AGM Results
British Land Co PLC
15 July 2005
15th July 2005
THE BRITISH LAND COMPANY PLC
RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The Board of British Land announces the results of the poll taken at the Annual
General Meeting of the Company held earlier today. Votes (including votes
withheld) were cast for a total of 348,584,967 ordinary shares of the Company,
representing 67 per cent. of the issued share capital.
The resolutions were approved by majorities in excess of 97% in every case.
Full details of the results of the poll are set out in the Appendix to this
announcement.
Contacts
The British Land Company PLC
John Weston Smith, Chief Operating Officer ) tel: 020 7467 2899
Finsbury:
Edward Orlebar ) tel: 020 7251 3801
Faeth Birch )
Appendix
RESOLUTION Votes Withheld
VOTES
For Against
Shares As % Shares As % Shares
of votes of votes
cast(1) cast(1)
1 346,277,148 99.81 675,904 0.19 1,631,915
2 348,569,277 99.99 13,237 0.01 2,453
3 333,888,364 99.55 1,519,354 0.45 13,177,249
4 347,840,484 99.80 711,229 0.20 33,254
5 338,235,229 99.65 1,192,508 0.35 9,157,230
6 347,120,604 99.59 1,438,700 0.41 25,663
7 347,871,041 99.80 686,263 0.20 27,663
8 342,817,556 98.35 5,739,615 1.65 27,796
9 347,074,217 99.57 1,488,045 0.43 22,705
10 333,903,355 97.03 10,217,443 2.97 4,464,169
11 344,307,719 98.78 4,251,400 1.22 25,848
12 348,451,288 99.98 77,109 0.02 56,570
13 348,521,888 99.99 22,763 0.01 40,316
14 347,274,008 99.64 1,264,679 0.36 46,280
15 347,270,767 99.64 1,259,801 0.36 54,399
Note 1: Excludes votes withheld
Note to Editors
The resolutions voted on at the AGM today were as follows:
1. To receive the Report of the Directors and audited Accounts for the year
ended 31st March 2005.
2. To declare a Final Dividend for the year ended 31st March 2005.
3. To re-elect John Ritblat as a Director.
4. To re-elect John Weston Smith as a Director.
5. To re-elect Michael Cassidy as a Director.
6. To re-elect Graham Roberts as a Director.
7. To re-elect Stephen Hester as a Director.
8. To re-appoint Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors.
9. To authorise the Directors to fix the remuneration of the Auditors.
10. To approve by Ordinary Resolution the policy set out in the Remuneration
Report.
11. As Special Business:
To renew by Ordinary Resolution the directors' authority to allot unissued
share capital or convertible securities. (Section 80 Companies Act 1985).
12. As Special Business:
To renew by Special Resolution the limited waiver of pre-emption rights
attaching to future issues of equity securities. (Section 89(1) Companies
Act 1985).
13. As Special Business:
To grant by Special Resolution authority to the Company to exercise its
power to purchase its own shares.
14. As Special Business:
To sub-divide and re-designate by Ordinary Resolution the Company's 6%
cumulative redeemable convertible preference shares into ordinary shares.
15. As Special Business:
To amend by special resolution the Company's Articles of Association.
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