Result of AGM

RNS Number : 7623M

British Land Co PLC

18 July 2014

 



18 July 2014

THE BRITISH LAND COMPANY PLC

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The Board of British Land announces the results of the poll taken at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held earlier today.

Votes were cast for a total of 703,289,533 ordinary shares of the Company, representing 69.44 per cent of the total number of votes capable of being cast at the meeting.

Full details of the results of the poll are set out in the Appendix following this announcement.

APPENDIX

RESOLUTION	VOTES				VOTES WITHELD Shares1
	For Shares	As % of votes cast1	Against Shares	As % of votes cast1
1. To receive the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2014.	697,966,825	99.26	5,175,439	0.74	1,067,591
2. To approve the Directors' Annual report on Remuneration.	673,635,629	97.17	19,593,933	2.83	10,980,292
3. To approve the Company's Remuneration Policy.	684,058,054	97.30	18,953,426	2.70	1,198,374
4. To elect Tim Score as a Director.	703,086,809	99.98	164,118	0.02	958,928
5. To re-elect Aubrey Adams as a Director.	702,016,671	99.82	1,237,599	0.18	955,585
6. To re-elect Lucinda Bell as a Director.	701,860,837	99.80	1,394,256	0.20	954,762
7. To re-elect Simon Borrows as a Director.	694,864,082	99.30	4,863,835	0.70	4,481,937
8. To re-elect John Gildersleeve as a Director.	697,242,181	99.15	6,005,824	0.85	961,850
9. To re-elect Chris Grigg as a Director.	701,864,736	99.80	1,385,223	0.20	959,896
10. To re-elect Dido Harding as a Director.	702,028,042	99.83	1,214,977	0.17	966,836
11. To re-elect William Jackson as a Director.	702,075,570	99.83	1,174,149	0.17	960,136
12. To re-elect Charles Maudsley as a Director.	701,879,335	99.80	1,375,325	0.20	955,195
13. To re-elect Tim Roberts as a Director.	701,877,560	99.80	1,375,217	0.20	957,078
14. To re-elect Lord Turnbull as a Director.	701,921,679	99.81	1,323,097	0.19	965,079
15. To appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the auditor of the Company.	701,145,170	99.70	2,096,736	0.30	967,949
16. To authorise the Directors to agree the auditor's remuneration.	701,080,305	99.69	2,209,162	0.31	920,388
17. To authorise the Company by ordinary resolution to make limited political donations and political expenditure of not more than £20,000 in total2.	697,810,718	99.26	5,232,461	0.74	1,166,675
18. To authorise the Directors by ordinary resolution to allot shares up to a limited amount2.	614,355,748	87.99	83,894,450	12.01	5,959,657
19. To authorise the Directors by special resolution to allot shares and sell treasury shares without making a pre-emptive offer to shareholders2	696,213,074	99.60	2,784,647	0.40	5,212,134
20. To authorise the Company by special resolution to purchase its own shares2	701,366,621	99.73	1,922,912	0.27	920,322
21. To authorise by special resolution the calling of general meetings (not being an annual general meeting) by notice of not less than 14 clear days2	574,976,906	81.76	128,304,685	18.24	928,262
22. To authorise by ordinary resolution the renewal of the Savings-Related Share Option Scheme2	693,030,230	98.55	10,213,511	1.45	966,114

Note 1: A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes for and against each resolution.

Note 2: These resolutions were proposed as Special Business.

 

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