Last checked at 19 Mar 2015 15:00
19 March 2015
Safestore Holdings plc
("Safestore" or "the Company")
Result of Annual General Meeting
The Directors of Safestore are pleased to report that at the Annual General Meeting, held on 19 March 2015, all resolutions in the Notice of Meeting were put to the meeting and were duly passed on a show of hands. The total number of proxy votes lodged for each resolution in advance of the meeting is set out below.
In Favour | Discretion | Against | Withheld | Total | ||||
Resolution | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | Votes |
1 | 160,398,959 | 99.99 | 1,588 | 0.01 | 0 | 0.00 | 1,462,767 | 160,400,547 |
2 | 151,568,734 | 97.01 | 1,588 | 0.01 | 4,649,229 | 2.98 | 5,643,763 | 156,219,551 |
3 | 160,656,625 | 99.25 | 1,588 | 0.01 | 1,201,133 | 0.74 | 3,968 | 161,859,346 |
4 | 156,920,118 | 96.94 | 1,588 | 0.01 | 4,937,640 | 3.05 | 3,968 | 161,859,346 |
5 | 161,861,726 | 99.99 | 1,588 | 0.01 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 161,863,314 |
6 | 161,207,259 | 99.59 | 1,588 | 0.01 | 654,467 | 0.40 | 0 | 161,863,314 |
7 | 160,920,915 | 99.41 | 1,588 | 0.01 | 940,811 | 0.58 | 0 | 161,863,314 |
8 | 161,245,599 | 99.61 | 1,588 | 0.01 | 616,127 | 0.38 | 0 | 161,863,314 |
9 | 161,245,599 | 99.61 | 1,588 | 0.01 | 616,127 | 0.38 | 0 | 161,863,314 |
10 | 160,920,423 | 99.41 | 1,588 | 0.01 | 940,811 | 0.58 | 492 | 161,862,822 |
11 | 161,163,511 | 99.56 | 1,588 | 0.01 | 697,723 | 0.43 | 492 | 161,862,822 |
12 | 156,140,103 | 97.19 | 1,588 | 0.01 | 4,501,944 | 2.80 | 1,219,679 | 160,643,635 |
13 | 146,185,993 | 90.31 | 1,588 | 0.01 | 15,671,765 | 9.68 | 3,968 | 161,859,346 |
14 | 157,515,459 | 99.56 | 1,588 | 0.01 | 677,166 | 0.43 | 3,669,101 | 158,194,213 |
15 | 161,858,226 | 99.98 | 1,588 | 0.01 | 3,500 | 0.01 | 0 | 161,863,314 |
16 | 141,373,853 | 87.33 | 1,588 | 0.01 | 20,487,873 | 12.66 | 0 | 161,863,314 |
A 'vote withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes "For" or "Against" a resolution.
The current issued capital of Safestore Holdings plc is 207,641,033 shares. 77.95% of voting capital was instructed.
Resolution 1 - To receive the Annual Report and Accounts
Resolution 2 - To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report
Resolution 3 - To appoint Deloitte LLP as auditors
Resolution 4 - To authorise the Directors to determine the auditors' remuneration
Resolution 5 - To declare a final dividend of 5.30 pence per ordinary share
Resolution 6 - To re-elect Alan Lewis as a Director
Resolution 7 - To re-elect Keith Edelman as a Director
Resolution 8 - To re-elect Frederic Vecchioli as a Director
Resolution 9 - To re-elect Andy Jones as a Director
Resolution 10 - To re-elect Ian Krieger as a Director
Resolution 11 - To elect Joanne Kenrick as a Director
Resolution 12 - To authorise political donations and political expenditure
Resolution 13 - To authorise the directors to allot relevant securities
Resolution 14** - To authorise the dis-application of pre-emption rights
Resolution 15** - To authorise market purchases of ordinary shares
Resolution 16** - To authorise general meetings other than annual general meetings to be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice
** Special Resolutions requiring a 75% majority
In accordance with LR 9.6.2, copies of the resolutions passed as special business have been forwarded to the FSA for publication through the Document Viewing Facility and will be accessible via the National Storage Mechanism website (www.hemscott.com/nsm.do).
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About Safestore:
· Safestore is the UK's largest self storage group with 121 stores. They include 97 wholly owned stores in the UK and 24 wholly owned stores in the Paris region. Safestore has 12 Space Maker stores under management in the UK. | |
· The Company provides storage to around 48,000 personal and business customers. | |
· Safestore (excluding Space Maker) has a maximum lettable area ("MLA") of 5.03 million sq ft of which 3.38 million sq ft is currently occupied. | |
· Safestore employs around 525 people.
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