AGM Statement

RNS Number : 7040K

Persimmon PLC

23 April 2010

 



PERSIMMON PLC (THE 'COMPANY')

AGM RESULTS

At the Company's Annual General Meeting held on 22 April 2010 each of the resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting circulated to shareholders dated 22 March 2010 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.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	174,434,553	99.46	945,419	0.54	175,379,972	2,783,003
2.	Approve remuneration report	167,019,847	95.83	7,267,071	4.17	174,286,918	3,875,963
3.	Elect J Fairburn	170,878,027	95.93	7,257,496	4.07	178,135,523	27,451
4.	Elect J Davie	176,223,002	98.93	1,909,241	1.07	178,132,243	30,732
5.	Re-elect M Farley	172,555,518	96.87	5,571,136	3.13	178,126,654	36,320
6.	Re-elect N Davidson	176,270,821	98.95	1,867,764	1.05	178,138,585	24,390
7.	Re-elect D Thompson	114,383,636	64.21	63,750,691	35.79	178,134,327	28,647
8.	Re-appoint auditors	174,462,503	97.93	3,685,866	2.07	178,148,369	14,606
9.	Adopt new Articles	170,682,647	97.16	4,984,677	2.84	175,667,324	2,495,650
10.	Authority to allot shares	175,680,656	98.62	2,464,119	1.38	178,144,775	18,200
11.	Authority to Dis-apply pre-emption rights	176,507,705	99.08	1,630,375	0.92	178,138,080	24,822
12.	Authority to make market purchases of shares	176,796,857	99.24	1,354,697	0.76	178,151,554	11,421
13.	Calling of a general meeting on not less than 14 days notice	172,184,562	96.65	5,966,790	3.35	178,151,352	11,623

Notes:

(i)             The votes "for" figures include those votes at the discretion of the Chairman

(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 1-8, and 10 were ordinary resolutions.  Resolution Numbers 9,11,12 and 13 were special resolutions.

(iv)           The issued share capital of the Company on 22 April 2010 was 301,169,292 ordinary shares, excluding Treasury Shares.

Copies of the resolutions dealing with special business passed at the Annual General Meeting have been sent to the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility at 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS and will shortly be available for inspection.

 

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