Results of the AGM

NewRiver REIT PLC

06 August 2024

 

 

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 Monday 5 August 2024, 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 inclusive 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 2024 be received and approved.	183,484,970	99.98	30,206	0.02		183,515,176	59.13		21,922
2	That the Directors' Remuneration Report contained within the Company's 2024 Annual Report on pages 129 to 145 be received and approved.	181,087,011	98.71	2,360,864	1.29		183,447,875	59.11		89,223
3	To declare a final dividend of 3.2 pence per ordinary share for the year ended 31 March 2024	183,504,105	99.99	11,071	0.01		183,515,176	59.13		21,922
4	That Lynn Fordham, being eligible and offering herself for election, be elected as a Director of the Company.	173,959,040	94.84	9,465,275	5.16		183,424,315	59.10		112,783
5	That Colin Rutherford being eligible and offering himself for re-election, be elected as a Director of the Company.	179,646,746	97.95	3,763,007	2.05		183,409,753	59.09		127,345
6	That Allan Lockhart, being eligible and offering himself for re-election, be re-elected as a Director of the Company.	183,161,084	99.83	306,231	0.17		183,467,315	59.11		69,793
7	That Alastair Miller , being eligible and offering himself for re-election, be re-elected as a Director of the Company.	171,215,914	93.34	12,208,401	6.66		183,424,315	59.10		112,783
8	That Charlie Parker , being eligible and offering himself for re-election, be re-elected as a Director of the Company.	179,779,095	98.01	3,645,220	1.99		183,424,315	59.10		112,783
9	That Will Hobman, being eligible and offering himself for re-election, be re-elected as a Director of the Company.	183,154,077	99.83	310,238	0.17		183,464,315	59.11		72,783
10	That Dr Karen Miller, being eligible and offering herself for re-election, be re-elected as a Director of the Company.	179,887,616	98.07	3,539,699	1.93		183,427,315	59.10		109,783
11	That Forvis Mazars LLP be appointed as auditors of the Company.	183,437,711	99.98	32,881	0.02		183,470,592	59.11		66,506
12	That the Audit Committee be and is hereby authorised to fix the remuneration of the auditor.	183,453,361	99.99	22,401	0.01		183,475,762	59.12		61,336
13	To authorise the Directors to allot shares.	181,712,791	99.02	1,802,785	0.98		183,515,576	59.13		21,522
14	To disapply pre-emption rights.	178,631,913	97.34	4,883,663	2.66		183,515,576	59.13		21,522
15	To disapply pre-emption rights in addition to those disapplied by resolution 14.	178,279,997	97.19	5,149,390	2.81		183,429,387	59.10		107,711
16	To authorise market purchases by the Company of its shares.	183,461,019	99.97	54,157	0.03		183,515,176	59.13		21,922
17	To authorise the calling of general meetings on 14 days' notice.	179,291,764	97.70	4,218,912	2.30		183,510,676	59.13		26,422

Notes:

*  As at the date of the Annual General Meeting, the total number of shares with voting rights in the Company is 310,369,073. This excludes 3,317,219 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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