REG - Persimmon Plc - Result of AGM

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01/05/2019 16:25

RNS Number : 8008X
Persimmon PLC
01 May 2019
 


 
1 May 2019
 
PERSIMMON PLC (THE 'COMPANY')
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - POLL RESULTS
 
Persimmon Plc held its Annual General Meeting for shareholders at 12 noon today. All resolutions set out in the Company's Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 18 March 2019 were duly passed by shareholders by means of a poll vote.  The total number of votes received for each resolution is set out below.
 







Resolution


For


% For


Against 


% Against


Total Votes               


% of Issued Share Capital


Votes Withheld




1


Receive report and accounts


206,028,846


99.94


127,915


0.06


206,156,761


64.72%


1,748,084




2


Declare final dividend


205,909,184


99.78


448,702


0.22


206,357,886


64.79%


1,546,959




3


Approve Annual Report on Remuneration


189,241,854


92.25


15,905,543


7.75


205,147,397


64.41%


2,756,203




4


Elect R Devlin


202,988,525


98.43


3,243,491


1.57


206,232,016


64.75%


1,672,657




5


Re-elect D Jenkinson


203,592,957


98.72


2,640,631


1.28


206,233,588


64.75%


1,671,257




6


Re-elect M Killoran


202,329,374


98.11


3,902,264


1.89


206,231,638


64.75%


1,673,002




7


Re-elect N Mills


203,329,490


98.60


2,886,201


1.40


206,215,691


64.74%


1,675,154




8


Re-elect M Sears


195,318,311


94.71


10,911,507


5.29


206,229,818


64.75%


1,675,027




9


Re-elect R Kentleton


203,805,299


98.82


2,430,302


1.18


206,235,601


64.75%


1,669,244




10


Re-elect S Litherland


203,061,143


98.46


3,167,909


1.54


206,229,052


64.75%


1,675,793




11


Re-appoint auditor


204,628,617


99.21


1,621,233


0.79


206,249,850


64.75%


1,654,995




12


Authorise Audit Committee to determine the auditor's remuneration


206,168,427


99.96


81,789


0.04


206,250,216


64.75%


1,653,857




13


Renew authority to allot shares


198,689,071


96.34


7,547,727


3.66


206,236,798


64.75%


1,667,416




14


Renew authority to disapply pre-emption rights


205,364,254


99.58


866,039


0.42


206,230,293


64.75%


1,674,552




15


Authorise Company to make market purchases of its own shares


203,437,109


98.64


2,798,154


1.36


206,235,263


64.75%


1,669,423




16


Calling of a general meeting on not less than 14 clear days' notice


183,830,520


89.58


21,389,754


10.42


205,220,274


64.43%


2,683,748



 




 
Notes:
 
(i)         Resolutions 1-13 were ordinary resolutions and resolutions 14-16 were special resolutions.
(ii)            Discretionary votes representing 0.07% (or less) of the votes cast were also received on each resolution and are included in the votes 'For' each resolution.
(iii)           A "vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the total number of votes cast on a resolution or in the calculation of the percentages of the votes cast for or against a resolution.
(iv)           Copies of the resolutions dealing with special business passed at the Annual General Meeting have been sent to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection.
(v)           The poll results will be available to view on the Company's website https://www.persimmonhomes.com/corporate/investors/shareholder-information/meeting-information
(vi)           The issued share capital of the Company on 29 April 2019 was 318,517,590 ordinary shares.
 
 




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