7 May 2015 16:42
For immediate release 7 May 2015
MILLENNIUM & COPTHORNE HOTELS PLC
Results of Annual General Meeting
Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc 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 286,621,197 shares amounting to 88.28% of the issued share capital.
In accordance with the UK Listing Rules, the proxy votes received prior to the meeting of the independent shareholders, excluding the voting interest of City Developments Limited as controlling shareholder holding 61.43% of the issued ordinary share capital, on the resolutions concerning the election of the independent non-executive directors was as follows:
Resolution | Independent Non-Executive Director | For | Against | Withheld |
4. | Shaukat Aziz | 110,180,593 | 1,013 | 0 |
5. | Susan Farr | 110,180,468 | 1,138 | 0 |
6. | Nicholas George | 110,081,403 | 100,203 | 0 |
11. | Gervase MacGregor | 110,181,606 | 0 | 0 |
12. | Alexander Waugh | 110,100,593 | 81,013 | 0 |
The total number of shares in issue is 324,685,404. A summary of proxy votes received will be available on the Company's website, www.millenniumhotels.co.uk. 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.
Enquiries:
Jonathon Grech Company Secretary
Telephone: 020 7872 2444