16 May 2024
THE UNITE GROUP PLC (the "Company")
RESULTS OF THE 2024 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The Unite Group plc announces that all resolutions put to the Annual General Meeting held today, 16 May 2024, were passed on a poll. The results for each resolution are detailed below:
| | | For | Against | | ||
| | Resolution | Votes1 | % Votes Cast | Votes | % Votes Cast | Votes Withheld 2 |
| 1 | ACCOUNTS AND REPORTS | 396,738,685 | 99.82% | 696,406 | 0.18% | 404,801 |
| 2 | REMUNERATION REPORT | 375,791,530 | 95.02% | 19,698,040 | 4.98% | 2,350,322 |
| 3 | FINAL DIVIDEND | 397,113,284 | 99.82% | 726,344 | 0.18% | 264 |
| 4 | REVISION TO ARTICLE 142.1 | 395,266,067 | 99.79% | 814,028 | 0.21% | 1,759,797 |
| 5 | ENHANCED SCRIP DIVIDEND | 395,257,147 | 99.79% | 822,626 | 0.21% | 1,760,119 |
| 6 | RE-ELECT R HUNTINGFORD | 378,975,471 | 95.70% | 17,011,702 | 4.30% | 1,852,719 |
| 7 | RE-ELECT MR J LISTER | 389,538,418 | 98.37% | 6,448,755 | 1.63% | 1,852,719 |
| 8 | RE-ELECT R PATERSON | 388,737,223 | 98.17% | 7,249,950 | 1.83% | 1,852,719 |
| 9 | RE-ELECT I DEL BEATO | 388,738,373 | 98.17% | 7,248,800 | 1.83% | 1,852,719 |
| 10 | RE-ELECT DAME S PEARCE | 388,475,460 | 98.10% | 7,511,713 | 1.90% | 1,852,719 |
| 11 | RE-ELECT T JACKSON | 382,112,296 | 96.50% | 13,874,877 | 3.50% | 1,852,719 |
| 12 | RE-ELECT P S S SMITH | 392,447,214 | 99.11% | 3,539,859 | 0.89% | 1,852,719 |
| 13 | RE-ELECT N DULIEU | 392,028,232 | 99.00% | 3,958,841 | 1.00% | 1,852,719 |
| 14 | ELECT M BURT | 395,716,580 | 99.93% | 270,593 | 0.07% | 1,852,719 |
| 15 | ELECT A JAIN | 395,581,568 | 99.90% | 405,605 | 0.10% | 1,852,719 |
| 16 | REAPPOINT AUDITOR | 396,875,188 | 100.00% | 19,002 | 0.00% | 945,702 |
| 17 | AUDITOR REMUNERATION | 397,835,534 | 100.00% | 4,094 | 0.00% | 264 |
| 18 | ALLOT RELEVANT SECURITIES | 356,321,715 | 89.96% | 39,758,380 | 10.04% | 1,759,797 |
| 19 | PRE-EMPTION RIGHTS | 380,396,325 | 96.04% | 15,683,769 | 3.96% | 1,759,798 |
| 20 | CAPITAL INVESTMENT | 348,290,567 | 88.23% | 46,462,735 | 11.77% | 3,086,590 |
| 21 | RESTRICTED SHARE PLAN | 393,933,196 | 99.46% | 2,146,680 | 0.54% | 1,760,016 |
| 22 | RENEW SCRIP DIV SCHEME | 395,496,200 | 99.85% | 583,895 | 0.15% | 1,759,797 |
| 23 | CALL GENERAL MEETING | 355,131,093 | 89.88% | 40,003,564 | 10.12% | 2,705,235 |
1 Includes those votes giving the Chairman discretion.
2 A "Vote Withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of "For" and "Against" a resolution.
Maximum number of shares represented by proxy: 397,835,534.
Number of ordinary shares in issue as at the AGM (no shares held in treasury): 435,871,587.
All resolutions were passed as ordinary resolutions, except resolutions 4, 5, 19, 20 and 23 which were passed as special resolutions.
Pursuant to UK Listing Rule 9.6.2R, copies of all resolutions, other than those concerning ordinary business, adopted at the AGM will be shortly submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for inspection at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
The full text of the resolutions passed at the AGM can be found in the Notice of AGM, which is available alongside the AGM results on the Company's website at http://www.unitegroup.com.
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For further information, please contact:
| Unite Students Christopher Szpojnarowicz, Company Secretary
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Tel: +44 117 302 7120 |
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