18 July 2013
Land Securities Group PLC (the "Company")
Results of Annual General Meeting
The Company announces the results of voting at its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held earlier today at The National Gallery, London. All resolutions, as set out in the Notice of the AGM dated 10 June 2013, were passed with the required majority by means of a poll.
Resolutions 1 to 18 were passed as Ordinary Resolutions and resolutions 19 and 20 were passed as Special Resolutions.
|
Resolution |
VOTES |
% FOR |
VOTES |
VOTES FOR / AGAINST |
VOTES |
1. |
To receive the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2013 and the directors' and auditors' reports on such accounts |
567,082,410 |
99.91 |
535,456 |
567,617,866 |
365,095 |
2. |
To declare a Final Dividend of 7.6 pence per ordinary share |
567,615,762 |
100.00 |
10,444 |
567,626,206 |
356,755 |
3. |
To approve the Policy Report forming the first part of the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 March 2013 |
555,597,389 |
98.03 |
11,155,881 |
566,753,270 |
1,229,688 |
4. |
To approve the Implementation Report forming the second and final part of the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 March 2013 |
555,486,924 |
98.02 |
11,248,564 |
566,735,488 |
1,247,473 |
5. |
To re-elect Alison Carnwath as a director |
564,779,991 |
99.50 |
2,826,286 |
567,606,277 |
376,684 |
6. |
To re-elect Robert Noel as a director |
566,255,150 |
99.76 |
1,352,781 |
567,607,931 |
375,030 |
7. |
To re-elect Martin Greenslade as a director |
566,254,512 |
99.76 |
1,352,855 |
567,607,367 |
375,594 |
8. |
To re-elect Richard Akers as a director |
565,975,311 |
99.71 |
1,631,270 |
567,606,581 |
376,380 |
9. |
To re-elect Kevin O'Byrne as a director |
566,251,244 |
99.76 |
1,348,927 |
567,600,171 |
382,790 |
10. |
To re-elect Sir Stuart Rose as a director |
562,348,390 |
99.10 |
5,134,815 |
567,483,205 |
499,756 |
11. |
To re-elect Simon Palley as a director |
566,252,811 |
99.76 |
1,351,205 |
567,604,016 |
378,945 |
12. |
To re-elect David Rough as a director |
562,376,443 |
99.10 |
5,110,170 |
567,486,613 |
496,348 |
13. |
To re-elect Christopher Bartram as a director |
566,251,259 |
99.76 |
1,356,849 |
567,608,108 |
374,853 |
14. |
To re-elect Stacey Rauch as a director |
566,233,366 |
99.76 |
1,375,272 |
567,608,638 |
374,323 |
15. |
To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditors |
567,452,070 |
99.97 |
164,068 |
567,616,138 |
362,823 |
16. |
To authorise the directors to determine the remuneration of the auditors |
566,610,077 |
99.82 |
1,011,148 |
567,621,225 |
361,411 |
17. |
To authorise the directors to allot shares |
514,092,193 |
91.59 |
47,222,104 |
561,314,297 |
6,668,745 |
18. |
To authorise the Company to make political donations |
563,080,463 |
99.23 |
4,374,336 |
567,454,799 |
528,162 |
19. |
To authorise the limited disapplication of pre-emption rights |
559,315,635 |
99.60 |
2,256,423 |
561,572,058 |
6,410,903 |
20. |
To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares |
566,921,809 |
99.88 |
688,281 |
567,610,090 |
372,871 |
*Includes discretionary votes
**A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes for or against a resolution
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2 copies of the resolutions passed as special business will shortly be available for inspection on the National Storage Mechanism at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM
Contact for further information:
Lucy Turner
Assistant Company Secretary
0207 024 5246