5 Feb 2021 14:59
5 February 2021
COUNTRYSIDE PROPERTIES PLC (THE "COMPANY")
RESULTS OF 2021 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
At the Company's fifth Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held earlier today all resolutions put to the meeting were voted on by way of a poll and were passed by the shareholders.
The results of the poll vote for each resolution are as follows:
Resolution | Votes For | Votes Against | Total Votes Cast (excluding votes withheld) | Votes Withheld | ||||
No of Shares | % of shares voted | No. of Shares | % of shares voted | No. of Shares | % of issued share capital | No. of Shares | ||
1. | To receive and adopt the Company's audited Annual Report for the year ended 30 September 2020 and the reports of the Directors and Auditor thereon. | 490,392,785 | 99.11 | 4,400,301 | 0.89 | 494,793,086 | 94.31 | 383,881 |
2. | To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report (excluding the Directors' Remuneration Policy) for the year ended 30 September 2020. | 444,700,732 | 90.38 | 47,314,212 | 9.62 | 492,014,944 | 93.78 | 3,162,023 |
3. | To re-elect David Howell as a Director. | 356,335,419 | 89.81 | 40,447,318 | 10.19 | 396,782,737 | 75.63 | 98,394,230 |
4. | To re-elect Iain McPherson as a Director | 489,245,349 | 98.80 | 5,931,201 | 1.20 | 495,176,550 | 94.39 | 417 |
5. | To re-elect Mike Scott as a Director. | 479,163,159 | 96.77 | 16,013,091 | 3.23 | 495,176,250 | 94.39 | 717 |
6. | To re-elect Douglas Hurt as a Director. | 350,140,129 | 77.84 | 99,706,147 | 22.16 | 449,846,276 | 85.75 | 46,069,591 |
7, | To re-elect Amanda Burton as a Director | 415,353,919 | 92.48 | 33,753,457 | 7.52 | 449,107,376 | 85.61 | 46,069,591 |
8. | To re-elect Baroness Sally Morgan as a Director. | 415,357,273 | 92.49 | 33,750,103 | 7.51 | 449,107,376 | 85.61 | 46,069,591 |
9. | To re-elect Simon Townsend as a Director. | 414,556,328 | 92.31 | 34,551,048 | 7.69 | 449,107,376 | 85.61 | 46,069,591 |
10. | To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditor of the Company. | 493,632,859 | 99.69 | 1,544,108 | 0.31 | 495,176,967 | 94.39 | 0 |
11. | To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the Auditor's remuneration. | 493,485,649 | 99.66 | 1,689,035 | 0.34 | 495,174,684 | 94.39 | 2,283 |
12. | To authorise the Board to allot or sell shares and grant subscription/ conversion rights over shares. | 474,360,589 | 95.80 | 20,815,943 | 4.20 | 495,176,532 | 94.39 | 417 |
13. | To authorise the Board to allot or sell shares without complying with pre-emption rights. | 428,757,197 | 86.59 | 66,419,335 | 13.41 | 495,176,532 | 94.39 | 417 |
14. | To authorise the Company to make market purchases. | 488,534,616 | 98.68 | 6,519,922 | 1.32 | 495,054,538 | 94.36 | 122,429 |
15. | To authorise the Company to make political donations and incur political expenditure. | 481,232,678 | 97.19 | 13,914,761 | 2.81 | 495,147,439 | 94.38 | 29,528 |
16. | To allow the Company to hold general meetings, other than an annual general meeting, on not less than 14 clear days' notice. | 479,131,728 | 96.76 | 16,045,239 | 3.24 | 495,176,967 | 94.39 | 0 |
A 'vote withheld' is not a vote under English law and is, therefore, not included in the calculation of votes 'for' and 'against' a resolution. The 'for' vote includes those giving the Chairman discretion.
The total number of voting rights as at voting record date were 524,626,870 shares of £0.01 each.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R, copies of the resolutions passed as special business will shortly be available for inspection on the National Storage Mechanism at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
A copy of the voting results shown above are also available on the Company's website at www.investors.countrysideproperties.com.
Resolution 6 (Re-election of Douglas Hurt)
Resolution 6 was passed, with a majority 77.84% shareholder support for the re-election of Douglas Hurt as a Director of the Company. The Board notes the result of this resolution. We engaged widely with shareholders during the year and will continue to do so. We will publish an update on this engagement, in accordance with the UK Corporate Governance Code, within six months of the 2021 AGM.
For further information please contact:
Countryside Properties PLC - +44 (0) 1277 260 000
Iain McPherson - Group Chief Executive
Mike Scott - Group Chief Financial Officer
Victoria Prior - Managing Director, Corporate Affairs