Result of AGM

RNS Number : 3465E

Assura PLC

06 July 2021

 

6 July 2021

Assura plc ("Company")

Result of AGM

Assura plc announces that at its Annual General Meeting held earlier today, each of the resolutions submitted to the meeting (as set out in the Notice of the Meeting dated 4 June 2021) were passed by the requisite majorities on a poll.

Resolution	For	% For	Against	% Against	Total Votes Cast (% of issued share capital)	Votes Withheld
1. To receive the Company's report and accounts	2,110,497,568	99.86	3,055,973	0.14	2,113,553,541 (79.00)	18,600,951
2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report	2,075,806,854	97.36	56,304,860	2.64	2,132,111,714 (79.69)	42,778
3. To appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditor of the Company	2,109,317,625	98.93	22,825,075	1.07	2,132,142,700 (79.69)	11,792
4. To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the auditor's remuneration	2,113,158,805	99.11	18,965,160	0.89	2,132,123,965 (79.69)	30,527
5. To re-elect Ed Smith as a Director of the Company	2,126,053,059	99.72	6,065,805	0.28	2,132,118,864 (79.69)	35,628
6. To re-elect Louise Fowler as a Director of the Company	2,128,933,561	99.85	3,184,389	0.15	2,132,117,950 (79.69)	36,542
7. To re-elect Jonathan Murphy as a Director of the Company	2,115,050,335	99.99	193,905	0.01	2,115,244,240 (79.06)	16,910,252
8. To re-elect Jayne Cottam as a Director of the Company	2,120,570,474	99.46	11,547,476	0.54	2,132,117,950 (79.69)	36,542
9. To re-elect Jonathan Davies as a Director of the Company	2,128,647,842	99.84	3,470,108	0.16	2,132,117,950 (79.69)	36,542
10. To elect Sam Barrell as a Director of the Company	2,132,100,209	99.99	16,848	0.01	2,132,117,057 (79.69)	37,435
11. To elect Emma Cariaga as a Director of the Company	2,132,105,209	99.99	11,848	0.01	2,132,117,057 (79.69)	37,435
12. To elect Noel Gordon as a Director of the Company	2,132,100,209	99.99	16,848	0.01	2,132,117,057 (79.69)	37,435
13. To authorise the Directors to allot shares	2,042,043,813	95.77	90,083,830	4.23	2,132,127,643 (79.69)	26,849
14. To empower the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights	2,126,034,730	99.96	855,639	0.04	2,126,890,369 (79.49)	5,264,123
15. To empower the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights in connection with an acquisition or specified capital investment	2,072,071,963	97.42	54,818,406	2.58	2,126,890,369 (79.49)	5,264,123
16. To authorise the market purchase of the Company's own shares	2,100,212,417	99.15	18,042,606	0.85	2,118,255,023 (79.17)	13,899,469
17. To authorise the Company to call any general meeting, other than the Annual General Meeting, by not less than 14 clear days' notice	1,983,128,270	93.01	149,022,101	6.99	2,132,150,371 (79.69)	4,121

Resolutions 1-13 were passed as ordinary resolutions. Resolutions 14-17 were passed as special resolutions. Votes 'For' include votes at the discretion of the Chairman. 

Notes:

1. The percentages above are rounded to two decimal places.

2. A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes "for" and "against" a resolution.

3. The number of ordinary shares in issue on the share register at 6.00pm on 5 July 2021 was 2,675,547,484 of which the Total Voting Rights figure was 2,675,547,484.

Copies of resolutions 14-17, being resolutions other than resolutions concerning ordinary business passed by the Company at the above AGM, have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

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For more information, please contact:

Assura plc	Tel: [phone]
Orla Ball, Company Secretary David Purcell, Head of Investor Relations	Email: [e-mail]
Finsbury Gordon Simpson	Tel: [phone] Email: [e-mail]
James Thompson

Notes to Editors

Assura plc, a constituent of the FTSE 250 and the EPRA* indices, is a UK REIT and long-term investor in and developer of primary care property. The company, headquartered in Warrington, works with GPs, health professionals and the NHS to create outstanding spaces for health services in our communities. At 31 March 2021, Assura's property portfolio was valued at £2,453 million.

Further information is available at www.assuraplc.com  

*EPRA is a registered trademark of the European Public Real Estate Association.

 

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