Result of AGM

RNS Number : 8169T

NewRiver REIT PLC

26 July 2022

 

 

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 today on Tuesday 26 July 2022, 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. Resolutions 1-13 were ordinary resolutions and Resolutions 14-17 were special resolutions.

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 2022 be received and approved.	142,248,677	100.00%	6,319	0.00%		142,254,996	46.14%		1,303,952
2	That the Directors' Remuneration Report contained within the Company's 2022 Annual Report on pages 109 to 127 be received and approved.	130,803,393	91.13%	12,735,708	8.87%		143,539,101	46.56%		19,847
3.	To declare a final dividend of 3.3 pence per ordinary share for the year ended 31 March 2022	143,554,996	100.00%	3,677	0.00%		143,558,673	46.56%		275
4	That Will Hobman, being eligible and offering himself for election, be elected as a Director of the Company.	143,406,018	99.90%	142,374	0.10%		143,548,392	46.56%		10,556
5	That Dr Karen Miller being eligible and offering herself for election, be elected as a Director of the Company.	143,385,429	99.89%	157,963	0.11%		143,543,392	46.56%		15,556
6	That Margaret Ford, being eligible and offering herself for re-election, be re-elected as a Director of the Company.	128,119,186	89.25%	15,431,206	10.75%		143,550,392	46.56%		8,556
7	That Colin Rutherford, being eligible and offering himself for re-election, be re-elected as a Director of the Company.	133,300,059	92.86%	10,250,333	7.14%		143,550,392	46.56%		8,556
8	That Allan Lockhart, being eligible and offering himself for re-election, be re-elected as a Director of the Company.	134,641,749	93.79%	8,908,643	6.21%		143,550,392	46.56%		8,556
9	That Alastair Miller, being eligible and offering himself for re-election, be re-elected as a Director of the Company.	133,300,559	92.86%	10,249,833	7.14%		143,550,392	46.56%		8,556
10	That Charlie Parker, being eligible and offering himself for re-election, be re-elected as a Director of the Company.	133,292,100	92.85%	10,258,292	7.15%		143,550,392	46.56%		8,556
11	That PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP of 1 Embankment Pl, London WC2N 6RH  be appointed as auditors of the Company.	142,165,337	99.03%	1,386,523	0.97%		143,551,860	46.56%		7,088
12	That the Audit Committee be and is hereby authorised to fix the remuneration of the auditor.	143,534,425	99.98%	24,248	0.02%		143,558,673	46.56%		275
13	To authorise the Directors to allot shares.	141,648,885	98.67%	1,903,284	1.33%		143,552,169	46.56%		6,779
14	To disapply pre-emption rights.	143,448,116	99.93%	104,053	0.07%		143,552,169	46.56%		6,779
15	To disapply pre-emption rights in addition to those disapplied by resolution 14.	142,168,606	99.04%	1,382,330	0.96%		143,550,936	46.56%		8,012
16	To authorise market purchases by the Company of its shares.	133,508,598	93.00%	10,050,075	7.00%		143,558,673	46.56%		275
17	To authorise the calling of general meetings on 14 days' notice.	139,202,104	96.97%	4,356,569	3.03%		143,558,673	46.56%		275

Notes:

*  As at the date of the Annual General Meeting, the total number of shares with voting rights in the Company is 308,315,465. This excludes 1,983,212 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]
Kerin Williams (Company Secretary)

 

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