AGM Statement

RNS Number : 9195E

Unite Group PLC

11 May 2017

 

11 May 2017

THE UNITE GROUP PLC (the "Company")

AGM - VOTING RESULTS

The Company announces that at its Annual General Meeting held today all resolutions were duly passed on a show of hands. 

Details of the proxy votes are as follows:

		For		Against
	Resolution	Votes*	% Votes Cast	Votes	% Votes Cast	Votes Withheld **
1	Receive Annual Reports and Accounts	182,128,901	99.93	130,000	0.07	134,724
2	Directors' Remuneration Report	172,055,505	99.48	904,419	0.52	9,433,701
3	Declare Final Dividend	182,135,791	100.00	0	0.00	257,834
4	Re-elect P White	142,149,611	89.75	16,239,847	10.25	24,004,167
5	Re-elect R Smith	178,530,981	97.88	3,862,644	2.12	0
6	Re-elect J Lister	178,530,981	97.88	3,862,644	2.12	0
7	Re-elect R Simpson	178,531,109	97.88	3,862,516	2.12	0
8	Re-elect M Wolstenholme	180,868,088	99.16	1,523,537	0.84	2,000
9	Re-elect T Wilson	182,086,897	99.83	304,728	0.17	2,000
10	Re-elect A Jones	182,088,980	99.83	304,619	0.17	26
11	Re-elect E McMeikan	182,087,006	99.83	306,619	0.17	0
12	Re-appoint Auditor	182,390,530	100.00	1,095	0.00***	2,000
13	Auditors'  Remuneration	182,392,530	100.00	1,095	0.00***	0
14	Authority to Allot Shares	158,024,372	87.04	23,522,851	12.96	846,402
15	Dis-apply Pre-emption Rights - 1st 5% (General)	179,134,981	99.98	27,734	0.02	3,230,910
16	Dis-apply Pre-emption Rights - 2nd 5% (acquisition or specified capital Investment)	177,227,646	98.92	1,935,095	1.08	3,230,884
17	Article 94  of the Articles of Association	181,592,499	99.56	801,126	0.44	0
18	Allow General Meeting on 14 days' notice	158,503,062	86.90	23,890,128	13.10	435

* Includes those votes giving the Chairman discretion.

** A "Vote Withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of "For" and "Against" a resolution.

***0.0001 rounded to 0.00 for consistency

Number of shares represented by proxy: 182,393,625

Number of ordinary shares in issue as at the date of the AGM (no shares held in treasury): 224,427,055

Resolutions 1 to 14 and 18 were passed as ordinary resolutions, and Resolutions 15, 16 and 17 were passed as special resolutions.

Pursuant to UK Listing Rule 9.6.2R, copies of all resolutions, other than those concerning ordinary business, adopted at the AGM will be shortly submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for inspection at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM

The full text of the resolutions passed at the AGM can be found in the Notice of AGM which is available alongside the AGM results on the Company's website at http://www.unite-group.co.uk/

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For further information, please contact:

Unite Students Christopher Szpojnarowicz, Company Secretary	Tel: [phone]

 

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