Result of AGM

RNS Number : 5372N

Capital & Regional plc

20 May 2020

 

21 May 2020

CAPITAL & REGIONAL PLC

UK company number 01399411

LSE share code: CAL 

ISIN: GB00BL6XZ716

LEI: 21380097W74N9OYF5Z25

Capital & Regional plc

Result of AGM

Capital & Regional plc (the "Company") announces that at the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of the Company held on 20 May 2020 all of the resolutions set out in the Company's Notice of AGM dated 24 April 2020 were duly passed on a poll with the results as stated below. 

The Company has a total of 103,884,025 ordinary shares with voting rights in issue.

Resolution number	For	% For	Against	% Against	Total Shares Voted	% Shares Voted	Votes Withheld
1 - To adopt the report and accounts	83,327,109	99.99%	4,518	0.01%	83,331,627	80.22%	48,005
2 - To approve the final dividend	83,379,131	100.00%	308	0.00%	83,379,439	80.26%	194
3 - To approve the annual report on directors' remuneration	81,544,194	98.13%	1,554,669	1.87%	83,098,863	79.99%	280,769
4 - To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditors	82,408,912	98.84%	970,126	1.16%	83,379,038	80.26%	594
5 - To authorise the directors to fix the remuneration of the auditors	83,378,186	100.00%	853	0.00%	83,379,039	80.26%	594
6 - To elect David Hunter	82,816,996	99.33%	561,384	0.67%	83,378,380	80.26%	1,253
7 - To re-elect Lawrence Hutchings	83,374,768	100.00%	3,612	0.00%	83,378,380	80.26%	1,253
8  - To re-elect Stuart Wetherly	83,363,815	99.98%	14,565	0.02%	83,378,380	80.26%	1,253
9 - To re-elect Tony Hales	82,512,725	98.96%	865,606	1.04%	83,378,331	80.26%	1,301
10 - To re-elect Ian Krieger	83,368,427	99.99%	9,953	0.01%	83,378,380	80.26%	1,253
11 - To elect George Muchanya	81,561,058	98.88%	920,644	1.12%	82,481,702	79.40%	897,930
12 - To re-elect Louis Norval	81,559,338	98.88%	922,364	1.12%	82,481,702	79.40%	897,930
13 - To re-elect Laura Whyte	83,328,931	100.00%	1,638	0.00%	83,330,569	80.21%	49,064
14 - To elect Norbert Sasse	81,328,929	98.60%	1,152,773	1.40%	82,481,702	79.40%	897,930
15 - To approve the Scrip Dividend Scheme	83,378,392	100.00%	432	0.00%	83,378,824	80.26%	809
16 - To allot securities	82,653,647	99.13%	725,081	0.87%	83,378,728	80.26%	905
17 - To disapply pre-emption rights.	81,499,059	98.02%	1,647,629	1.98%	83,146,688	80.04%	232,944
18 - To make market purchases of the Company's own shares in compliance with Section 693 of the Companies Act 2006	82,461,057	98.90%	918,381	1.10%	83,379,438	80.26%	194
19 - To call a general meeting on not less than 14 clear days' notice	82,584,444	99.05%	794,985	0.95%	83,379,429	80.26%	204
20 -  To approve the amended Articles of Association	83,377,874	100.00%	844	0.00%	83,378,718	80.26%	915

1  Where shareholders have appointed the Chairman of the meeting as their proxy with discretion as to voting those votes have been cast in favour of all of the resolutions.

2  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" a resolution.

Votes of independent shareholders on the resolutions concerning the election or re-election of the independent Non-executive Directors:

6 - To elect David Hunter	29,693,178	98.14%	561,384	1.86%	30,254,562	59.60%	1,253
9 - To re-elect Tony Hales	29,388,907	97.14%	865,606	2.86%	30,254,513	59.60%	1,301
10 - To re-elect Ian Krieger	30,244,609	99.97%	9,953	0.03%	30,254,562	59.60%	1,253
13 - To re-elect Laura Whyte	30,205,113	99.99%	1,638	0.01%	30,206,751	59.51%	49,064

As previously announced, Hugh Scott-Barret did not seek re-election and stepped down as Chairman and a Non-Executive Director at the conclusion of the meeting.  David Hunter, following the approval of his election to the Board as Non-Executive Director, assumed the role of the Chairman from the close of the meeting.  

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For further information:

Capital & Regional plc  020 7932 8000

Lawrence Hutchings

Stuart Wetherly

[e-mail]

FTI Consulting  020 3727 1000

Richard Sunderland 

Claire Turvey

Methuselah Tanyanyiwa

[e-mail]

About Capital & Regional plc

Capital & Regional is a UK focused specialist property REIT with a strong track record of delivering significant value enhancing retail and leisure asset management opportunities across its portfolio of in-town, dominant community shopping centres.

Capital & Regional owns seven shopping centres in Blackburn, Hemel Hempstead, Ilford, Luton, Maidstone, Walthamstow and Wood Green. Capital & Regional manages these assets through its in-house expert property and asset management platform.

For further information see www.capreg.com

 

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