Result of AGM

RNS Number : 3902F

Persimmon PLC

21 April 2011

 

PERSIMMON PLC (THE 'COMPANY')

AGM RESULTS

At the Company's Annual General Meeting held on 21 April 2011 each of the resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting dated 21 March 2011 was passed on a show of hands.  

For information, a breakdown of proxy votes lodged prior to the AGM is available on the Company's website, www.corporate.persimmonhomes.com and a summary is set out below:-

No	Resolution	For	Percentage For	Against	Percentage Against	Total Votes	Votes Withheld
1.	Receive report and accounts	201,449,640	100.00	5,122	0.00	201,508,062	2,213,976
2.	Declare a final dividend	203,530,767	100.00	4,493	0.00	203,588,560	133,478
3.	Approve remuneration report	195,434,486	97.09	5,864,978	2.91	201,352,764	2,368,508
4.	Re-elect M Farley	197,869,370	97.23	5,643,962	2.77	203,566,632	155,406
5.	Re-elect M Killoran	197,449,569	97.07	5,962,444	2.93	203,465,313	256,254
6.	Re-elect J Fairburn	197,449,995	97.07	5,959,596	2.93	203,462,891	258,676
7.	Re-elect N Wrigley	196,780,363	96.76	6,591,474	3.24	203,425,137	296,970
8.	Re-elect D Thompson	194,971,862	95.93	8,267,879	4.07	203,293,041	428,526
9.	Re-elect N Davidson	202,100,860	99.31	1,403,862	0.69	203,558,022	163,117
10.	Re-elect R Pennycook	198,942,831	99.26	1,492,343	0.74	200,488,474	3,233,093
11.	Re-elect J Davie	201,712,068	99.12	1,791,818	0.88	203,557,186	164,381
12.	Re-appoint auditors and authorise directors to determine their remuneration	194,588,084	97.57	4,855,202	2.43	199,496,586	4,225,099
13.	Authority to allot shares	203,463,864	99.97	62,735	0.03	203,579,453	141,775
14.	Authority to Dis-apply pre-emption rights	202,779,772	99.64	739,565	0.36	203,572,191	148,839
15.	Authority to make market purchases of shares	203,311,297	99.89	216,885	0.11	203,581,036	139,480
16.	Calling of a general meeting on not less than 14 days' notice	194,608,900	95.62	8,921,772	4.38	203,583,526	138,606

Notes:

(i)             The votes "for" figures include those votes at the discretion of the Chairman

(ii)            A "vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the total number of votes cast on a resolution or in the calculation of the percentages of the votes cast for or against a resolution.

(iii)           Resolution Numbers 1-13 were ordinary resolutions.  Resolution Numbers 14-16 were special resolutions.

(iv)           The issued share capital of the Company on 21 April 2011 was 301,183,987 ordinary shares, excluding Treasury Shares.

Copies of the resolutions dealing with special business passed at the Annual General Meeting have been sent to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection.

 

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