29th Jun 2011 11:57
29 June 2011
METRIC PROPERTY INVESTMENTS PLC
RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
AND APPOINTMENT OF COMPANY SECRETARY
At the first Annual General Meeting of Metric Property Investments plc held on 29 June 2011, 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 | Votes for (including discretionary) | % For* | Votes against | % Against* | Votes withheld* | |
1 | To receive and adopt the financial statements for the period ended 31 March 2011. | 146,701,242 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 6,085,447 |
2 | To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report. | 142,209,952 | 98.4% | 2,325,150 | 1.6% | 8,251,586 |
3 | To declare a final dividend of 0.6 pence per ordinary share. | 152,786,689 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
4 | To elect Valentine Beresford as a Director. | 151,983,751 | 99.5% | 802,938 | 0.5% | 0 |
5 | To elect Sue Ford as a Director. | 151,983,751 | 99.5% | 802,938 | 0.5% | 0 |
6 | To elect Andrew Huntley as a Director. | 150,962,907 | 98.8% | 1,823,782 | 1.2% | 0 |
7 | To elect Andrew Jones as a Director. | 152,406,689 | 99.8% | 380,000 | 0.2% | 0 |
8 | To elect Alec Pelmore as a Director. | 152,606,689 | 99.9% | 180,000 | 0.1% | 0 |
9 | To elect Mark Stirling as a Director. | 151,983,751 | 99.5% | 802,938 | 0.5% | 0 |
10 | To elect Andrew Varley as a Director. | 152,606,689 | 99.9% | 180,000 | 0.1% | 0 |
11 | To elect Philip Watson as a Director. | 145,631,381 | 95.3% | 7,155,308 | 4.7% | 0 |
12 | To appoint Deloitte LLP as auditors of the Company. | 141,669,790 | 97.7% | 3,381,959 | 2.3% | 7,734,939 |
13 | To authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of the auditors. | 147,064,301 | 96.6% | 5,205,741 | 3.4% | 516,647 |
14 | To confer on the Directors a general authority to allot ordinary shares. | 145,867,904 | 95.8% | 6,402,138 | 4.2% | 516,647 |
15** | To disapply statutory pre-emption rights relating to ordinary shares allotted under the authority granted by resolution 14. | 152,785,321 | 100.0% | 1,368 | 0.0% | 0 |
16** | To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its ordinary shares. | 152,362,383 | 100.0% | 1,368 | 0.0% | 422,938 |
17** | To enable a general meeting other than an AGM to be held on not less than 14 clear days' notice. | 138,913,975 | 90.9% | 13,872,714 | 9.1% | 0 |
* Please note a 'vote withheld' is not a vote under English law and is not counted in the calculation of votes 'for' or 'against' a resolution.
** Special Resolution
The number of shares in issue as at date of this announcement is 190,000,000.
Votes (including votes withheld) were cast for a total of 152,786,689 ordinary shares representing 80.4% of the total number of votes capable of being cast at the meeting.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of all the resolutions passed will be submitted to the UK Listing Authority ("UKLA") and will be available for inspection at the UKLA's Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at Financial Services Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS.
Appointment of Company Secretary
Richard Howell was appointed as Company Secretary to the Company on 29 June 2011.
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For further information, please contact:
Metric Property Investments plc
Sue Ford / Juliana Weiss Dalton
Tel: +44 (0)20 7129 7000
Related Shares:
METP.L