Result of AGM

RNS Number : 8767F

Derwent London PLC

22 May 2017

 

Derwent London plc

At the Company's AGM held on the 19 May 2017, 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 2016	Ordinary	83,879,222	99.93%	55,000	0.07%	83,934,222	75.35%	219,612
2 - to approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy	Ordinary	82,738,451	98.40%	1,341,294	1.60%	84,079,745	75.48%	74,088
3 - to approve the Annual Statement by the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and the Annual Report on Directors' Remuneration for the year ended December 2016	Ordinary	83,761,634	99.54%	388,970	0.46%	84,150,604	75.54%	3,230
4 - to declare the final dividend of 38.5p per ordinary share for the year ended 31 December 2016	Ordinary	84,102,258	100.000%	0	0.00%	84,102,258	75.50%	51,576
5 - to approve a special dividend of 52.0p per ordinary share	Ordinary	84,101,279	100.00%	979	0.00%	84,102,258	75.50%	51,576
6 - to re-elect Mr R.A. Rayne as a director	Ordinary	77,093,134	93.06%	5,746,698	6.94%	82,839,832	74.36%	1,313,999
7 - to re-elect Mr J.D. Burns as a director	Ordinary	82,692,817	98.26%	1,460,524	1.74%	84,153,341	75.54%	493
8 - to re-elect Mr S.P. Silver as a director	Ordinary	80,140,342	95.23%	4,012,999	4.77%	84,153,341	75.54%	493
9 - to re-elect Mr D.M.A. Wisniewski as a director	Ordinary	80,454,947	95.61%	3,698,394	4.39%	84,153,341	75.54%	493
10 - to re-elect Mr N.Q. George as a director	Ordinary	80,140,342	95.23%	4,012,999	4.77%	84,153,341	75.54%	493
11 - to re-elect Mr D.G. Silverman  as a director	Ordinary	78,710,090	93.53%	5,443,221	6.47%	84,153,311	75.54%	493
12 - to re-elect Mr P.M. Williams as a director	Ordinary	80,001,970	95.07%	4,151,371	4.93%	84,153,341	75.54%	493
13 - to re-elect Mr S.G. Young as a director	Ordinary	84,011,017	99.84%	137,313	0.16%	84,148,330	75.54%	5,503
14 - to re-elect Mr S.W. Fraser as a director	Ordinary	79,216,861	99.22%	620,217	0.78%	79,837,078	71.67%	4,316,755
15 - to re-elect Mr R.D. Dakin as a director	Ordinary	83,726,595	99.49%	426,745	0.51%	84,153,340	75.54%	493
16 - to re-elect Mrs. C.I. Arney as a director	Ordinary	83,976,347	99.79%	176,994	0.21%	84,153,341	75.54%	493
17 - to elect Mrs. P.D. Snowball as a director	Ordinary	84,020,285	99.84%	132,325	0.16%	84,152,610	75.54%	1,224
18 - to appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent auditor	Ordinary	84,100,401	99.94%	52,896	0.06%	84,153,297	75.54%	537
19 - to authorise the directors to determine the independent auditor's remuneration	Ordinary	84,100,843	99.94%	51,327	0.06%	84,152,170	75.54%	1,664
20 - to authorise the allotment of relevant securities	Ordinary	79,049,268	93.96%	5,083,617	6.04%	84,132,885	75.52%	20,949
21 - to authorise the limited disapplication of pre-emption rights	Special	82,695,031	99.94%	45,718	0.06%	82,740,749	74.27%	1,413,085
22 - to authorise additional disapplication of pre-emption rights	Special	82,107,901	99.07%	771,219	0.93%	82,879,120	74.40%	1,274,713
23 - to authorise the company to exercise its power to purchase its own shares.	Special	83,853,871	99.67%	279,388	0.33%	84,133,259	75.52%	20,574
24 - to authorise the reduction of the notice period for General Meetings other than an Annual General Meeting	Special	75,485,497	89.70%	8,667,827	10.30%	84,153,324	75.54%	509

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 111,398,887 ordinary shares of 0.5p in issue, there are no treasury shares.

 

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