Last checked at 26 Jul 2019 11:02
NewRiver REIT plc("NewRiver" or the "Company")
Results of the AGM
The Directors of NewRiver are pleased to announce that at its Annual General Meeting held on Thursday 25 July 2019, all of the proposed resolutions as set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting 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 2019 be received and approved. | 221,384,237
| 99.99 | 18,337 | 0.01 | 221,402,574 | 72.38 | 198,940 | ||
2 | That the Directors' Remuneration Report contained within the Company's 2019 Annual Report on pages 87 to 104 be received and approved.
| 219,594,501
| 99.11 | 1,971,932 | 0.89 | 221,566,433 | 72.44 | 35,081 | ||
3 | That Colin Rutherford be elected as a Director of the Company.
| 221,566,424
| 100.00 | 6,605 | 0.00 | 221,573,029 |
72.44 | 28,485 | ||
4 | That Margaret Ford, being eligible and offering herself for re-election, be re-elected as a Director of the Company.
| 220,907,315
| 99.70 | 659,950 | 0.30 | 221,567,265 |
72.44 | 34,249 | ||
5 | That David Lockhart, being eligible and offering himself for re-election, be re-elected as a Director of the Company.
| 218,525,131
| 98.62 | 3,052,439 | 1.38 | 221,577,570 |
72.44 | 23,944 | ||
6 | That Allan Lockhart, being eligible and offering himself for re-election, be re-elected as a Director of the Company. | 221,278,893
| 99.87 | 298,677 | 0.13 | 221,577,570 |
72.44 | 23,944 | ||
7 | That Mark Davies, being eligible and offering himself for re-election, be re-elected as a Director of the Company.
| 221,246,027
| 99.85 | 330,227 | 0.15 | 221,576,254 |
72.44 | 25,260 | ||
8 | That Kay Chaldecott, being eligible and offering herself for re-election, be re-elected as a Director of the Company.
| 219,858,846
| 99.22 | 1,717,408 | 0.78 | 221,576,254 |
72.44 | 25,260 | ||
9 | That Alastair Miller, being eligible and offering himself for re-election, be re-elected as a Director of the Company.
| 221,179,195
| 99.82 | 397,059 | 0.18 | 221,576,254 | 72.44 | 25,260 | ||
10 | That PricewaterhouseCoopers of 1 Embankment Pl, London WC2N 6RH be appointed as auditors of the Company.
| 221,560,094
| 99.98 | 35,279 | 0.02 | 221,595,373 | 72.45 | 6,141 | ||
11 | That the Audit Committee be and is hereby authorised to fix the remuneration of the auditor.
| 221,588,827
| 100.00 | 4,760 | 0.00 | 221,593,587 |
72.45 | 7,927 | ||
12 | That the Directors of the Company be authorised to declare and pay all dividends of the Company as interim dividends.
| 221,591,992
| 100.00 | 1,405 | 0.00 | 221,593,397 |
72.45 | 8,117 | ||
13 | To authorise the Directors to allot shares. | 216,409,660
| 97.66 | 5,187,152 | 2.34 | 221,596,812 | 72.45 | 4,702 | ||
14 | To disapply pre-emption rights. | 220,970,310
| 99.72 | 626,502 | 0.28 | 221,596,812 | 72.45 | 4,702 | ||
15 | To disapply pre-emption rights in addition to those disapplied by resolution 14. | 209,511,786
| 94.55 | 12,085,026 | 5.45 | 221,596,812 | 72.45 | 4,702 | ||
16 | To authorise market purchases by the Company of its shares.
| 221,492,386
| 99.96 | 94,570 | 0.04 | 221,586,956 | 72.45 | 14,558 | ||
17 | To authorise the calling of general meetings on 14 days' notice.
| 212,556,439
| 95.92 | 9,042,265 | 4.08 | 221,598,704 | 72.45 | 3,350 | ||
Notes:
* As at the date of the Annual General Meeting, the total number of shares with voting rights in the Company is 305,869,038. This excludes 2,823,652 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.
For further information
NewRiver REIT plc | +44 (0)20 3328 5800 | ||
Mark Davies (Chief Financial Officer) | |||
Rob Marcus (Company Secretary) |