2nd Jul 2026 12:51
Great Portland Estates plc
Results of Annual General Meeting ("AGM")
Thursday 2 July 2026
Great Portland Estates plc (the "Company") announces the results of voting on the resolutions at its AGM held on Thursday 2 July 2026.
A poll was held on each of the resolutions. Resolutions 1 to 17 (ordinary resolutions) and resolutions 18 to 21 (special resolutions) were all passed by the required majority. The results of the poll are as follows:
| Resolution | Votes for | % | Votes Against | % | Total | % of issued share capital | Votes withheld* |
Ordinary resolutions | ||||||||
1 | To receive the audited financial statements together with the Directors' and auditor's reports for the year ended 31 March 2026. | 303,512,499 | 100.00 | 2,767 | 0.00 | 303,515,266 | 74.72 | 287,696 |
2 | To declare a final dividend for the year ended 31 March 2026. | 303,619,966 | 100.00 | 2,685 | 0.00 | 303,622,651 | 74.75 | 180,311 |
3 | To approve the Directors' remuneration report. | 283,773,003 | 93.54 | 19,596,538 | 6.46 | 303,369,541 | 74.69 | 433,421 |
4 | To approve the Directors' remuneration policy. | 283,147,713 | 93.33 | 20,221,828 | 6.67 | 303,369,541 | 74.69 | 433,421 |
5 | To re-elect William Eccleshare as a Director of the Company. | 300,919,300 | 99.11 | 2,701,641 | 0.89 | 303,620,941 | 74.75 | 182,021 |
6 | To re-elect Toby Courtauld as a Director of the Company. | 303,610,355 | 100.00 | 10,345 | 0.00 | 303,620,700 | 74.75 | 182,262 |
7 | To elect Jayne Cottam as a Director of the Company. | 303,586,058 | 99.99 | 34,767 | 0.01 | 303,620,825 | 74.75 | 182,137 |
8 | To re-elect Dan Nicholson as a Director of the Company. | 303,608,811 | 100.00 | 12,255 | 0.00 | 303,621,066 | 74.75 | 181,896 |
9 | To re-elect Karen Green as a Director of the Company. | 301,202,868 | 99.20 | 2,418,198 | 0.80 | 303,621,066 | 74.75 | 181,896 |
10 | To re-elect Mark Anderson as a Director of the Company. | 301,232,136 | 99.21 | 2,388,805 | 0.79 | 303,620,941 | 74.75 | 182,021 |
11 | To elect Peter Duffy as a Director of the Company. | 303,609,696 | 100.00 | 11,245 | 0.00 | 303,620,941 | 74.75 | 182,021 |
12 | To re-elect Vicky Jarman as a Director of the Company. | 301,230,888 | 99.21 | 2,390,053 | 0.79 | 303,620,941 | 74.75 | 182,021 |
13 | To re-elect Champa Magesh as a Director of the Company. | 301,236,443 | 99.21 | 2,384,623 | 0.79 | 303,621,066 | 74.75 | 181,896 |
14 | To re-elect Emma Woods as a Director of the Company. | 297,115,583 | 97.86 | 6,505,483 | 2.14 | 303,621,066 | 74.75 | 181,896 |
15 | To reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor. | 303,489,181 | 99.96 | 129,379 | 0.04 | 303,618,560 | 74.75 | 184,402 |
16 | To authorise the Audit Committee to agree the remuneration of the auditor. | 303,561,948 | 99.98 | 60,703 | 0.02 | 303,622,651 | 74.75 | 180,311 |
17 | To renew the Directors' authority to allot shares. | 292,295,545 | 96.27 | 11,319,834 | 3.73 | 303,615,379 | 74.75 | 187,583 |
Special resolutions | ||||||||
18 | To renew the Directors' limited authority to allot shares for cash. | 300,031,077 | 98.82 | 3,582,054 | 1.18 | 303,613,131 | 74.75 | 189,831 |
19 | To renew the Directors' additional limited authority to allot shares for cash in connection with an acquisition or specified capital investment, and including development and/or refurbishment expenditure. | 284,845,890 | 95.97 | 11,974,458 | 4.03 | 296,820,348 | 73.07 | 6,982,614 |
20 | To renew the authority enabling the Company to buy its own shares. | 295,252,803 | 97.26 | 8,321,487 | 2.74 | 303,574,290 | 74.74 | 228,672 |
21 | To authorise the calling of general meetings (other than an annual general meeting) on not less than 14 clear days' notice. | 289,828,766 | 95.46 | 13,788,570 | 4.54 | 303,617,336 | 74.75 | 185,626 |
Notes:
*A vote withheld is not a vote in law and therefore cannot be counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes for and against a resolution.
As at the date of the AGM, the Company's issued share capital was 406,188,658 ordinary shares of 155/19 pence each.
In accordance with the Financial Conduct Authority's UK Listing Rule 6.4.2 a copy of the resolutions passed at the AGM will be available via the National Storage Mechanism, which can be accessed at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
For further information contact:
Darren Lennark
General Counsel & Company Secretary
Great Portland Estates plc
020 7647 3000
LEI Number: 213800JMEDD2Q4N1MC42
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