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17 March 2016
Crest Nicholson Holdings plc
("Crest" or the "Company")
RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The Company advises that all of the resolutions were considered and voted upon by the shareholders by poll at the Annual General Meeting held today.
The full text of each resolution was included in the Notice of Meeting circulated to shareholders on 15 February 2016. The results of the poll incorporating proxy votes lodged in advance of the meeting are set out below:
Resolution
| Votes For | Votes Against | Total Votes | % of issued Share Capital voted | Votes Withheld* | |
1 | RECEIVE REPORT & ACCOUNTS | 195,170,102 | 2,500 | 195,172,602 | 76.97% | 75,725 |
2 | DECLARATION OF FINAL DIVIDEND | 195,248,327 | 0 | 195,248,327 | 77.00% | 0 |
3 | RE-ELECT WILLIAM RUCKER | 192,712,008 | 2,535,374 | 195,247,382 | 77.00% | 945 |
4 | RE-ELECT STEPHEN STONE | 192,933,456 | 2,314,871 | 195,248,327 | 77.00% | 0 |
5 | RE-ELECT PATRICK BERGIN | 192,933,456 | 2,314,871 | 195,248,327 | 77.00% | 0 |
6 | RE-ELECT JIM PETTIGREW | 194,969,300 | 278,627 | 195,247,927 | 77.00% | 400 |
7 | RE-ELECT PAM ALEXANDER OBE | 195,010,737 | 237,590 | 195,248,327 | 77.00% | 0 |
8 | ELECT SHARON FLOOD | 195,011,887 | 236,340 | 195,248,227 | 77.00% | 100 |
9 | APPOINT AUDITORS | 193,984,853 | 1,263,180 | 195,248,033 | 77.00% | 294 |
10 | TO AUTHORISE THE DIRECTORS TO DETERMINE THE AUDITOR'S REMUNERATION | 193,735,518 | 1,512,809 | 195,248,327 | 77.00% | 0 |
11 | DIRECTORS' REMUNERATION REPORT | 190,371,684 | 1,406,447 | 191,778,131 | 75.63% | 3,470,196 |
12 | AUTHORITY TO ALLOT SHARES | 195,003,570 | 244,757 | 195,248,327 | 77.00% | 0 |
13 | DISAPPLY PRE-EMPTION RIGHTS ** | 195,116,423 | 131,904 | 195,248,327 | 77.00% | 0 |
14 | PURCHASE OWN SHARES ** | 191,740,796 | 246,657 | 191,987,453 | 75.71% | 3,260,874 |
15 | CALLING GENERAL MEETINGS ON 14 DAYS' NOTICE ** | 180,202,595 | 15,045,732 | 195,248,327 | 77.00% | 0 |
* A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes for or against a resolution.
** Special resolution
No other resolutions were put to the meeting.
Copies of the resolutions passed, other than resolutions concerning ordinary business, will be submitted to the UK Listing Authority via the National Storage Mechanism and will be available in due course for inspection at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM
For further information:
Crest Nicholson Holdings plc: +44 (0) 1932 580555 Kevin Maguire
RLM Finsbury +44 (0) 20 7251 3801 Faeth Birch, James Bradley