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BELLWAY PLC - Result of AGMBELLWAY PLC - Result of AGM
PR Newswire
London, December 13
BELLWAY p.l.c.
(the ‘Company’)
Results of Annual General Meeting (‘AGM’)
13 December 2016
The Company is pleased to announce that all the resolutions proposed at the AGM held on 13 December 2016 were duly passed by a unanimous show of hands. A breakdown of proxy votes lodged prior to the AGM is set out below.
| Resolution | In favour * | Against | Withheld | ||||
| Total proxy votes cast | Proxy cards received | Votes | % | Votes | % | Shares | |
| 1. To adopt the reports and accounts. | 88,322,416 | 445 | 87,544,153 | 99.12 | 778,263 | 0.88 | 10,583 |
| 2. To approve the Report of the Board on Directors’ Remuneration. | 86,564,556 | 445 | 86,002,698 | 99.35 | 561,858 | 0.65 | 1,768,443 |
| 3. To declare a final dividend. | 88,312,899 | 445 | 88,312,899 | 100.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 20,100 |
| 4. To re-elect Mr J K Watson. | 87,317,271 | 445 | 82,290,110 | 94.24 | 5,027,161 | 5.76 | 1,015,728 |
| 5. To re-elect Mr E F Ayres. | 88,311,138 | 445 | 88,000,346 | 99.65 | 310,792 | 0.35 | 21,861 |
| 6. To re-elect Mr K D Adey. | 88,311,138 | 445 | 87,957,040 | 99.60 | 354,098 | 0.40 | 21,861 |
| 7. To re-elect Mr M R Toms. | 88,311,138 | 445 | 88,182,921 | 99.85 | 128,217 | 0.15 | 21,861 |
| 8. To re-elect Mr J A Cuthbert. | 88,311,138 | 445 | 86,955,595 | 98.47 | 1,355,543 | 1.53 | 21,861 |
| 9. To re-elect Mr P N Hampden Smith. | 88,311,138 | 445 | 88,144,645 | 99.81 | 166,493 | 0.19 | 21,861 |
| 10. To re-elect Mrs D N Jagger. | 88,311,138 | 445 | 88,178,322 | 99.85 | 132,816 | 0.15 | 21,861 |
| 11. To appoint the auditor. | 88,331,606 | 445 | 85,994,374 | 97.35 | 2,337,232 | 2.65 | 1,393 |
| 12. To agree the auditor’s remuneration. | 88,332,900 | 445 | 88,308,850 | 99.97 | 24,050 | 0.03 | 99 |
| 13. To approve the sale of a property by Bellway Homes Limited to E F Ayres, a director of the Company. | 87,850,426 | 445 | 87,845,587 | 99.99 | 4,839 | 0.01 | 482,573 |
| 14. To authorise the directors to allot shares. | 88,097,394 | 445 | 87,512,150 | 99.34 | 585,244 | 0.66 | 235,605 |
| 15. To authorise the dis-application of pre-emption rights. | 88,308,572 | 445 | 87,421,281 | 99.00 | 887,291 | 1.00 | 24,427 |
| 16. To authorise the dis-application of pre-emption rights. | 88,329,072 | 445 | 84,812,045 | 96.02 | 3,517,027 | 3.98 | 3,927 |
| 17. To authorise market purchases of the Company’s own shares. | 88,312,899 | 445 | 87,083,290 | 98.61 | 1,229,609 | 1.39 | 20,100 |
| 18. To approve the amended rules of the Bellway plc (2013) Savings Related Share Option Scheme. | 88,308,893 | 445 | 88,286,727 | 99.97 | 22,166 | 0.03 | 24,106 |
| 19. To allow the Company to hold general meetings (other than AGMs) at 14 days’ notice. | 88,332,934 | 445 | 81,820,806 | 92.63 | 6,512,128 | 7.37 | 65 |
The percentage of votes cast exclude Withheld votes. Votes in favour include votes at Chairman’s discretion.
The total number of votes cast by proxy: 88,332,934.
Number of shares in issue and therefore the total number of voting rights: 122,689,275.
Number of shareholders at meeting date: 2,855.
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