REG - Great Portland Ests. - Result of AGM

Great Portland EstatesAnnouncement

05/07/2018 15:45

RNS Number : 7736T
Great Portland Estates PLC
05 July 2018
 


 
Result of AGM
Resolutions passed at Annual General Meeting
Thursday 5 July 2018
 
Great Portland Estates plc (the "Company") announces the results of voting on the resolutions at its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held on Thursday 5 July 2018, as set out in the AGM notice.
 
A poll was held on each of the resolutions.  Resolutions 1 to 14 (ordinary resolutions) and resolutions 15 to 18 (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 2018.


234,020,792


100%


1,533


0.00%


234,022,325
 


83.09%


443,899




2


To authorise the payment of a final dividend for the year ended 31 March 2018.


 234,315,292
 


100%


-


0.00%


234,315,292
 


83.19%


150,932




3


To approve the Directors' remuneration report, other than the part containing the Directors' remuneration policy, for the year ended 31 March 2018.


 229,023,845
 


98.34%


3,873,806


1.66%


232,897,651
 


82.69%


1,568,573




4


To re-elect Toby Courtauld as a director of the Company.


 234,146,462
 


99.87%


315,347


0.13%


234,461,809
 


83.24%


4,415




5


To re-elect Nick Sanderson as a director of the Company.


 233,195,225
 


99.46%


1,266,584


0.54%


234,461,809
 


83.24%


4,415




6


To re-elect Martin Scicluna as a director of the Company.


 230,249,644
 


98.27%


4,050,829


1.73%


234,300,473
 


83.18%


165,751




7


To re-elect Charles Philipps as a director of the Company


 232,252,638
 


99.06%


2,209,171


0.94%


234,461,809
 


83.24%


4,415




8


To re-elect Wendy Becker as a director of the Company.


229,685,139
 


97.96%


4,776,670


2.04%


234,461,809
 


83.24%


4,415




9


To re-elect Nick Hampton as a director of the Company.


231,091,970
 


98.56%


3,369,839


1.44%


234,461,809
 


83.24%


4,415




10


To re-elect Richard Mully as a director of the Company.


232,252,438
 


99.06%


2,209,371


0.94%


234,461,809
 


83.24%


4,415




11


To elect Alison Rose as a director of the Company.


234,446,285
 


100%


7,093


0.00%


234,453,378
 


83.24%


12,846




12


To reappoint Deloitte LLP as auditor.


229,310,129


98.03%


4,597,465


1.97%


233,907,594


83.04%


558,630



 
 
 







 
Resolution


 
Votes for


 
%


 
Votes Against


 
%


 
Total


% of issued share capital


 
Votes withheld*








Ordinary resolutions
































13


To authorise the Audit Committee to agree the remuneration of the auditor.


234,221,896
 


99.90%


238,620


0.10%


234,460,516
 


83.24%


5,708




14


To renew the directors' authority to allot shares.


217,088,530
 


92.59%


17,372,762


7.41%


234,461,292
 


83.24%


4,605








Special resolutions
































15


To renew the director's limited authority to allot equity securities for cash.


230,672,131
 


99.97%


72,857


0.03%


230,744,988
 


81.92%


3,720,909




16


To renew the directors' additional limited authority to allot equity securities for cash as contemplated by the Pre-emption Group's Statement of Principles, and including development and/or refurbishment expenditure.


215,278,624
 


93.30%


15,458,216


6.70%


230,736,840
 


81.92%


3,729,056




17


To renew the authority enabling the Company to buy its own shares.


227,374,845
 


97.02%


6,995,309


2.98%


234,370,154
 


83.21%


96,070




18


To authorise the calling of general meetings (other than an annual general meeting) on not less than 14 clear days' notice.


205,405,545
 


87.61%


29,046,599


12.39%


234,452,144
 


83.24%


14,080



 
 
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 281,663,675 shares of 15 5/19 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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