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Tesco PLC - Result of AGM

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Tesco PLC
13 June 2019
 

Tesco PLC

 

13 June 2019

 

Tesco PLC - Results of AGM

 

All resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 13 June 2019 were passed by shareholders.

 

Tesco PLC Annual General Meeting Poll Results

                                                                                               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VOTES
FOR

%

VOTES AGAINST

%

VOTES
TOTAL

% of ISC VOTED

VOTES WITHHELD

1

To receive the reports and accounts

7,157,608,276

99.99

961,015

0.01

7,158,569,291

73.10%

29,963,930

2

To approve the Directors' remuneration report

6,989,347,846

97.25

197,645,037

2.75

7,186,992,883

73.39%

1,540,339

3

To declare a final dividend

7,186,506,198

99.98

1,589,681

0.02

7,188,095,879

73.40%

479,952

4

To elect Melissa Bethell as a Director

7,171,394,471

99.78

15,552,972

0.22

7,186,947,443

73.38%

1,628,388

5

To re-elect John Allan as a Director

6,809,057,773

94.74

378,081,541

5.26

7,187,139,314

73.39%

1,436,274

6

To re-elect Mark Armour as a Director

7,163,253,774

99.67

23,835,228

0.33

7,187,089,002

73.39%

1,486,830

7

To re-elect Stewart Gilliland as a Director

7,159,978,241

99.62

27,181,856

0.38

7,187,160,097

73.39%

1,415,735

8

To re-elect Steve Golsby as a Director

7,168,352,469

99.74

18,776,292

0.26

7,187,128,761

73.39%

1,447,071

9

To re-elect Byron Grote as a Director

6,974,031,980

97.03

213,135,220

2.97

7,187,167,200

73.39%

1,408,177

10

To re-elect Dave Lewis as a Director

7,182,876,319

99.94

4,455,417

0.06

7,187,331,736

73.39%

1,244,096

11

To re-elect Mikael Olsson as a Director

7,181,326,187

99.92

5,856,201

0.08

7,187,182,388

73.39%

1,394,569

12

To re-elect Deanna Oppenheimer as a Director

7,173,010,223

99.80

14,100,138

0.20

7,187,110,361

73.39%

1,466,596

13

To re-elect Simon Patterson as a Director

7,168,516,811

99.74

18,644,603

0.26

7,187,161,414

73.39%

1,415,543

14

To re-elect Alison Platt as a Director

7,124,197,391

99.12

62,925,844

0.88

7,187,123,235

73.39%

1,453,721

15

To re-elect Lindsey Pownall as a Director

7,182,847,966

99.94

4,333,387

0.06

7,187,181,353

73.39%

1,395,526

16

To re-elect Alan Stewart as a Director

7,163,847,042

99.68

23,282,913

0.32

7,187,129,955

73.39%

1,447,002

17

To reappoint the auditors

6,991,977,661

97.28

195,304,076

2.72

7,187,281,737

73.39%

1,295,218

18

To authorise the Directors to determine the auditors' remuneration

7,073,216,455

98.41

114,277,645

1.59

7,187,494,100

73.39%

1,082,855

19

To approve the Deferred Bonus Plan 2019

7,133,951,327

99.28

52,028,755

0.72

7,185,980,082

73.38%

2,596,874

20

To authorise the Directors to allot shares

6,711,169,987

93.38

475,950,267

6.62

7,187,120,254

73.39%

1,456,702

21

To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights*

7,075,568,250

98.45

111,038,406

1.55

7,186,606,656

73.38%

1,970,221

22

To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights for acquisitions and capital investment*

6,812,558,154

94.80

374,059,988

5.20

7,186,618,142

73.38%

1,958,735

23

To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares*

7,078,331,517

98.51

107,181,500

1.49

7,185,513,017

73.37%

3,063,938

24

To authorise the Directors to offer scrip dividends

7,059,180,746

98.22

128,242,876

1.78

7,187,423,622

73.39%

1,153,334

25

To authorise political donations by the Company and its subsidiaries

6,816,326,533

95.26

339,350,420

4.74

7,155,676,953

73.07%

32,900,003

26

To authorise a 14 day notice period for general meetings*

6,748,345,067

94.30

408,090,959

5.70

7,156,436,026

73.07%

32,140,930

*Special resolutions

 

Results of the poll can also be viewed on the Company's website: https://www.tescoplc.com/investors/shareholder-centre/shareholder-meetings/ 

 

Please note a 'vote withheld' is not a vote under English law and is not counted in the calculation of votes 'for' and 'against' a resolution.

 

The total number of shares in issue as at 11 June 2019 was 9,793,496,561 Ordinary shares.

           

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2 copies of the resolutions will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.

 

Enquiries:                       Robert Welch

Group Company Secretary

Tesco PLC

Tesco House

Shire Park

Kestrel Way

Welwyn Garden City

Hertfordshire

AL7 1GA

Tel: 07793 222569

LEI Number: 2138002P5RNKC5W2JZ46

 


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