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6 July 2023
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 12 June 2023 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 2023 Annual Report and Accounts | 168,895,455 | 100.00% | 1,128 | 0.00% | 168,896,583 | 88.01% | 73,649 |
2. | Approve the Remuneration Policy | 168,571,004 | 99.77% | 396,722 | 0.23% | 168,967,726 | 88.05% | 2,506 |
3. | Approve 2023 Annual Remuneration Report | 159,849,863 | 99.88% | 186,978 | 0.12% | 160,036,841 | 83.40% | 8,933,391 |
4. | Declare final dividend of 17.4p per ordinary share | 168,969,449 | 100.00% | 783 | 0.00% | 168,970,232 | 88.05% | 0 |
5. | Re-Elect Mr Clemett | 168,966,238 | 100.00% | 3,994 | 0.00% | 168,970,232 | 88.05% | 0 |
6. | Re-Elect Mr Benson | 168,924,289 | 99.97% | 45,143 | 0.03% | 168,969,432 | 88.05% | 800 |
7. | Re-Elect Ms Shapland | 165,108,901 | 97.72% | 3,855,983 | 2.28% | 168,964,884 | 88.05% | 5,348 |
8. | Re-Elect Ms Nash | 168,644,276 | 99.82% | 296,754 | 0.18% | 168,941,030 | 88.04% | 29,202 |
9. | Re-Elect Mr Owen | 168,284,624 | 99.59% | 685,607 | 0.41% | 168,970,231 | 88.05% | 1 |
10. | Re-Elect Ms Malhotra | 168,816,125 | 99.91% | 144,706 | 0.09% | 168,960,831 | 88.05% | 9,401 |
11. | Re-Elect Mr Mackenzie | 168,847,232 | 99.93% | 122,099 | 0.07% | 168,969,331 | 88.05% | 901 |
12. | Re- appoint KPMG LLP as auditor | 168,955,373 | 100.00% | 7,159 | 0.00% | 168,962,532 | 88.05% | 7,700 |
13. | Authorise the Board to set the auditor's remuneration | 168,964,205 | 100.00% | 6,027 | 0.00% | 168,970,232 | 88.05% | 0 |
14. | Authorise allotment of equity securities | 161,598,204 | 95.64% | 7,372,028 | 4.36% | 168,970,232 | 88.05% | 0 |
15. | Authorise political donations | 160,317,858 | 99.56% | 714,853 | 0.44% | 161,032,711 | 83.92% | 7,937,521 |
16. | Limited disapplication of pre-emption rights** | 140,888,769 | 97.02% | 4,326,437 | 2.98% | 145,215,206 | 75.67% | 23,755,026 |
17. | Authorise the Company to purchase its ordinary shares** | 168,930,666 | 99.99% | 18,546 | 0.01% | 168,949,212 | 88.04% | 21,020 |
18. | Authorise calling general meetings on 14 clear days' notice** | 160,691,678 | 95.10% | 8,278,554 | 4.90% | 168,970,232 | 88.05% | 0 |
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.
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For media and investor enquiries, please contact:
Workspace Group PLC
Clare Marland, Head of Corporate Communications 020 7138 3300
FGS Global 020 7251 3801
Chris Ryall
Guy Lamming
Notes to Editors
About Workspace Group PLC:
Workspace is London's leading owner and operator of flexible work space, managing five million sq ft of sustainable space, with 76 core locations in London and the South-East.
We are home to some 4,000 of London's fastest growing and established brands from a diverse range of sectors. Our purpose, to give businesses the freedom to grow, is based on the belief that in the right space, teams can achieve more. That in environments they tailor themselves, free from constraint and compromise, teams are best able to collaborate, build their culture and realise their potential.
Our ownership model allows us to offer true flexibility. We provide customers with blank canvas space to create a home for their business, alongside leases that give them the freedom to easily scale up and down within our well-connected, extensive portfolio.
We are inherently sustainable - we invest across the capital, breathing new life into old buildings and creating hubs of economic activity that help flatten London's working map. We work closely with our local communities to ensure we make a positive and lasting environmental and social impact, creating value over the long term.
Workspace was established in 1987, has been listed on the London Stock Exchange since 1993, is a FTSE 250 listed Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) and a member of the European Public Real Estate Association (EPRA).
Workspace® is a registered trademark of Workspace Group Plc, London, UK.
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For more information on Workspace, please visit www.workspace.co.uk