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23 Apr 2010 12:46
PERSIMMON PLC (THE 'COMPANY')
AGM RESULTS
At the Company's Annual General Meeting held on 22 April 2010 each of the resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting circulated to shareholders dated 22 March 2010 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.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 |
174,434,553 |
99.46 |
945,419 |
0.54 |
175,379,972 |
2,783,003 |
|
2. |
Approve remuneration report |
167,019,847 |
95.83 |
7,267,071 |
4.17 |
174,286,918 |
3,875,963 |
|
3. |
Elect J Fairburn |
170,878,027 |
95.93 |
7,257,496 |
4.07 |
178,135,523 |
27,451 |
|
4. |
Elect J Davie |
176,223,002 |
98.93 |
1,909,241 |
1.07 |
178,132,243 |
30,732 |
|
5. |
Re-elect M Farley |
172,555,518 |
96.87 |
5,571,136 |
3.13 |
178,126,654 |
36,320 |
|
6. |
Re-elect N Davidson |
176,270,821 |
98.95 |
1,867,764 |
1.05 |
178,138,585 |
24,390 |
|
7. |
Re-elect D Thompson |
114,383,636 |
64.21 |
63,750,691 |
35.79 |
178,134,327 |
28,647 |
|
8. |
Re-appoint auditors |
174,462,503 |
97.93 |
3,685,866 |
2.07 |
178,148,369 |
14,606 |
|
9. |
Adopt new Articles |
170,682,647 |
97.16 |
4,984,677 |
2.84 |
175,667,324 |
2,495,650 |
|
10. |
Authority to allot shares |
175,680,656 |
98.62 |
2,464,119 |
1.38 |
178,144,775 |
18,200 |
|
11. |
Authority to Dis-apply pre-emption rights |
176,507,705 |
99.08 |
1,630,375 |
0.92 |
178,138,080 |
24,822 |
|
12. |
Authority to make market purchases of shares |
176,796,857 |
99.24 |
1,354,697 |
0.76 |
178,151,554 |
11,421 |
|
13. |
Calling of a general meeting on not less than 14 days notice |
172,184,562 |
96.65 |
5,966,790 |
3.35 |
178,151,352 |
11,623 |
Notes:
(i) The votes "for" figures include those votes at the discretion of the Chairman
(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 1-8, and 10 were ordinary resolutions. Resolution Numbers 9,11,12 and 13 were special resolutions.
(iv) The issued share capital of the Company on 22 April 2010 was 301,169,292 ordinary shares, excluding Treasury Shares.
Copies of the resolutions dealing with special business passed at the Annual General Meeting have been sent to the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility at 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS and will shortly be available for inspection.
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