REG-Rightmove Plc: Result of AGM

RightmoveAnnouncement

07/05/2021 15:50

 

7 May 2021

RIGHTMOVE PLC

(‘Rightmove’)

RESULTS OF THE 2021 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The Annual General Meeting (‘AGM’) of Rightmove shareholders was held
today at the Company’s London office at 6(th) Floor 33 Soho Square, London
W1D 3QU. To comply with Government guidelines to prevent the spread of
Covid-19, the AGM was convened and was quorate with the Company’s directors
and the Company Secretary in attendance.

The full text of each resolution was included in the Notice of Meeting
circulated to shareholders on 26 March 2021. The Company advises that all of
the resolutions were proposed and voted upon by poll((1)), including
shareholder votes submitted electronically or by post before the meeting. The
results of the poll are set out below.

                            Resolution                                  Votes                %    Votes AGAINST    %   Withheld ((2))  Votes cast as a % of capital ((3))  
                                                              FOR (including discretion)                                                                                   
 1.   Receive the Report and Accounts                                691,925,294           99.99      64,388     0.01     7,612,510                    80%                 
 2.   Approve the Remuneration Report                                650,959,737           94.40    38,616,588   5.60    10,025,867                    80%                 
 3.   Declare final dividend                                         697,620,906           99.74    1,787,033    0.26      194,253                     81%                 
 4.   Re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditors                                679,043,058           97.10    20,299,978   2.90      259,156                     81%                 
 5.   Authorise directors to agree auditors’ remuneration            694,121,816           99.25    5,214,725    0.75      265,651                     81%                 
 6.   To elect Alison Dolan                                          699,130,284           99.96     262,367     0.04      209,541                     81%                 
 7.   To re-elect Andrew Fisher                                      692,143,682           99.94     418,145     0.06     7,040,365                    80%                 
 8.   To re-elect Peter Brooks-Johnson                               699,191,628           99.97     201,023     0.03      209,541                     81%                 
 9.   To re-elect Jacqueline de Rojas                                699,298,866           99.99      93,785     0.01      209,541                     81%                 
 10.  To re-elect Rakhi Goss-Custard                                 699,299,534           99.99      92,815     0.01      209,843                     81%                 
 11.  To re-elect Andrew Findlay                                     689,541,703          100.00      20,204     0.00    10,040,285                    80%                 
 12.  To re-elect Amit Tiwari                                        699,373,580          100.00      18,769     0.00      209,843                     81%                 
 13.  To re-elect Lorna Tilbian                                      689,474,325           99.99      87,884     0.01    10,039,983                    80%                 
 14.  To renew authority to allot shares                             695,587,863           99.43    4,002,428    0.57      11,901                      81%                 
 15.  Disapply pre-emption rights*                                   697,558,614           99.71    2,031,068    0.29      12,510                      81%                 
 16.  Disapply pre-emption rights for capital investments*           681,470,694           97.41    18,124,058   2.59       7,440                      81%                 
 17.  Renew authority to purchase own shares*                        690,567,166           98.89    7,774,749    1.11     1,260,277                    81%                 
 18.  Authorise political donations                                  692,719,132           99.07    6,475,182    0.93      407,878                     81%                 
 19.  Approve 14 days’ notice for general meetings*                  645,448,096           92.28    53,959,843   7.72      194,253                     81%                 
 20.  Adopt new Articles of Association*                             699,332,777          100.00      18,216     0.00      251,199                     81%                 

* Indicates a Special Resolution requiring a 75% majority
1. In accordance with the Company's Articles of Association, on a poll every
member present in person or by proxy has one vote for every share held.
2. A vote “withheld” is not a vote in law and has not been counted as a
vote “for” or “against” a resolution.
3. The votes validly cast by proxy are expressed in the table above as a
percentage of Rightmove’s issued share capital of 865,312,671 ordinary
shares of 0.1p each, excluding treasury shares of 13,214,495, as at 6 May
2021.
In accordance with LR 9.6.2, a copy of the resolutions passed, other than
resolutions concerning ordinary business, at today’s AGM will be submitted
to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection
at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

No other resolutions were put to the meeting.

The Board appreciates the support it has received from our shareholders for
the AGM resolutions.

Name and contact for queries and authorised official responsible for making
this notification:

Sandra Odell
Company Secretary
CompanySecretary@rightmove.co.uk



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