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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 Wednesday 4 July 2018, 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 and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2018 be received and approved. | 248,922,794 | 96.97 | 7,784,785 | 3.03 |
| 256,707,579 | 84.69% |
| 0 |
2 | That the Directors' Remuneration Report contained within the Company's 2018 Annual Report be received and approved. | 255,001,767 | 99.38 | 1,596,918 | 0.62 |
| 256,598,685 | 84.65% |
| 108,893 |
3 | That Paul Roy, being eligible and offering himself for re-election, be re-elected as a Director of the Company. | 254,735,304 | 99.23 | 1,971,475 | 0.77 |
| 256,706,779 | 84.69% |
| 800 |
4 | That David Lockhart, being eligible and offering himself for re-election, be re-elected as a Director of the Company. | 245,765,054 | 99.09 | 2,259,134 | 0.91 |
| 248,024,188 | 81.82% |
| 8,683,392 |
5 | That Allan Lockhart, being eligible and offering himself for re-election, be re-elected as a Director of the Company. | 255,368,927 | 99.48 | 1,337,853 | 0.52 |
| 256,706,780 | 84.69% |
| 800 |
6 | That Mark Davies, being eligible and offering himself for re-election, be re-elected as a Director of the Company. | 255,346,711 | 99.47 | 1,360,069 | 0.53 |
| 256,706,780 | 84.69% |
| 800 |
7 | That Kay Chaldecott, being eligible and offering herself for re-election, be re-elected as a Director of the Company. | 256,512,947 | 99.92 | 193,833 | 0.08 |
| 256,706,780 | 84.69% |
| 800 |
8 | That Alastair Miller, being eligible and offering himself for re-election, be re-elected as a Director of the Company. | 256,353,524 | 99.86 | 353,256 | 0.14 |
| 256,706,780 | 84.69% |
| 800 |
9 | That Margaret Ford, being eligible and offering herself for re-election, be re-elected as a Director of the Company. | 256,541,171 | 99.94 | 165,609 | 0.06 |
| 256,706,780 | 84.69% |
| 800 |
10 | That Deloitte LLP of Regency Court, Glategny Esplanade, St Peter Port, Guernsey be reappointed as auditors of the Company. | 248,729,573 | 96.89 | 7,971,446 | 3.11 |
| 256,701,019 | 84.68% |
| 6,560 |
11 | That the Audit Committee be and is hereby authorised to fix the remuneration of the auditor. | 249,709,838 | 97.30 | 6,938,395 | 2.70 |
| 256,648,233 | 84.67% |
| 59,346 |
12 | To authorise the Directors to allot shares | 256,224,479 | 99.81 | 479,750 | 0.19 |
| 256,704,229 | 84.68% |
| 3,351 |
13 | To disapply pre-emption rights | 256,529,619 | 99.93 | 171,609 | 0.07 |
| 256,701,228 | 84.68% |
| 6,352 |
14 | To disapply pre-emption rights in addition to those disapplied by resolution 13 | 248,744,833 | 96.90 | 7,956,394 | 3.10 |
| 256,701,227 | 84.68% |
| 6,352 |
15 | To authorise market purchases by the Company of its shares | 249,003,943 | 97.01 | 7,661,658 | 2.99 |
| 256,665,601 | 84.67% |
| 41,178 |
16 | To authorise the calling of general meetings on 14 days' notice | 251,286,084 | 97.90 | 5,379,554 | 2.10 |
| 256,665,638 | 84.67% |
| 41,942 |
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Notes:
* As at the date of the Annual General Meeting, the total number of shares with voting rights in the Company is 303,129,819. This excludes 3,813,467 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 |
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| +44 (0)20 3328 5800 |
Allan Lockhart (Chief Executive) Mark Davies (Chief Financial Officer) |
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Will Hobman (Head of Investor Relations) |
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Finsbury |
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| +44 (0)20 7251 3801 |
Gordon Simpson |
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About NewRiver
NewRiver REIT plc (ticker: NRR) is a premium listed REIT on the London Stock Exchange and a constituent of the FTSE 250 and EPRA indices. The Company is a specialist real estate investor, asset manager and developer focused solely on the UK retail and leisure sector.
Founded in 2009, NewRiver is one of the UK's largest owner/managers of convenience-led community shopping centres with a property portfolio of £1.4 billion principally comprising 34 UK wide shopping centres together with further nationwide retail and leisure assets. The portfolio totals 8 million sq. ft. with over 2,000 occupiers, an annual footfall of 150 million and a retail occupancy rate of 97 per cent. Visit www.nrr.co.uk for further information.