Result of AGM

RNS Number : 2305Y

Derwent London PLC

13 May 2016

 

Derwent London plc

At the Company's AGM held on the 13 May 2016, 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 (excluding Witheld)	Number of votes withheld
1- to receive the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 December 2015	Ordinary	91,212,829	99.93%	60,395	0.07%	91,273,224	82.00%	175,898
2- to approve the Annual Statement by the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and the Annual Report on Directors' Remuneration for the year ended December 2015	Ordinary	83,161,306	95.47%	3,941,680	4.53%	87,102,986	78.25%	4,346,136
3- to declare the final dividend of 30.8p per ordinary share for the year ended 31 December 2015	Ordinary	91,341,281	100.00%	0	0.00%	91,341,281	82.06%	107,841
4- to re-elect Mr R.A. Rayne as a director	Ordinary	82,679,104	93.48%	5,769,698	6.52%	88,448,802	79.46%	3,000,320
5- to re-elect Mr J.D. Burns as a director	Ordinary	88,744,978	97.04%	2,703,652	2.96%	91,448,630	82.15%	492
6- to re-elect Mr S.P. Silver as a director	Ordinary	84,792,849	92.94%	6,443,781	7.06%	91,236,630	81.96%	212,492
7- to re-elect Mr D.M.A. Wisniewski as a director	Ordinary	84,894,250	93.05%	6,342,380	6.95%	91,236,630	81.96%	212,492
8- to re-elect Mr N.Q. George as a director	Ordinary	84,894,229	93.05%	6,342,401	6.95%	91,236,630	81.96%	212,492
9- to re-elect Mr D.G. Silverman  as a director	Ordinary	83,588,364	91.62%	7,648,266	8.38%	91,236,630	81.96%	212,492
10- to re-elect Mr P.M. Williams as a director	Ordinary	84,793,157	92.94%	6,443,473	7.06%	91,236,630	81.96%	212,492
11- to re-elect Mr S.A. Corbyn as a director	Ordinary	90,931,518	99.44%	509,894	0.56%	91,441,412	82.15%	7,710
12- to re-elect Mr S.G. Young as a director	Ordinary	91,233,593	99.77%	208,019	0.23%	91,441,612	82.15%	7,510
13- to re-elect Mr S.W. Fraser as a director	Ordinary	90,902,487	99.41%	539,856	0.59%	91,442,343	82.15%	6,779
14- to re-elect Mr R.D. Dakin as a director	Ordinary	90,883,147	99.39%	559,196	0.61%	91,442,343	82.15%	6,779
15- to elect Mrs. C.I. Arney as a director	Ordinary	91,178,523	99.71%	263,620	0.29%	91,442,143	82.15%	6,979
16- to elect Mrs. P.D. Snowball as a director	Ordinary	91,177,036	99.71%	265,307	0.29%	91,442,343	82.15%	6,779
17- to appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent auditor	Ordinary	91,440,369	99.99%	8,004	0.01%	91,448,373	82.15%	749
18- to authorise the directors to determine the independent auditor's remuneration	Ordinary	91,442,893	99.99%	5,781	0.01%	91,448,674	82.15%	448
19- to authorise the allotment of relevant securities	Ordinary	84,954,884	93.66%	5,751,853	6.34%	90,706,737	81.49%	742,385
20- to authorise the limited disapplication of pre-emption rights	Special	84,280,239	99.33%	567,588	0.67%	84,847,827	76.22%	6,601,295
21- to authorise the company to exercise its power to purchase its own shares.	Special	91,132,025	99.79%	195,706	0.21%	91,327,731	82.04%	121,391
22- to authorise the reduction of the notice period for General Meetings other than an Annual General Meeting	Special	82,122,704	89.80%	9,325,197	10.20%	91,447,901	82.15%	1,221
23- to renew the directors' authority to operate the Derwent London plc Scrip Dividend Scheme	Ordinary	91,341,012	100.00%	25	0.00%	91,341,037	82.06%	108,085
24- to increase the maximum level of fees that the Company is authorised to pay its directors	Ordinary	91,374,353	99.94%	57,382	0.06%	91,431,735	82.14%	17,387

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 111,314,228 ordinary shares of 0.5p in issue, there are no treasury shares.

 

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