REG - Taylor Wimpey PLC - Result of AGM

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23/04/2020 13:10

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Taylor Wimpey PLC
  
23 April 2020
  
 

Taylor Wimpey plc
23 April 2020
TAYLOR WIMPEY PLC RESULTS OF THE 2020 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
 
At the Annual General Meeting of Taylor Wimpey plc (the "Company") held at Gate House, Turnpike Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP12 3NR on Thursday 23 April 2020, all the resolutions were voted on by poll and were passed by the Shareholders.  The Poll results will be available shortly on the Company's website www.taylorwimpey.co.uk.  
 
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2 copies of the special business resolutions (19, 20, 21 and 22) passed at the meeting will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.  
 
The results of the poll for each resolution are as follows:











Votes For (including discretion)


Votes Against


Votes Withheld


Total votes cast (excluding Votes Withheld)








Resolution


Number of shares


% of shares voted


Number of shares


% of shares voted


Number of shares


Number of shares


% of issued share capital




1


To receive the 2019 Directors' and Auditors' Reports and Financial Statements


2,027,916,930
 


99.99
 


150,622
 


0.01
 


1,477,527
 


2,028,067,552
 


61.76%
 




2


Resolution 2 - Withdrawn*
































3


Resolution 3 - Withdrawn**
































4


To elect Irene Dorner as a director 


2,023,375,421
 


99.72
 


5,767,617
 


0.28
 


402,041
 


2,029,143,038
 


61.79%
 




5


To re-elect Pete Redfern as a director 


2,028,464,031
 


99.96
 


721,900
 


0.04
 


359,148
 


2,029,185,931
 


61.79%
 




6


To re-elect Chris Carney as a director


2,013,026,966
 


99.21
 


16,130,803
 


0.79
 


387,310
 


2,029,157,769
 


61.79%
 




7


To re-elect Jennie Daly as a director


2,024,441,154
 


99.77
 


4,726,994
 


0.23
 


376,931
 


2,029,168,148
 


61.79%
 




8


To re-elect Kate Barker DBE as a director


2,020,948,187
 


99.60
 


8,207,835
 


0.40
 


389,056
 


2,029,156,022
 


61.79%
 




9


To re-elect Gwyn Burr as a director


2,002,310,360
 


98.68
 


26,842,665
 


1.32
 


392,053
 


2,029,153,025
 


61.79%
 




10


To re-elect Angela Knight CBE as a director


2,008,320,134
 


98.97
 


20,825,592
 


1.03
 


399,352
 


2,029,145,726
 


61.79%
 




11


To elect Robert Noel as a director


2,027,760,234
 


99.93
 


1,382,597
 


0.07
 


402,248
 


2,029,142,831
 


61.79%
 




12


To re-elect Humphrey Singer as a director


2,001,490,391
 


98.64
 


27,663,099
 


1.36
 


391,588
 


2,029,153,490
 


61.79%
 




13


To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditors 


2,009,007,705
 


99.04
 


19,480,987
 


0.96
 


1,056,387
 


2,028,488,692
 


61.77%
 




14


To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the auditors' fees


2,026,215,026
 


99.89
 


2,273,605
 


0.11
 


1,056,448
 


2,028,488,631
 


61.77%
 




15


To give the directors authority to allot shares in the Company 


1,890,493,843
 


93.17
 


138,641,452
 


6.83
 


409,784
 


2,029,135,295
 


61.79%
 




16


To dis-apply pre-emption rights   (General Power)


2,022,921,279
 


99.86
 


2,749,660
 


0.14
 


3,874,140
 


2,025,670,939
 


61.68%
 




17


To dis-apply pre-emption rights (Additional Power)


2,016,842,084
 


99.56
 


8,828,175
 


0.44
 


3,874,820
 


2,025,670,259
 


61.68%
 




18


To empower the Company to make market purchases of its shares 


2,006,816,534
 


98.97
 


20,950,532
 


1.03
 


1,778,013
 


2,027,767,066
 


61.75%
 




19


To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report 


1,957,158,644
 


96.46
 


71,883,566
 


3.54
 


502,869
 


2,029,042,210
 


61.79%
 




20


To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy 


2,001,641,568
 


98.65
 


27,319,532
 


1.35
 


583,978
 


2,028,961,100
 


61.78%
 




21


To authorise political donations and expenditure


1,914,740,008
 


94.65
 


108,326,712
 


5.35
 


6,478,358
 


2,023,066,720
 


61.61%
 




22


To approve the calling of general meetings on 14 days' notice


1,892,288,221
 


93.25
 


136,986,433
 


6.75
 


270,425
 


2,029,274,654
 


61.79%
 



 
*The resolution to approve the final dividend was withdrawn at today's Annual General Meeting.
** The resolution to approve the special dividend was withdrawn at today's Annual General Meeting.
 
For further information please contact:                                                                                        
Taylor Wimpey plc                                                    Tel: 01494 885616
Alice Marsden, Group General Counsel and Company Secretary


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