AGM Statement

RNS Number : 1322R

Persimmon PLC

24 April 2009

 

PERSIMMON PLC (THE 'COMPANY')

AGM RESULTS

At the Company's Annual General Meeting held on 23 April 2009 each of the resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting circulated to shareholders dated 23 March 2009 was passed on a show of hands.  

For information, a breakdown of proxy votes lodged prior to the AGM is available on the Company's website, www.persimmonhomes.com and a summary is set out below:-

No	Resolution	For	Percentage For	Against	Percentage Against	Total Votes	Votes Withheld
1.	Receive report and accounts	171,871,163	97.73	3,991,216	2.27	175,862,379	18,629
2.	Approve remuneration report	169,254,015	97.63	4,101,242	2.37	173,355,257	2,525,750
3.	Re-elect J White	170,845,745	99.56	746,649	0.44	171,592,394	4,288,614
4.	Re-elect D Thompson	169,283,167	96.41	6,304,150	3.59	175,587,317	293,691
5.	Re-elect H Leslie Melville	170,718,457	97.09	5,116,193	2.91	175,834,650	46,358
6.	Re-elect N Wrigley	174,453,869	99.36	1,116,073	0.64	175,569,942	311,066
7.	Re-appoint auditors	174,938,481	99.48	915,304	0.52	175,853,785	27,224
8.	Authority to make market purchases of shares	175,764,233	99.95	83,969	0.05	175,848,202	32,807
9.	Authority to allot shares	173,357,824	98.59	2,477,763	1.41	175,835,587	45,422
10.	Dis-apply pre-emption rights	175,176,295	99.63	645,876	0.37	175,822,171	58,838
11.	Calling of a general meeting on not less than 14 days notice	174,941,649	99.49	899,618	0.51	175,841,267	39,742

Notes:

 

(i)                   The votes “for” figures include those votes at the discretion of the Chairman

(ii)                  A “vote withheld” is not a vote in law and is not counted in the total number of votes cast on a resolution or in the calculation of the percentages of the votes cast for or against a resolution.

(iii)                 Resolution Nos 1-7, and 9 were ordinary resolutions. Resolution Nos 8, 10 and 11 were special resolutions.

(iv)                The issued share capital of the Company on 23 April 2009 was 300,435,120 ordinary shares, excluding Treasury Shares.

Copies of the resolutions dealing with special business passed at the Annual General Meeting have been sent to the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility at 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS and will shortly be available for inspection.

 

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