Result of AGM

RNS Number : 5331N

Derwent London PLC

18 May 2015

 



Derwent London plc

At the Company's AGM held on the 15 May 2015, 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' (including Discretionary)	% of votes cast 'For'	Number of votes cast 'Against'	% of votes cast 'Against'	Total issued share capital voted (excluding Witheld)	Total % of issued share capital voted (excluding Witheld)	Number of votes withheld
1- to receive the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 December 2014	Ordinary	85,216,690	99.93%	62,281	0.07%	85,278,971	76.95%	56,962
2- to approve the Annual Statement by the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and the Annual Report on Directors' Remuneration for the year ended December 2014	Ordinary	84,305,732	99.55%	383,044	0.45%	84,688,776	76.42%	647,157
3- to declare the final dividend of 28.0p per ordinary share for the year ended 31 December 2014	Ordinary	85,256,248	99.95%	42,796	0.05%	85,299,044	76.97%	36,889
4- to re-elect Mr R.A. Rayne as a director	Ordinary	71,942,772	86.97%	10,783,029	13.03%	82,725,801	74.65%	2,610,131
5- to re-elect Mr J.D. Burns as a director	Ordinary	84,306,689	99.02%	833,311	0.98%	85,140,000	76.83%	195,933
6- to re-elect Mr S.P. Silver as a director	Ordinary	84,254,780	98.96%	885,220	1.04%	85,140,000	76.83%	195,933
7- to re-elect Mr D.M.A. Wisniewski as a director	Ordinary	84,252,560	98.96%	887,440	1.04%	85,140,000	76.83%	195,933
8- to re-elect Mr N.Q. George as a director	Ordinary	84,254,780	98.96%	885,220	1.04%	85,140,000	76.83%	195,933
9- to re-elect Mr D.G. Silverman  as a director	Ordinary	82,714,301	97.15%	2,424,369	2.85%	85,138,670	76.83%	197,263
10- to re-elect Mr P.M. Williams as a director	Ordinary	84,252,560	98.96%	887,440	1.04%	85,140,000	76.83%	195,933
11- to re-elect Mr S.A. Corbyn as a director	Ordinary	84,675,750	99.27%	623,250	0.73%	85,299,000	76.97%	36,933
12- to re-elect Mrs J. de Moller as a director	Ordinary	84,423,501	99.54%	394,311	0.46%	84,817,812	76.54%	518,121
13- to re-elect Mr S.G. Young as a director	Ordinary	85,008,106	99.93%	59,859	0.07%	85,067,965	76.76%	267,968
14- to re-elect Mr S. Fraser as a director	Ordinary	85,236,190	99.93%	62,079	0.07%	85,298,269	76.97%	37,664
15- to elect Mr R. Dakin as a director	Ordinary	84,924,139	99.56%	374,130	0.44%	85,298,269	76.97%	37,664
16- to appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent auditor	Ordinary	85,295,287	100.00%	3,669	0.00%	85,298,956	76.97%	36,977
17- to authorise the directors to determine the independent auditor's remuneration	Ordinary	85,296,614	100.00%	2,420	0.00%	85,299,034	76.97%	36,899
18- to authorise the allotment of relevant securities	Ordinary	79,546,726	93.97%	5,101,032	6.03%	84,647,758	76.38%	688,174
19- to authorise the limited disapplication of pre-emption rights	Special	81,206,102	98.30%	1,406,066	1.70%	82,612,168	74.55%	2,723,764
20- to authorise the company to exercise its power to purchase its own shares	Special	85,214,320	99.90%	83,840	0.10%	85,298,160	76.97%	37,773
21- to authorise the reduction of the notice period for General Meetings other than an Annual General Meeting	Special	74,749,840	87.63%	10,549,204	12.37%	85,299,044	76.97%	36,889

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 110,819,757 ordinary shares of 0.5p in issue, there are no treasury shares.

 

END

 

 

RAGUWUORVSAVAAR