Result of AGM

RNS Number : 5057P

British Land Co PLC

16 July 2010

 



16 July 2010

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 540,007,560 ordinary shares of the Company, representing 61.8 per cent of the total number of votes capable of being cast at the meeting.

Full details of the results of the poll are set out in the Appendix following this announcement.

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APPENDIX

RESOLUTION	VOTES				VOTES WITHELD shares1
	For Shares	As % of votes cast1	Against Shares	As % of votes cast1
1. To receive the accounts and directors' report for the year ended 31 March 2010.	522,953,705	96.98	16,291,983	3.02	761,871
2. To approve the directors' remuneration report.	515,438,175	95.95	21,744,395	4.05	2,824,989
3. To elect D Harding as a Director.	537,610,376	99.89	572,043	0.11	1,825,141
4. To elect C Maudsley as a Director.	537,916,666	99.95	251,933	0.05	1,838,961
5. To elect R Pym as a Director.	533,183,339	99.79	1,136,515	0.21	5,687,705
6. To elect S Smith as a Director.	537,929,890	99.95	252,212	0.05	1,825,458
7. To re-elect C Cowdery as a Director.	495,462,981	92.71	38,988,106	7.29	5,556,473
8. To re-elect R Swannell as a Director.	527,134,272	97.95	11,054,068	2.05	1,819,220
9. To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors.	493,513,289	91.53	45,657,198	8.47	837,072
10. To authorise the directors to agree the auditors remuneration.	500,335,176	93.00	37,643,679	7.00	2,028,705
11. To authorise the Company by Ordinary Resolution the making of certain limited political donations and political expenditure of not more than £20,000 in total2.	480,891,021	96.29	18,543,138	3.71	40,573,201
12. To authorise the Directors by Ordinary Resolution to allot shares up to a limited amount2	508,136,864	94.73	28,255,950	5.27	3,614,746
13. To authorise the Directors by Special Resolution to allot shares and sell treasury shares without making a pre-emptive offer to shareholders2	536,814,404	99.82	971,670	0.18	2,221,486
14. To authorise the Company by Special Resolution to purchase its own shares2	537,131,613	99.80	1,097,529	0.20	1,778,418
15. To authorise by Special Resolution the calling of general meetings (not being an annual general meeting) by notice of not less than 14 clear days2	427,221,991	80.90	100,881,392	19.10	11,904,177
16. To adopt by Special Resolution new articles of association of the Company with effect from the end of the meeting2	537,469,642	99.87	705,451	0.13	1,832,467

Note 1: A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes for and against each resolution.

Note 2: These resolutions were proposed as Special Business.

 

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