REG - Persimmon Plc - Result of AGM

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29/04/2020 15:35

RNS Number : 3731L
  
Persimmon PLC
  
29 April 2020
  
 

 
29 April 2020
 
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dated 17 March 2020 were duly passed by shareholders by means of a poll vote, except for Resolution 2, which was withdrawn. The total number of votes received for each resolution is set out below. 
 







Resolution


Votes For


% For


Votes Against


% Against


Total Votes


% of Issued Share Capital 


Votes Withheld




1


Receive report and accounts


199,202,933


99.98


47,164


0.02


199,250,097


62.47%


1,322,427




2


Declare final dividend


R E S O L U T I O N     W I T H D R A W N




3


Approve Directors' Remuneration Policy


196,105,834


97.80


4,403,134


2.20


200,508,968


62.87%


63,556




4


Approve Annual Report on Remuneration


198,263,119


99.50


999,047


0.50


199,262,166


62.48%


1,310,380




5


Re-elect R Devlin


198,340,049


99.19


1,621,553


0.81


199,961,602


62.70%


604,918




6


Re-elect D Jenkinson


200,365,199


99.93


142,088


0.07


200,507,287


62.87%


65,036




7


Re-elect M Killoran


199,210,327


99.34


1,316,283


0.66


200,526,610


62.87%


45,864




8


Re-elect N Mills


199,460,074


99.47


1,062,891


0.53


200,522,965


62.87%


49,509




9


Re-elect R Kentleton


198,208,428


98.84


2,321,248


1.16


200,529,676


62.88%


42,798




10


Re-elect S Litherland


199,395,490


99.44


1,124,271


0.56


200,519,761


62.87%


50,378




11


Re-elect M Sears


196,978,910


98.82


2,346,347


1.18


199,325,257


62.50%


1,244,689




12


Elect J Place


200,253,543


99.94


117,300


0.06


200,370,843


62.83%


43,879




13


Re-appoint auditor


200,472,606


99.97


69,785


0.03


200,542,391


62.88%


30,134




14


Authorise Audit Committee to determine the auditor's remuneration


200,467,848


99.97


59,859


0.03


200,527,707


62.88%


40,080




15


Renew authority to allot shares


195,431,837


97.69


4,625,885


2.31


200,057,722


62.73%


514,753




16


Renew authority to disapply pre-emption rights


200,123,704


99.79


414,949


0.21


200,538,653


62.88%


33,872




17


Authorise Company to make market purchases of its own shares


196,142,447


97.81


4,400,604


2.19


200,543,051


62.88%


29,473




18


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


188,551,881


94.01


12,012,858


5.99


200,564,739


62.89%


7,786



 
 
Notes:
 



(i)


Resolutions 1-15 were ordinary resolutions and resolutions 16-18 were special resolutions.




(ii)


Discretionary votes representing 0.05% (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 28 April 2020 was 318,930,623 ordinary shares.



 


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