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Poundland Group PLC

07 September 2016

7 September 2016

Poundland Group plc

Voting results of the Annual General Meeting held on 7 September 2016

Poundland Group plc ("Poundland") announces that its annual general meeting (the "AGM"), held today at Wellmans Road, Willenhall, West Midlands WV13 2QT, was successfully concluded. Resolutions 1 to 14 and 17 to 18 (inclusive) were approved by Poundland shareholders and resolutions 15 and 16 were not approved.

The total number of ordinary shares in the capital in Poundland in issue at the record time for the AGM was 268,701,797. Consequently, the total voting rights in Poundland at the record time for the AGM were 268,701,797.

The table below sets out the results of the poll at the AGM. Each holder of Poundland shares, present in person or by proxy, was entitled to one vote per Poundland share held at the record time for the AGM.

Resolutions 15 to 18 were proposed as special resolutions. Full details of the resolutions are set out in the notice of the AGM published on 3 August 2016 which is available on Poundland's website at www.poundlandcorporate.com.

 
            Resolution                FOR*                  AGAINST                 TOTAL           WITHHELD** 
----  ---------------------  ----------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ----------- 
                                No. of      % Votes     No. of     % Votes     No. of       % of      No. of 
                                 Votes                   Votes                  Votes        ISC       Votes 
                                                                                            voted 
----  ---------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  -------  ----------- 
       Annual Report 
 1.     and Accounts          222,858,144   100.00    11,103       0.00      222,869,247   82.94%   2,821 
----  ---------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  -------  ----------- 
       Directors 
        Remuneration 
 2.     Report                217,647,557   97.68     5,171,825    2.32      222,819,382   82.92%   52,685 
----  ---------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  -------  ----------- 
 3.    Final Dividend         222,831,188   99.98     40,870       0.02      222,872,058   82.94%   10 
----  ---------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  -------  ----------- 
       Re-appoint 
        KPMG as 
 4.     auditors              222,190,034   99.70     678,024      0.30      222,868,058   82.94    4,010 
----  ---------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  -------  ----------- 
       Remuneration 
 5.     of auditor            222,385,063   99.78     485,995      0.22      222,871,058   82.94%   1,010 
----  ---------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  -------  ----------- 
       Elect Kevin 
 6.     O'Byrne               128,172,008   81.88     28,364,270   18.12     156,536,278   58.26%   66,335,790 
----  ---------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  -------  ----------- 
       Re-elect 
        Nicholas 
 7.     Hateley               128,001,480   81.77     28,534,798   18.23     156,536,278   58.26%   66,335,790 
----  ---------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  -------  ----------- 
       Re-elect 
 8.     Darren Shapland       127,282,103   81.31     29,254,175   18.69     156,536,278   58.26%   66,335,790 
----  ---------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  -------  ----------- 
       Re-elect 
 9.     Teresa Colaianni      128,010,608   81.78     28,525,670   18.22     156,536,278   58.26%   66,335,790 
----  ---------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  -------  ----------- 
       Re-elect 
 10.    Grant Hearn           128,009,502   81.78     28,526,776   18.22     156,536,278   58.26%   66,335,790 
----  ---------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  -------  ----------- 
       Re-elect 
 11.    Miles Roberts         126,389,107   81.58     28,543,229   18.42     154,932,336   57.66%   66,451,216 
----  ---------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  -------  ----------- 
       Re-elect 
        Timothy 
 12.    Jones                 127,842,110   81.73     28,578,742   18.27     156,420,852   58.21%   66,451,216 
----  ---------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  -------  ----------- 
       Re-elect 
 13.    Mary Barnard          128,034,118   81.79     28,502,160   18.21     156,536,278   58.26%   66,335,790 
----  ---------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  -------  ----------- 
       Authority 
        to allot 
 14.    shares                156,297,963   70.13     66,572,895   29.87     222,870,858   82.94%   1,210 
----  ---------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  -------  ----------- 
       Disapplication 
        of pre-emption 
 15.    rights                156,501,557   70.22     66,370,501   29.78     222,872,058   82.94%   10 
----  ---------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  -------  ----------- 
       Additional 
        disapplication 
        of pre-emption 
        rights in 
        line with 
        the recommendations 
        of the Pre-Emption 
 16.    Group                 156,253,380   70.11     66,617,428   29.89     222,870,808   82.94%   1,260 
----  ---------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  -------  ----------- 
       Authority 
        to make 
 17.    market purchases      222,606,655   99.88     264,203      0.12      222,870,858   82.94%   1,210 
----  ---------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  -------  ----------- 
       Notice of 
        general 
 18.    meetings              219,551,607   98.51     3,316,200    1.49      222,867,807   82.94%   4,260 
----  ---------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  -------  ----------- 
 

* Includes discretionary votes

** A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes 'For' or 'Against' the relevant resolution.

 
 Enquiries: 
 

Jinder Jhuti

Company Secretary & General Counsel

0121 568 7000

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