Result of AGM

RNS Number : 4819S

Crest Nicholson Holdings PLC

17 March 2016

 

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17 March 2016

Crest Nicholson Holdings plc

("Crest" or the "Company")

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The Company advises that all of the resolutions were considered and voted upon by the shareholders by poll at the Annual General Meeting held today.

The full text of each resolution was included in the Notice of Meeting circulated to shareholders on 15 February 2016. The results of the poll incorporating proxy votes lodged in advance of the meeting are set out below:

	Resolution	Votes For	Votes Against	Total Votes	% of issued Share Capital voted	Votes Withheld*
1	RECEIVE REPORT & ACCOUNTS	195,170,102	2,500	195,172,602	76.97%	75,725
2	DECLARATION OF FINAL DIVIDEND	195,248,327	0	195,248,327	77.00%	0
3	RE-ELECT WILLIAM RUCKER	192,712,008	2,535,374	195,247,382	77.00%	945
4	RE-ELECT STEPHEN STONE	192,933,456	2,314,871	195,248,327	77.00%	0
5	RE-ELECT PATRICK BERGIN	192,933,456	2,314,871	195,248,327	77.00%	0
6	RE-ELECT JIM PETTIGREW	194,969,300	278,627	195,247,927	77.00%	400
7	RE-ELECT PAM ALEXANDER OBE	195,010,737	237,590	195,248,327	77.00%	0
8	ELECT SHARON FLOOD	195,011,887	236,340	195,248,227	77.00%	100
9	APPOINT AUDITORS	193,984,853	1,263,180	195,248,033	77.00%	294
10	TO AUTHORISE THE DIRECTORS TO DETERMINE THE AUDITOR'S REMUNERATION	193,735,518	1,512,809	195,248,327	77.00%	0
11	DIRECTORS' REMUNERATION REPORT	190,371,684	1,406,447	191,778,131	75.63%	3,470,196
12	AUTHORITY TO ALLOT SHARES	195,003,570	244,757	195,248,327	77.00%	0
13	DISAPPLY PRE-EMPTION RIGHTS **	195,116,423	131,904	195,248,327	77.00%	0
14	PURCHASE OWN SHARES **	191,740,796	246,657	191,987,453	75.71%	3,260,874
15	CALLING GENERAL MEETINGS ON 14 DAYS' NOTICE **	180,202,595	15,045,732	195,248,327	77.00%	0

 * A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes for or against a resolution.

** Special resolution

No other resolutions were put to the meeting.

Copies of the resolutions passed, other than resolutions concerning ordinary business, will be submitted to the UK Listing Authority via the National Storage Mechanism and will be available in due course for inspection at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM

For further information:

Crest Nicholson Holdings plc: [phone] Kevin Maguire

RLM Finsbury [phone] Faeth Birch, James Bradley

 

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