5th Feb 2016 14:17
Shaftesbury PLC
Results of Proxy Votes
At the Shaftesbury PLC (the "Company") Annual General Meeting held today, 5 February 2016, the resolutions set out below were passed by Shareholders on a show of hands. Proxies were received by the Company from Shareholders in advance of the Annual General Meeting as follows:
Resolution | For | Against | Withheld | Total |
1. To receive the accounts for the year ended 30 September 2015, and the reports of the directors and auditors and the Strategic report | 236,159,651 | 159,000 | 276,325 | 236,318,651 |
2. To receive the Remuneration Policy Report | 223,968,828 | 12,339,332 | 286,816 | 236,308,160 |
3. To approve the Annual Remuneration Report for the year ended 30 September 2015 | 234,921,007 | 394,504 | 1,279,465 | 235,315,511 |
4. To declare a final dividend of 6.925p per share | 236,215,032 | 105,763 | 274,181 | 236,320,795 |
5. To re-elect Jonathan Lane as a director | 202,225,024 | 31,941,999 | 2,427,953 | 234,167,023 |
6. To re-elect Brian Bickell as a director | 228,641,504 | 7,953,145 | 327 | 236,594,649 |
7. To re-elect Simon Quayle as a director | 228,641,278 | 7,953,371 | 327 | 236,594,649 |
8. To re-elect Tom Welton as a director | 228,639,754 | 7,953,145 | 2,077 | 236,592,899 |
9. To re-elect Christopher Ward as a director | 228,639,754 | 7,953,145 | 2,077 | 236,592,899 |
10. To re-elect Jill Little as a director | 236,235,484 | 359,165 | 327 | 236,594,649 |
11. To re-elect Oliver Marriott as a director | 236,126,971 | 465,928 | 2,077 | 236,592,899 |
12. To re-elect Dermot Mathias as a director | 236,233,508 | 359,391 | 2,077 | 236,592,899 |
13. To re-elect Hilary Riva as a director | 236,231,734 | 361,165 | 2,077 | 236,592,899 |
14. To re-elect Sally Walden as a director | 236,233,484 | 361,165 | 327 | 236,594,649 |
15. To re-appoint Ernst & Young as auditors | 236,186,077 | 408,022 | 877 | 236,594,099 |
16. To authorise the directors to agree the remuneration of the auditors | 235,754,003 | 830,209 | 10,764 | 236,584,212 |
17. To authorise the directors to allot shares | 223,591,870 | 11,212,518 | 1,790,588 | 234,804,388 |
18. To grant the directors authority to disapply pre-emption rights (Special Resolution) | 221,580,966 | 7,213,980 | 7,800,030 | 228,794,946 |
19. To authorise market purchases of the Company's shares (Special Resolution) | 236,375,987 | 217,283 | 1,706 | 236,593,270 |
20. To call a general meeting, other than an annual general meeting, on not less than 14 clear days' notice (Special Resolution) | 220,102,662 | 16,492,314 | 0 | 236,594,976 |
21. To approve the rules of the 2016 LTIP | 234,446,498 | 2,142,937 | 5,541 | 236,589,435 |
The Board notes that 13.64% of votes were cast against resolution 5. In accordance with the UK Corporate Governance Code clause E2.2, where practicable, the Company will continue to make contact with those major shareholders who voted against the resolution to understand the reasons behind the vote result.
Percentage of shares voted: 85.01% (Number of shares in issue 278,323,040)
Penny Thomas
Company Secretary
020 7333 8118
5 February 2016
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