1 May 2015
CAPITAL & COUNTIES PROPERTIES PLC (the "Company")
RESOLUTIONS PASSED AT 2015 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The results of the voting by poll on the resolutions put to the Company's Annual General Meeting held today are as follows:
Resolutions |
For: |
% |
Against: |
% |
Total votes cast: |
% of issued share capital |
Withheld: |
1. To receive the accounts and reports of the Directors and the Auditors for the year ended 31 December 2014 |
672,689,810 |
99.90 |
672,294 |
0.10 |
673,362,104 |
80.08 |
156,429 |
2. To declare a final dividend of 1.0 p per share |
672,177,845 |
99.80 |
1,335,563 |
0.20 |
673,513,408 |
80.10 |
5,125 |
3. To re-elect Ian Durant as a Director |
646,534,980 |
97.63 |
15,710,247 |
2.37 |
662,245,227 |
78.76 |
11,273,305 |
4. To re-elect Ian Hawksworth as a Director |
644,404,807 |
95.68 |
29,108,049 |
4.32 |
673,512,856 |
80.10 |
5,677 |
5. To re-elect Soumen Das as a Director |
672,747,591 |
99.89 |
765,265 |
0.11 |
673,512,856 |
80.10 |
5,677 |
6. To re-elect Gary Yardley as a Director |
672,747,591 |
99.89 |
765,265 |
0.11 |
673,512,856 |
80.10 |
5,677 |
7. To re-elect Graeme Gordon as a Director |
660,053,054 |
98.00 |
13,459,802 |
2.00 |
673,512,856 |
80.10 |
5,677 |
8. To re-elect Ian Henderson as a Director |
662,745,842 |
98.83 |
7,843,946 |
1.17 |
670,589,788 |
79.75 |
2,928,745 |
9. To re-elect Demetra Pinsent as a Director |
667,893,822 |
99.17 |
5,619,034 |
0.83 |
673,512,856 |
80.10 |
5,677 |
10. To re-elect Henry Staunton as a Director |
672,369,378 |
99.83 |
1,143,478 |
0.17 |
673,512,856 |
80.10 |
5,677 |
11. To re-elect Andrew Strang as a Director |
672,198,931 |
99.80 |
1,313,925 |
0.20 |
673,512,856 |
80.10 |
5,677 |
12. To elect Gerry Murphy as a Director |
672,652,176 |
99.87 |
859,153 |
0.13 |
673,511,329 |
80.10 |
7,204 |
13. To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors |
666,722,546 |
99.96 |
267,715 |
0.04 |
666,990,261 |
79.32 |
6,528,271 |
14. To authorise the Directors to determine the Auditors' Remuneration |
671,816,575 |
99.95 |
351,226 |
0.05 |
672,167,801 |
79.94 |
1,350,732 |
15. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 December 2014 |
624,961,876 |
94.30 |
37,745,583 |
5.70 |
662,707,459 |
78.82 |
10,811,072 |
16. To authorise Directors to allot the unissued share capital up to a specified amount (s.551) |
522,158,991 |
78.61 |
142,048,833 |
21.39 |
664,207,824 |
78.99 |
9,310,709 |
17. Special Resolution: To disapply re-emption provisions of s.561(1) of the Companies Act up to a specified amount |
662,113,558 |
98.83 |
7,865,556 |
1.17 |
669,979,114 |
79.68 |
3,539,419 |
18. Special Resolution: To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares |
665,673,454 |
99.03 |
6,508,801 |
0.97 |
672,182,255 |
79.94 |
1,336,278 |
19. Special Resolution: To disapply the provisions of the Shareholder Rights Directive |
621,301,974 |
92.25 |
52,207,067 |
7.75 |
673,509,041 |
80.10 |
9,492 |
Notes:
1. Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman have been included in the 'for' total.
2. A 'vote withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes for or against a resolution.
3. Total voting rights of shares in issue: 840,836,943. Every shareholder has one vote for every ordinary share held.
Following the approval of the 2014 final dividend, it is confirmed that the scrip dividend alternative will be offered to shareholders in respect of the dividend.
In accordance with paragraph 9.6.2 of the Listing Rules, copies of the resolutions passed at the meeting, other than resolutions concerning ordinary business, have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM
Enquiries:
Ruth Pavey
Company Secretary
Telephone +44 20 3214 9184