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19 Apr 2012 15:23
PERSIMMON PLC (THE 'COMPANY')
AGM RESULTS
At the Company's Annual General Meeting held on 19 April 2012 each of the resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting dated 19 March 2012 was passed on a show of hands.
For information, a breakdown of proxy votes lodged prior to the AGM is available on the Company's website, www.corporate.persimmonhomes.com and a summary is set out below:-
No | Resolution | For | Percentage For | Against | Percentage Against | Total Votes | Votes Withheld |
1. | Receive report and accounts | 211,050,462 | 99.78 | 242,225 | 0.11 | 211,516,299 | 67,037 |
2. | Declare a final dividend | 211,359,066 | 99.90 | 1,468 | 0.00 | 211,580,812 | 2,918 |
3. | Approve remuneration report | 185,815,482 | 95.85 | 7,811,632 | 4.03 | 193,853,264 | 17,730,141 |
4. | Re-elect N Wrigley | 208,652,946 | 98.77 | 2,360,296 | 1.12 | 211,241,179 | 342,551 |
5. | Re-elect M Farley | 209,418,315 | 98.99 | 1,906,234 | 0.90 | 211,563,949 | 17,614 |
6. | Re-elect M Killoran | 209,425,146 | 98.99 | 1,913,390 | 0.90 | 211,566,147 | 17,583 |
7. | Re-elect J Fairburn | 209,408,863 | 98.98 | 1,917,266 | 0.91 | 211,566,465 | 17,265 |
8. | Re-elect N Davidson | 209,027,458 | 98.80 | 2,306,313 | 1.09 | 211,560,345 | 20,852 |
9. | Re-elect R Pennycook | 209,321,924 | 98.94 | 2,005,382 | 0.95 | 211,559,929 | 23,801 |
10. | Re-elect J Davie | 209,359,936 | 98.96 | 1,960,032 | 0.93 | 211,564,405 | 19,325 |
11. | Elect M Preston | 209,371,454 | 98.97 | 1,946,347 | 0.92 | 211,557,477 | 26,253 |
12. | Re-appoint auditor and authorise directors to determine their remuneration | 210,963,487 | 99.72 | 368,898 | 0.17 | 211,561,194 | 21,837 |
13. | Authority to allot shares | 209,242,762 | 98.90 | 2,090,398 | 0.99 | 211,564,096 | 19,322 |
14. | Authority to Dis-apply pre-emption rights | 210,983,733 | 99.73 | 347,795 | 0.16 | 211,561,011 | 22,561 |
15. | Authority to make market purchases of shares | 210,811,193 | 99.64 | 536,682 | 0.25 | 211,574,556 | 8,574 |
16. | Calling of a general meeting on not less than 14 days notice | 193,371,451 | 91.44 | 17,882,344 | 8.46 | 211,483,280 | 9,597 |
Notes:
(i) Discretionary votes not shown
(ii) A "vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the total number of votes cast on a resolution or in the calculation of the percentages of the votes cast for or against a resolution.
(iii) Resolution Numbers 1-13 were ordinary resolutions. Resolution Numbers 14-16 were special resolutions.
(iv) The issued share capital of the Company on 19 April 2012 was 302,581,486 ordinary shares, excluding Treasury Shares.
Copies of the resolutions dealing with special business passed at the Annual General Meeting have been sent to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection.
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