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NewRiver REIT plc held its Annual General Meeting on Thursday, 31 July 2025. All 18 proposed resolutions were passed on a poll, including the declaration of a final dividend of 3.5 pence per ordinary share. Approximately 63.29% of the Company's total voting rights of 477,084,008 shares were exercised for most resolutions.
| Date | 31 Jul 2025 |
| Time | 15:37:03 |
| Category | AGMs and other meetings |
| ID | 4679T |
NewRiver REIT plc
("NewRiver" or the "Company")
Result of the AGM
The Directors of NewRiver are pleased to announce that at its Annual General Meeting held on Thursday 31 July 2025, all of the proposed resolutions as set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting were passed on a poll. The number of shares voted on the poll are as set out below. Resolutions 1-13 inclusive and resolution 18 were ordinary resolutions and Resolutions 14-17 were special resolutions.
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Resolution |
Votes for |
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Votes against |
% |
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Total shares for & against |
% of total voting rights* |
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Votes withheld** |
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1 |
That the Directors' Report, Auditor's Report & the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2025 be received and approved. |
301,842,298 |
99.97 |
94,009 |
0.03 |
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301,936,307 |
63.29 |
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15,489 |
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2 |
That the Directors' Remuneration Report contained within the Company's 2025 Annual Report on pages 145 to 156 be received and approved. |
301,185,874 |
99.76 |
710,559 |
0.24 |
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301,896,433 |
63.28 |
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55,363 |
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3 |
To declare a final dividend of 3.5 pence per ordinary share for the year ended 31 March 2025 |
301,854,799 |
99.97 |
82,997 |
0.03 |
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301,937,796 |
63.29 |
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14,000 |
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4 |
That Lynn Fordham, being eligible and offering herself for re-election, be re-elected as a Director of the Company. |
235,820,773 |
84.00 |
44,926,220 |
16.00 |
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280,746,993 |
58.85 |
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21,204,803 |
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5 |
That Colin Rutherford being eligible and offering himself for re-election, be re-elected as a Director of the Company. |
287,052,844 |
95.09 |
14,830,266 |
4.91 |
|
301,883,110 |
63.28 |
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68,686 |
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6 |
That Allan Lockhart, being eligible and offering himself for re-election, be re-elected as a Director of the Company. |
301,029,110 |
99.71 |
874,831 |
0.29 |
|
301,903,941 |
63.28 |
|
47,855 |
|
7 |
That Alastair Miller, being eligible and offering himself for re-election, be re-elected as a Director of the Company. |
285,939,963 |
94.72 |
15,943,147 |
5.28 |
|
301,883,110 |
63.28 |
|
68,686 |
|
8 |
That Charlie Parker, being eligible and offering himself for re-election, be re-elected as a Director of the Company. |
287,115,120 |
95.11 |
14,767,990 |
4.89 |
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301,883,110 |
63.28 |
|
68,686 |
|
9 |
That Will Hobman, being eligible and offering himself for re-election, be re-elected as a Director of the Company. |
301,388,601 |
99.72 |
846,427 |
0.28 |
|
301,883,110 |
63.28 |
|
68,686 |
|
10 |
That Dr Karen Miller, being eligible and offering herself for re-election, be re-elected as a Director of the Company. |
287,368,601 |
95.19 |
14,515,594 |
4.81 |
|
301,904,195 |
63.28 |
|
47,601 |
|
11 |
That Forvis Mazars LLP be appointed as auditors of the Company. |
301,786,663 |
99.95 |
143,403 |
0.05 |
|
301,930,066 |
63.29 |
|
21,730 |
|
12 |
That the Audit Committee be and is hereby authorised to fix the remuneration of the auditor. |
301,818,347 |
99.96 |
114,423 |
0.04 |
|
301,932,770 |
63.29 |
|
19.026 |
|
13 |
To authorise the Directors to allot shares. |
287,948,215 |
95.37 |
13,988,124 |
4.63 |
|
301,936,339 |
63.29 |
|
15,457 |
|
14 |
To disapply pre-emption rights. |
279,458,568 |
92.56 |
22,476,996 |
7.44 |
|
301,935,564 |
63.29 |
|
16,232 |
|
15 |
To disapply pre-emption rights in addition to those disapplied by resolution 14. |
278,134,144 |
92.12 |
23,801,420 |
7.88 |
|
301,935,564 |
63.29 |
|
16,232 |
|
16 |
To authorise market purchases by the Company of its shares.
|
301,822,017 |
99.96 |
113,542 |
0.04 |
|
301,935,559 |
63.29 |
|
16,237 |
|
17 |
To authorise the calling of general meetings on 14 days' notice.
|
296,425,879 |
98.17 |
5,511,371 |
1.83 |
|
301,937,250 |
63.29 |
|
14,546 |
|
18 |
To approve a new share-based long-term incentive scheme |
301,368,612 |
99.82 |
530,906 |
0.18 |
|
301,899,518 |
63.28 |
|
52,278 |
Notes:
* As at the date of the Annual General Meeting, the total number of shares with voting rights in the Company is 477,084,008. There are 1,005,801 shares in the Employee Benefit Trust.
** A "vote withheld" is not a vote in law and cannot be counted in the calculation of the votes for and against a resolution.
For further information
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NewRiver REIT plc |
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+44 (0)20 3328 5800 |
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Kerin Williams (Company Secretary) |
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