Result of AGM

RNS Number : 0762U

Crest Nicholson Holdings PLC

26 March 2019

 

Crest Nicholson Holdings plc

LEI: 213800ROIFXRRRKVQD25

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26 March 2019

Crest Nicholson Holdings plc

(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 18 February 2019. The results of the poll incorporating proxy votes lodged in advance of the meeting are set out below.

	RESOLUTION	VOTES FOR	%*	VOTES AGAINST	%*	VOTES TOTAL	% of ISC VOTED*	VOTES WITHHELD **
1	RECEIVE REPORT & ACCOUNTS	203,092,220	100.00	3,186	0.00	203,095,406	79.05%	167,360
2	DECLARATION OF FINAL DIVIDEND	203,261,766	100.00	0	0.00	203,261,766	79.11%	1,000
3	RE-ELECT STEPHEN STONE	192,961,953	94.97	10,214,647	5.03	203,176,600	79.08%	86,165
5	RE-ELECT CHRIS TINKER	202,671,643	99.72	578,626	0.28	203,250,269	79.11%	12,497
6	RE-ELECT SHARON FLOOD	203,002,454	99.88	249,471	0.12	203,251,925	79.11%	10,841
7	RE-ELECT OCTAVIA MORLEY	203,002,771	99.88	247,941	0.12	203,250,712	79.11%	12,054
8	RE-ELECT LESLIE VAN DE WALLE	202,971,973	99.86	277,239	0.14	203,249,212	79.11%	13,554
9	RE-ELECT LOUISE HARDY	203,002,541	99.88	248,171	0.12	203,250,712	79.11%	12,054
10	ELECT LUCINDA BELL	203,190,214	99.97	61,598	0.03	203,251,812	79.11%	10,954
11	RE-APPOINT AUDITORS	203,231,542	99.99	19,531	0.01	203,251,073	79.11%	11,693
12	AUTHORISE AUDIT & RISK COMMITTEE TO DETERMINE AUDITOR'S REMUNERATION	202,854,088	99.81	390,913	0.19	203,245,001	79.11%	17,765
13	APPROVE DIRECTORS' REMUNERATION REPORT	202,734,104	99.75	513,053	0.25	203,247,157	79.11%	15,604
14	AUTHORITY TO ALLOT SHARES	203,182,396	99.96	72,665	0.04	203,255,061	79.11%	7,705
15	DISAPPLY PRE-EMPTION RIGHTS ***	203,061,120	99.92	171,270	0.08	203,232,390	79.10%	30,376
16	PURCHASE OWN SHARES ***	202,779,765	99.96	88,993	0.04	202,868,758	78.96%	394,007
17	CALLING GENERAL MEETINGS ON 14 DAYS' NOTICE ***	201,131,639	98.96	2,121,113	1.04	203,252,752	79.11%	10,014

* based on total issued share capital as at 10.30am (London time) on Tuesday 26 March 2019.

** 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

Directorate Change

Resolution 4, the re-election of Patrick Bergin, was withdrawn following his agreement to step down from the Group Chief Executive role and from the Board at today's Annual General Meeting ("AGM"). Leaving arrangements for Patrick are in line with the Directors' Remuneration Policy and will be disclosed on our website as required by s.430(2)(b) of the Companies Act 2006.

Further information can be found in the announcement (RNS Number: 9560T) released this morning, 26 March 2019, at 07:00.

For further information:

Crest Nicholson Holdings plc: [phone] Kevin Maguire, Company Secretary

Finsbury [phone] Faeth Birch, James Bradley

 

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