RNS Number : 2300V
Great Portland Estates PLC
04 July 2024
 

Great Portland Estates plc

Result of AGM

Thursday 4 July 2024

 

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 2024.

 

A poll was held on each of the resolutions. Resolutions 1 to 16 (ordinary resolutions) and resolutions 17 to 20 (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 2024.

312,869,227

99.96

121,378

0.04

312,990,605

77.06%

1,051,496

2

To declare a final dividend for the year ended 31 March 2024.

314,040,955

100.00

880

0.00

314,041,835

77.31%

266

3

To approve the Directors' remuneration report.

298,379,479

95.09

15,416,000

4.91

313,795,479

77.25%

246,621

4

To re-elect Richard Mully as a Director of the Company.

303,694,701

98.59

4,343,075

1.41

308,037,776

75.84%

6,004,323

5

To re-elect Toby Courtauld as a Director of the Company.

313,971,430

99.98

53,783

0.02

314,025,213

77.31%

16,888

6

To re-elect Nick Sanderson as a Director of the Company.

313,941,207

99.97

84,006

0.03

314,025,213

77.31%

16,888

7

To re-elect Dan Nicholson as a Director of the Company.

313,968,876

99.98

56,337

0.02

314,025,213

77.31%

16,888

8

To re-elect Nick Hampton as a Director of the Company.

310,888,689

99.27

2,288,274

0.73

313,176,963

77.10%

865,136

9

To re-elect Mark Anderson as a Director of the Company.

310,887,568

99.27

2,289,395

0.73

313,176,963

77.10%

865,136

10

To elect Karen Green as a Director of the Company.

314,021,540

100.00

3,673

0.00

314,025,213

77.31%

16,888

11

To re-elect Vicky Jarman as a Director of the Company.

311,736,193

99.27

2,289,018

0.73

314,025,211

77.31%

16,888

12

To re-elect Champa Magesh as a Director of the Company.

311,681,906

99.25

2,343,305

0.75

314,025,211

77.31%

16,888

13

To re-elect Emma Woods as a Director of the Company.

310,123,766

98.76

3,901,445

1.24

314,025,211

77.31%

16,888

14

To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor.

313,179,737

99.73

853,331

0.27

314,033,068

77.31%

9,033

15

To authorise the Audit Committee to agree the remuneration of the auditor.

313,985,236

99.98

48,108

0.02

314,033,344

77.31%

8,757

16

To renew the Directors' authority to allot shares.

293,904,813

93.59

20,127,422

6.41

314,032,235

77.31%

9,866


Special resolutions








17

To renew the Directors' limited authority to allot shares for cash.

306,587,004

97.63

7,444,955

2.37

314,031,959

77.31%

10,142

18

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.

296,665,253

95.31

14,583,686

4.69

311,248,939

76.63%

2,793,162

19

To renew the authority enabling the Company to buy its own shares.

307,532,137

97.94

6,453,921

2.06

313,986,058

77.30%

56,043

20

To authorise the calling of general meetings (other than an annual general meeting) on not less than 14 clear days' notice.

299,400,983

95.34

14,630,260

4.66

314,031,243

77.31%

9,866

 

 

 

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 406,188,658 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

 

 

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