Result of AGM

RNS Number : 1732K

Workspace Group PLC

25 July 2013

 



WORKSPACE GROUP PLC

CHAIRMAN STATEMENT AND

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

25 JULY 2013

At today's Annual General Meeting of the Company the Chairman, Mr Daniel Kitchen, confirmed that the Company had today announced its Interim Management Statement covering the period from 1 April 2013, to the date of this announcement.

Mr Daniel Kitchen stated: "I am delighted to confirm that the strong trading performance we reported in June has continued into the first quarter of this financial year.

Customer enquiry levels remain strong and both like-for-like occupancy and rent roll have further improved in the quarter. We also obtained significant planning consents in May for our mixed-use redevelopment schemes at Tower Bridge, SE16 and Faircharm SE8. On 1 July we also completed the refinancing of our debt facilities. This is a significant step forward for the Company with our lending now provided by a broader range of institutional investors on an unsecured basis with an extended maturity profile".

Workspace Group PLC also announces that each of the resolutions set out in the notice of Annual General Meeting dated 19 June 2013 have been passed on a show of hands by shareholders at today's Annual General Meeting, including the following resolutions:

·     Resolution 13 on the renewal of the Directors' authority to allot shares , such authority to expire on the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting or, if earlier,30 September 2014;

·     Resolution 14 on the renewal of the Directors' authority to disapply pre-emption rights, such authority to expire on the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting of the company in 2013 or, if earlier,30 September 2014;

·     Resolution 15 on the renewal of the Directors' authority for the purchase by the Company of its own shares, such authority to expire at the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting of the company in 2013 or, if earlier, 18 months after the passing of this resolution; and

·     Resolution 16 on the authority of the company to call a general meeting on 14 days' notice.

Copies of the above resolutions have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.

Details of the proxy votes received by the company in advance of the Annual General Meeting are available on the company's website www.workspace.co.uk.

Carmelina Carfora

Company Secretary

25 July 2013

 

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