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Dixons Carphone PLC

10 September 2015

10 September 2015

DIXONS CARPHONE PLC

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2015 - POLL RESULTS

The first Annual General Meeting of Dixons Carphone plc was held at 11:00am on Thursday, 10 September 2015, where all proposed resolutions were duly passed by the requisite majorities on a poll.

 
 Resolutions                       Votes For            Votes Against      Votes Total    Issued    Votes Withheld 
                                                                                           Share 
                                                                                          Capital 
                                                                                           Voted 
---------------------------  ---------------------  --------------------  ------------  ---------  --------------- 
                                   Number        %        Number       %        Number          %           Number 
----  ---------------------  ------------  -------  ------------  ------  ------------  ---------  --------------- 
       To receive 
        the Directors' 
        Report, 
        the Financial 
        Statements 
        for the 
        period ended 
        2 May 2015 
        and the 
        Auditor's 
 1.     Report thereon        904,769,607    99.63     3,334,477    0.37   908,104,084      78.87        1,027,229 
----  ---------------------  ------------  -------  ------------  ------  ------------  ---------  --------------- 
       To approve 
        the Directors' 
        Annual Remuneration 
 2.     Report                621,991,756    72.95   230,588,119   27.05   852,579,875      74.04       56,551,437 
----  ---------------------  ------------  -------  ------------  ------  ------------  ---------  --------------- 
       To approve 
        the Directors' 
        Remuneration 
 3.     Policy                771,709,963    94.09    48,431,387    5.91   820,141,350      71.23       88,989,962 
----  ---------------------  ------------  -------  ------------  ------  ------------  ---------  --------------- 
       To declare 
        a final 
        dividend 
        of 6p per 
        ordinary 
 4.     share                 908,572,631   100.00        23,966    0.00   908,596,597      78.91          534,716 
----  ---------------------  ------------  -------  ------------  ------  ------------  ---------  --------------- 
       To elect 
        Katie Bickerstaffe 
 5.     as a director         897,459,082    98.78    11,114,272    1.22   908,573,354      78.91          557,959 
----  ---------------------  ------------  -------  ------------  ------  ------------  ---------  --------------- 
       To elect 
        Andrea Gisle 
        Joosen as 
 6.     a director            905,671,213    99.68     2,896,173    0.32   908,567,386      78.91          563,927 
----  ---------------------  ------------  -------  ------------  ------  ------------  ---------  --------------- 
       To elect 
        Tim How 
 7.     as a director         906,550,476    99.78     2,020,918    0.22   908,571,394      78.91          559,919 
----  ---------------------  ------------  -------  ------------  ------  ------------  ---------  --------------- 
       To elect 
        Sebastian 
        James as 
 8.     a director            901,265,349    99.20     7,307,139    0.80   908,572,488      78.91          558,825 
----  ---------------------  ------------  -------  ------------  ------  ------------  ---------  --------------- 
       To elect 
        Jock Lennox 
 9.     as a director         904,650,133    99.57     3,920,774    0.43   908,570,907      78.91          560,405 
----  ---------------------  ------------  -------  ------------  ------  ------------  ---------  --------------- 
       To elect 
        Humphrey 
        Singer as 
 10.    a director            897,460,537    98.78    11,111,430    1.22   908,571,967      78.91          559,346 
----  ---------------------  ------------  -------  ------------  ------  ------------  ---------  --------------- 
       To elect 
        Graham Stapleton 
 11.    as a director         897,458,266    98.78    11,113,170    1.22   908,571,436      78.91          559,877 
----  ---------------------  ------------  -------  ------------  ------  ------------  ---------  --------------- 
       To re-elect 
        Sir Charles 
        Dunstone 
 12.    as a director         853,688,669    94.83    46,517,559    5.17   900,206,228      78.18        8,925,083 
----  ---------------------  ------------  -------  ------------  ------  ------------  ---------  --------------- 
       To re-elect 
        John Gildersleeve 
 13.    as a director         770,240,223    85.23   133,506,265   14.77   903,746,488      78.49        5,384,824 
----  ---------------------  ------------  -------  ------------  ------  ------------  ---------  --------------- 
       To re-elect 
        Andrew Harrison 
 14.    as a director         897,779,998    98.81    10,801,274    1.19   908,581,272      78.91          550,041 
----  ---------------------  ------------  -------  ------------  ------  ------------  ---------  --------------- 
       To re-elect 
        Baroness 
        Morgan of 
        Huyton as 
 15.    a director            901,808,429    99.27     6,642,901    0.73   908,451,330     78.90%          679,982 
----  ---------------------  ------------  -------  ------------  ------  ------------  ---------  --------------- 
       To re-elect 
        Gerry Murphy 
 16.    as a director         760,050,350    83.84   146,446,999   16.16   906,497,349      78.73        2,633,963 
----  ---------------------  ------------  -------  ------------  ------  ------------  ---------  --------------- 
       To re-elect 
        Roger Taylor 
 17.    as a director         720,417,029    79.47   186,080,521   20.53   906,497,550      78.73        2,633,762 
----  ---------------------  ------------  -------  ------------  ------  ------------  ---------  --------------- 
       To re-appoint 
        Deloitte 
        LLP as auditor 
 18.    of the Company        876,721,657    97.68    20,856,182    2.32   897,577,839      77.95       11,553,473 
----  ---------------------  ------------  -------  ------------  ------  ------------  ---------  --------------- 
       Authority 
        for the 
        Directors 
        to determine 
        the auditor's 
 19.    remuneration          893,423,064    99.54     4,143,776    0.46   897,566,840      77.95       11,564,473 
----  ---------------------  ------------  -------  ------------  ------  ------------  ---------  --------------- 
       Authority 
        for political 
        donations 
        not exceeding 
        GBP25,000 
 20.    in total              902,056,280    99.29     6,439,669    0.71   908,495,949      78.90          635,364 
----  ---------------------  ------------  -------  ------------  ------  ------------  ---------  --------------- 
       Authority 
        to allot 
 21.    shares                905,238,966    99.63     3,342,197    0.37   908,581,163      78.91          550,150 
----  ---------------------  ------------  -------  ------------  ------  ------------  ---------  --------------- 
       Authority 
        to dis-apply 
        pre-emption 
 22.    rights *              908,426,191    99.99       110,590    0.01   908,536,781      78.90          594,532 
----  ---------------------  ------------  -------  ------------  ------  ------------  ---------  --------------- 
       Authority 
        for the 
        Company 
        to make 
        purchases 
        of ordinary 
 23.    shares *              908,498,844    99.99        75,037    0.01   908,573,881      78.91          557,432 
----  ---------------------  ------------  -------  ------------  ------  ------------  ---------  --------------- 
       Notice of 
        general 
        meetings 
 24.    *                     877,852,653    96.62    30,743,661    3.38   908,596,314      78.91          534,999 
----  ---------------------  ------------  -------  ------------  ------  ------------  ---------  --------------- 
 

*Special Resolutions

Notes:

1. The number of ordinary shares of 0.1p each in issue on the share register as at the date of meeting was 1,151,461,336 and all of these have voting rights.

   2.   Percentages above are rounded to 2 decimal places. 
   3.   Votes 'For' include discretionary votes. 

4. 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.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R, 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 http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.

Further information:

Nigel Paterson, Company Secretary and General Counsel

Tel: +44 (0)20 3110 4411

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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