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Halfords Group PLC (HFD)
Halfords Group PLC: Result of AGM
09-Sep-2024 / 11:30 GMT/BST
Halfords Group plc
Results of 2024 Annual General Meeting (“AGM”)
Halfords Group plc (the “Company”) announces that all resolutions were passed on a poll at its Annual General Meeting held on 6 September 2024. The results are detailed below. As at the close of business on 4 September 2024, being the AGM voting record date, the total number of shares on the register was 218,928,736.
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Resolution
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For
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Against
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Total votes validly cast
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% of shares on register at 3.00 pm on 4 September 2024
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No. of Votes Withheld**
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No. of Votes
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%
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No. of Votes
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%
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1
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Receive the Audited Financial Statements
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164,650,453
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99.53
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774,614
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0.47
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165,425,067
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75.56%
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160,072
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2
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Declare a final dividend
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165,563,304
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99.99
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16,416
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0.01
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165,579,720
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75.63%
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5,419
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3
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Approve the Directors’ Remuneration Report
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164,174,192
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99.16
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1,394,926
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0.84
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165,569,118
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75.63%
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16,021
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4
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Re-elect Keith Williams as a Director
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164,108,609
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99.11
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1,468,638
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0.89
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165,577,247
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75.63%
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7,891
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5
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Re-elect Jill Caseberry as a Director
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164,073,131
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99.10
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1,486,754
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0.90
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165,559,885
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75.62%
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25,253
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6
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Re-elect Tom Singer as a Director
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164,277,452
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99.22
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1,298,295
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0.78
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165,575,747
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75.63%
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9,391
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7
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Re-elect Tanvi Gokhale as a Director
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164,274,669
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99.21
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1,300,293
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0.79
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165,574,962
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75.63%
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10,176
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8
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Re-elect Graham Stapleton as a Director
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164,852,134
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99.56
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725,113
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0.44
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165,577,247
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75.63%
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7,891
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9
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Re-elect Jo Hartley as a Director
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164,838,249
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99.56
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728,143
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0.44
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165,566,392
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75.63%
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18,746
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10
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Re-appoint BDO LLP as Auditor
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164,751,203
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99.51
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812,567
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0.49
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165,563,770
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75.62%
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21,369
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11
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Authorise the Audit Committee to determine the remuneration of the Auditor
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164,775,129
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99.52
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787,450
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0.48
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165,562,579
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75.62%
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22,560
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12
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Authorise the Company to make political donations
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145,853,013
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88.09
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19,723,413
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11.91
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165,576,426
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75.63%
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8,713
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13
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Renew the general authority to allot relevant securities
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164,112,615
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99.12
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1,464,630
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0.88
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165,577,245
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75.63%
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7,894
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14
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Disapply statutory pre-emption rights*
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165,510,620
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99.96
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62,876
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0.04
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165,573,496
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75.63%
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11,643
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15
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Authorise the Company to make market purchases of its own shares*
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165,511,167
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99.98
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37,155
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0.02
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165,548,322
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75.62%
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36,817
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16
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Authorise that general meetings, other than AGMs can be called on 14 days’ clear notice*
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163,596,354
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98.80
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1,982,537
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1.20
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165,578,891
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75.63%
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6,248
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17
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Authorise the approval of the Halfords Performance Share Plan 2024
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163,382,795
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98.68
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2,180,363
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1.32
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165,563,158
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75.62%
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21,981
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Notes
* Special resolution requiring a 75% majority.
**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.
These results will also be made available on the Company’s website, and in accordance with LR 9.6.2 and 9.2.6ER(1), a copy of resolutions passed as special business will be submitted as soon as practicable to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available shortly for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
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