Result of AGM

Unite Group PLC (The)

16 May 2024

 

16 May 2024

THE UNITE GROUP PLC (the "Company")

RESULTS OF THE 2024 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The Unite Group plc announces that all resolutions put to the Annual General Meeting held today, 16 May 2024, were passed on a poll.  The results for each resolution are detailed below:

		For		Against
	Resolution	Votes1	% Votes Cast	Votes	% Votes Cast	Votes Withheld 2
1	ACCOUNTS AND REPORTS	396,738,685	99.82%	696,406	0.18%	404,801
2	REMUNERATION REPORT	375,791,530	95.02%	19,698,040	4.98%	2,350,322
3	FINAL DIVIDEND	397,113,284	99.82%	726,344	0.18%	264
4	REVISION TO ARTICLE 142.1	395,266,067	99.79%	814,028	0.21%	1,759,797
5	ENHANCED SCRIP DIVIDEND	395,257,147	99.79%	822,626	0.21%	1,760,119
6	RE-ELECT R HUNTINGFORD	378,975,471	95.70%	17,011,702	4.30%	1,852,719
7	RE-ELECT MR J LISTER	389,538,418	98.37%	6,448,755	1.63%	1,852,719
8	RE-ELECT R PATERSON	388,737,223	98.17%	7,249,950	1.83%	1,852,719
9	RE-ELECT I DEL BEATO	388,738,373	98.17%	7,248,800	1.83%	1,852,719
10	RE-ELECT DAME S PEARCE	388,475,460	98.10%	7,511,713	1.90%	1,852,719
11	RE-ELECT T JACKSON	382,112,296	96.50%	13,874,877	3.50%	1,852,719
12	RE-ELECT P S S SMITH	392,447,214	99.11%	3,539,859	0.89%	1,852,719
13	RE-ELECT N DULIEU	392,028,232	99.00%	3,958,841	1.00%	1,852,719
14	ELECT M BURT	395,716,580	99.93%	270,593	0.07%	1,852,719
15	ELECT A JAIN	395,581,568	99.90%	405,605	0.10%	1,852,719
16	REAPPOINT AUDITOR	396,875,188	100.00%	19,002	0.00%	945,702
17	AUDITOR REMUNERATION	397,835,534	100.00%	4,094	0.00%	264
18	ALLOT RELEVANT SECURITIES	356,321,715	89.96%	39,758,380	10.04%	1,759,797
19	PRE-EMPTION RIGHTS	380,396,325	96.04%	15,683,769	3.96%	1,759,798
20	CAPITAL INVESTMENT	348,290,567	88.23%	46,462,735	11.77%	3,086,590
21	RESTRICTED SHARE PLAN	393,933,196	99.46%	2,146,680	0.54%	1,760,016
22	RENEW SCRIP DIV SCHEME	395,496,200	99.85%	583,895	0.15%	1,759,797
23	CALL GENERAL MEETING	355,131,093	89.88%	40,003,564	10.12%	2,705,235

¹ Includes those votes giving the Chairman discretion.

² A "Vote Withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of "For" and "Against" a resolution.

Maximum number of shares represented by proxy: 397,835,534.

Number of ordinary shares in issue as at the AGM (no shares held in treasury): 435,871,587.

All resolutions were passed as ordinary resolutions, except resolutions 4, 5, 19, 20 and 23 which were passed as special resolutions.

Pursuant to UK Listing Rule 9.6.2R, copies of all resolutions, other than those concerning ordinary business, adopted at the AGM will be shortly submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for inspection at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.

The full text of the resolutions passed at the AGM can be found in the Notice of AGM, which is available alongside the AGM results on the Company's website at http://www.unitegroup.com.

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For further information, please contact:

Unite Students Christopher Szpojnarowicz, Company Secretary	Tel: [phone]

 

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