9 Feb 2017 15:37
Result of AGM
9 February 2017
Enterprise Inns plc (the "Company") is pleased to announce that, at its Annual General Meeting held today, all the resolutions proposed in the Notice of meeting were passed on a show of hands. Full details of the proxy votes received from shareholders prior to the meeting for each resolution are set out below and will also be made available on the Company's website: www.enterpriseinns.com/investors/governance
A copy of the resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting that the Company considers to be non-routine business will be submitted to the UK Listing Authority's National Storage Mechanism and will be available to view at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm
Resolution | Votes for | % of votes cast | Votes against | % of votes cast | Votes withheld |
1. Annual Report and Accounts | 309,303,121 | 100 | 3,641 | 0 | 2,029,111 |
2. Remuneration Report | 299,542,698 | 98.62 | 4,192,846 | 1.38 | 7,587,241 |
3. Re-election of Robert Walker | 309,550,988 | 99.92 | 253,058 | 0.08 | 1,531,827 |
4. Re-election of Simon Townsend | 309,458,788 | 99.90 | 302,165 | 0.10 | 1,574,920 |
5. Re-election of Neil Smith | 309,516,746 | 99.91 | 290,099 | 0.09 | 1,529,028 |
6. Re-election of David Maloney | 309,007,387 | 99.74 | 798,586 | 0.26 | 1,529,900 |
7. Re-election of Peter Baguley | 307,295,204 | 99.19 | 2,509,769 | 0.81 | 1,530,900 |
8. Re-election of Adam Fowle | 309,117,239 | 99.78 | 688,734 | 0.22 | 1,529,900 |
9. Re-election of Marisa Cassoni | 309,097,424 | 99.77 | 708,549 | 0.23 | 1,529,900 |
10. Auditor's re-appointment | 298,301,550 | 96.29 | 11,504,599 | 3.71 | 1,529,724 |
11. Auditor's remuneration | 306,635,886 | 98.98 | 3,171,013 | 1.02 | 1,528,974 |
12. Authority to allot shares | 307,032,067 | 99.11 | 2,767,951 | 0.89 | 1,535,855 |
13. General disapplication of statutory pre-emption rights | 309,672,410 | 99.96 | 126,009 | 0.04 | 1,537,454 |
14. Additional disapplication of statutory pre-emption rights | 235,016,716 | 75.86 | 74,787,071 | 24.14 | 1,532,086 |
15. Purchase of own shares | 303,787,749 | 98.06 | 6,021,740 | 1.94 | 1,526,384 |
16. Notice period for general meetings | 297,669,849 | 96.08 | 12,132,137 | 3.92 | 1,533,887 |
Notes:
(i) Resolutions 1 to 12 were ordinary resolutions, requiring more than 50% of shareholder votes to be 'for' the resolutions.
(ii) Resolutions 13 to 16 were special resolutions, requiring not less than 75% of shareholders votes to be 'for' the resolutions.
(iii) The "for" vote includes those giving the Chairman discretion.
(iv) A 'vote withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes 'for' or 'against' a resolution.
(v) The number of shares in issue at 11am on Thursday, 9 February 2017 was 531,919,858 of which 50,000,000 are held in Treasury. Total voting rights excluding shares held in Treasury is 481,919,858.
(vi) The Board recognises that there had been a substantial vote against resolution 14. The Board notes that the authority granted by shareholders today complies with the Pre-Emption Group's Statement of Principles and template resolutions and falls within the Investment Association's Share Capital Management Guidelines. The Board will continue to engage in constructive dialogue with the Company's shareholders ahead of future AGMs.
L A Togher.
Company Secretary and Legal Counsel