Result of AGM

RNS Number : 3989H

Derwent London PLC

16 May 2014

 



Derwent London plc

At the Company's AGM held on the 16 May 2014, all resolutions were passed on a show of hands. Details of the proxy votes received prior to the meeting are detailed below:

Resolution	Resolution type	Number of votes cast 'For' (including discretionary)	% of votes cast 'For'	Number of votes cast 'Against'	% of votes cast 'Against'	Total issued share capital voted (excluding witheld)	Total % of issued share capital voted	Number of votes withheld
1- to receive the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 December 2013	Ordinary	86,135,014	99.98%	17,281	0.02%	86,152,295	83.91%	241,211
2- to approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy	Ordinary	85,192,467	99.53%	401,745	0.47%	85,594,212	83.37%	799,294
3- To approve the Annual Statement by the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and the Annual Report on Directors' Remuneration for the year ended December 2013	Ordinary	83,037,253	98.06%	1,645,229	1.94%	84,682,482	82.48%	1,711,023
4- to declare the final dividend of 25.75p per ordinary share for the year ended 31 December 2013	Ordinary	86,348,785	100.00%	0	0.00%	86,348,785	84.10%	44,721
5- to re-elect Mr R.A. Rayne as a director	Ordinary	80,232,091	95.20%	4,042,659	4.80%	84,274,750	82.08%	2,118,756
6- to re-elect Mr J.D. Burns as a director	Ordinary	84,212,478	98.76%	1,058,970	1.24%	85,271,448	83.05%	1,122,058
7- to re-elect Mr S.P. Silver as a director	Ordinary	82,840,928	97.02%	2,543,102	2.98%	85,384,030	83.16%	1,009,476
8-to re-elect Mr D.M.A. Wisniewski as a director	Ordinary	83,841,903	97.10%	2,506,422	2.90%	86,348,325	84.10%	45,181
9- to re-elect Mr N.Q. George as a director	Ordinary	82,840,928	97.02%	2,543,102	2.98%	85,384,030	83.16%	1,009,476
10- to re-elect Mr D.G. Silverman  as a director	Ordinary	76,873,301	90.03%	8,510,729	9.97%	85,384,030	83.16%	1,009,476
11- to re-elect Mr P.M. Williams as a director	Ordinary	82,840,007	97.02%	2,543,102	2.98%	85,383,109	83.16%	1,010,397
12- to re-elect Mr S.A. Corbyn as a director	Ordinary	85,811,953	99.43%	492,192	0.57%	86,304,145	84.06%	89,361
13- to re-elect Mr R.A. Farnes as a director	Ordinary	76,790,660	88.98%	9,509,978	11.02%	86,300,638	84.05%	92,868
14- to re-elect Mrs J. de Moller as a director	Ordinary	85,709,422	99.36%	549,763	0.64%	86,259,185	84.01%	134,321
15- to re-elect Mr S.G. Young as a director	Ordinary	86,203,344	99.88%	99,880	0.12%	86,303,224	84.06%	90,282
16- to re-elect Mr S. Fraser as a director	Ordinary	86,075,864	99.74%	227,360	0.26%	86,303,224	84.06%	90,282
17- To elect Mr R. Dakin as a director	Ordinary	86,205,746	99.89%	98,399	0.11%	86,304,145	84.06%	89,361
18- to appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent auditor	Ordinary	86,344,882	100.00%	3,815	0.00%	86,348,697	84.10%	44,809
19- to authorise the directors to determine the independent auditor's remuneration	Ordinary	86,328,910	99.98%	19,875	0.02%	86,348,785	84.10%	44,721
20- to approve the rules of the Derwent London plc Performance Share Plan 2014	Ordinary	85,786,763	99.46%	467,590	0.54%	86,254,353	84.01%	139,153
21- to authorise the allotment of relevant securities	Ordinary	79,759,576	93.23%	5,789,180	6.77%	85,548,756	83.32%	844,750
22- to authorise the limited disapplication of pre-emption rights	Special	84,117,145	98.76%	1,059,023	1.24%	85,176,168	82.96%	1,217,338
23- to authorise the company to exercise its power to purchase its own shares	Special	86,186,103	99.91%	73,846	0.09%	86,259,949	84.01%	133,557
24- to authorise the reduction of the notice period for General Meetings other than an Annual General Meeting	Special	74,249,516	86.03%	12,054,242	13.97%	86,303,758	84.06%	89,747

Notes:

(i)            Where shareholders appointed the Chairman as their proxy with discretion as to voting, their votes were cast in favour of the resolutions and their shares have been included within the votes 'FOR' column.

(ii)           A vote 'WITHHELD' is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of percentages of the votes cast against a resolution.

(iii)         There are 102,673,419 ordinary shares of 5.0p in issue, there are no treasury shares.

 

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