Last checked at 14 Jul 2017 16:47
NewRiver REIT plc
("NewRiver" or the "Company")
Resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting
The Directors of NewRiver are pleased to announce that at its Annual General Meeting held on Friday 14 July 2017, all of the proposed resolutions, as set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting despatched to shareholders on 16 June 2017, were passed on a poll. The number of shares voted on the poll are as set out below:
Resolution | Votes for | % | Votes against | % | Total shares for & against | % of total voting rights* | Votes withheld** | ||||
1 | That the Directors' Report, Auditor's Report & the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2017 be received and adopted | 252,946,288 | 99.95 | 130,909 | 0.05 | 253,077,197 | 83.99 | 13,517 | |||
2 | That the Directors' remuneration report, other than the part containing the Directors' remuneration policy, contained within the Company's 2017 Annual Report on pages 81 to 91 be received and approved. | 242,897,409 | 96.08 | 9,916,215 | 3.92 | 252,813,624 | 83.90 | 277,090 | |||
3 | That Paul Roy, being eligible and offering himself for re-election, be re-elected as a Director of the Company. | 249,322,266 | 99.67 | 823,178 | 0.33 | 250,145,444 | 83.01 | 2,945,270 | |||
4 | That David Lockhart, being eligible and offering himself for re-election, be re-elected as a Director of the Company. | 252,617,391 | 99.81 | 470,202 | 0.19 | 253,087,593 | 83.99 | 3,121 | |||
5 | That Allan Lockhart, being eligible and offering himself for re-election, be re-elected as a Director of the Company. | 252,564,286 | 99.79 | 523,307 | 0.21 | 253,087,593 | 83.99 | 3,121 | |||
6 | That Mark Davies, being eligible and offering himself for re-election, be re-elected as a Director of the Company. | 252,633,266 | 99.82 | 454,327 | 0.18 | 253,087,593 | 83.99 | 3,121 | |||
7 | That Kay Chaldecott, being eligible and offering herself for re-election, be re-elected as a Director of the Company. | 252,796,700 | 99.89 | 290,893 | 0.11 | 253,087,593 | 83.99 | 3,121 | |||
8 | That Alastair Miller, being eligible and offering himself for re-election, be re-elected as a Director of the Company. | 252,632,872 | 99.82 | 454,721 | 0.18 | 253,087,593 | 83.99 | 3,121 | |||
9 | That Deloitte LLP be reappointed as auditors of the Company. | 244,471,356 | 96.77 | 8,169,258 | 3.23 | 252,640,614 | 83.84 | 450,100 | |||
10 | That the Audit Committee be and is hereby authorised to fix the remuneration of the auditors. | 252,774,594 | 99.88 | 316,120 | 0.12 | 253,090,714 | 83.99 | 0 | |||
11 | That the Directors' remuneration policy as set out on pages 81 to 91 of the Directors' remuneration report contained within the Company's 2017 Annual Report be received and approved | 243,604,524 | 96.28 | 9,414,395 | 3.72 | 253,018,919 | 83.97 | 71,795 | |||
12 | To authorise the Directors to allot shares | 252,958,932 | 99.95 | 129,851 | 0.05 | 253,088,783 | 83.99 | 1,931 | |||
13 | To disapply pre-emption rights | 252,739,542 | 99.86 | 347,172 | 0.14 | 253,086,714 | 83.99 | 4,000 | |||
14 | To disapply pre-emption rights in addition to those conferred by resolution 13 | 244,492,057 | 96.60 | 8,594,657 | 3.40 | 253,086,714 | 83.99 | 4,000 | |||
15 | To authorise market purchases by the Company of its shares | 244,926,312 | 96.78 | 8,137,050 | 3.22 | 253,063,362 | 83.98 | 27,352 | |||
16 | To approve the Scrip Dividend Scheme | 253,088,089 | 100 | 2,625 | 0 | 253,090,714 | 83.99 | 0 | |||
17 | To authorise the calling of general meetings on14 days' notice | 247,232,717 | 97.69 | 5,857,996 | 2.31 | 253,090,713 | 83.99 | 0 | |||
Notes:
* As at the date of the Annual General Meeting, the total number of shares with voting rights in the Company is 301,332,893. This excludes 4,419,822 shares in the Employee Benefit Trust.
** A "vote withheld" is not a vote in law and cannot be counted in the calculation of the votes for and against a resolution.