Result of AGM

RNS Number : 0591U

Crest Nicholson Holdings PLC

23 March 2023

 

 

23 March 2023

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 8 February 2023 (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 withheld1
1	Receive the report and accounts	190,429,400	99.94	105,564	0.06	190,534,964	74.16%	367,144
2	Declare a final dividend	190,863,688	99.98	34,882	0.02	190,898,570	74.30%	3,538
3	Re-elect Iain Ferguson CBE	152,768,624	84.03	29,026,094	15.97	181,794,718	70.76%	9,107,390
4	Re-elect Peter Truscott	190,752,830	99.93	136,084	0.07	190,888,914	74.30%	13,194
5	Re-elect Duncan Cooper	190,577,720	99.84	311,065	0.16	190,888,785	74.30%	13,323
6	Re-elect David Arnold	188,856,233	98.93	2,033,994	1.07	190,890,227	74.30%	11,881
7	Re-elect Lucinda Bell	188,849,044	98.93	2,041,183	1.07	190,890,227	74.30%	11,881
8	Re-elect Louise Hardy	187,635,753	98.30	3,253,031	1.70	190,888,784	74.30%	13,324
9	Re-elect Octavia Morley	188,878,687	98.95	2,011,540	1.05	190,890,227	74.30%	11,881
10	Re-appoint PwC as auditors	190,836,836	99.97	61,734	0.03	190,898,570	74.30%	3,538
11	Authorise Audit & Risk Committee to determine auditor's remuneration	190,876,037	99.99	21,533	0.01	190,897,570	74.30%	4,538
12	Approve the Directors' Remuneration Report (excluding the Directors' Remuneration Policy)	179,320,991	94.44	10,567,076	5.56	189,888,067	73.91%	1,014,041
13	Approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy	185,680,904	97.28	5,199,216	2.72	190,880,120	74.30%	21,988
14	Authority to allot shares	189,152,944	99.09	1,743,768	0.91	190,896,712	74.30%	5,396
15	Disapply pre-emption rights*	187,886,341	98.42	3,011,524	1.58	190,897,865	74.30%	4,243
16	Disapply the application of pre-emption rights for acquisitions or capital investment*	185,996,777	97.44	4,893,504	2.56	190,890,281	74.30%	11,827
17	Purchase own shares*	190,463,244	99.97	58,474	0.03	190,521,718	74.16%	380,390
18	Calling general meetings on 14 days' notice*	188,510,125	98.75	2,386,760	1.25	190,896,885	74.30%	5,223
19	Approve the Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan 2023	189,477,965	99.26	1,409,169	0.74	190,887,134	74.30%	14,974
20	Approve the Company's Savings-Related Share Option Scheme 2023	190,562,554	99.83	330,856	0.17	190,893,410	74.30%	8,698

*Special resolutions

Notes

¹ 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 14,19 and 20 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:

Kevin Maguire, General Counsel & Company Secretary     [phone]

Crest Nicholson Holdings plc

 

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