5 May 2017 16:25
For immediate release 5 May 2017
MILLENNIUM & COPTHORNE HOTELS PLC
LEI: 2138003EQ104LZ1JNH19
Results of Annual General Meeting
Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc ("M&C") is pleased to confirm that shareholders duly passed, on a show of hands, all ordinary and special resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting held today. Proxy votes were received prior to the meeting from shareholders in respect of 312,934,470 shares amounting to 96.36% of the issued share capital.
In accordance with the UK Listing Rules, the independent shareholders proxy votes received prior to the meeting, excluding the voting interest of City Developments Limited as controlling shareholder of M&C, on the resolutions concerning the election of the independent non-executive directors were as follows:
Resolution | Independent Non-Executive Director | For | Against | Withheld |
5. | Shaukat Aziz | 102,072,408 | 1,336 | 1,462 |
6. | Daniel Desbaillets | 102,073,744 | 1,462 | 0 |
7. | Susan Farr | 99,503,006 | 2,572,200 | 0 |
11. | Gervase MacGregor | 101,672,116 | 403,090 | 0 |
12. | Howard Wu | 102,073,456 | 288 | 1,462 |
In addition, the pre-emption rights contained within the Co-operation Agreement with City Developments Limited, as set out in resolution 15, received the following proxy votes from independent shareholders: 99,785,789 for; 2,279,988 against and 10,089 withheld.
The total number of shares in issue is 324,740,701. A summary of proxy votes received will be available on the Company's website, https://www.millenniumhotels.com/agm In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2 copies of all the resolutions passed, other than ordinary business, will be submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will be available for inspection from the National Storage Mechanism.
For further information please contact:
Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc Tel: +44 (0) 20 7872 2444
Jonathon Grech
General Counsel and Company Secretary