20 APRIL 2012
CAPITAL & COUNTIES PROPERTIES PLC (the "Company")
RESOLUTIONS PASSED AT ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The results of the voting by poll on the resolutions put to the Company's Annual General Meeting held today are as follows:
Resolutions |
For: |
% |
Against: |
% |
Total votes cast: |
% of issued share capital |
Withheld: |
1. To receive the Directors' Annual Report & Accounts |
453,757,681 |
99.68 |
1,457,663 |
0.32 |
455,215,344 |
66.56 |
24,934 |
2. To declare a final dividend |
455,212,471 |
100.00 |
903 |
0.00 |
455,213,374 |
66.56 |
26,904 |
3. To re-elect Mr I.C. Durant as a Director |
437,961,577 |
96.21 |
17,250,597 |
3.79 |
455,212,174 |
66.56 |
28,104 |
4. To re-elect Mr I.D. Hawksworth as a Director |
445,737,288 |
97.92 |
9,474,992 |
2.08 |
455,212,280 |
66.56 |
27,998 |
5. To re-elect Mr S. Das as a Director |
453,687,092 |
99.66 |
1,524,967 |
0.34 |
455,212,059 |
66.56 |
28,219 |
6. To re-elect Mr G.J Yardley as a Director |
441,496,611 |
96.99 |
13,715,699 |
3.01 |
455,212,310 |
66.56 |
27,968 |
7. To re-elect Mr G.J. Gordon as a Director |
438,078,375 |
96.24 |
17,133,099 |
3.76 |
455,211,474 |
66.56 |
28,804 |
8. To re-elect Mr I.J. Henderson as a Director |
454,535,190 |
99.85 |
676,225 |
0.15 |
455,211,415 |
66.56 |
28,863 |
9. To re-elect Mr A.J.M. Huntley as a Director |
454,534,084 |
99.85 |
676,280 |
0.15 |
455,210,364 |
66.56 |
29,914 |
10. To re-elect Mr H.E. Staunton as a Director |
454,534,275 |
99.85 |
676,089 |
0.15 |
455,210,364 |
66.56 |
29,914 |
11. To re-elect Mr A.D. Strang as a Director |
454,127,903 |
99.76 |
1,083,012 |
0.24 |
455,210,915 |
66.56 |
29,363 |
12. To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors and to determine their remuneration |
446,559,462 |
98.17 |
8,308,369 |
1.83 |
454,867,831 |
66.51
|
372,447 |
13. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report |
399,712,356 |
87.88 |
55,151,450 |
12.12 |
454,863,806 |
66.51
|
376,471 |
14. To authorise Directors to allot the unissued share capital up to a specified amount |
366,233,301 |
80.71 |
87,529,691 |
19.29 |
453,762,992 |
66.35
|
1,453,166 |
15. Special Resolution: To disapply pre-emption provisions of s561(1) of the Companies Act up to a specified amount |
384,061,285 |
85.01 |
67,708,014 |
14.99 |
451,769,299 |
66.06
|
3,470,979 |
16. Special Resolution: To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares |
454,008,121 |
99.74 |
1,205,732 |
0.26 |
455,213,853 |
66.56 |
26,425 |
17. Special Resolution: To disapply the provisions of the Shareholder Rights Directive |
414,967,920 |
91.16 |
40,243,100 |
8.84 |
455,211,020 |
66.56 |
29,258 |
18. Special Resolution: To replace Article 130 of the Company's Articles of Association |
452,576,665 |
99.42 |
2,630,911 |
0.58 |
455,207,576 |
66.56 |
32,702 |
19. To authorise the Directors to offer newly issued shares, instead of cash in respect of any dividends declared * |
452,647,524 |
99.44 |
2,565,448 |
0.56 |
455,212,972 |
66.56 |
27,306 |
20. Special Resolution: To add a new Article 147 to the Company's Articles of Association |
446,144,319 |
98.01 |
9,060,368 |
1.99 |
455,204,687 |
66.56 |
35,591 |
21. To authorise the Directors to make and implement an odd-lot offer |
446,113,839 |
98.01 |
9,074,189 |
1.99 |
455,188,028 |
66.55
|
52,250 |
22. Special Resolution: To approve and authorise the proposed contract for the Company to purchase certain of its own shares |
432,967,226 |
95.11 |
22,244,897 |
4.89 |
455,212,123 |
66.56
|
28,155 |
Notes:
1. Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman have been included in the 'for' total.
2. A 'vote withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes for or against a resolution.
3. Total voting rights of shares in issue: 683,928,502. Every shareholder has one vote for every ordinary share held.
Having been approved, it is confirmed that the scrip dividend scheme will be implemented for the 2011 final dividend.
In accordance with paragraph 9.6.2 of the Listing Rules, copies of the resolutions passed at the meeting, other than resolutions concerning ordinary business, have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do
Enquiries:
Ruth Pavey
Company Secretary
Telephone 020 3214 9154