23rd Jan 2019 12:44
23 January 2019
McCarthy & Stone plc (the Company)
Results of Annual General Meeting Poll
The directors are pleased to announce that at the Company's AGM held earlier today, all resolutions put to the meeting were passed by way of a poll. The results of the poll are as follows:
Resolution | VOTES FOR | % | VOTES AGAINST | % | TOTAL VOTES CAST (EXCLUDING VOTES WITHHELD) | % OF ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL VOTED | VOTES WITHHELD | |
1 | Receive the Report and Accounts | 417,357,957 | >99.99% | 8,939 | 417,366,896 | 77.67% | 278,236 | |
2 | Approve Directors' Remuneration Report | 412,075,272 | 98.71 | 5,387,236 | 1.29 | 417,462,508 | 77.69% | 182,624 |
3 | Approve final dividend of 3.5p per share | 417,630,815 | 100.00 | 1,615 | 0.00 | 417,632,430 | 77.72% | 12,702 |
4 | Re-elect Paul Lester | 409,950,831 | 98.16 | 7,671,886 | 1.84 | 417,622,717 | 77.72% | 22,415 |
5 | Re-elect John Tonkiss | 416,388,996 | 99.70 | 1,234,321 | 0.30 | 417,623,317 | 77.72% | 21,815 |
6 | Re-elect Rowan Baker | 416,275,666 | 99.68 | 1,349,051 | 0.32 | 417,624,717 | 77.72% | 20,415 |
7 | Re-elect Geeta Nanda | 416,361,057 | 99.70 | 1,253,704 | 0.30 | 417,614,761 | 77.72% | 30,371 |
8 | Re-elect Frank Nelson | 416,967,212 | 99.84 | 655,505 | 0.16 | 417,622,717 | 77.72% | 22,415 |
9 | Re-elect Mike Parsons | 416,887,255 | 99.83 | 714,462 | 0.17 | 417,601,717 | 77.72% | 43,415 |
10 | Re-elect John Carter | 413,881,290 | 99.11 | 3,731,576 | 0.89 | 417,612,866 | 77.72% | 32,266 |
11 | Re-elect Arun Nagawaney | 412,897,613 | 98.87 | 4,727,104 | 1.13 | 417,624,717 | 77.72% | 20,415 |
12 | Elect Nigel Turner | 416,450,856 | 99.72 | 1,174,461 | 0.28 | 417,625,317 | 77.72% | 19,815 |
13 | Elect Mike Lloyd | 416,450,856 | 99.72 | 1,174,461 | 0.28 | 417,625,317 | 77.72% | 19,815 |
14 | Appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditor | 417,617,133 | >99.99% | 14,297 | 417,631,430 | 77.72% | 13,702 | |
15 | Authorise Risk & Audit Committee to determine the auditor's remuneration | 417,619,348 | >99.99% | 9,482 | 417,628,830 | 77.72% | 16,302 | |
16 | Authorise the Company to make political donations and incur political expenditure | 416,387,110 | 99.70 | 1,245,320 | 0.30 | 417,632,430 | 77.72% | 12,702 |
17 | Authorise the Company to allot shares | 415,396,648 | 99.46 | 2,235,782 | 0.54 | 417,632,430 | 77.72% | 12,702 |
18* | Authorise the Company to disapply pre-emption rights (general authority) | 417,614,757 | >99.99% | 17,673 | 0.00 | 417,632,430 | 77.72% | 12,702 |
19* | Authorise the Company to disapply pre-emption rights (additional authority) | 381,098,749 | 91.25 | 36,533,359 | 8.75 | 417,632,108 | 77.72% | 13,024 |
20* | Authorise a general meeting other than an AGM to be held on 14 days' notice | 408,382,380 | 97.78 | 9,261,836 | 2.22 | 417,644,216 | 77.73% | 916 |
* Resolutions 18 - 20 are special resolutions requiring 75% majority.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of all the resolutions passed, other than ordinary business, being resolutions 16 to 20, will be submitted to and available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available to view at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM and on the Company's website, www.mccarthyandstonegroup.co.uk.
For further information please contact:
Patrick Hole
Group General Counsel and Company Secretary
Telephone: 01202 508040
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