Result of AGM

RNS Number : 0503F

Derwent London PLC

17 May 2013

 



Derwent London plc

At the Company's AGM held on the 17 May 2013, all resolutions were passed on a show of hands. Details of the proxy votes received prior to the meeting are detailed below:

Resolution	Resolution type	Number of votes cast 'For'	% of votes cast 'For'	Number of votes cast 'Against'	% of votes cast 'Against'	Total issued share capital voted (excl withheld)	Total % of issued share capital voted	Number of votes withheld
1- to receive the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 December 2012	Ordinary	83,425,869	99.73%	32,559	0.04%	83,648,107	81.85%	2,615
2- to approve the report of the remuneration committee for the year ended 31 December 2012	Ordinary	75,693,719	96.53%	2,532,432	3.23%	78,415,519	76.73%	5,235,203
3- to declare the final dividend of 23.75p per ordinary share for the year ended 31 December 2012	Ordinary	83,458,406	99.77%	447	0.00%	83,648,221	81.85%	2,501
4- to re-elect Mr R.A. Rayne as a director	Ordinary	79,288,157	95.03%	3,958,885	4.74%	83,436,977	81.64%	213,745
5- to re-elect Mr J.C. Ivey as a director	Ordinary	79,540,159	95.10%	3,912,250	4.68%	83,642,344	81.84%	8,378
6- to re-elect Mr J.D. Burns as a director	Ordinary	81,064,400	98.51%	1,034,028	1.26%	82,288,363	80.51%	1,362,359
7- to re-elect Mr S.P. Silver as a director	Ordinary	80,703,902	96.48%	2,752,891	3.29%	83,646,728	81.84%	3,994
8-to re-elect Mr D.M.A. Wisniewski as a director	Ordinary	80,490,964	96.23%	2,965,829	3.55%	83,646,728	81.84%	3,994
9- to re-elect Mr N.Q. George as a director	Ordinary	80,703,237	96.48%	2,752,891	3.29%	83,646,728	81.84%	3,994
10- to re-elect Mr D.G. Silverman  as a director	Ordinary	74,834,018	89.46%	8,623,696	10.31%	83,647,649	81.84%	3,073
11- to re-elect Mr P.M. Williams as a director	Ordinary	80,702,972	96.48%	2,753,847	3.29%	83,647,649	81.84%	3,073
12- to re-elect Mr S.A. Corbyn as a director	Ordinary	82,272,994	98.36%	1,184,720	1.42%	83,647,649	81.84%	3,073
13- to re-elect Mr R.A. Farnes as a director	Ordinary	79,742,683	95.33%	3,714,110	4.44%	83,646,728	81.84%	3,994
14- to re-elect Mrs J. de Moller as a director	Ordinary	82,485,332	98.73%	869,708	1.04%	83,544,664	81.74%	106,058
15- to re-elect Mr S.G. Young as a director	Ordinary	82,506,242	98.64%	950,551	1.14%	83,646,728	81.84%	3,994
16- to re-elect Mr S. Fraser as a director	Ordinary	83,347,602	99.64%	109,100	0.13%	83,646,809	81.84%	3,913
17- to re-appoint BDO LLP as independent auditor	Ordinary	83,233,884	99.64%	112,455	0.13%	83,536,018	81.74%	114,704
18- to authorise the directors to determine the independent auditor's remuneration	Ordinary	83,236,252	99.64%	110,259	0.13%	83,536,190	81.74%	114,532
19- to authorise the allotment of relevant securities	Ordinary	77,492,421	93.63%	5,080,908	6.14%	82,762,697	80.98%	888,025
20- to authorise the limited disapplication of pre-emption rights	Special	82,053,026	99.72%	45,459	0.06%	82,287,436	80.51%	1,363,286
21- to authorise the company to exercise its power to purchase its own shares	Special	83,389,450	99.69%	68,396	0.08%	83,647,221	81.84%	3,501
22- to authorise the reduction of the notice period for General Meetings other than an Annual General Meeting	Special	68,244,631	81.59%	15,212,859	18.19%	83,646,865	81.84%	3,857

Notes:

(i)           Where shareholders appointed the Chairman as their proxy with discretion as to voting, their votes were cast in favour of the resolutions and their shares have been included within the votes 'FOR' column.

(ii)          A vote 'WITHHELD' is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of percentages of the votes cast against a resolution.

(iii)         There are 102,264,215 ordinary shares of 0.5p in issue, of which 61,211 shares are treasury shares.

 

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