Result of AGM

RNS Number : 1866N

Unite Group PLC

14 May 2015

 

14 May 2015

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 & ACCOUNTS	187,459,460	99.90	186,949	0.10	99,132
2	APPROVE REPORT ON REMUNERATION	187,257,465	99.77	431,838	0.23	56,238
3	DECLARE A FINAL DIVIDEND	187,689,565	100.00	0	0.00	55,976
4	RE-ELECT MR P M WHITE	168,109,068	99.22	1,324,050	0.78	18,313,101
5	RE-ELECT MR M C ALLAN	186,831,078	99.54	859,165	0.46	55,976
6	RE-ELECT MR J J LISTER	186,831,628	99.54	858,615	0.46	55,976
7	RE-ELECT MR R C SIMPSON	186,001,021	99.10	1,689,222	0.90	55,976
8	RE-ELECT MR R S SMITH	186,001,021	99.10	1,689,222	0.90	55,976
9	RE-ELECT MRS M K WOLSTENHOLME	187,376,124	99.83	314,119	0.17	55,976
10	RE-ELECT SIR TIM WILSON	187,471,160	99.88	219,083	0.12	55,976
11	RE-ELECT MR A JONES	187,294,268	99.88	218,974	0.12	232,977
12	RE-ELECT MS ELIZABETH MCMEIKAN	187,471,007	99.88	218,974	0.12	56,238
13	APPOINT THE AUDITOR	185,692,594	98.95	1,970,221	1.05	83,404
14	AUDITOR'S REMUNERATION	184,040,238	98.07	3,622,577	1.93	83,404
15	AUTHORITY TO ALLOT SHARES	165,451,746	88.71	21,049,657	11.29	1,244,816
16	PRE-EMPTION RIGHTS	183,375,438	98.79	2,244,928	1.21	2,125,853
17	ALLOW GENERAL MEETINGS ON 14 DAYS' NOTICE	154,123,295	82.12	33,566,948	17.88	55,976

* 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: 187,745,541for resolutions 1 to 3 and 187,746,219 for resolutions 4 to 17

Number of ordinary shares in issue as at the date of the AGM (no shares held in treasury): 221,895,906

Pursuant to UK Listing Rule 9.6.2R, copies of all resolutions, other than those concerning ordinary business, passed 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 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]
Bell Pottinger Victoria Geoghegan / Nick Lambert / Elizabeth Snow	Tel: [phone]

 

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