Result of AGM

RNS Number : 8836G

NewRiver REIT PLC

26 July 2019

 

NewRiver REIT plc
("NewRiver" or the "Company")

Results of the AGM

The Directors of NewRiver are pleased to announce that at its Annual General Meeting held on Thursday 25 July 2019, all of the proposed resolutions as set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting were passed on a poll. The number of shares voted on the poll are as set out below:

Resolution		Votes for	%	Votes against	%		Total shares for & against	% of total voting rights*		Votes withheld**
1	That the Directors' Report, Auditor's Report & the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2019 be received and approved.	221,384,237	99.99	18,337	0.01		221,402,574	72.38		198,940
2	That the Directors' Remuneration Report contained within the Company's 2019 Annual Report on pages 87 to 104 be received and approved.	219,594,501	99.11	1,971,932	0.89		221,566,433	72.44		35,081
3	That Colin Rutherford be elected as a Director of the Company.	221,566,424	100.00	6,605	0.00		221,573,029	72.44		28,485
4	That Margaret Ford, being eligible and offering herself for re-election, be re-elected as a Director of the Company.	220,907,315	99.70	659,950	0.30		221,567,265	72.44		34,249
5	That David Lockhart, being eligible and offering himself for re-election, be re-elected as a Director of the Company.	218,525,131	98.62	3,052,439	1.38		221,577,570	72.44		23,944
6	That Allan Lockhart, being eligible and offering himself for re-election, be re-elected as a Director of the Company.	221,278,893	99.87	298,677	0.13		221,577,570	72.44		23,944
7	That Mark Davies, being eligible and offering himself for re-election, be re-elected as a Director of the Company.	221,246,027	99.85	330,227	0.15		221,576,254	72.44		25,260
8	That Kay Chaldecott, being eligible and offering herself for re-election, be re-elected as a Director of the Company.	219,858,846	99.22	1,717,408	0.78		221,576,254	72.44		25,260
9	That Alastair Miller, being eligible and offering himself for re-election, be re-elected as a Director of the Company.	221,179,195	99.82	397,059	0.18		221,576,254	72.44		25,260
10	That PricewaterhouseCoopers of 1 Embankment Pl, London WC2N 6RH be appointed as auditors of the Company.	221,560,094	99.98	35,279	0.02		221,595,373	72.45		6,141
11	That the Audit Committee be and is hereby authorised to fix the remuneration of the auditor.	221,588,827	100.00	4,760	0.00		221,593,587	72.45		7,927
12	That the Directors of the Company be authorised to declare and pay all dividends of the Company as interim dividends.	221,591,992	100.00	1,405	0.00		221,593,397	72.45		8,117
13	To authorise the Directors to allot shares.	216,409,660	97.66	5,187,152	2.34		221,596,812	72.45		4,702
14	To disapply pre-emption rights.	220,970,310	99.72	626,502	0.28		221,596,812	72.45		4,702
15	To disapply pre-emption rights in addition to those disapplied by resolution 14.	209,511,786	94.55	12,085,026	5.45		221,596,812	72.45		4,702
16	To authorise market purchases by the Company of its shares.	221,492,386	99.96	94,570	0.04		221,586,956	72.45		14,558
17	To authorise the calling of general meetings on 14 days' notice.	212,556,439	95.92	9,042,265	4.08		221,598,704	72.45		3,350

Notes:

*  As at the date of the Annual General Meeting, the total number of shares with voting rights in the Company is 305,869,038. This excludes 2,823,652 shares in the Employee Benefit Trust.

** A "vote withheld" is not a vote in law and cannot be counted in the calculation of the votes for and against a resolution.

For further information

NewRiver REIT plc			[phone]
Mark Davies (Chief Financial Officer)
Rob Marcus (Company Secretary)

 

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