 |
7,058 |
135,532,213 |
68.085 |
|
9 |
Re-elect Matt Davies |
132,746,318 |
97.944 |
2,776,742 |
2.049 |
9,153 |
135,532,213 |
68.085 |
|
10 |
Re-elect Andrew Findlay |
134,912,233 |
99.543 |
610,963 |
0.451 |
9,017 |
135,532,213 |
68.085 |
|
11 |
Appoint KPMG |
135,512,976 |
99.986 |
16,262 |
0.012 |
2,975 |
135,532,213 |
68.085 |
|
12 |
Auditors Remuneration |
135,512,286 |
99.985 |
2,993 |
0.002 |
16,934 |
135,532,213 |
68.085 |
|
13 |
Allot Relevant Securities |
133,083,866 |
98.194 |
2,438,063 |
1.799 |
10,284 |
135,532,213 |
68.085 |
|
14 |
Disapply Pre-emption Rights** |
135,432,576 |
99.926 |
89,977 |
0.066 |
9,660 |
135,532,213 |
68.085 |
|
15 |
Purchase Own Shares** |
135,430,348 |
99.925 |
92,705 |
0.068 |
9,160 |
135,532,213 |
68.085 |
|
16 |
Renewal of CSOS |
135,380,996 |
99.888 |
142,254 |
0.105 |
8,963 |
135,532,213 |
68.085 |
|
17 |
Renewal of Sharesave |
134,534,957 |
99.264 |
991,341 |
0.731 |
5,915 |
135,532,213 |
68.085 |
|
18 |
Share Plans Outside the UK |
134,616,448 |
99.324 |
904,708 |
0.668 |
11,057 |
135,532,213 |
68.085 |
|
19 |
Political Donations |
126,435,181 |
93.288 |
2,608,294 |
1.924 |
6,488,738 |
135,532,213 |
68.085 |
|
20 |
GMs on 14 days' notice** |
126,585,420 |
93.399 |
8,945,970 |
6.601 |
823 |
135,532,213 |
68.085 |
*A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted towards votes cast "For" or "Against" a resolution.
** The number of ordinary shares in issue on the day on which shareholders had to be on the register in order to be eligible to vote was 199,063,222.
*** Special resolutions requiring a 75% majority.
These results will also be made available on the Company's website, and a copy of all special resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting will be submitted to the Financial Conduct Authority via the National Storage Mechanism.
Halfords Group plc
Annual General Meeting
Tuesday 29 July 2014 at 11.30am
Hilton Garden Inn
1 Brunswick Square
Brindley Place
Birmingham B1 2HW
Lisa Hartshorn
Assistant Company Secretary