22 May 2009 16:11
Development Securities PLC Annual General Meeting - voting results and proxy appointments
At the Development Securities PLC Annual General Meeting held today (22 May 2009) the following resolutions were proposed by the Chairman and passed unanimously by shareholders on a show of hands. Proxies were received by the Company from shareholders prior to the meeting as follows:
| RESOLUTION | VOTES FOR | % VOTES FOR | VOTES AGAINST | % VOTES AGAINST | VOTES WITHHELD | |
| 1 | Receipt of financial statements | 30,575,776 | 99.95 | 14,364 | 0.05 | 0 |
| 2 | Remuneration Report | 27,744,000 | 94.48 | 1,621,959 | 5.52 | 1,222,181 |
| 3 | Re-election of V M Mitchell | 30,423,095 | 99.59 | 124,877 | 0.41 | 40,168 |
| 4 | Re-election of M S Soames | 30,575,744 | 99.96 | 12,396 | 0.04 | 0 |
| 5 | Election of G Prothero | 30,187,767 | 98.69 | 400,373 | 1.31 | 0 |
| 6 | Declaration of final dividend | 30,494,972 | 99.83 | 53,000 | 0.17 | 40,168 |
| 7 | Auditor' appointment and remuneration | 30,046,578 | 98.24 | 539,188 | 1.76 | 2,374 |
| 8 | Authority to purchase own shares | 30,579,449 | 99.97 | 10,316 | 0.03 | 0 |
| 9 | Authority to increase authorised share capital | 30,560,814 | 99.91 | 28,951 | 0.09 | 0 |
| 10 | Authority to allot shares | 29,578,023 | 96.82 | 971,359 | 3.18 | 40,383 |
| 11 | Disapplication of statutory pre-emption rights | 30,570,363 | 99.94 | 19,117 | 0.06 | 30 |
| 12 | Amendment of Articles of Association | 30,582,348 | 99.98 | 5,418 | 0.02 | 374 |
| 13 | General Meetings to be called on 14 days' notice | 28,972,877 | 94.72 | 1,614,589 | 5.28 | 674 |
| 14 | Electronic Communication with shareholders | 30,578,431 | 99.98 | 5,468 | 0.02 | 1,001 |
Note to the disclosure
1. As at the date of the meeting, 40,603,214 shares were in issue
2. Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman have been included in the 'for' total
Development Securities PLC has today submitted to the UK Listing Authority prints of Resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting on 22 May 2009 concerning items other than ordinary business. These documents will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility which is situated at:-
The Financial Services Authority
25 North Colonade
Canary Wharf
London E14 5HS
Stephen Lanes
Company Secretary
22 May 2009