AGM Results Announcement

RNS Number : 2615F

Workspace Group PLC

11 July 2019

 

11 July 2019

WORKSPACE GROUP PLC 

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Workspace Group PLC (the "Company") announces that all of the resolutions set out in the notice of Annual General Meeting dated 10 June 2019 were duly passed on a poll at today's Annual General Meeting.

Details of the votes cast were as follows:

	Resolution	For (including discretionary)	%	Against	%	Total	% of ISC voted	Withheld*
1.	Receive and adopt 2019 Annual Report and Accounts	145,394,412	100.00	5,415	0.00	145,399,827	80.50	142,643
2.	Approve 2019 Annual Remuneration Report	145,127,323	99.76	348,911	0.24	145,476,234	80.55	66,235
3.	Declare final dividend of 22.26p per ordinary share	145,482,565	100.00	0	0.00	145,482,565	80.55	59,905
4.	Re-Elect Mr Kitchen	110,343,219	85.36	18,924,856	14.64	129,268,075	71.57	16,274,394
5.	Re-Elect Mr Clemett	145,476,538	100.00	4,134	0.00	145,480,672	80.55	61,798
6.	Re-Elect Dr Moloney	145,334,681	99.90	145,991	0.10	145,480,672	80.55	61,798
7.	Re-Elect Mr Girling	145,343,225	99.91	131,682	0.09	145,474,907	80.54	67,563
8.	Re-Elect Mr Russell	145,343,225	99.91	137,447	0.09	145,480,672	80.55	61,798
9.	Re-Elect Mr Hubbard	112,563,766	79.62	28,815,004	20.38	141,378,770	78.28	4,163,699
10.	Elect Ms Macpherson	145,466,083	99.99	8,784	0.01	145,474,867	80.54	67,603
11.	Re- appoint KPMG LLP as auditor	145,475,519	100.00	5,796	0.00	145,481,315	80.55	61,155
12.	Authorise the Board to set the auditor's remuneration	145,473,538	100.00	4,645	0.00	145,478,183	80.55	64,287
13.	Authorise allotment of equity securities	142,990,614	98.29	2,490,058	1.71	145,480,672	80.55	61,798
14.	Authorise political donations	145,454,814	99.98	25,488	0.02	145,480,302	80.55	62,168
15.	Limited disapplication of pre-emption rights**	141,055,920	99.83	243,048	0.17	141,298,968	78.23	4,243,502
16.	Authorise the Company to purchase its ordinary shares**	145,389,851	99.98	26,462	0.02	145,416,313	80.51	126,156
17.	Authorise calling general meetings on 14 clear days' notice**	142,568,138	98.00	2,911,571	2.00	145,479,709	80.55	62,761

Notes:

* A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes "For" or "Against" a resolution.
** Indicates special resolutions requiring a 75% majority.

The Company notes that a significant number of votes were cast against resolution 9. Shareholder feedback is important to us and we will continue to engage constructively with shareholders in order to understand the reasons behind this result. In accordance with the UK Corporate Governance Code 2018, the Company plans to provide an update on this consultation process within six months.

Copies of the resolutions passed at the AGM, other than those concerning ordinary business, will be submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will in due course be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM

Details of the proxy votes received by the Company in advance of the Annual General Meeting are available on the Company's website at www.workspace.co.uk.

Enquiries:

Carmelina Carfora, Company Secretary

Workspace Group PLC

LEI: 2138003GUZRFIN3UT430

 

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