Result of AGM

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Crest Nicholson Holdings PLC
23 March 2023
 

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23 March 2023

 

Crest Nicholson Holdings plc

(the 'Company')

 

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

 

Crest Nicholson Holdings plc is pleased to announce the voting results of its Annual General Meeting ('AGM') held earlier today at the Company's Registered Office Crest House, Pyrcroft Road, Chertsey, Surrey KT16 9GN.

All resolutions were duly passed by shareholders by way of a poll.

The full details of each resolution are set out in the Notice of Meeting circulated to shareholders on 8 February 2023 (and available on the Company's website at www.crestnicholson.com/investors/shareholder-centre ). The voting results, incorporating proxy votes lodged in advance of the AGM are set out below and will also be available on the Company's website www.crestnicholson.com/investors/shareholder-centre .

 

 

Resolution

 

Votes for

% of votes cast

Votes against

% of votes cast

Total votes

% of ISC voted

Votes withheld1

1

Receive the report and accounts

190,429,400

99.94

105,564

0.06

190,534,964

74.16%

367,144

2

Declare a final dividend

190,863,688

99.98

34,882

0.02

190,898,570

74.30%

3,538

3

Re-elect Iain Ferguson CBE

152,768,624

84.03

29,026,094

15.97

181,794,718

70.76%

9,107,390

4

Re-elect Peter Truscott

190,752,830

99.93

136,084

0.07

190,888,914

74.30%

13,194

5

Re-elect Duncan Cooper

190,577,720

99.84

311,065

0.16

190,888,785

74.30%

13,323

6

Re-elect David Arnold

188,856,233

98.93

2,033,994

1.07

190,890,227

74.30%

11,881

7

Re-elect Lucinda Bell

188,849,044

98.93

2,041,183

1.07

190,890,227

74.30%

11,881

8

Re-elect Louise Hardy

187,635,753

98.30

3,253,031

1.70

190,888,784

74.30%

13,324

9

Re-elect Octavia Morley

188,878,687

98.95

2,011,540

1.05

190,890,227

74.30%

11,881

10

Re-appoint PwC as auditors

190,836,836

99.97

61,734

0.03

190,898,570

74.30%

3,538

11

Authorise Audit & Risk Committee to determine auditor's remuneration

190,876,037

99.99

21,533

0.01

190,897,570

74.30%

4,538

12

Approve the Directors' Remuneration Report (excluding the Directors' Remuneration Policy)

179,320,991

94.44

10,567,076

5.56

189,888,067

73.91%

1,014,041

13

Approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy

185,680,904

97.28

5,199,216

2.72

190,880,120

74.30%

21,988

14

Authority to allot shares

189,152,944

99.09

1,743,768

0.91

190,896,712

74.30%

5,396

15

Disapply pre-emption rights*

187,886,341

98.42

3,011,524

1.58

190,897,865

74.30%

4,243

16

Disapply the application of pre-emption rights for acquisitions or capital investment*

185,996,777

97.44

4,893,504

2.56

190,890,281

74.30%

11,827

17

Purchase own shares*

190,463,244

99.97

58,474

0.03

190,521,718

74.16%

380,390

18

Calling general meetings on 14 days' notice*

188,510,125

98.75

2,386,760

1.25

190,896,885

74.30%

5,223

19

Approve the Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan 2023

189,477,965

99.26

1,409,169

0.74

190,887,134

74.30%

14,974

20

Approve the Company's Savings-Related Share Option Scheme 2023

190,562,554

99.83

330,856

0.17

190,893,410

74.30%

8,698

*Special resolutions

 

Notes

1 A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes for or against a resolution.

Resolutions 1 to 14,19 and 20 were ordinary resolutions, requiring more than 50% of shareholders' votes to be cast in favour of the resolutions.

Resolutions 15 to 18 were special resolutions, requiring at least 75% of shareholders' votes to be cast in favour of the resolutions.

No other resolutions were put to the meeting.

The number of shares in issue as at the date of this announcement is 256,920,539.

Copies of the resolutions passed, other than resolutions concerning ordinary business, will be submitted to the Financial Conduct Authority's National Storage Mechanism, in accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2.

 

For further information:

 

Kevin Maguire, General Counsel & Company Secretary     +44 (0) 1932 580 555

Crest Nicholson Holdings plc

     

 

 

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