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RNS Number : 1661R British Land Co PLC 15 July 2025
15 July 2025
RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The British Land Company PLC (the "Company") held its Annual General Meeting
("AGM") at 100 Liverpool Street, London EC2M 2RH earlier today. All
resolutions were voted on by way of a poll and were passed by shareholders.
The results of the poll are set out below.
Resolutions Votes FOR(1) Votes AGAINST Total Votes Cast Votes Withheld(2)
No. of Shares % of Shares voted No. of Shares % of Shares voted No. of Shares % of Issued Capital
1 To receive the Annual Report and audited financial statements for the year 732,516,982 99.97 249,514 0.03 732,766,496 73.34% 668,729
ended 31 March 2025
2 To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 March 2025 680,636,151 92.81 52,704,343 7.19 733,340,494 73.40% 94,731
3 To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy 692,241,284 94.40 41,089,905 5.60 733,331,189 73.39% 104,036
4 To declare a final dividend of 10.56p per ordinary share for the year ended 31 733,343,251 99.99 62,905 0.01 733,406,156 73.40% 29,069
March 2025
5 To re-appoint Mark Aedy as a Director 733,009,574 99.96 286,227 0.04 733,295,801 73.39% 139,424
6 To re-appoint Simon Carter as a Director 733,128,282 99.98 165,732 0.02 733,294,014 73.39% 141,211
7 To re-appoint Lynn Gladden as a Director 693,797,561 94.61 39,509,759 5.39 733,307,320 73.39% 127,905
8 To re-appoint Alastair Hughes as a Director 718,017,832 97.92 15,265,506 2.08 733,283,338 73.39% 151,881
9 To re-appoint Amanda James as a Director 732,607,426 99.90 710,300 0.10 733,317,726 73.39% 117,493
10 To re-appoint Amanda Mackenzie as a Director 714,761,900 97.47 18,548,316 2.53 733,310,216 73.39% 125,003
11 To re-appoint Mary Ricks as a Director 733,118,346 99.97 194,033 0.03 733,312,379 73.39% 122,840
12 To re-appoint William Rucker as a Director 658,358,461 89.87 74,225,433 10.13 732,583,894 73.32% 851,325
13 To appoint David Walker as a Director 730,753,036 99.65 2,550,046 0.35 733,303,082 73.39% 132,137
14 To re-appoint Loraine Woodhouse as a Director 656,612,878 89.54 76,688,992 10.46 733,301,870 73.39% 129,076
15 To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor of the Company 655,401,193 89.37 77,966,346 10.63 733,367,539 73.40% 67,680
16 To authorise the Audit Committee to agree the auditor's remuneration 722,967,610 98.59 10,375,457 1.41 733,343,067 73.40% 92,152
17 To authorise the Company to make political donations and political expenditure 729,063,923 99.41 4,317,924 0.59 733,381,847 73.40% 53,372
of not more than £20,000 in total
18 To authorise the Directors to allot shares, up to the specified amount 621,457,871 84.74 111,902,987 15.26 733,360,858 73.40% 71,867
19 To empower the Directors to allot shares for cash, without making a 715,008,538 97.50 18,367,704 2.50 733,376,242 73.40% 58,977
pre-emptive offer to shareholders, up to the specified amount(3)
20 To empower the Directors to allot additional shares for cash, without making a 649,399,153 88.96 80,564,776 11.04 729,963,929 73.06% 3,471,296
pre-emptive offer to shareholders, up to the specified amount for use in
connection with an acquisition or capital investment(3)
21 To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares, up to the specified 730,353,745 99.87 918,591 0.13 731,272,336 73.19% 2,162,883
limit(3)
22 To authorise the calling of general meetings (other than an annual general 649,550,077 88.57 83,835,600 11.43 733,385,677 73.40% 49,548
meeting) on not less than 14 clear days' notice(3)
(1) Includes discretionary votes.
(2) A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted towards the votes
cast 'For' or 'Against' a resolution.
(3) Special Resolution (75% majority required).
The total voting rights of the Company as at 6.30pm on 11 July 2025 (the time
by which shareholders wanting to attend, speak and vote at the AGM were
required to be entered on the register) was 999,168,241 ordinary shares of 25
pence each (excluding treasury shares).
In accordance with UK Listing Rule 6.4.2 copies of the resolutions passed at
the AGM, other than resolutions constituting ordinary business, will shortly
be available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism
https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
(https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism) . A copy of the
poll results for the AGM will also shortly be available on the British Land
website (www.britishland.com/investors (http://www.britishland.com/investors)
).
Enquiries:
Company Secretariat
British
Land
York House, 45 Seymour Street, London W1H 7LX
020 7486 4466
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