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RNS Number : 4956U

Pets At Home Group Plc

12 July 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, 12 July 2018

PETS AT HOME GROUP PLC: Results of Annual General Meeting 2018

Pets at Home Group Plc ("Company") gives notice that at its Annual General Meeting held on 12 July 2018 at the Hallmark Hotel, Stanley Road, Handforth, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 3LD at 11am, 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.

 
                           VOTES FOR(1)    %(2)    VOTES AGAINST    %     VOTES TOTAL   % OF ISC(3)  VOTES WITHHELD(4) 
 Ordinary Resolutions 
                          -------------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  ------------  ----------------- 
      To receive the 
      directors report 
      and accounts for 
      the year ended 29 
 1    March 2018            351,274,250    99.99      35,386       0.01   351,309,636        70.26%        2,092 
     -------------------  -------------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  ------------  ----------------- 
 2    To approve the 
      directors' 
      remuneration 
      report for the 
      year ended 29 
      March 2018            338,597,756    98.51       5,106,423   1.49   343,704,179        68.74%      7,607,548 
     -------------------  -------------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  ------------  ----------------- 
 3    To declare a final 
      dividend of 5.0 
      pence per ordinary 
      share for the year 
      ended 29 March 
      2018                  351,310,075   100.00       1,248       0.00   351,311,323        70.26%         406 
     -------------------  -------------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  ------------  ----------------- 
 4    To re-elect the 
      following 
      individuals as 
      directors 
     -------------------  -------------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  ------------  ----------------- 
 4A   Tony DeNunzio         339,110,385    97.15       9,958,253   2.85   349,068,638        69.81%      2,243,090 
     -------------------  -------------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  ------------  ----------------- 
 4B   Paul Moody            343,212,098    97.79       7,748,061   2.21   350,960,159        70.19%       351,569 
     -------------------  -------------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  ------------  ----------------- 
 4C   Dennis Millard        350,972,546    99.90      336,685      0.10   351,309,231        70.26%        2,498 
     -------------------  -------------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  ------------  ----------------- 
 4D   Sharon Flood          350,980,955    99.91      330,182      0.09   351,311,137        70.26%         592 
     -------------------  -------------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  ------------  ----------------- 
 4E   Stanislas Laurent     350,977,550    99.91      332,087      0.09   351,309,637        70.26%        2,092 
     -------------------  -------------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  ------------  ----------------- 
 4F   Mike Iddon            349,704,797    99.54       1,604,840   0.46   351,309,637        70.26%        2,092 
     -------------------  -------------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  ------------  ----------------- 
 5    To elect the 
      following 
      individuals as 
      directors 
     -------------------  -------------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  ------------  ----------------- 
 5A   Peter Pritchard       349,858,516    99.59       1,451,121   0.41   351,309,637        70.26%        2,092 
     -------------------  -------------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  ------------  ----------------- 
      Professor Susan 
 5B   Dawson                351,284,337    99.99      26,800       0.01   351,311,137        70.26%         592 
     -------------------  -------------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  ------------  ----------------- 
      To reappoint KPMG 
 6    LLP as the auditor    341,648,417    97.25       9,661,845   2.75   351,310,262        70.26%        1,466 
     -------------------  -------------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  ------------  ----------------- 
 7    To authorise the 
      directors to set 
      the auditor's fees    350,922,771    99.89      387,037      0.11   351,309,808        70.26%        1,920 
     -------------------  -------------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  ------------  ----------------- 
 8    To give the 
      directors 
      authority to allot 
      shares                346,111,595    98.52       5,198,934   1.48   351,310,529        70.26%        1,200 
     -------------------  -------------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  ------------  ----------------- 
 9    To authorise the 
      Company and its 
      Subsidiaries to 
      make political 
      donations             346,160,359    99.02       3,413,956   0.98   349,574,315        69.91%      1,737,413 
     -------------------  -------------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  ------------  ----------------- 
 Special Resolutions 
                          -------------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  ------------  ----------------- 
      To disapply 
 10   pre-emption rights    345,025,931    98.21       6,279,796   1.79   351,305,727        70.26%        6,002 
     -------------------  -------------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  ------------  ----------------- 
 11   Additional 
      misapplication of 
      pre-emption rights    322,080,937    91.68      29,224,789   8.32   351,305,726        70.26%        6,002 
     -------------------  -------------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  ------------  ----------------- 
 12   To authorise the 
      Company to buy its 
      own shares            342,146,042    97.43       9,008,053   2.57   351,154,095        70.23%       157,633 
     -------------------  -------------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  ------------  ----------------- 
 13   To authorise short 
      notice general 
      meetings              347,454,207    98.90       3,856,930   1.10   351,311,137        70.26%         592 
     -------------------  -------------  -------  --------------  -----  ------------  ------------  ----------------- 
 

Notes:

   1.         Votes "for" include discretionary votes. 
   2.         Percentages above are rounded to two decimal places. 
   3.         Issued share capital at meeting date: 500,000,000. 

4. 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.

The full text of the resolutions can be found in the Notice of Annual General Meeting which is available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm and on the Company's website https://investors.petsathome.com/investors

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R, a copy of the resolutions, other than those concerning ordinary business, passed by the Company at the Annual General Meeting held on 12 July 2018, has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.

For further information contact:

Louise Stonier

Group Company Secretary and

Chief People and Legal Officer

Pets at Home Group Plc

0161 486 3590

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