Result of AGM

RNS Number : 2977S

Assura PLC

07 July 2020

 

7 July 2020

Assura plc ("Company")

Result of AGM

Assura plc announces that at its Annual General Meeting held earlier today at the private residence of the Chairman, each of the resolutions submitted to the meeting (as set out in the Notice of the Meeting dated 5 June 2020) 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	2,046,450,959	99.79	4,313,123	0.21	2,050,764,082 (77.10)	18,486,196
2. To approve the rules of the Share Incentive Plan	2,049,923,435	99.07	19,260,961	0.93	2,069,184,396 (77.79)	65,882
3. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report	1,732,647,243	83.74	336,543,380	16.26	2,069,190,623 (77.79)	59,655
4. To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor of the Company	2,052,248,343	99.99	108,380	0.01	2,052,356,723 (77.16)	16,893,555
5. To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the auditor's remuneration	2,069,198,449	99.99	42,898	0.01	2,069,241,347 (77.79)	8,931
6. To re-elect Ed Smith as a Director of the Company	2,055,912,319	99.36	13,320,795	0.64	2,069,233,114 (77.79)	17,164
7. To re-elect Louise Fowler as a Director of the Company	2,066,682,906	99.88	2,550,208	0.12	2,069,233,114 (77.79)	17,164
8. To re-elect Jonathan Murphy as a Director of the Company	2,061,677,628	99.63	7,555,486	0.37	2,069,233,114 (77.79)	17,164
9. To re-elect Jenefer Greenwood as a Director of the Company	1,988,885,113	96.12	80,348,001	3.88	2,069,233,114 (77.79)	17,164
10. To re-elect Jayne Cottam as a Director of the Company	2,053,645,096	99.25	15,588,018	0.75	2,069,233,114 (77.79)	17,164
11. To re-elect Jonathan Davies as a Director of the Company	2,066,395,556	99.86	2,837,558	0.14	2,069,233,114 (77.79)	17,164
12. To authorise the Directors to allot shares	1,977,103,760	95.59	91,174,425	4.41	2,068,278,185 (77.76)	972,093
13. To empower the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights	2,068,990,973	99.99	251,069	0.01	2,069,242,042 (77.79)	8,236
14. To empower the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights in connection with an acquisition or specified capital investment	2,043,292,892	98.79	24,977,293	1.21	2,068,270,185 (77.75)	980,093
15. To authorise the market purchase of the Company's own shares	2,032,042,863	98.33	34,551,627	1.67	2,066,594,490(77.69)	2,655,788
16. To authorise the Company to call any general meeting, other than the Annual General Meeting, by not less than 14 clear days' notice	1,924,533,046	93.01	144,715,232	6.99	2,069,248,278 (77.79)	2,000

Resolutions 1-12 were passed as ordinary resolutions. Resolutions 13-16 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 6 July 2020 was 2,659,993,187 of which the Total Voting Rights figure was 2,659,993,187.

Copies of resolutions 13-16, 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 Financial Reporting	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 2020, Assura's property portfolio was valued at £2,139 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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