For immediate release 3 June 2010
Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc ("Morrisons" or the "Company")
AGM announcement
Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc announces that at its Annual General Meeting held earlier today at Hilmore House, Gain Lane, Bradford, BD3 7DL, each of the resolutions submitted to the meeting (as set out in the Notice of Meeting dated 20 April 2010) was proposed and passed by the appropriate majority on a poll.
Accordingly, the following matters were approved:
1. The Report and Accounts for the 52 weeks ended 31 January 2010 were approved and adopted;
2. The Remuneration Report was approved;
3. The final dividend of 7.12p per ordinary share was approved;
4. Mr Martyn Jones, Ms Penny Hughes, Ms Johanna Waterous and Mr Dalton Philips were each reappointed to the Board;
5. The auditors, KPMG Audit plc, were reappointed;
6. The Directors were authorised to fix the auditors' remuneration;
7. The Directors were authorised to make market purchases by the Company of its own shares;
8. The Directors were granted allotment authorities on a pre-emptive basis in respect of up to £85,000,000 of the Company's capital and allotment authorities for cash on a non pre-emptive basis in respect of up to £13,260,000 of the Company's capital;
9. The arrangements for holding General Meetings were approved in the manner set out in the notice of meeting;
10. The New Articles of Association were adopted; and
11. The rules of the Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc Sharesave Scheme 2010 were approved.
The Company will announce tomorrow the exact numbers of the proxy votes on each resolution.
Copies of the Articles of Association of Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc as adopted by the special resolution numbered 14 in the Notice of Meeting are available from the Company Secretary at the registered office.
Greg McMahon
Company Secretary and Head of Legal Services
Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc
Tel: 0845 611 6902
Registered Office:
Hilmore House
Gain Lane
Bradford
BD3 7DL
Company Number: 358949