REG - Great Portland Ests. - Result of AGM

Great Portland EstatesAnnouncement

24/07/2020 14:00

RNS Number : 0597U
  
Great Portland Estates PLC
  
24 July 2020
  
 

Great Portland Estates plc 
Result of AGM
Friday 24 July 2020
 
Great Portland Estates plc (the "Company") announces the results of voting on the resolutions at its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held on Friday 24 July 2020.
 
A poll was held on each of the resolutions. Resolutions 1 to 15 and 20 to 24 (ordinary resolutions) and resolutions 16 to 19 (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 2020.


201,631,759


100.00


0


0.00


201,631,759


79.42


1,188,296




2


To declare a final dividend for the year ended 31 March 2020.


202,728,617


99.95


91,438


0.05


202,820,055


79.89


0




3


To approve the Directors' remuneration report.


200,451,852


99.29


1,430,207


0.71


201,882,059


79.52


937,996




4


To approve the Directors' remuneration policy.


200,319,758


98.77


2,493,248


1.23


202,813,006


79.89


7,049




5


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


201,711,606


99.91


173,610


0.09


201,885,216


79.52


934,839




6


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


200,924,353


99.07


1,891,018


0.93


202,815,371


79.89


4,684




7


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


202,123,215


99.66


688,196


0.34


202,811,411


79.89


8,644




8


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


202,276,641


99.74


534,770


0.26


202,811,411


79.89


8,644




9


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


202,278,545


99.74


536,473


0.26


202,815,018


79.89


5,037




10


To elect Vicky Jarman as a director  of the Company.


202,564,713


99.88


248,569


0.12


202,813,282


79.89


6,773




11


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


201,239,130


99.22


1,572,281


0.78


202,811,411


79.89


8,644




12


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


202,272,491


99.73


542,827


0.27


202,815,318


79.89


4,737




13


To reappoint Deloitte LLP as auditor.


198,107,856


97.68


4,707,664


2.32


202,815,520


79.89


4,535




14


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


201,167,495


99.19


1,651,483


0.81


202,818,978


79.89


1,077




15


To renew the directors' authority to allot shares.


189,354,059


93.36


13,465,996


6.64


202,820,055


79.89


0








Special resolutions
































16


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


199,204,314


99.99


20,678


0.01


199,224,992


78.48


3,595,063




17


To give the directors additional limited authority to allot shares for cash in connection with an acquisition or specified capital investment, and including development and/or refurbishment expenditure.


196,394,861


99.52


952,545


0.48


197,347,406


77.74


5,472,649




18


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


197,960,276


97.62


4,831,862


2.38


202,792,138


79.88


27,917




19


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


186,835,471


92.12


15,984,059


7.88


202,819,530


79.89


525








Ordinary resolutions
































20


To increase the maximum aggregate fees payable to Non-Executive Directors in accordance with the Company's Articles of Association.


200,875,025


99.04


1,939,974


0.96


202,814,999


79.89


5,056




21


To approve the Deferred Share Bonus Plan.


201,830,671


99.52


983,236


0.48


202,813,907


79.89


6,148




22


To approve the Long Term Incentive Plan.


200,423,180


98.82


2,388,013


1.18


202,811,193


79.89


8,862




23


To approve the Save As You Earn Plan.


201,951,872


99.58


860,038


0.42


202,811,910


79.89


8,145




24


To approve the extension of the Share Incentive Plan.


202,774,545


99.98


37,681


0.02


202,812,226


79.89


7,829



 
 
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 253,867,911 shares of 155/19 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 https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
 
For further information contact:
Darren Lennark
Company Secretary
Great Portland Estates plc         
020 7647 3000
 
LEI Number: 213800JMEDD2Q4N1MC42
 
 


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