Result of AGM

Crest Nicholson Holdings PLC

19 March 2024

 

 

19 March 2024

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 500 Dashwood Lang Road, Bourne Business Park, Addlestone, Surrey KT15 2HJ.

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 13 February 2024 (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 annual accounts and reports	175,222,722	99.99	14,474	0.01	175,237,196	68.21	126,323
2	Declare a final dividend	175,219,784	99.92	141,326	0.08	175,361,110	68.25	2,409
3	Elect Bill Floydd	175,259,772	99.95	85,806	0.05	175,345,578	68.25	17,941
4	Elect Maggie Semple OBE	175,290,595	99.97	59,708	0.03	175,350,303	68.25	13,216
5	Re-elect Iain Ferguson CBE	146,836,794	83.75	28,482,949	16.25	175,319,743	68.24	43,776
6	Re-elect Peter Truscott	173,782,793	99.11	1,554,871	0.89	175,337,664	68.25	25,855
7	Re-elect David Arnold	173,818,042	99.13	1,526,767	0.87	175,344,809	68.25	18,708
8	Re-elect Louise Hardy	173,713,711	99.07	1,635,658	0.93	175,349,369	68.25	14,148
9	Re-elect Octavia Morley	173,836,569	99.14	1,512,800	0.86	175,349,369	68.25	14,148
10	Re-appoint PwC as auditors	175,296,974	99.96	61,854	0.04	175,358,828	68.25	4,691
11	Authorise Audit & Risk Committee to determine the auditor's remuneration	175,322,983	99.99	22,264	0.01	175,345,247	68.25	18,272
12	Approve the Directors' Remuneration Report (excluding the Directors' Remuneration Policy)	172,275,257	98.25	3,067,217	1.75	175,342,474	68.25	21,045
13	Authority to allot shares	173,933,548	99.19	1,420,187	0.81	175,353,735	68.25	9,784
14	Disapply pre-emption rights*	173,327,585	98.85	2,014,161	1.15	175,341,746	68.25	21,773
15	Disapply the application of pre-emption rights for acquisitions or capital investment*	172,108,620	98.32	2,947,119	1.68	175,055,739	68.14	307,780
16	Purchase own shares*	175,110,824	99.98	33,378	0.02	175,144,202	68.17	219,317
17	Calling general meetings on 14 days' notice*	173,203,718	98.77	2,155,206	1.23	175,358,924	68.25	4,595

*Special resolutions

Note

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.

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, please contact:

Penny Thomas

Group Company Secretary

[phone]

19 March 2024

 

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