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Taylor Wimpey plc (the "Company")
18 April 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RESULTS OF GENERAL MEETING FOR NORTH AMERICAN BUSINESS DISPOSAL
At the General Meeting held at 10.00 am on 18 April 2011 at the offices of J.P Morgan Cazenove at 20 Moorgate, London, EC2R 6DA the ordinary resolution regarding the disposal of the Company's North American Business was duly passed by way of a poll. Completion of the transaction remains subject to certain US and Canadian regulatory approvals and other customary completion arrangements.
The table below shows the results of the poll, which was conducted by Capita Registrars as scrutineers, including the votes received for and against the resolution, representing a total of 52.63 per cent of the 3,197,956,161 ordinary shares in issue as at the date of the meeting (each ordinary share carries one vote).
Resolution | For/ Discretionary | % | Against | % | Total cast | Votes withheld |
To approve the disposal of the Company's North American Business | 1,682,354,647 | 99.95 | 886,847 | 0.05 | 1,683,241,494 | 11,672,238 |
These results will shortly be available on the Company's website at: www.taylorwimpeyplc.com.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2 a copy of the resolution passed at the General Meeting has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.
Enquiries:
For further information please contact:
Taylor Wimpey plc Tel: +44 (0)7816 517039
James Jordan, Group Company Secretary and General Counsel
Jonathan Drake, Investor Relations
Finsbury Tel: +44 (0) 20 7251 3801
Andrew Dowler
Clare Hunt
Name of authorised company official responsible for making this notification.
James Jordan, Group Company Secretary and General Counsel