Result of General Meeting

RNS Number : 4983A

British Land Co PLC

08 October 2009

 



8 October 2009 

THE BRITISH LAND COMPANY PLC

RESULTS OF GENERAL MEETING

The Board of British Land announces the results of the poll taken at the General Meeting of the Company held earlier today to approve the Company's proposed Joint Venture with the Blackstone Group L.P. 

Votes (including votes withheld) were cast for a total of 551,047,860 ordinary shares of the Company, representing 64.16 per cent. of the total number of votes capable of being cast at the meeting, of which 99.6% of votes were cast in favour of the proposed Joint Venture. 

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

Media enquiries: 

British Land: Laura De Vere - Tel: [phone] Mobile: + 44 (0)7739 292920

Finsbury: Ed Simpkins - Tel: [phone] Mobile: + 44 (0)7947740551

APPENDIX

GENERAL MEETING

RESOLUTION	VOTES FOR:	As %age of votes cast	VOTES AGAINST	As %age of votes cast	VOTES WITHHELD1
That the Proposed Transaction be and is hereby approved on the terms and conditions of the Principal Transaction Documents as described in the Circular and the Directors of the Company (or any duly authorised committee thereof) be and are hereby authorised to do all such acts and things on behalf of the Company and/or the Group as they may in their absolute discretion consider necessary or desirable in order to implement and complete the Proposed Transaction in accordance with the terms and conditions of the |Principal Transaction Documents and carry out the transactions contemplated thereunder (including the implementation and completion of any transactions to be effected upon the termination of the Joint Venture for any reason or on an earlier default under the terms and conditions of the Principal Transaction Documents or on an exit prior to such termination), subject to such immaterial modification, variation, revision, waiver or amendment thereto as the Directors of the Company (or any duly authorised committee thereof) may in their absolute discretion think fit.	548,544,536	99.96	229,353	0.04	2,273,971

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.

 

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