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The British Land Company PLC
18 July 2017
RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The British Land Company PLC (the 'Company') held its Annual General Meeting ('AGM') at Hyatt Regency London - The Churchill, 30 Portman Square, London W1H 7BH earlier today. All resolutions were voted on by way of a poll and were passed by shareholders. The results of the poll are set out below.
|
Resolutions |
Votes FOR1 |
Votes AGAINST |
Total Votes Cast |
Votes Withheld2 |
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|
No. of Shares |
% of Shares voted |
No. of Shares |
% of Shares voted |
No. of Shares |
% of Issued Capital |
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|
1 |
To receive the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2017 |
736,106,986 |
99.30% |
5,161,885 |
0.70% |
741,268,871 |
71.98% |
1,657,018 |
|
2 |
To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report |
722,118,468 |
98.24% |
12,935,360 |
1.76% |
735,053,828 |
71.37% |
7,872,061 |
|
3 |
To elect Lord Macpherson as a Director |
740,472,964 |
99.75% |
1,850,824 |
0.25% |
742,323,788 |
72.08% |
596,201 |
|
4 |
To re--elect Aubrey Adams as a Director |
740,971,927 |
99.81% |
1,441,942 |
0.19% |
742,413,869 |
72.09% |
506,120 |
|
5 |
To re--elect Lucinda Bell as a Director |
739,721,803 |
99.64% |
2,691,777 |
0.36% |
742,413,580 |
72.09% |
506,409 |
|
6 |
To re--elect John Gildersleeve as a Director |
739,249,595 |
99.57% |
3,169,329 |
0.43% |
742,418,924 |
72.09% |
501,065 |
|
7 |
To re-elect Lynn Gladden as a Director |
740,990,446 |
99.82% |
1,314,935 |
0.18% |
742,305,381 |
72.08% |
614,608 |
|
8 |
To re--elect Chris Grigg as a Director |
739,645,382 |
99.63% |
2,777,097 |
0.37% |
742,422,479 |
72.09% |
497,510 |
|
9 |
To re--elect William Jackson as a Director |
734,893,604 |
98.99% |
7,522,240 |
1.01% |
742,415,844 |
72.09% |
510,045 |
|
10 |
To re--elect Charles Maudsley as a Director |
739,232,028 |
99.56% |
3,280,787 |
0.44% |
742,512,815 |
72.10% |
413,074 |
|
11 |
To re--elect Tim Roberts as a Director |
739,640,813 |
99.63% |
2,773,808 |
0.37% |
742,414,621 |
72.09% |
511,268 |
|
12 |
To re--elect Tim Score as a Director |
740,611,672 |
99.76% |
1,803,279 |
0.24% |
742,414,951 |
72.09% |
510,938 |
|
13 |
To re- elect Laura Wade--Gery as a Director |
740,881,923 |
99.81% |
1,426,828 |
0.19% |
742,308,751 |
72.08% |
617,138 |
|
14 |
To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor of the Company |
740,921,244 |
99.78% |
1,625,653 |
0.22% |
742,546,897 |
72.10% |
378,992 |
|
15 |
To authorise the Directors to agree the auditor's remuneration |
741,430,418 |
99.86% |
1,028,335 |
0.14% |
742,458,753 |
72.09% |
467,136 |
|
16 |
To authorise the Company to make limited political donations and political expenditure of not more than £20,000 in total |
697,828,190 |
99.33% |
4,736,907 |
0.67% |
702,565,097 |
68.22% |
40,360,792 |
|
17 |
To authorise the Directors to allot shares up to a limited amount |
641,488,836 |
86.94% |
96,354,143 |
13.06% |
737,842,979 |
71.64% |
5,077,010 |
|
18 |
To authorise the Directors to allot shares and sell treasury shares for cash, without making a pre--emptive offer to shareholders3 |
731,120,563 |
99.36% |
4,681,356 |
0.64% |
735,801,919 |
71.45% |
7,118,070 |
|
19 |
To authorise the Directors to allot additional shares and sell treasury shares for cash, without making a pre-emptive offer to shareholders in line with recommendations of the Pre-Emption Group3 |
687,537,784 |
93.44% |
48,258,209 |
6.56% |
735,795,993 |
71.45% |
7,123,554 |
|
20 |
To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares3 |
737,445,038 |
99.33% |
4,937,535 |
0.67% |
742,382,573 |
72.09% |
543,316 |
|
21 |
To authorise the calling of general meetings (other than an annual general meeting) by notice of not less than 14 clear days3 |
632,869,235 |
85.60% |
106,434,054 |
14.40% |
739,303,289 |
71.79% |
3,615,413 |
1 Includes discretionary votes
2 A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted towards the votes cast 'For' or 'Against' a resolution.
3 Special Resolution (75% majority required)
The issued share capital of the Company as at 6.30pm on 14 July 2017 (the time by which shareholders wanting to attend, speak and vote at the AGM were required to be entered on the register) was 1,029,863,5654 ordinary shares of 25 pence each (excluding treasury shares).
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2 copies of the resolutions passed at the AGM, other than resolutions constituting ordinary business, will shortly be available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism (www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm). A copy of the poll results for the AGM will also shortly be available on the British Land website (www.britishland.com/investors).
Enquiries:
Company Secretariat
Heledd Hanscomb, British Land 020 7467 2852
York House, 45 Seymour Street, London W1H 7LX
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