25 Feb 2016 17:18
ZOOPLA PROPERTY GROUP PLC
25 February 2016 The board of Zoopla Property Group Plc (the "Company") announces the results of the polls taken on all resolutions at the Annual General Meeting of the Company, held earlier today. All resolutions were approved by substantial majorities, ranging from 91.8% to 100%. Full details of the poll results are set out below and will also be available on the Company's corporate website: www.zpg.co.uk.
Resolution | Votes For (i) | % For | Votes Against | % Against | Total Shares Voted | % Of Issued Share Capital Voted (ii) | Votes Withheld (iii) | |
1 | To consider and adopt the Company's financial statements for the financial year ended 30 September 2015 together with the Directors' reports and the Independent Auditor's report on those accounts. | 367,896,452 | 99.36 | 2,377,038 | 0.64 | 370,273,490 | 88.59% | 39,077 |
2 | To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 30 September 2015, excluding the Directors' Remuneration Policy, contained in the Annual Report. | 356,059,985 | 97.38 | 9,588,263 | 2.62 | 365,648,248 | 87.49% | 4,664,319 |
3 | To approve and declare a final dividend of 2.5 pence per ordinary share in respect of the year ended 30 September 2015. | 370,312,567 | 100.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 370,312,567 | 88.60% | 0 |
4 | To re-elect Mike Evans as a Director of the Company. | 366,645,220 | 99.22 | 2,881,146 | 0.78 | 369,526,366 | 88.41% | 786,201 |
*4 | To re-elect Mike Evans as a Director of the Company (Independent Shareholder vote). | 235,691,927 | 98.79 | 2,881,146 | 1.21 | 238,573,073 | 83.13% | 786,201 |
5 | To re-elect Alex Chesterman as a Director of the Company. | 360,514,729 | 97.35 | 9,797,034 | 2.65 | 370,311,763 | 88.60% | 804 |
6 | To re-elect Stephen Morana as a Director of the Company. | 364,750,747 | 98.50 | 5,551,244 | 1.50 | 370,301,991 | 88.60% | 10,576 |
7 | To re-elect Duncan Tatton-Brown as a Director of the Company. | 369,695,744 | 99.97 | 101,904 | 0.03 | 369,797,648 | 88.48% | 514,919 |
*7 | To re-elect Duncan Tatton-Brown as a Director of the Company (Independent Shareholder vote). | 238,742,451 | 99.96 | 101,904 | 0.04 | 238,844,355 | 83.22% | 514,919 |
8 | To re-elect Sherry Coutu as a Director of the Company. | 365,523,540 | 99.97 | 105,815 | 0.03 | 365,629,355 | 87.48% | 4,683,212 |
*8 | To re-elect Sherry Coutu as a Director of the Company (Independent Shareholder vote). | 234,570,247 | 99.95 | 105,815 | 0.05 | 234,676,062 | 81.77% | 4,683,212 |
9 | To re-elect Robin Klein as a Director of the Company. | 370,241,782 | 99.98 | 64,948 | 0.02 | 370,306,730 | 88.60% | 5,837 |
*9 | To re-elect Robin Klein as a Director of the Company (Independent Shareholder vote). | 239,288,489 | 99.97 | 64,948 | 0.03 | 239,353,437 | 83.40% | 5,837 |
10 | To re-elect Grenville Turner as a Director of the Company. | 353,019,141 | 97.67 | 8,438,889 | 2.33 | 361,458,030 | 86.48% | 8,854,537 |
11 | To re-elect Stephen Daintith as a Director of the Company. | 353,015,308 | 97.67 | 8,438,889 | 2.33 | 361,454,197 | 86.48% | 8,858,370 |
12 | To re-elect David Dutton as a Director of the Company. | 353,018,337 | 97.67 | 8,438,889 | 2.33 | 361,457,226 | 86.48% | 8,854,537 |
13 | To elect Vin Murria as a Director of the Company. | 370,241,782 | 99.98 | 64,948 | 0.02 | 370,306,730 | 88.60% | 5,837 |
*13 | To elect Vin Murria as a Director of the Company (Independent Shareholder vote). | 239,288,489 | 99.97 | 64,948 | 0.03 | 239,353,437 | 83.40% | 5,837 |
14 | To reappoint Deloitte as the Company's auditor to hold office from the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting until the conclusion of the next meeting at which accounts are laid before the Company. | 369,697,587 | 99.83 | 612,577 | 0.17 | 370,310,164 | 88.60% | 2,403 |
15 | To authorise the Directors to agree the remuneration of the auditor. | 370,243,608 | 99.98 | 66,556 | 0.02 | 370,310,164 | 88.60% | 2,403 |
16 | To give a general power and authority to the Directors to allot shares. | 339,950,292 | 91.80 | 30,352,566 | 8.20 | 370,302,858 | 88.60% | 9,708 |
17 | To give a general power and authority to the Directors to dis-apply pre-emption rights. | 370,253,460 | 99.99 | 26,467 | 0.01 | 370,279,927 | 88.59% | 32,640 |
18 | To authorise the Company to make political donations. | 369,612,272 | 99.94 | 237,537 | 0.06 | 369,849,809 | 88.49% | 462,758 |
Notes:
(i) Votes 'For' include those votes giving the Chairman discretion.
(ii) At 23 February 2015 there were 417,953,683 shares in issue with the right to vote.
(iii) The votes 'Withheld' are not counted towards the votes cast 'For' or 'Against' at the Annual General Meeting.
Full details of the resolutions were set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting, dated 21 January 2016.
Resolutions 1 to 16 and 18 were ordinary resolutions, requiring more than 50% of shareholders' votes to be cast 'For' the resolutions.
Resolution 17 was a special resolution, requiring at least 75% of shareholders' votes to be cast 'For' the resolutions.
\* The Listing Rules require the election or re-election of independent Directors of companies with a controlling shareholder or shareholders to be separately approved by all shareholders excluding those shareholders who are not controlling shareholders ("Independent Shareholders").
Copies of all the resolutions passed, other than ordinary business, have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will soon be available for inspection at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.
ENDS