Great Portland Estates plc
Result of AGM
Thursday 4 July 2019
Great Portland Estates plc (the "Company") announces the results of voting on the resolutions at its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held on Thursday 4 July 2019.
A poll was held on each of the resolutions. Resolutions 1 to 13 (ordinary resolutions) and resolutions 14 to 17 (special resolutions) were all passed by the required majority. The results of the poll are as follows:
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Resolution |
Votes for |
% |
Votes Against |
% |
Total |
% of issued share capital |
Votes withheld* |
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Ordinary resolutions |
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1 |
To receive the audited financial statements together with the directors' and auditor's reports for the year ended 31 March 2019. |
215,686,145 |
100.00 |
196 |
0.00 |
215,686,341 |
80.54% |
391,950 |
|
|
2 |
To declare a final dividend for the year ended 31 March 2019. |
216,076,236 |
100.00 |
1,267 |
0.00 |
216,077,503 |
80.69% |
788 |
|
|
3 |
To approve the Directors' remuneration report, other than the part containing the Directors' remuneration policy, for the year ended 31 March 2019. |
205,038,325 |
95.61 |
9,423,955 |
4.39 |
214,462,280 |
80.08% |
1,616,009 |
|
|
4 |
To re-elect Toby Courtauld as a director of the Company. |
215,781,632 |
99.86 |
295,466 |
0.14 |
216,077,098 |
80.69% |
1,193 |
|
|
5 |
To re-elect Nick Sanderson as a director of the Company. |
214,573,359 |
99.30 |
1,503,738 |
0.70 |
216,077,097 |
80.69% |
1,193 |
|
|
6 |
To re-elect Richard Mully as a director of the Company. |
212,779,189 |
98.47 |
3,297,908 |
1.53 |
216,077,097 |
80.69% |
1,193 |
|
|
7 |
To re-elect Charles Philipps as a director of the Company. |
214,385,148 |
99.22 |
1,691,950 |
0.78 |
216,077,098 |
80.69% |
1,193 |
|
|
8 |
To re-elect Wendy Becker as a director of the Company. |
214,383,542 |
99.22 |
1,693,556 |
0.78 |
216,077,098 |
80.69% |
1,193 |
|
|
9 |
To re-elect Nick Hampton as a director of the Company. |
213,205,228 |
98.67 |
2,871,870 |
1.33 |
216,077,098 |
80.69% |
1,193 |
|
|
10 |
To re-elect Alison Rose as a director of the Company. |
214,382,088 |
99.22 |
1,695,010 |
0.78 |
216,077,098 |
80.69% |
1,193 |
|
|
11 |
To reappoint Deloitte LLP as auditor. |
212,676,895 |
98.60 |
3,021,064 |
1.40 |
215,697,959 |
80.55% |
380,331 |
|
|
12 |
To authorise the Audit Committee to agree the remuneration of the auditor. |
214,198,309 |
99.13 |
1,879,193 |
0.87 |
216,077,502 |
80.69% |
788 |
|
|
13 |
To renew the directors' authority to allot shares. |
206,768,198 |
95.69 |
9,308,487 |
4.31 |
216,076,685 |
80.69% |
1,606 |
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Special resolutions |
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14 |
To renew the directors' limited authority to allot equity securities for cash. |
214,576,362 |
99.99 |
12,317 |
0.01 |
214,588,679 |
80.13% |
1,489,612 |
|
|
15 |
To renew the directors' additional limited authority to allot equity securities for cash as contemplated by the Pre-emption Group's Statement of Principles, and including development and /or refurbishment expenditure. |
206,572,008 |
96.43 |
7,637,581 |
3.57 |
214,209,589 |
79.99% |
1,868,701 |
|
|
16 |
To renew the authority enabling the Company to buy its own shares. |
214,081,708 |
99.09 |
1,966,314 |
0.91 |
216,048,022 |
80.68% |
30,268 |
|
|
17 |
To authorise the calling of general meetings (other than an annual general meeting) on not less than 14 clear days' notice. |
196,994,561 |
91.17 |
19,074,278 |
8.83 |
216,068,839 |
80.68% |
9,451 |
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Notes:
*A vote withheld is not a vote in law and therefore cannot be counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes for and against a resolution.
As at the date of the AGM, the Company's issued share capital was 267,795,844 shares of 15 5/19 pence each.
In accordance with the Financial Conduct Authority's Listing Rule 9.6.2 a copy of the resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting will be available via the National Storage Mechanism, which can be accessed at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM
Desna Martin
Company Secretary
4 July 2019
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