AGM Results

RNS Number : 7035B

Persimmon PLC

19 April 2012

 

PERSIMMON PLC (THE 'COMPANY')

AGM RESULTS

At the Company's Annual General Meeting held on 19 April 2012 each of the resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting dated 19 March 2012 was passed on a show of hands.  

For information, a breakdown of proxy votes lodged prior to the AGM is available on the Company's website, www.corporate.persimmonhomes.com and a summary is set out below:-

No	Resolution	For	Percentage For	Against	Percentage Against	Total Votes	Votes Withheld
1.	Receive report and accounts	211,050,462	99.78	242,225	0.11	211,516,299	67,037
2.	Declare a final dividend	211,359,066	99.90	1,468	0.00	211,580,812	2,918
3.	Approve remuneration report	185,815,482	95.85	7,811,632	4.03	193,853,264	17,730,141
4.	Re-elect N Wrigley	208,652,946	98.77	2,360,296	1.12	211,241,179	342,551
5.	Re-elect M Farley	209,418,315	98.99	1,906,234	0.90	211,563,949	17,614
6.	Re-elect M Killoran	209,425,146	98.99	1,913,390	0.90	211,566,147	17,583
7.	Re-elect J Fairburn	209,408,863	98.98	1,917,266	0.91	211,566,465	17,265
8.	Re-elect N Davidson	209,027,458	98.80	2,306,313	1.09	211,560,345	20,852
9.	Re-elect R Pennycook	209,321,924	98.94	2,005,382	0.95	211,559,929	23,801
10.	Re-elect J Davie	209,359,936	98.96	1,960,032	0.93	211,564,405	19,325
11.	Elect M Preston	209,371,454	98.97	1,946,347	0.92	211,557,477	26,253
12.	Re-appoint auditor and authorise directors to determine their remuneration	210,963,487	99.72	368,898	0.17	211,561,194	21,837
13.	Authority to allot shares	209,242,762	98.90	2,090,398	0.99	211,564,096	19,322
14.	Authority to Dis-apply pre-emption rights	210,983,733	99.73	347,795	0.16	211,561,011	22,561
15.	Authority to make market purchases of shares	210,811,193	99.64	536,682	0.25	211,574,556	8,574
16.	Calling of a general meeting on not less than 14 days notice	193,371,451	91.44	17,882,344	8.46	211,483,280	9,597

Notes:

(i)             Discretionary votes not shown

(ii)            A "vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the total number of votes cast on a resolution or in the calculation of the percentages of the votes cast for or against a resolution.

(iii)           Resolution Numbers 1-13 were ordinary resolutions.  Resolution Numbers 14-16 were special resolutions.

(iv)           The issued share capital of the Company on 19 April 2012 was 302,581,486 ordinary shares, excluding Treasury Shares.

Copies of the resolutions dealing with special business passed at the Annual General Meeting have been sent to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection.

 

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