31st Jul 2019 16:55
AGM Results Announcement
Hibernia REIT plc ("Hibernia" or the "Company") announces that at the Annual General Meeting held on 31 July 2019 all the resolutions set out in the notice of the meeting were duly passed by the shareholders. Details of the voting on the resolutions are as follows:
No. | Resolution | For or at the Chairman's Discretion | % | Against | % | Withheld |
1 | Consideration of the Annual Report and Reports of the Directors and Auditor | 543,066,065 | 100.00% | - | - | 1,891,454 |
2 | To declare a final dividend of 2.0 cent per share | 544,949,519 | 100.00% | - | - | 8,000 |
3 A | Re-appoint Daniel Kitchen as Director | 363,791,690 | 68.29% | 168,889,233 | 31.71% | 12,276,596 |
3 B | To re-appoint Kevin Nowlan as Director | 543,343,452 | 99.71% | 1,604,831 | 0.29% | 9,236 |
3 C | To re-appoint Thomas Edwards-Moss as Director | 543,344,688 | 99.71% | 1,604,831 | 0.29% | 8,000 |
3 D | To re-appoint Colm Barrington as Director | 526,687,318 | 96.65% | 18,251,809 | 3.35% | 18,392 |
3 E | To re-appoint Roisin Brennan as Director | 544,895,808 | 99.99% | 53,711 | 0.01% | 8,000 |
3 F | To re-appoint Stewart Harrington as Director | 537,869,349 | 98.70% | 7,079,778 | 1.30% | 8,392 |
3 G | To re-appoint Frank Kenny as Director | 541,573,851 | 99.38% | 3,375,668 | 0.62% | 8,000 |
3 H | To re-appoint Terence O'Rourke as Director | 541,765,667 | 99.42% | 3,183,852 | 0.58% | 8,000 |
4 | To authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of the Auditor | 532,038,376 | 97.63% | 12,910,751 | 2.37% | 8,392 |
5 | To consider the continuation in office of the Auditor | 544,086,212 | 99.84% | 862,915 | 0.16% | 8,392 |
6 | Authority to allot relevant securities up to customary limits | 440,579,007 | 80.85% | 104,370,512 | 19.15% | 8,000 |
7 | To receive and consider the Directors' Annual Report on Remuneration | 512,345,072 | 94.02% | 32,604,447 | 5.98% | 8,000 |
8 | To authorise the Directors to hold certain EGMs on 14 days' notice | 498,511,543 | 91.48% | 46,436,740 | 8.52% | 9,236 |
9 | Authority to disapply statutory pre-emption rights in specified circumstances | 501,029,931 | 100.00% | 1,236 | 0.00% | 43,926,352 |
10 | Authority to disapply pre-emption rights in additional specified circumstances | 501,029,931 | 100.00% | 1,236 | 0.00% | 43,926,352 |
11 | Authority to make market purchases and overseas market purchases of Company's own shares | 540,494,866 | 99.28% | 3,895,926 | 0.72% | 566,727 |
12 | Determination of the price range for the re-issue of treasury shares off-market | 544,392,028 | 99.90% | 557,491 | 0.10% | 8,000 |
13 | To approve the Company's Capital Reorganisation | 544,949,419 | 100.00% | - | - | 8,100 |
The Company notes the number of votes against Resolution 3 (A). We had significant engagement with shareholders on corporate governance matters earlier in 2019 and again in the lead up to the AGM and we understand the reasons why some shareholders decided to vote against this resolution. We will continue to engage and consider the feedback received from all shareholders and will give an update within six months.
ENDS
Contacts:
Hibernia REIT plc +353 1 536 9100
Tom Edwards-Moss, Chief Financial Officer
Sean O'Dwyer, Company Secretary
Murray Consultants
Doug Keatinge: +353 86 037 4163, dkeatinge@murraygroup.ie
Jill Farrelly: +353 87 738 6608, jfarrelly@murraygroup.ie
About Hibernia REIT plc
Hibernia REIT plc is an Irish Real Estate Investment Trust ("REIT"), listed on Euronext Dublin and the London Stock Exchange. Hibernia owns and develops property and specialises in Dublin city centre offices.
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