THE UNITE GROUP PLC (the "Company")
15 May 2014
AGM - VOTING RESULTS
The Company announces that at its Annual General Meeting held today all resolutions as set out in its Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 31 March 2014 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 & ACCOUNTS |
159,435,604 |
100.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
308,456 |
2 |
DIRECTORS' REMUNERATION POLICY |
158,927,995 |
99.75 |
392,576 |
0.25 |
423,489 |
3 |
ANNUAL REPORT ON REMUNERATION |
109,381,245 |
98.87 |
1,244,718 |
1.13 |
49,118,097 |
4 |
DECLARE A FINAL DIVIDEND |
159,732,978 |
100.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
11,082 |
5 |
RE-ELECT MR P M WHITE |
141,411,783 |
93.11 |
10,466,428 |
6.89 |
7,865,849 |
6 |
RE-ELECT MR M C ALLAN |
159,190,893 |
99.66 |
542,085 |
0.34 |
11,082 |
7 |
RE-ELECT MR J J LISTER |
159,127,760 |
99.62 |
605,218 |
0.38 |
11,082 |
8 |
RE-ELECT MR R C SIMPSON |
159,049,298 |
99.57 |
683,680 |
0.43 |
11,082 |
9 |
RE-ELECT MR R S SMITH |
159,049,298 |
99.57 |
683,680 |
0.43 |
11,082 |
10 |
RE-ELECT M K WOLSTENHOLME |
159,466,527 |
99.83 |
266,451 |
0.17 |
11,082 |
11 |
RE-ELECT SIR TIM WILSON |
159,258,709 |
99.70 |
474,269 |
0.30 |
11,082 |
12 |
RE-ELECT MR A JONES |
159,466,527 |
99.83 |
266,451 |
0.17 |
11,082 |
13 |
ELECT MS E MCMEIKAN |
159,474,985 |
99.84 |
257,993 |
0.16 |
11,082 |
14 |
APPOINT THE AUDITOR |
155,828,757 |
98.14 |
2,953,393 |
1.86 |
961,910 |
15 |
AUDITOR'S REMUNERATION |
154,600,322 |
98.28 |
2,704,442 |
1.72 |
2,439,296 |
16 |
AUTHORITY TO ALLOT SHARES |
148,399,856 |
93.46 |
10,381,786 |
6.54 |
962,418 |
17 |
PRE-EMPTION RIGHTS |
158,540,265 |
99.58 |
666,516 |
0.42 |
537,279 |
18 |
ALLOW GENERAL MEETINGS ON 14 DAYS' NOTICE |
137,626,464 |
86.16 |
22,106,514 |
13.84 |
11,082 |
* 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.
Number of shares represented by proxy: 159,744,060 (79.41%).
Number of ordinary shares in issue as at the date of the AGM (no shares held in treasury): 201,160,701.
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