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| Date | 6 Jul 2023 |
| Time | 15:24:07 |
| Category | AGMs and other meetings |
| ID | 2461F |
Great Portland Estates plc
Result of AGM
Thursday 6 July 2023
Great Portland Estates plc (the "Company") announces the results of voting on the resolutions at its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held on Thursday 6 July 2023.
A poll was held on each of the resolutions. Resolutions 1 to 17 (ordinary resolutions) and resolutions 18 to 21 (special resolutions) were all passed by the required majority. The results of the poll are as follows:
|
|
Resolution |
Votes for |
% |
Votes Against |
% |
Total |
% of issued share capital |
Votes withheld* |
|
|
Ordinary resolutions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
To receive the audited financial statements together with the Directors' and auditor's reports for the year ended 31 March 2023. |
203,706,769 |
100.00% |
2,097 |
0.00% |
203,708,866 |
80.24 |
858,807 |
|
2 |
To declare a final dividend for the year ended 31 March 2023. |
201,915,695 |
98.70% |
2,651,712 |
1.30% |
204,567,407 |
80.58 |
266 |
|
3 |
To approve the Directors' remuneration report. |
197,428,528 |
96.51% |
7,135,959 |
3.49% |
204,564,487 |
80.58 |
3,186 |
|
4 |
To approve the Directors' remuneration policy. |
189,336,232 |
92.56% |
15,228,255 |
7.44% |
204,564,487 |
80.58 |
3,186 |
|
5 |
To re-elect Richard Mully as a Director of the Company. |
194,734,258 |
95.20% |
9,829,131 |
4.80% |
204,563,389 |
80.58 |
4,284 |
|
6 |
To re-elect Toby Courtauld as a Director of the Company. |
201,372,958 |
98.70% |
2,660,276 |
1.30% |
204,033,234 |
80.37 |
534,439 |
|
7 |
To re-elect Nick Sanderson as a Director of the Company. |
201,343,706 |
98.43% |
3,219,683 |
1.57% |
204,563,389 |
80.58 |
4,284 |
|
8 |
To re-elect Dan Nicholson as a Director of the Company. |
201,708,840 |
98.60% |
2,854,549 |
1.40% |
204,563,389 |
80.58 |
4,284 |
|
9 |
To re-elect Nick Hampton as a Director of the Company. |
197,164,056 |
96.63% |
6,869,178 |
3.37% |
204,033,234 |
80.37 |
534,439 |
|
10 |
To re-elect Mark Anderson as a Director of the Company. |
199,779,472 |
97.91% |
4,254,861 |
2.09% |
204,034,333 |
80.37 |
533,340 |
|
11 |
To re-elect Vicky Jarman as a Director of the Company. |
200,313,104 |
97.92% |
4,251,384 |
2.08% |
204,564,488 |
80.58 |
3,185 |
|
12 |
To elect Champa Magesh as a Director of the Company. |
204,557,845 |
100.00% |
6,643 |
0.00% |
204,564,488 |
80.58 |
3,185 |
|
13 |
To re-elect Emma Woods as a Director of the Company. |
198,046,201 |
96.81% |
6,518,287 |
3.19% |
204,564,488 |
80.58 |
3,185 |
|
14 |
To appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor. |
203,992,044 |
99.72% |
571,497 |
0.28% |
204,563,541 |
80.58 |
4,132 |
|
15 |
To authorise the Audit Committee to agree the remuneration of the auditor. |
204,521,501 |
99.98% |
42,316 |
0.02% |
204,563,817 |
80.58 |
3,856 |
|
16 |
To renew the Directors' authority to allot shares. |
193,479,779 |
94.58% |
11,085,137 |
5.42% |
204,564,916 |
80.58 |
2,757 |
|
17 |
To approve the adoption of the Great Portland Estates Restricted Share Plan. |
191,485,183 |
93.61% |
13,078,430 |
6.39% |
204,563,613 |
80.58 |
4,060 |
|
|
Special resolutions |
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|
|
|
|
|
18 |
To renew the Directors' limited authority to allot shares for cash. |
198,765,872 |
97.17% |
5,798,768 |
2.83% |
204,564,640 |
80.58 |
3,033 |
|
19 |
To renew the Directors' additional limited authority to allot shares for cash in connection with an acquisition or specified capital investment, and including development and/or refurbishment expenditure. |
192,080,265 |
95.13% |
9,833,423 |
4.87% |
201,913,688 |
79.53 |
2,653,985 |
|
20 |
To renew the authority enabling the Company to buy its own shares. |
198,135,737 |
96.88% |
6,387,859 |
3.12% |
204,523,596 |
80.56 |
44,077 |
|
21 |
To authorise the calling of general meetings (other than an annual general meeting) on not less than 14 clear days' notice. |
195,650,236 |
95.64% |
8,914,680 |
4.36% |
204,564,916 |
80.58 |
2,757 |
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 253,867,911 ordinary shares of 155/19 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 https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
For further information contact:
Darren Lennark
General Counsel & Company Secretary
Great Portland Estates plc
020 7647 3000
LEI Number: 213800JMEDD2Q4N1MC42