5 Nov 2019 13:19
AEW UK LONG LEASE REIT PLC
(THE "COMPANY")
RESULT OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The Company is pleased to announce that, at the Annual General Meeting held today, all resolutions were passed on a show of hands.
The proxy votes received in relation to these resolutions were as follows:
Resolutions
| Votes For
| % | Votes Against
| % | Votes at Chairman's Discretion | Votes Withheld |
1: To receive and accept the annual report and financial statements
| 40,342,322 | 99.99 | 6,000 | 0.01 | 0 | 1,800 |
2: To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report
| 40,297,893 | 99.88 | 49,429 | 0.12 | 0 | 2,800 |
3: To re-elect Steve Smith as a Director
| 29,186,793 | 72.11 | 11,290,182 | 27.89 | 0 | 551,800 |
4: To re-elect Jim Prower as a Director
| 40,314,793 | 98.26 | 712,182 | 1.74 | 0 | 1,800 |
5: To re-elect Alan Sippetts as a Director
| 40,314,793 | 98.26 | 712,182 | 1.74 | 0 | 1,800 |
6: To re-appoint KPMG LLP as Auditor to the Company
| 40,323,322 | 99.94 | 22,500 | 0.06 | 0 | 4,300 |
7: To authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of the Auditor
| 40,339,822 | 99.98 | 8,500 | 0.02 | 0 | 1,800 |
8: To approve the Company's dividend payment policy
| 40,342,322 | 99.99 | 6,000 | 0.01 | 0 | 1,800 |
9: To authorise the Company to make market purchases of ordinary shares
| 40,342,322 | 99.99 | 6,000 | 0.01 | 0 | 1,800 |
10: To authorise the Company to hold general meetings on 14 clear days' notice
| 39,776,847 | 98.58 | 571,475 | 1.42 | 0 | 1,800 |
The Board is pleased to report that all Resolutions have passed. The Board notes the number of votes against Resolution 3, the re-election of Steve Smith. The Board will engage with the shareholders who voted against this resolution in particular to understand their views, as part of its ongoing programme of engagement.
A copy of resolutions 9 and 10 have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM
5 November 2019
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