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21 May 2020
CAPITAL & REGIONAL PLC
UK company number 01399411
LSE share code: CAL
ISIN: GB00BL6XZ716
LEI: 21380097W74N9OYF5Z25
Capital & Regional plc
Result of AGM
Capital & Regional plc (the "Company") announces that at the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of the Company held on 20 May 2020 all of the resolutions set out in the Company's Notice of AGM dated 24 April 2020 were duly passed on a poll with the results as stated below.
The Company has a total of 103,884,025 ordinary shares with voting rights in issue.
Resolution number | For | % For | Against | % Against | Total Shares Voted | % Shares Voted | Votes Withheld |
1 - To adopt the report and accounts | 83,327,109 | 99.99% | 4,518 | 0.01% | 83,331,627 | 80.22% | 48,005 |
2 - To approve the final dividend | 83,379,131 | 100.00% | 308 | 0.00% | 83,379,439 | 80.26% | 194 |
3 - To approve the annual report on directors' remuneration | 81,544,194 | 98.13% | 1,554,669 | 1.87% | 83,098,863 | 79.99% | 280,769 |
4 - To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditors | 82,408,912 | 98.84% | 970,126 | 1.16% | 83,379,038 | 80.26% | 594 |
5 - To authorise the directors to fix the remuneration of the auditors | 83,378,186 | 100.00% | 853 | 0.00% | 83,379,039 | 80.26% | 594 |
6 - To elect David Hunter | 82,816,996 | 99.33% | 561,384 | 0.67% | 83,378,380 | 80.26% | 1,253 |
7 - To re-elect Lawrence Hutchings | 83,374,768 | 100.00% | 3,612 | 0.00% | 83,378,380 | 80.26% | 1,253 |
8 - To re-elect Stuart Wetherly | 83,363,815 | 99.98% | 14,565 | 0.02% | 83,378,380 | 80.26% | 1,253 |
9 - To re-elect Tony Hales | 82,512,725 | 98.96% | 865,606 | 1.04% | 83,378,331 | 80.26% | 1,301 |
10 - To re-elect Ian Krieger | 83,368,427 | 99.99% | 9,953 | 0.01% | 83,378,380 | 80.26% | 1,253 |
11 - To elect George Muchanya | 81,561,058 | 98.88% | 920,644 | 1.12% | 82,481,702 | 79.40% | 897,930 |
12 - To re-elect Louis Norval | 81,559,338 | 98.88% | 922,364 | 1.12% | 82,481,702 | 79.40% | 897,930 |
13 - To re-elect Laura Whyte | 83,328,931 | 100.00% | 1,638 | 0.00% | 83,330,569 | 80.21% | 49,064 |
14 - To elect Norbert Sasse | 81,328,929 | 98.60% | 1,152,773 | 1.40% | 82,481,702 | 79.40% | 897,930 |
15 - To approve the Scrip Dividend Scheme | 83,378,392 | 100.00% | 432 | 0.00% | 83,378,824 | 80.26% | 809 |
16 - To allot securities | 82,653,647 | 99.13% | 725,081 | 0.87% | 83,378,728 | 80.26% | 905 |
17 - To disapply pre-emption rights. | 81,499,059 | 98.02% | 1,647,629 | 1.98% | 83,146,688 | 80.04% | 232,944 |
18 - To make market purchases of the Company's own shares in compliance with Section 693 of the Companies Act 2006 | 82,461,057 | 98.90% | 918,381 | 1.10% | 83,379,438 | 80.26% | 194 |
19 - To call a general meeting on not less than 14 clear days' notice | 82,584,444 | 99.05% | 794,985 | 0.95% | 83,379,429 | 80.26% | 204 |
20 - To approve the amended Articles of Association | 83,377,874 | 100.00% | 844 | 0.00% | 83,378,718 | 80.26% | 915 |
1 Where shareholders have appointed the Chairman of the meeting as their proxy with discretion as to voting those votes have been cast in favour of all of the resolutions.
2 A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes "for" and "against" a resolution.
Votes of independent shareholders on the resolutions concerning the election or re-election of the independent Non-executive Directors:
6 - To elect David Hunter | 29,693,178 | 98.14% | 561,384 | 1.86% | 30,254,562 | 59.60% | 1,253 |
9 - To re-elect Tony Hales | 29,388,907 | 97.14% | 865,606 | 2.86% | 30,254,513 | 59.60% | 1,301 |
10 - To re-elect Ian Krieger | 30,244,609 | 99.97% | 9,953 | 0.03% | 30,254,562 | 59.60% | 1,253 |
13 - To re-elect Laura Whyte | 30,205,113 | 99.99% | 1,638 | 0.01% | 30,206,751 | 59.51% | 49,064 |
As previously announced, Hugh Scott-Barret did not seek re-election and stepped down as Chairman and a Non-Executive Director at the conclusion of the meeting. David Hunter, following the approval of his election to the Board as Non-Executive Director, assumed the role of the Chairman from the close of the meeting.
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For further information:
Capital & Regional plc 020 7932 8000
Lawrence Hutchings
Stuart Wetherly
capinfo@capreg.com
FTI Consulting 020 3727 1000
Richard Sunderland
Claire Turvey
Methuselah Tanyanyiwa
capreg@fticonsulting.com
About Capital & Regional plc
Capital & Regional is a UK focused specialist property REIT with a strong track record of delivering significant value enhancing retail and leisure asset management opportunities across its portfolio of in-town, dominant community shopping centres.
Capital & Regional owns seven shopping centres in Blackburn, Hemel Hempstead, Ilford, Luton, Maidstone, Walthamstow and Wood Green. Capital & Regional manages these assets through its in-house expert property and asset management platform.
For further information see www.capreg.com