25th Jan 2018 17:10
25 January 2018
COUNTRYSIDE PROPERTIES PLC (THE "COMPANY")
RESULTS OF 2018 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
At the Company's second Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held earlier today all resolutions put to the meeting were voted on by way of a poll and were passed by the shareholders.
The results of the poll vote for each resolution are as follows:
Resolution | Votes For | Votes Against | Total Votes Cast (excluding votes withheld) | Votes Withheld | ||||
No of Shares | % of shares voted | No. of Shares | % of shares voted | No. of Shares | % of issued share capital | No. of Shares | ||
1. | To receive and adopt the Company's audited Annual Report for the year ended 30 September 2017 and the reports of the Directors and Auditor thereon. | 400,774,411 | 100.00 | 1,889 | 0.00 | 400,776,300 | 89.06 | 49,744 |
2. | To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report (excluding the Directors' Remuneration Policy) for the year ended 30 September 2017. | 395,793,828 | 99.67 | 1,323,076 | 0.33 | 397,116,904 | 88.25 | 3,709,139 |
3. | To declare a final dividend of 5.0 pence per ordinary share for the year ended 30 September 2017. | 400,824,155 | 100.00 | 1,889 | 0.00 | 400,826,044 | 89.07 | 0 |
4. | To elect Douglas Hurt as a Director. | 400,822,140 | 100.00 | 41,889 | 0.00 | 400,824,029 | 89.07 | 2,015 |
5. | To re-elect David Howell as a Director. | 400,161,877 | 99.83 | 662,152 | 0.17 | 400,824,029 | 89.07 | 2,015 |
6. | To re-elect Ian Sutcliffe as a Director. | 400,460,716 | 99.91 | 363,313 | 0.09 | 400,824,029 | 89.07 | 2,015 |
7. | To re-elect Rebecca Worthington as a Director. | 400,460,926 | 99.91 | 363,103 | 0.09 | 400,824,029 | 89.07 | 2,015 |
8. | To re-elect Amanda Burton as a Director. | 400,460,223 | 99.91 | 363,806 | 0.09 | 400,824,029 | 89.07 | 2,015 |
9. | To re-elect Baroness Sally Morgan as a Director. | 400,459,415 | 99.91 | 364,614 | 0.09 | 400,824,029 | 89.07 | 2,015 |
10. | To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditor of the Company. | 350,687,305 | 100.00 | 2,928 | 0.00 | 350,690,233 | 77.93 | 50,135,811 |
11. | To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the Auditor's remuneration. | 400,821,101 | 100.00 | 2,928 | 0.00 | 400,824,029 | 89.07 | 2,015 |
12. | To authorise the Board to allot or sell shares and grant subscription/ conversion rights over shares. | 381,884,354 | 95.27 | 18,939,675 | 4.73 | 400,824,029 | 89.07 | 2,015 |
13. | To authorise the Board to allot or sell shares without complying with pre-emption rights. | 400,112,222 | 99.82 | 705,807 | 0.18 | 400,818,029 | 89.07 | 8,015 |
14. | To authorise the Company to make market purchases. | 398,507,277 | 99.42 | 2,312,766 | 0.58 | 400,820,043 | 89.07 | 6,000 |
15. | To authorise the Company to make political donations and incur political expenditure. | 400,748,467 | 99.98 | 73,965 | 0.02 | 400,822,432 | 89.07 | 3,612 |
16. | To allow the Company to hold general meetings, other than an annual general meeting, on not less than 14 clear days' notice. | 396,202,328 | 98.85 | 4,623,716 | 1.15 | 400,826,044 | 89.07 | 0 |
A 'vote withheld' is not a vote under English law and is, therefore, not included in the calculation of votes 'for' and 'against' a resolution. The 'for' vote includes those giving the Chairman discretion.
The total number of voting rights as at voting record date were 450,000,000 shares of £0.01 each.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R, copies of the resolutions passed as special business will shortly be available for inspection on the National Storage Mechanism at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.
A copy of the voting results shown above are also available on the Company's website at www.investors.countryside-properties.com.
Enquiries: Tel: +44 (0) 1277 260 000
Ian Sutcliffe - Group Chief Executive
Rebecca Worthington - Group Chief Financial Officer
Victoria Prior - Investor Relations & Strategy Director
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