12 Feb 2015 11:19
ZOOPLA PROPERTY GROUP PLC
12 February 2015 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 93.19% 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 2014 together with the Directors' reports and the Independent Auditor's report on those accounts. | 339,386,415 | 100.00 | 4,182 | 0.00 | 339,390,597 | 81.18% | 2,274 |
2 | To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 30 September 2014, excluding the directors' remuneration policy contained in the Annual Report. | 339,321,803 | 99.98 | 67,657 | 0.02 | 339,389,460 | 81.18% | 3,411 |
3 | To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy contained in the Annual Report for the year ended 30 September 2014. | 337,757,332 | 99.52 | 1,632,128 | 0.48 | 339,389,460 | 81.18% | 3,411 |
4 | To approve and declare a final dividend of 1.1 pence per ordinary share in respect of the year ended 30 September 2014. | 339,382,642 | 100.00 | 5,681 | 0.00 | 339,388,323 | 81.18% | 4,548 |
5 | To elect Mike Evans as a director of the Company. | 339,014,905 | 99.89 | 375,692 | 0.11 | 339,390,597 | 81.18% | 2,274 |
To elect Mike Evans as a director of the Company (without majority shareholder vote). | 208,540,038 | 99.82 | 375,692 | 0.18 | 208,915,730 | 72.64% | 2,274 | |
6 | To elect Alex Chesterman as a director of the Company. | 337,437,337 | 99.42 | 1,955,534 | 0.58 | 339,392,871 | 81.18% | 0 |
7 | To elect Stephen Morana as a director of the Company. | 339,365,249 | 99.99 | 26,486 | 0.01 | 339,391,735 | 81.18% | 1,136 |
8 | To elect Duncan Tatton-Brown as a director of the Company. | 339,303,135 | 99.97 | 86,326 | 0.03 | 339,389,461 | 81.18% | 3,410 |
To elect Duncan Tatton-Brown as a director of the Company (without majority shareholder vote). | 208,828,268 | 99.96 | 86,326 | 0.04 | 208,914,594 | 72.64% | 3,410 | |
9 | To elect Sherry Coutu as a director of the Company. | 330,921,621 | 97.55 | 8,302,237 | 2.45 | 339,223,858 | 81.14% | 169,013 |
To elect Sherry Coutu as a director of the Company (without majority shareholder vote). | 200,446,754 | 96.02 | 8,302,237 | 3.98 | 208,748,991 | 72.58% | 169,013 | |
10 | To elect Robin Klein as a director of the Company. | 339,372,702 | 100.00 | 16,759 | 0.00 | 339,389,461 | 81.18% | 3,410 |
To elect Robin Klein as a director of the Company (without majority shareholder vote). | 208,897,835 | 99.99 | 16,759 | 0.01 | 208,914,594 | 72.64% | 3,410 | |
11 | To elect Grenville Turner as a director of the Company. | 338,128,848 | 99.63 | 1,260,613 | 0.37 | 339,389,461 | 81.18% | 3,410 |
12 | To elect Stephen Daintith as a director of the Company (without DMGT's vote). | 207,649,798 | 99.40 | 1,263,659 | 0.60 | 208,913,457 | 49.97% | 4,548 |
13 | To elect David Dutton as a director of the Company (without DMGT's vote). | 207,652,844 | 99.40 | 1,260,613 | 0.60 | 208,913,457 | 49.97% | 4,548 |
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. | 338,260,117 | 99.67 | 1,130,481 | 0.33 | 339,390,598 | 81.18% | 2,273 |
15 | To authorise the Directors to agree the remuneration of the auditor. | 339,334,302 | 99.98 | 55,159 | 0.02 | 339,389,461 | 81.18% | 3,410 |
16 | To give a general power and authority to the Directors to allot shares. | 316,271,634 | 93.19 | 23,117,826 | 6.81 | 339,389,460 | 81.18% | 3,411 |
17 | To give a general power and authority to the Directors to dis-apply pre-emption rights. | 339,384,630 | 100.00 | 1,420 | 0.00 | 339,386,050 | 81.17% | 6,821 |
18 | To authorise the Company generally and unconditionally to make market purchases of ordinary shares of £0.001 each. | 339,386,414 | 100.00 | 3,046 | 0.00 | 339,389,460 | 81.18% | 3,411 |
19 | To authorise a waiver of the obligation that may arise for DMGT to make a general offer for the entire issued share capital of the Company as a result of purchases by the Company of ordinary shares pursuant to the authority to make market purchases under Resolution 18 (without DMGT's vote). | 194,927,124 | 93.57 | 13,406,193 | 6.43 | 208,333,317 | 49.83% | 584,688 |
20 | To approve the calling of general meetings, other than an annual general meeting, on not less than 14 clear days' notice | 338,616,253 | 99.77 | 774,344 | 0.23 | 339,390,597 | 81.18% | 2,274 |
21 | To authorise the Company to make political donations. | 332,920,468 | 99.76 | 799,008 | 0.24 | 333,719,476 | 79.82% | 5,673,395 |
Notes:
(i) Votes 'For' include those votes giving the Chairman discretion.
(ii) At 10 February 2015 there were 418092702 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 8 January 2015.
Resolutions 1 to 16 and 21 were ordinary resolutions, requiring more than 50% of shareholders' votes to be cast for the resolutions.
Resolutions 17 to 18 and 20 were special resolutions, requiring at least 75% of shareholders' votes to be cast for the resolutions.
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