23 Mar 2016 15:24
23rd March 2016
St. Modwen Properties PLC
("St. Modwen" or the "Company")
Result of Voting at 2016 Annual General Meeting
St. Modwen announces that all resolutions were passed by the requisite majorities on a poll at the Company's Annual General Meeting held on Wednesday 23rd March 2016. The results of the poll incorporating proxy votes lodged in advance of the meeting are set out below and will be published on the Company's website www.stmodwen.co.uk. The full text of the resolutions is set out in the Notice of Meeting dated 18th February 2016 which is also available at www.stmodwen.co.uk.
A copy of the resolutions passed as special business (resolutions 15 to 19 inclusive) has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.
Resolution | Votes For 1 | % Votes For 1,2 | Votes Against | % Votes Against 2 | Total Votes Validly Cast | % of Issued Share Capital Voted 2,3 | Votes Withheld 4 | |
1 | Annual Report and Accounts | 165,058,368 | 99.97 | 48,218 | 0.03 | 165,106,586 | 74.41% | 2,067,104 |
2 | Directors' Remuneration Report (excluding policy section) | 148,367,066 | 89.65 | 17,125,133 | 10.35 | 165,492,199 | 74.59% | 1,681,491 |
3 | Declaration of final dividend | 165,527,746 | 100.00 | 1,787 | 0.00 | 165,529,533 | 74.60% | 1,644,157 |
4 | Election of Rob Hudson | 165,123,261 | 99.62 | 632,590 | 0.38 | 165,755,851 | 74.71% | 1,417,839 |
5 | Re-election of Ian Bull | 165,543,189 | 99.87 | 215,706 | 0.13 | 165,758,895 | 74.71% | 1,414,795 |
6 | Re-election of Steve Burke | 165,036,737 | 99.56 | 723,214 | 0.44 | 165,759,951 | 74.71% | 1,413,739 |
7 | Re-election of Kay Chaldecott | 165,543,133 | 99.87 | 216,818 | 0.13 | 165,759,951 | 74.71% | 1,413,739 |
8 | Re-election of Simon Clarke | 164,972,196 | 99.52 | 788,553 | 0.48 | 165,760,749 | 74.71% | 1,412,941 |
9 | Re-election of Lesley James | 165,539,939 | 99.87 | 218,812 | 0.13 | 165,758,751 | 74.71% | 1,414,939 |
10 | Re-election of Richard Mully | 164,656,412 | 99.33 | 1,103,539 | 0.67 | 165,759,951 | 74.71% | 1,413,739 |
11 | Re-election of Bill Oliver | 165,084,392 | 99.59 | 675,559 | 0.41 | 165,759,951 | 74.71% | 1,413,739 |
12 | Re-election of Bill Shannon | 165,149,102 | 99.63 | 610,849 | 0.37 | 165,759,951 | 74.71% | 1,413,739 |
13 | Re-appointment of auditor | 165,076,546 | 99.63 | 614,216 | 0.37 | 165,690,762 | 74.68% | 1,482,928 |
14 | Auditor remuneration | 165,232,552 | 99.69 | 512,049 | 0.31 | 165,744,601 | 74.70% | 1,429,089 |
15 | Authority to allot shares | 163,748,735 | 98.79 | 1,999,784 | 1.21 | 165,748,519 | 74.70% | 1,425,171 |
16 | Disapplication of pre-emption rights 5 | 165,361,131 | 98.94 | 1,777,671 | 1.06 | 167,138,802 | 75.33% | 34,888 |
17 | Authority to purchase own shares 5 | 165,641,414 | 99.94 | 100,976 | 0.06 | 165,742,390 | 74.70% | 1,431,300 |
18 | Notice periods for general meetings 5 | 154,220,626 | 93.05 | 11,512,809 | 6.95 | 165,733,435 | 74.70% | 1,440,255 |
19 | New Articles of Association 5 | 165,390,662 | 99.82 | 294,871 | 0.18 | 165,685,533 | 74.67% | 1,488,157 |
Notes:
1. Includes discretionary votes.
2. Percentages are rounded to two decimal places.
3. The number of ordinary shares in issue on 21st March 2016 was 221,876,988.
4. A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the percentage of votes for or against a resolution.
5. Special resolution requiring a 75% majority.