15th May 2009 11:00
THE UNITE GROUP PLC
15 MAY 2009
THE UNITE GROUP PLC (THE "COMPANY")
AGM - VOTING RESULTS
The Company announces that, at its Annual General meeting held today (the "AGM"), each of Resolutions 1 to 4 (inclusive) and 6 to 11 (inclusive) were unanimously passed on a show of hands.
Following the announcement made on 6 May 2009 that Mr Nicholas Porter would step down from the Board at the AGM, Resolution 5 (in relation to the re-election of Mr Porter as a Director of the Company), was withdrawn and was not put to a vote.
For information, the number of proxy votes received were as follows:
|
Resolution No. |
Votes For |
% |
Votes Against |
% |
Discretion |
% |
Votes Withheld |
|
1 |
85,944,376 |
99.42 |
293,896 |
0.34 |
204,753 |
0.24 |
121,495 |
|
2 |
85,574,194 |
99.10 |
574,372 |
0.67 |
205,070 |
0.23 |
210,884 |
|
3 |
83,496,420 |
96.46 |
2,862,508 |
3.31 |
204,753 |
0.23 |
840 |
|
4 |
82,992,191 |
95.87 |
3,367,577 |
3.89 |
204,753 |
0.24 |
0 |
|
5 |
83,077,792 |
95.97 |
3,272,704 |
3.78 |
214,023 |
0.25 |
1 |
|
6 |
82,988,252 |
95.87 |
3,371,276 |
3.89 |
204,753 |
0.24 |
240 |
|
7 |
79,018,286 |
91.57 |
7,066,571 |
8.19 |
204,753 |
0.24 |
274,910 |
|
8 |
83,325,476 |
97.06 |
2,322,891 |
2.71 |
204,753 |
0.23 |
711,400 |
|
9 |
86,347,932 |
99.75 |
10,060 |
0.01 |
205,753 |
0.24 |
776 |
|
10 |
84,898,184 |
98.29 |
1,271,187 |
1.47 |
205,753 |
0.24 |
189,396 |
|
11 |
80,831,325 |
93.38 |
5,528,443 |
6.39 |
204,753 |
0.23 |
0 |
As at the date of the AGM, the Company had 126,356,900 ordinary shares in issue, with no shares held in treasury. On a poll, each share confers upon the holder one vote.
END
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