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Great Portland EstatesAnnouncement

06/07/2017 16:05

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Great Portland Estates PLC
06 July 2017
Result of AGM
Resolutions passed at Annual General Meeting
Thursday 6 July 2017
Great Portland Estates plc (the "Company") announces the results of voting on the resolutions at its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held on Thursday 6 July 2017, as set out in the AGM notice.
A poll was held on each of the resolutions. Resolutions 1 to 17 (ordinary resolutions) and resolutions 18 to 21 (special resolutions) were all passed by the required majority. The results of the poll were as follows:

Resolution
Votes for
%
Votes Against
%
Total
% of issued share capital
Votes withheld*


Ordinary resolutions







1
To receive and adopt the audited financial statements together with the directors' and auditors' reports for the year ended 31 March 2017.
268,491,154
100%
3,033
0.00%
268,494,187
82.18%
823,369
2
To authorise the payment of a final dividend for the year ended 31 March 2017.
269,126,065
100%
-
0.00%
269,126,065
82.37%
191,491
3
To approve the Directors' remuneration report, other than the part containing the Directors' remuneration policy, for the year ended 31 March 2017.
250,188,063
95.70%
11,230,137
4.30%
261,418,200
80.01%
7,899,356
4
To approve the Directors' remuneration policy within the Directors' remuneration report for year ended 31 March 2017.
259,839,425
97.13%
7,669,753
2.87%
267,509,178
81.87%
1,808,378
5
To re-elect Toby Courtauld as a director of the Company.
268,272,895
99.62%
1,033,463
0.38%
269,306,358
82.42%
11,198
6
To re-elect Nick Sanderson as a director of the Company.
268,272,571
99.62%
1,033,787
0.38%
269,306,358
82.42%
11,198
7
To re-elect Martin Scicluna as a director of the Company.
258,905,190
97.34%
7,087,505
2.66%
265,992,695
81.41%
3,324,861
8
To re-elect Charles Philipps as a director of the Company
269,057,197
99.91%
249,161
0.09%
269,306,358
82.42%
11,198
9
To re-elect Jonathan Short as a director of the Company.
254,435,042
95.15%
12,961,649
4.85%
267,396,691
81.84%
1,920,865
10
To elect Wendy Becker as a director of the Company.
269,298,537
100%
7,821
0.00%
269,306,358
82.42%
11,198
11
To elect Nick Hampton as a director of the Company.
267,980,596
99.51%
1,325,762
0.49%
269,306,358
82.42%
11,198
12
To elect Richard Mully as a director of the Company.
267,425,399
99.30%
1,880,959
0.70%
269,306,358
82.42%
11,198
13
To reappoint Deloitte LLP as auditor.
259,692,465
96.88%
8,365,050
3.12%
268,057,515
82.04%
1,260,041

Resolution
Votes for
%
Votes Against
%
Total
% of issued share capital
Votes withheld*

Ordinary resolutions







14
To authorise the Audit Committee to agree the remuneration of the auditors. 
268,936,449
99.86%
370,562
0.14%
269,307,011
82.42%
10,545
15
To approve the amendments to the rules of the Great Portland Estates 2010 Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) and to authorise the directors to adopt the changes to the LTIP and to do all things necessary to implement and give effect to the changes.
260,672,623
96.92%
8,280,646
3.08%
268,953,269
82.32%
364,287
16
To renew the directors' authority to allot shares.
261,027,146
97.12%
7,747,387
2.88%
268,774,533
82.26%
543,023
17
To increase the maximum aggregate amount of fees payable to the Non-Executive Directors.
269,261,060
99.99%
26,017
0.01%
269,287,077
82.42%
30,479

Special resolutions







18
To renew the director's limited authority to allot equity securities for cash.
264,279,035
99.86%
367,991
0.14%
264,647,026
81.00%
4,670,530
19
To grant the directors additional limited authority to allot equity securities for cash as contemplated by the Pre-emption Group's Statement of Principles.
252,811,181
95.53%
11,834,574
4.47%
264,645,755
81.00%
4,671,801
20
To renew the authority enabling the Company to buy its own shares.
255,463,478
94.91%
13,702,558
5.09%
269,166,036
82.38%
151,520
21
To authorise the calling of general meetings (other than an annual general meeting) on not less than 14 clear days' notice.
237,424,632
88.16%
31,878,587
11.84%
269,303,219
82.42%
14,336
Notes: 
*A vote withheld is not a vote in law and therefore cannot be counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes for and against a resolution.
As at the date of the AGM, the number of issued shares of the Company was 326,729,852 shares of 13 3/19 pence each, which was the total number of shares entitling the holders to attend and vote for or against all resolutions.
In accordance with the Financial Conduct Authority's Listing Rule 9.6.2 a copy of the resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting will be available via the National Storage Mechanism, which can be accessed at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM

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