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Lookers PLC
24 May 2023
24 May 2023
Lookers plc
(the "Company")
Results of 2022 Annual General Meeting
The Company announces that at its Annual General Meeting held at
10:00am on 24 May 2023 (the "AGM") all of the resolutions set out
in the Notice of Annual General Meeting (the "Notice") published on
17 April 2023 were passed by the requisite majority by means of a
poll vote. Resolutions 1 to 13 were passed as ordinary resolutions
(requiring a simple majority of votes in favour of the resolution)
and resolutions 14 to 17 were passed as special resolutions
(requiring a 75% majority of votes in favour). The results of the
poll for each resolution are set out below:
Resolution Description Votes for % Votes against % Votes withheld* Votes cast as a %
of issued share
capital
To receive and
adopt the
accounts for the
year ended 31
December 2022,
together with
the Reports
of the Directors
and of the
Auditors
1 thereon. 211,416,313 99.9982% 3,800 0.002% 47,614 55.33%
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2 To approve the 194,756,573 92.10% 16,704,043 7.90% 7,111 55.34%
Directors'
Remuneration
Report
(excluding the
Director's
Remuneration
Policy)
for the year
ended 31
December 2022.
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3 To approve the 210,485,767 99.54% 975,644 0.46% 6,316 55.34%
Directors'
Remuneration
Policy for the
year ended 31
December 2022.
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4 To declare a 211,464,028 99.9987% 2,699 0.001% 1,000 55.34%
final dividend
of 2.0p per
ordinary share
in the Company
in respect of
the year
ended 31
December 2022.
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5 To re-appoint 211,152,601 99.85% 308,331 0.15% 6,795 55.34%
BDO LLP as the
auditors to the
Company.
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6 To authorise the 211,144,792 99.85% 316,140 0.15% 6,795 55.34%
Audit and Risk
Committee of the
Company to
determine the
remuneration of
the auditors.
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To elect Susan
Jane Farr as a
7 Director. 210,254,360 99.43% 1,206,573 0.57% 6,794 55.34%
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8 To re-elect 200,118,227 94.64% 11,342,706 5.36% 6,794 55.34%
Oliver Walter
Laird as a
Director.
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9 To re-elect 208,412,785 98.58% 3,005,283 1.42% 49,659 55.33%
Robin James
Churchouse as a
Director.
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10 To re-elect 200,125,021 94.64% 11,342,706 5.36% 0 55.34%
Duncan Andrew
McPhee as a
Director.
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11 To re-elect Mark 200,116,791 94.63% 11,350,936 5.37% 0 55.34%
Douglas Raban as
a Director.
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12 To re-elect Paul 207,778,081 98.26% 3,689,645 1.74% 1 55.34%
Michael Van der
Burgh as a
Director.
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13 To grant the 211,080,953 99.84% 345,584 0.16% 41,190 55.33%
Board authority
to allot shares.
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14 To grant the 209,915,022 99.27% 1,552,705 0.73% 0 55.34%
Board authority
to disapply
pre-emption
rights.
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15 To grant the 209,773,161 99.20% 1,694,566 0.80% 0 55.34%
Board authority
to further
disapply
pre-emption
rights for
acquisitions.
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16 To authorise the 211,258,726 99.97% 54,453 0.03% 154,548 55.30%
Company to make
market purchase
of its own
shares.
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17 To authorise 210,952,808 99.76% 514,919 0.24% 0 55.34%
calling general
meetings on
short notice.
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Notes:
1. In accordance with the Company's Articles of Association, on
a poll every member present in person or by proxy has one vote for
every share held.
2. A "Vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in
the calculation of the percentage of shares voted "For" or
"Against" any resolution nor in the calculation of the proportion
of "issued share capital instructed" for any resolution.
3. The issued share capital of the Company as at 24 May 2023 was
382,119,214 ordinary shares of 5 pence each. The total voting
rights of the Company on the day on which shareholders had to be on
the register in order to be eligible to vote at the AGM was
382,119,214. Each share carries one vote. No shares are held in
treasury.
4. Votes "For" and "Against" any resolution are expressed as a
percentage of votes validly cast for that resolution.
5. The full text of the resolutions passed at the AGM can be
found in the Notice of Annual General Meeting which is available on
the Company's website at www.lookersplc.com .
6. A copy of the special business resolution passed at the AGM
will shortly be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and
will be available for inspection at:
https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism .
7. The poll results will be available shortly on the Company's
website at www.lookersplc.com .
Enquiries:
Katie Lewis
Deputy Company Secretary
0161 291 0043
The Company is registered in England at Lookers House, 3
Etchells Road, West Timperley, Altrincham WA14 5XS. Company
registration number 00111876. LEI number 213800TSB8PJEACDAV33
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