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9 July 2020
WORKSPACE GROUP PLC
RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Workspace Group PLC (the "Company") announces that all of the resolutions set out in the notice of Annual General Meeting dated 8 June 2020 were duly passed on a poll at today's Annual General Meeting.
Details of the votes cast were as follows:
Resolution | For (including discretionary) | % | Against | % | Total | % of ISC voted | Withheld* | |
1. | Receive and adopt 2020 Annual Report and Accounts | 116,728,601 | 100.00 | 3,770 | 0.00 | 116,732,371 | 64.58 | 116,185 |
2. | Approve the Remuneration Policy | 116,307,019 | 99.54 | 539,870 | 0.46 | 116,846,889 | 64.65 | 1,666 |
3. | Approve 2020 Annual Remuneration Report | 106,751,974 | 91.36 | 10,094,915 | 8.64 | 116,846,889 | 64.65 | 1,666 |
4. | Declare final dividend of 24.49p per ordinary share | 116,848,553 | 100.00 | 3 | 0.00 | 116,848,556 | 64.65 | 0 |
5. | Re-Elect Mr Hubbard | 116,090,254 | 99.35 | 757,659 | 0.65 | 116,847,913 | 64.65 | 643 |
6. | Re-Elect Mr Clemett | 116,843,473 | 100.00 | 4,440 | 0.00 | 116,847,913 | 64.65 | 643 |
7. | Re-Elect Dr Moloney | 116,223,615 | 99.47 | 623,797 | 0.53 | 116,847,412 | 64.65 | 1,144 |
8. | Re-Elect Mr Girling | 116,231,609 | 99.48 | 611,356 | 0.52 | 116,842,965 | 64.64 | 5,591 |
9. | Re-Elect Mr Russell | 116,231,609 | 99.48 | 611,356 | 0.52 | 116,842,965 | 64.64 | 5,591 |
10. | Re-Elect Ms Macpherson | 116,612,670 | 99.80 | 229,415 | 0.20 | 116,842,085 | 64.64 | 6,471 |
11. | Elect Ms Williams | 116,836,667 | 99.99 | 10,705 | 0.01 | 116,847,372 | 64.65 | 1,184 |
12. | Elect Mr Benson | 116,289,363 | 99.52 | 558,510 | 0.48 | 116,847,873 | 64.65 | 683 |
13. | Re- appoint KPMG LLP as auditor | 116,842,302 | 100.00 | 5,492 | 0.00 | 116,847,794 | 64.65 | 762 |
14. | Authorise the Board to set the auditor's remuneration | 116,841,994 | 100.00 | 4,497 | 0.00 | 116,846,491 | 64.65 | 2,065 |
15. | Authorise allotment of equity securities | 114,095,645 | 97.64 | 2,752,268 | 2.36 | 116,847,913 | 64.65 | 643 |
16. | Authorise political donations | 108,881,440 | 93.18 | 7,966,726 | 6.82 | 116,848,166 | 64.65 | 390 |
17. | Limited disapplication of pre-emption rights** | 108,901,342 | 93.20 | 7,942,321 | 6.80 | 116,843,663 | 64.64 | 1,143 |
18. | Authorise the Company to purchase its ordinary shares** | 116,683,997 | 99.93 | 83,850 | 0.07 | 116,767,847 | 64.60 | 80,708 |
19. | Authorise calling general meetings on 14 clear days' notice** | 113,178,535 | 96.86 | 3,663,881 | 3.14 | 116,842,416 | 64.64 | 6,140 |
Notes:
* A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes "For" or "Against" a resolution.** Indicates special resolutions requiring a 75% majority.
Copies of the resolutions passed at the AGM, other than those concerning ordinary business, will be submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will in due course be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
Details of the proxy votes received by the Company in advance of the Annual General Meeting are available on the Company's website at www.workspace.co.uk.
Enquiries:
Carmelina Carfora, Company Secretary
Workspace Group PLC
LEI: 2138003GUZRFIN3UT430