21
November 2024
Dunelm Group
plc
(the
'Company')
Results of Annual General
Meeting
At the Annual General Meeting of the
Company held at 11.30am on 21 November 2024 at Watermead Business
Park, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1AD ("AGM"), a poll was taken on all
resolutions set out in Part 4 of the Notice of Annual General
Meeting ("AGM Notice"). All resolutions put to the meeting were
duly passed by the members entitled to vote.
The results of the poll
incorporating proxy votes lodged in advance of the meeting are as
follows:
|
#
|
Resolution Name
|
Number of Votes For &
Discretionary
|
% of Votes For &
Discretionary
|
Number of Votes Against
|
% of Votes Against
|
Votes Total
|
% ISC
|
Votes Withheld
|
|
Votes of all
shareholders
|
|
01
|
Accounts
|
179,537,198
|
100.00%
|
1,574
|
0.00%
|
179,538,772
|
88.63
|
237,748
|
|
02
|
Dividend
|
179,702,576
|
99.96%
|
73,087
|
0.04%
|
179,775,663
|
88.75
|
857
|
|
03
|
Alison Brittain
|
179,410,062
|
99.84%
|
294,141
|
0.16%
|
179,704,203
|
88.71
|
72,317
|
|
04
|
Will Adderley
|
178,190,755
|
99.12%
|
1,583,129
|
0.88%
|
179,773,884
|
88.75
|
2,636
|
|
05
|
Nick Wilkinson
|
179,061,546
|
99.60%
|
711,609
|
0.40%
|
179,773,155
|
88.75
|
3,365
|
|
06
|
Karen Witts
|
179,277,414
|
99.72%
|
495,750
|
0.28%
|
179,773,164
|
88.75
|
3,356
|
|
07
|
Ian Bull
|
179,553,082
|
99.88%
|
220,333
|
0.12%
|
179,773,415
|
88.75
|
3,105
|
|
08
|
Ajay Kavan
|
179,606,698
|
99.91%
|
165,649
|
0.09%
|
179,772,347
|
88.75
|
4,173
|
|
09
|
Marion Sears
|
178,401,212
|
99.24%
|
1,372,301
|
0.76%
|
179,773,513
|
88.75
|
3,007
|
|
10
|
Arja Taaveniku
|
179,550,078
|
99.88%
|
221,675
|
0.12%
|
179,771,753
|
88.75
|
4,767
|
|
11
|
Vijay Talwar
|
179,547,507
|
99.88%
|
223,771
|
0.12%
|
179,771,278
|
88.74
|
5,242
|
|
12
|
Dan Taylor
|
179,604,628
|
99.94%
|
100,038
|
0.06%
|
179,704,666
|
88.71
|
71,854
|
|
13
|
Remuneration Report
|
178,411,057
|
99.29%
|
1,283,066
|
0.71%
|
179,694,123
|
88.71
|
71,397
|
|
14
|
Auditors
|
179,569,713
|
99.89%
|
193,494
|
0.11%
|
179,763,207
|
88.74
|
2,313
|
|
15
|
Auditors' Remuneration
|
179,750,825
|
99.99%
|
12,618
|
0.01%
|
179,763,443
|
88.74
|
2,077
|
|
16
|
Allot Securities
|
178,242,407
|
99.16%
|
1,516,726
|
0.84%
|
179,759,133
|
88.74
|
6,387
|
|
17
|
Allot Equity
|
179,677,157
|
99.95%
|
81,413
|
0.05%
|
179,758,570
|
88.74
|
6,950
|
|
18
|
Allot Further Equity
|
179,674,963
|
99.95%
|
83,607
|
0.05%
|
179,758,570
|
88.74
|
6,950
|
|
19
|
Purchase Shares
|
176,812,785
|
98.41%
|
2,847,893
|
1.59%
|
179,660,678
|
88.69
|
104,842
|
|
20
|
Rule 9 waiver
|
101,270,582
|
97.11%
|
3,016,062
|
2.89%
|
104,286,644
|
51.48
|
9,931
|
|
21
|
14 Days
|
177,441,465
|
98.71%
|
2,322,760
|
1.29%
|
179,764,225
|
88.74
|
1,295
|
|
Votes of independent
shareholders only
|
|
03
|
Alison Brittain
|
103,941,117
|
99.72%
|
294,141
|
0.28%
|
104,235,258
|
82.01
|
72,317
|
|
07
|
Ian Bull
|
104,084,137
|
99.79%
|
220,333
|
0.21%
|
104,304,470
|
82.06
|
3,105
|
|
08
|
Ajay Kavan
|
104,137,753
|
99.84%
|
165,649
|
0.16%
|
104,303,402
|
82.06
|
4,173
|
|
09
|
Marion Sears
|
102,932,267
|
98.68%
|
1,372,301
|
1.32%
|
104,304,568
|
82.06
|
3,007
|
|
10
|
Arja Taaveniku
|
104,081,133
|
99.79%
|
221,675
|
0.21%
|
104,302,808
|
82.06
|
4,767
|
|
11
|
Vijay Talwar
|
104,078,562
|
99.79%
|
223,771
|
0.21%
|
104,302,333
|
82.06
|
5,242
|
|
12
|
Dan Taylor
|
104,135,683
|
99.90%
|
100,038
|
0.10%
|
104,235,721
|
82.01
|
71,854
|
Notes:
1. At the date of the
AGM, the Company has 203,426,835
ordinary shares in issue, with 856,188 ordinary
shares in treasury. Total voting rights are therefore
202,570,647.
2. The Controlling
Shareholder and the Concert Party (each as defined in the AGM
Notice) were the same parties at the date of the AGM. On that date
they held 75,468,945 Ordinary Shares, 37.26% of the issued ordinary
share capital (excluding treasury shares) with voting rights. Such
persons were not eligible to vote on resolution 20. Resolutions 3
and 7-12 have been counted separately excluding such
persons.
3. Votes withheld do not
count in the number of votes counted for or against a
resolution.
4. Any proxy
appointments giving discretion to 'the Chair of the meeting' have
been included in the 'For' totals above.
In accordance with UKLR 6.4.2R, the
full text of the resolutions passed, other than those relating to
ordinary business will shortly be submitted to the National Storage
Mechanism and available for inspection at
https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
The Annual Report and Accounts, the
AGM Notice and a copy of this announcement are available in the
investor section of the Company's website at
https://corporate.dunelm.com.
Name of authorised Company official
responsible for making this notification:
Luisa Wright, Company
Secretary
investorrelations@dunelm.com.