PERSIMMON PLC (THE 'COMPANY')
GENERAL MEETING RESULTS
Headline Alteration
The headline for the Persimmon announcement released on 19th March 2015 at 17:34 under RNS No 9635H should read Result of GM.
The announcement text is unchanged and is reproduced in full below.
At the General Meeting of the Company held on 19 March 2015 the special resolution set out in the Notice of Meeting dated 24 February 2015 was passed on a show of hands.
For information, a breakdown of proxy votes lodged prior to the meeting is available on the Company's website, www.corporate.persimmonhomes.com and a summary is set out below:-
|
Special Resolution |
For |
% For |
Against |
% Against |
Total Votes |
Votes Withheld |
1 |
Adopt amended Articles and implement Return of Cash |
201,494,026 |
99.84 |
265,387 |
0.13 |
201,824,767 |
510,464 |
Notes:
(i) 65,354 Discretionary votes representing 0.03% of the votes cast were also received.
(ii) A "vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the total number of votes cast on a resolution or in the calculation of the percentages of the votes cast for or against a resolution.
(iii) The issued share capital of the Company on 19 March 2015 was 306,525,495 ordinary shares.
A copy of the resolution passed at the General Meeting has been sent to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection.
