AGM Results
PRESS RELEASE
Embargoed until after the AGM concludes, 22nd May 2007
RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SLOUGH ESTATES PLC
CONFIRMATION OF CHANGE OF NAME AND OF STOCK CODES
Below are the proxy vote results of the Annual General Meeting of Slough
Estates plc. Of the total proxy votes cast for all seventeen resolutions 97 per
cent were in favour of the resolutions.
The company previously announced that as part of its new brand identity it had
changed its trading name to SEGRO and had proposed to investors that the
company's registered name be changed from Slough Estates plc to SEGRO plc. This
resolution was today also overwhelmingly carried with over 99 per cent of votes
in favour. The formal registered company name changes is duly being registered
today and will be effective following the close of business today.
Consequently and, as also previously advised, the stock codes for the company
will change too - as follows:
London Stock Exchange TDIM code:
Old: SLOU New: SGRO
Effective overnight tonight 22 May, before start of business on 23 May
Euronext Mnemonic code
Old: SLO New: SGR
Euronext have advised they will make this effective over the next two working
days
Annual General Meeting Proxy Vote 2007
As at 22 May 2007
Resolution Resolution For (including Against Withheld/Abstain
No. Discretionary)
As ordinary business
1 To approve Report & Accounts 271,135,458 157,198 583,341
2 To approve the dividend 271,626,241 32,947 216,809
3 To approve the Director's 261,893,007 1,909,272 8,072,988
Remuneration Report
4 To elect Mr N M Rich as a 205,890,970 21,583,510 44,401,517
Director
5 To elect Mr W E Hens as a 271,419,550 200,786 255,158
Director
6 To elect Mrs L A MacDonagh as 251,442,991 20,164,264 268,562
a Director
7 To re-elect Mr S L Howard who 270,507,699 1,093,373 274,925
retires from the Board by
rotation
8 To re-elect Mr M D Lees who 238,850,043 31,157,036 1,868,918
retires from the Board by
rotation
9 To re-elect Mr A W Palmer who 269,855,863 817,849 1,202,285
retires from the Board by
rotation
10 To re-elect Mr C A Peacock who 271,471,742 123,649 280,606
retires from the Board by
rotation
11 To re-appoint 268,559,494 1,468,016 1,848,487
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as
auditors
12 To authorise the directors to 270,446,744 1,196,636 230,922
determine the remuneration of
the auditors
13 To approve donations to EU 269,382,229 1,598,699 882,789
political organisations and to
approve EU political
expenditure
As special business
14 Name change of the Company to 270,510,340 802,839 562,638
"SEGRO plc"
15 Director's power to allot 271,474,279 119,012 282,706
securities
16 Disapplication of pre-emption 271,429,558 95,291 351,148
rights
17 Authority to purchase own 271,266,063 345,011 261,283
shares
Contacts:
SEGRO (Institutional Investors / Analysts / Media)
Michael Waring Tel: 07775 788 628
The Maitland Consultancy
Colin Browne Tel: 0207 379 5151
SEGRO Company Secretariat
John Probert Tel: 01753 213445
Notes to editors
Basic SEGRO Facts. SEGRO is the leading provider of Flexible Business Space in
Europe. Headquartered in the UK, SEGRO is listed on the London Stock Exchange
and on Euronext in Paris. The company is a UK Real Estate Investment Trust
("REIT") with operations in eleven countries, serving a diversified customer
base of over 1,760 customers operating in a wide range of sectors, representing
both small and large businesses, from start ups to global corporations. With
investment property assets of £5.0 billion (£6.0 billion including trading
properties and development assets) and 4 million sq m of business space, SEGRO
has an annual rental income in excess of £300 million.