Result of AGM

RNS Number : 6399F

Crest Nicholson Holdings PLC

22 March 2022

 

22 March 2022

Crest Nicholson Holdings plc

(the 'Company')

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Crest Nicholson Holdings plc is pleased to announce the voting results of its Annual General Meeting ('AGM') held earlier today at the Company's Registered Office Crest House, Pyrcroft Road, Chertsey, Surrey KT16 9GN.

All resolutions were duly passed by shareholders by way of a poll.

The full details of each resolution are set out in the Notice of Meeting circulated to shareholders on 9 February 2022 (and available on the Company's website at www.crestnicholson.com/investors/shareholder-centre ).

The voting results, incorporating proxy votes lodged in advance of the AGM are set out below and will also be available on the Company's website www.crestnicholson.com/investors/shareholder-centre.

	Resolution	Votes for	% of votes cast	Votes against	% of votes cast	Total votes	% of ISC voted	Votes withheld*
1	Receive the report and accounts	200,613,895	100.00	5,435	0.00	200,619,330	78.09	367,144
2	Declare a final dividend	200,755,482	99.89	230,226	0.11	200,985,708	78.23	766
3	Elect David Arnold	200,605,448	99.82	362,937	0.18	200,968,385	78.22	18,089
4	Re-elect Iain Ferguson CBE	160,860,258	80.69	38,485,016	19.31	199,345,274	77.59	1,641,200
5	Re-elect Peter Truscott	200,205,149	99.62	764,874	0.38	200,970,023	78.22	16,451
6	Re-elect Duncan Cooper	199,882,394	99.46	1,088,759	0.54	200,971,153	78.22	15,321
7	Re-elect Tom Nicholson	200,204,385	99.62	766,768	0.38	200,971,153	78.22	15,321
8	Re-elect Lucinda Bell	199,375,967	99.21	1,595,186	0.79	200,971,153	78.22	15,321
9	Re-elect Louise Hardy	195,180,897	97.12	5,790,256	2.88	200,971,153	78.22	15,321
10	Re-elect Octavia Morley	199,550,511	99.29	1,420,642	0.71	200,971,153	78.22	15.321
11	Re-appoint PwC as auditors	200,897,366	99.96	81,666	0.04	200,961,032	78.22	25,442
12	Authorise Audit & Risk Committee to determine auditor's remuneration	200,959,943	99.99	19,482	0.01	200,979,425	78.23	7,049
13	Approve Directors' Remuneration Report	197,503,370	98.28	3,465,781	1.72	200,969,151	78.22	17,323
14	Authority to allot shares	199,340,075	99.18	1,639,679	0.82	200,979,754	78.23	6,720
15	Disapply pre-emption rights	200,901,945	99.97	66,456	0.03	200,968,401	78.22	18,073
16	Disapply the application of pre-emption rights for acquisitions or capital investment	200,112,598	99.57	861,845	0.43	200,974,443	78.22	12,031
17	Purchase own shares	200,542,147	99.95	97,502	0.05	200,639,649	78.09	346,825
18	Calling general meetings on 14 days' notice	198,279,889	98.66	2,701,377	1.34	200,981,266	78.23	5,208

Notes

* 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.

Resolutions 1 to 14 were ordinary resolutions, requiring more than 50% of shareholders' votes to be cast in favour of the resolutions.

Resolutions 15 to 18 were special resolutions, requiring at least 75% of shareholders' votes to be cast in favour of the resolutions.

No other resolutions were put to the meeting.

The number of shares in issue as at the date of this announcement is 256,920,539 .

Copies of the resolutions passed, other than resolutions concerning ordinary business, will be submitted to the Financial Conduct Authority's National Storage Mechanism, in accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2.

For further information:

Crest Nicholson Holdings plc  

Kevin Maguire, General Counsel & Company Secretary   [phone]

 

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