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Result of AGM

24 Jul 2020 13:55

RNS Number : 0597U
Great Portland Estates PLC
24 July 2020
 

Great Portland Estates plc

Result of AGM

Friday 24 July 2020

 

Great Portland Estates plc (the "Company") announces the results of voting on the resolutions at its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held on Friday 24 July 2020.

 

A poll was held on each of the resolutions. Resolutions 1 to 15 and 20 to 24 (ordinary resolutions) and resolutions 16 to 19 (special resolutions) were all passed by the required majority. The results of the poll are as follows:

 

Resolution

Votes for

%

Votes Against

%

Total

% of issued share capital

Votes withheld*

Ordinary resolutions

1

To receive the audited financial statements together with the directors' and auditor's reports for the year ended 31 March 2020.

201,631,759

100.00

0

0.00

201,631,759

79.42

1,188,296

2

To declare a final dividend for the year ended 31 March 2020.

202,728,617

99.95

91,438

0.05

202,820,055

79.89

0

3

To approve the Directors' remuneration report.

200,451,852

99.29

1,430,207

0.71

201,882,059

79.52

937,996

4

To approve the Directors' remuneration policy.

200,319,758

98.77

2,493,248

1.23

202,813,006

79.89

7,049

5

To re-elect Toby Courtauld as a director of the Company.

201,711,606

99.91

173,610

0.09

201,885,216

79.52

934,839

6

To re-elect Nick Sanderson as a director of the Company.

200,924,353

99.07

1,891,018

0.93

202,815,371

79.89

4,684

7

To re-elect Richard Mully as a director of the Company.

202,123,215

99.66

688,196

0.34

202,811,411

79.89

8,644

8

To re-elect Charles Philipps as a director of the Company.

202,276,641

99.74

534,770

0.26

202,811,411

79.89

8,644

9

To re-elect Wendy Becker as a director of the Company.

202,278,545

99.74

536,473

0.26

202,815,018

79.89

5,037

10

To elect Vicky Jarman as a director of the Company.

202,564,713

99.88

248,569

0.12

202,813,282

79.89

6,773

11

To re-elect Nick Hampton as a director of the Company.

201,239,130

99.22

1,572,281

0.78

202,811,411

79.89

8,644

12

To re-elect Alison Rose as a director of the Company.

202,272,491

99.73

542,827

0.27

202,815,318

79.89

4,737

13

To reappoint Deloitte LLP as auditor.

198,107,856

97.68

4,707,664

2.32

202,815,520

79.89

4,535

14

To authorise the Audit Committee to agree the remuneration of the auditor.

201,167,495

99.19

1,651,483

0.81

202,818,978

79.89

1,077

15

To renew the directors' authority to allot shares.

189,354,059

93.36

13,465,996

6.64

202,820,055

79.89

0

Special resolutions

16

To renew the directors' limited authority to allot shares for cash.

199,204,314

99.99

20,678

0.01

199,224,992

78.48

3,595,063

17

To give the directors additional limited authority to allot shares for cash in connection with an acquisition or specified capital investment, and including development and/or refurbishment expenditure.

196,394,861

99.52

952,545

0.48

197,347,406

77.74

5,472,649

18

To renew the authority enabling the Company to buy its own shares.

197,960,276

97.62

4,831,862

2.38

202,792,138

79.88

27,917

19

To authorise the calling of general meetings (other than an annual general meeting) on not less than 14 clear days' notice.

186,835,471

92.12

15,984,059

7.88

202,819,530

79.89

525

Ordinary resolutions

20

To increase the maximum aggregate fees payable to Non-Executive Directors in accordance with the Company's Articles of Association.

200,875,025

99.04

1,939,974

0.96

202,814,999

79.89

5,056

21

To approve the Deferred Share Bonus Plan.

201,830,671

99.52

983,236

0.48

202,813,907

79.89

6,148

22

To approve the Long Term Incentive Plan.

200,423,180

98.82

2,388,013

1.18

202,811,193

79.89

8,862

23

To approve the Save As You Earn Plan.

201,951,872

99.58

860,038

0.42

202,811,910

79.89

8,145

24

To approve the extension of the Share Incentive Plan.

202,774,545

99.98

37,681

0.02

202,812,226

79.89

7,829

 

 

Notes:

 

*A vote withheld is not a vote in law and therefore cannot be counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes for and against a resolution.

 

As at the date of the AGM, the Company's issued share capital was 253,867,911 shares of 155/19 pence each.

 

In accordance with the Financial Conduct Authority's Listing Rule 9.6.2 a copy of the resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting will be available via the National Storage Mechanism, which can be accessed at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.

 

For further information contact:

Darren Lennark

Company Secretary

Great Portland Estates plc

020 7647 3000

 

LEI Number: 213800JMEDD2Q4N1MC42

 

 

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