20th Dec 2006 14:48
British Land Co PLC20 December 2006 20th December 2006 THE BRITISH LAND COMPANY PLC RESULTS OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING British Land announces the results of the poll taken at the ExtraordinaryGeneral Meeting of the Company held earlier today to amend the Articles ofAssociation for the purpose of UK REIT conversion. Votes (including votes withheld) were cast for a total of 317,822,005 ordinaryshares of the Company, representing 61 per cent. of the issued share capital. The results of the poll were as follows: VOTES For Against Withheld Shares As % of Shares As % of Shares votes(1) votes(1)307,858,857 99.98 67,972 0.02 9,895,176 Following the meeting the Company has made its election for REIT status and hasreceived confirmation from HMRC that the election made is valid effective from 1January 2007. Copies of the Resolution passed at the Extraordinary General Meeting will beavailable shortly for inspection by the public during normal business hours onany weekday (except public holidays) at the UK Listing Authority's DocumentViewing Facility, which is situated at the Financial Services Authority, 25 TheNorth Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5HS (tel: +44 (0)207 676 1000). Contacts The British Land Company PLCLaura de VereCorporate Communications Director 020 7467 2920 Finsbury:Ed Simpkins 020 7251 3801 (Note 1: Excludes votes withheld). This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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