Results of the AGM

RNS Number : 6311T

NewRiver REIT PLC

04 July 2018

 

NewRiver REIT plc
("NewRiver" or the "Company")

Results of the AGM

The Directors of NewRiver are pleased to announce that at its Annual General Meeting held on Wednesday 4 July 2018, all of the proposed resolutions as set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting were passed on a poll. The number of shares voted on the poll are as set out below:

Resolution		Votes for	%	Votes against	%		Total shares for & against	% of total voting rights*		Votes withheld**
1	That the Directors' Report, Auditor's Report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2018 be received and approved.	248,922,794	96.97	7,784,785	3.03		256,707,579	84.69%		0
2	That the Directors' Remuneration Report contained within the Company's 2018 Annual Report be received and approved.	255,001,767	99.38	1,596,918	0.62		256,598,685	84.65%		108,893
3	That Paul Roy, being eligible and offering himself for re-election, be re-elected as a Director of the Company.	254,735,304	99.23	1,971,475	0.77		256,706,779	84.69%		800
4	That David Lockhart, being eligible and offering himself for re-election, be re-elected as a Director of the Company.	245,765,054	99.09	2,259,134	0.91		248,024,188	81.82%		8,683,392
5	That Allan Lockhart, being eligible and offering himself for re-election, be re-elected as a Director of the Company.	255,368,927	99.48	1,337,853	0.52		256,706,780	84.69%		800
6	That Mark Davies, being eligible and offering himself for re-election, be re-elected as a Director of the Company.	255,346,711	99.47	1,360,069	0.53		256,706,780	84.69%		800
7	That Kay Chaldecott, being eligible and offering herself for re-election, be re-elected as a Director of the Company.	256,512,947	99.92	193,833	0.08		256,706,780	84.69%		800
8	That Alastair Miller, being eligible and offering himself for re-election, be re-elected as a Director of the Company.	256,353,524	99.86	353,256	0.14		256,706,780	84.69%		800
9	That Margaret Ford, being eligible and offering herself for re-election, be re-elected as a Director of the Company.	256,541,171	99.94	165,609	0.06		256,706,780	84.69%		800
10	That Deloitte LLP of Regency Court, Glategny Esplanade, St Peter Port, Guernsey be reappointed as auditors of the Company.	248,729,573	96.89	7,971,446	3.11		256,701,019	84.68%		6,560
11	That the Audit Committee be and is hereby authorised to fix the remuneration of the auditor.	249,709,838	97.30	6,938,395	2.70		256,648,233	84.67%		59,346
12	To authorise the Directors to allot shares	256,224,479	99.81	479,750	0.19		256,704,229	84.68%		3,351
13	To disapply pre-emption rights	256,529,619	99.93	171,609	0.07		256,701,228	84.68%		6,352
14	To disapply pre-emption rights in addition to those disapplied by resolution 13	248,744,833	96.90	7,956,394	3.10		256,701,227	84.68%		6,352
15	To authorise market purchases by the Company of its shares	249,003,943	97.01	7,661,658	2.99		256,665,601	84.67%		41,178
16	To authorise the calling of general meetings on 14 days' notice	251,286,084	97.90	5,379,554	2.10		256,665,638	84.67%		41,942

Notes:

*  As at the date of the Annual General Meeting, the total number of shares with voting rights in the Company is 303,129,819. This excludes 3,813,467 shares in the Employee Benefit Trust.

** A "vote withheld" is not a vote in law and cannot be counted in the calculation of the votes for and against a resolution.

For further information

NewRiver REIT plc			[phone]
Allan Lockhart (Chief Executive) Mark Davies (Chief Financial Officer)
Will Hobman (Head of Investor Relations)

Finsbury			[phone]
Gordon Simpson

About NewRiver

NewRiver REIT plc (ticker: NRR) is a premium listed REIT on the London Stock Exchange and a constituent of the FTSE 250 and EPRA indices. The Company is a specialist real estate investor, asset manager and developer focused solely on the UK retail and leisure sector.

Founded in 2009, NewRiver is one of the UK's largest owner/managers of convenience-led community shopping centres with a property portfolio of £1.4 billion principally comprising 34 UK wide shopping centres together with further nationwide retail and leisure assets. The portfolio totals 8 million sq. ft. with over 2,000 occupiers, an annual footfall of 150 million and a retail occupancy rate of 97 per cent. Visit www.nrr.co.uk for further information.

 

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