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Tesco PLC
16 June 2023
 

Tesco PLC

 

16 June 2023

 

Tesco PLC - Results of AGM

 

Tesco PLC held its Annual General Meeting on Friday 16 June 2023 at 11:30 a.m.  All resolutions proposed were passed by shareholders. A poll was held on each of the resolutions proposed.  The results of the polls are as follows:

                                                                                               











 

VOTES FOR

%

VOTES AGAINST

%

TOTAL VOTES VALIDLY CAST

% ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL

VOTES WITHHELD

1

To receive the report and accounts

5,171,951,176

100.00

202,952

0.00

5,172,154,128

71.96%

61,584,417

2

To approve the Directors' remuneration report

4,836,532,799

92.43

395,931,419

7.57

5,232,464,218

72.80%

1,335,562

3

To declare a final dividend

5,222,512,237

99.79

10,881,287

0.21

5,233,393,524

72.81%

427,077

4

To elect Caroline Silver as a Director

4,679,304,212

95.26

232,746,832

4.74

4,912,051,044

68.34%

321,751,184

5

To re-elect John Allan as a Director - RESOLUTION WITHDRAWN

RESOLUTION 5 - WITHDRAWN

6

To re-elect Melissa Bethell as a Director

5,070,314,471

99.12

44,927,852

0.88

5,115,242,323

71.17%

118,557,835

7

To re-elect Bertrand Bodson as a Director

5,189,171,890

99.17

43,526,165

0.83

5,232,698,055

72.80%

1,102,438

8

To re-elect Thierry Garnier as a Director

5,167,358,921

98.75

65,362,321

1.25

5,232,721,242

72.80%

1,079,251

9

To re-elect Stewart Gilliland as a Director

5,009,632,537

95.73

223,273,169

4.27

5,232,905,706

72.80%

894,787

10

To re-elect Byron Grote as a Director

4,653,876,823

94.73

259,056,503

5.27

4,912,933,326

68.35%

320,867,166

11

To re-elect Ken Murphy as a Director

5,189,113,074

99.16

44,041,299

0.84

5,233,154,373

72.81%

659,555

12

To re-elect Imran Nawaz as a Director

5,125,064,664

97.95

107,081,740

2.05

5,232,146,404

72.79%

1,654,089

13

To re-elect Alison Platt as a Director

4,951,417,291

94.62

281,280,261

5.38

5,232,697,552

72.80%

1,096,325

14

To re-elect Karen Whitworth as a Director

5,187,266,798

99.13

45,430,491

0.87

5,232,697,289

72.80%

1,102,894

15

To reappoint the auditor

4,857,679,097

99.97

1,421,738

0.03

4,859,100,835

67.60%

374,698,049

16

To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the auditors' remuneration

5,232,105,011

99.98

836,237

0.02

5,232,941,248

72.81%

851,535

17

To authorise political donations by the Company and its subsidiaries

4,764,914,488

96.96

149,460,917

3.04

4,914,375,405

68.37%

319,430,855

18

To authorise the Directors to allot shares

4,557,816,603

88.06

618,006,535

11.94

5,175,823,138

72.01%

57,988,683

19

To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights*

4,841,294,447

92.58

387,741,214

7.42

5,229,035,661

72.75%

4,763,136

20

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

4,746,498,102

90.77

482,547,733

9.23

5,229,045,835

72.75%

4,733,477

21

To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares*

5,151,265,806

98.48

79,504,130

1.52

5,230,769,936

72.77%

3,044,960

22

To authorise a 14 day notice period for general meetings*

4,896,695,575

93.57

336,388,357

6.43

5,233,083,932

72.81%

716,609

 

*Special resolutions

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes

 

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 ordinary shares available for voting on 15 June 2023 at 6.30pm was 7,187,610,115. Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share. 

           

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2 copies of the resolutions (other than those relating to ordinary business) will be submitted to the FCA National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.

 

 

 

 

Enquiries:                    

 

Group Company Secretary         Robert Welch    +44 (0) 7793 222569

 

Tesco PLC

Tesco House

Shire Park

Kestrel Way

Welwyn Garden City

Hertfordshire

AL7 1GA

 

 

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