REG - Great Portland Ests. - Result of AGM

Great Portland EstatesAnnouncement

04/07/2019 15:50

RNS Number : 5604E
Great Portland Estates PLC
04 July 2019
 


Great Portland Estates plc
Result of AGM
Thursday 4 July 2019
 
Great Portland Estates plc (the "Company") announces the results of voting on the resolutions at its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held on Thursday 4 July 2019.
 
A poll was held on each of the resolutions. Resolutions 1 to 13 (ordinary resolutions) and resolutions 14 to 17 (special resolutions) were all passed by the required majority. The results of the poll are as follows:
 







Resolution


Votes for


%


Votes Against


%


Total


% of issued share capital


Votes withheld*








Ordinary resolutions
































1


To receive the audited financial statements together with the directors' and auditor's reports for the year ended 31 March 2019.


215,686,145


100.00


196


0.00


215,686,341


80.54%


391,950




2


To declare a final dividend for the year ended 31 March 2019.


216,076,236


100.00


1,267


0.00


216,077,503


80.69%


788




3


To approve the Directors' remuneration report, other than the part containing the Directors' remuneration policy, for the year ended 31 March 2019.


205,038,325


95.61


9,423,955


4.39


214,462,280


80.08%


1,616,009




4


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


215,781,632


99.86


295,466


0.14


216,077,098


80.69%


1,193




5


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


214,573,359


99.30


1,503,738


0.70


216,077,097


80.69%


1,193




6


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


212,779,189


98.47


3,297,908


1.53


216,077,097


80.69%


1,193




7


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


214,385,148


99.22


1,691,950


0.78


216,077,098


80.69%


1,193




8


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


214,383,542


99.22


1,693,556


0.78


216,077,098


80.69%


1,193




9


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


213,205,228


98.67


2,871,870


1.33


216,077,098


80.69%


1,193




10


To re-elect Alison Rose as a director of the Company.


214,382,088


99.22


1,695,010


0.78


216,077,098


80.69%


1,193




11


To reappoint Deloitte LLP as auditor.


212,676,895


98.60


3,021,064


1.40


215,697,959


80.55%


380,331




12


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


214,198,309


99.13


1,879,193


0.87


216,077,502


80.69%


788




13


To renew the directors' authority to allot shares.


206,768,198


95.69


9,308,487


4.31


216,076,685


80.69%


1,606








Special resolutions
































14


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


214,576,362


99.99


12,317


0.01


214,588,679


80.13%


1,489,612




15


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.


206,572,008


96.43


7,637,581


3.57


214,209,589


79.99%


1,868,701




16


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


214,081,708


99.09


1,966,314


0.91


216,048,022


80.68%


30,268




17


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


196,994,561


91.17


19,074,278


8.83


216,068,839


80.68%


9,451















 
 
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 Company's issued share capital was 267,795,844 shares of 15 5/19 pence each.
 
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
 
Desna Martin
Company Secretary
4 July 2019




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