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RNS Number : 5583S  Tesco PLC  14 June 2024

Tesco PLC

 

14 June 2024

 

Tesco PLC - Results of AGM

 

Tesco PLC held its Annual General Meeting on Friday 14 June 2024 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                                              5,024,716,360  99.99   680,883        0.01   5,025,397,243             72.29%                  5,105,970
 2   To approve the Directors' remuneration report                                   4,584,100,614  93.49   319,305,825    6.51   4,903,406,439             70.54%                  127,096,428
 3   To declare a final dividend                                                     5,029,423,114  100.00  158,758        0.00   5,029,581,872             72.35%                  921,341
 4   To elect Dame Carolyn Fairbairn as a Director                                   5,028,360,609  99.99   728,705        0.01   5,029,089,314             72.35%                  1,413,943
 5   To elect Dr Gerry Murphy as a Director                                          4,953,938,201  98.50   75,196,781     1.50   5,029,134,982             72.35%                  1,368,231
 6   To re-elect Melissa Bethell as a Director                                       4,925,967,147  97.95   103,194,278    2.05   5,029,161,425             72.35%                  1,341,788
 7   To re-elect Bertrand Bodson as a Director                                       4,955,342,256  98.53   73,834,626     1.47   5,029,176,882             72.35%                  1,326,331
 8   To re-elect Thierry Garnier as a Director                                       4,941,415,789  98.26   87,738,903     1.74   5,029,154,692             72.35%                  1,348,490
 9   To re-elect Stewart Gilliland as a Director                                     4,888,164,155  97.19   141,522,449    2.81   5,029,686,604             72.35%                  814,504
 10  To re-elect Ken Murphy as a Director                                            5,026,515,922  99.94   3,261,573      0.06   5,029,777,495             72.36%                  726,877
 11  To re-elect Imran Nawaz as a Director                                           5,013,984,626  99.70   15,145,822     0.30   5,029,130,448             72.35%                  1,372,762
 12  To re-elect Alison Platt as a Director                                          4,874,110,032  96.92   154,957,080    3.08   5,029,067,112             72.35%                  1,435,236
 13  To re-elect Caroline Silver as a Director                                       4,943,771,253  98.30   85,408,515     1.70   5,029,179,768             72.35%                  1,321,441
 14  To re-elect Karen Whitworth as a Director                                       4,902,598,357  97.48   126,573,318    2.52   5,029,171,675             72.35%                  1,331,538
 15  To reappoint the auditor                                                        4,967,699,581  99.85   7,680,789      0.15   4,975,380,370             71.57%                  55,122,840
 16  To authorise the Audit Committee to set the auditor's remuneration              5,022,759,890  99.87   6,428,126      0.13   5,029,188,016             72.35%                  1,311,450
 17  To authorise political donations by the Company and its subsidiaries            4,625,474,110  97.41   122,968,590    2.59   4,748,442,700             68.31%                  282,060,292
 18  To authorise the Directors to allot shares                                      4,531,082,338  91.07   444,279,014    8.93   4,975,361,352             71.57%                  55,141,858
 19  To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights*                      4,529,051,400  90.06   499,917,330    9.94   5,028,968,730             72.34%                  1,532,431
 20  To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights for acquisitions and  4,417,129,198  87.92   607,057,983    12.08  5,024,187,181             72.28%                  6,316,029
     other capital investment*
 21  To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares*                            4,966,296,884  98.79   60,729,963     1.21   5,027,026,847             72.32%                  3,476,363
 22  To authorise a 14 day notice period for general meetings*                       4,709,089,737  93.66   318,586,123    6.34   5,027,675,860             72.33%                  2,813,338

 

*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/
(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 13 June 2024 at
6.30pm was 6,947,288,713. 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
(https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism) .

 

 

 

 

Enquiries:

 

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

 

Tesco PLC

Tesco House

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Kestrel Way

Welwyn Garden City

Hertfordshire

AL7 1GA

 

 

LEI Number: 2138002P5RNKC5W2JZ46

 

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