Enterprise Inns PLC Result of AGM (5349W)

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RNS Number : 5349W

Enterprise Inns PLC

09 February 2017

Result of AGM

9 February 2017

Enterprise Inns plc (the "Company") is pleased to announce that, at its Annual General Meeting held today, all the resolutions proposed in the Notice of meeting were passed on a show of hands. Full details of the proxy votes received from shareholders prior to the meeting for each resolution are set out below and will also be made available on the Company's website: www.enterpriseinns.com/investors/governance

A copy of the resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting that the Company considers to be non-routine business will be submitted to the UK Listing Authority's National Storage Mechanism and will be available to view at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm

 
 Resolution                          Votes       % of      Votes       % of      Votes 
                                      for        votes     against     votes    withheld 
                                                 cast                  cast 
-------------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ---------- 
 1. Annual Report 
  and Accounts                    309,303,121      100        3,641        0   2,029,111 
-------------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ---------- 
 2. Remuneration Report           299,542,698    98.62    4,192,846     1.38   7,587,241 
-------------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ---------- 
 3. Re-election of 
  Robert Walker                   309,550,988    99.92      253,058     0.08   1,531,827 
-------------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ---------- 
 4. Re-election of 
  Simon Townsend                  309,458,788    99.90      302,165     0.10   1,574,920 
-------------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ---------- 
 5. Re-election of 
  Neil Smith                      309,516,746    99.91      290,099     0.09   1,529,028 
-------------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ---------- 
 6. Re-election of 
  David Maloney                   309,007,387    99.74      798,586     0.26   1,529,900 
-------------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ---------- 
 7. Re-election of 
  Peter Baguley                   307,295,204    99.19    2,509,769     0.81   1,530,900 
-------------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ---------- 
 8. Re-election of 
  Adam Fowle                      309,117,239    99.78      688,734     0.22   1,529,900 
-------------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ---------- 
 9. Re-election of 
  Marisa Cassoni                  309,097,424    99.77      708,549     0.23   1,529,900 
-------------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ---------- 
 10. Auditor's re-appointment     298,301,550    96.29   11,504,599     3.71   1,529,724 
-------------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ---------- 
 11. Auditor's remuneration       306,635,886    98.98    3,171,013     1.02   1,528,974 
-------------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ---------- 
 12. Authority to 
  allot shares                    307,032,067    99.11    2,767,951     0.89   1,535,855 
-------------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ---------- 
 13. General disapplication 
  of statutory pre-emption 
  rights                          309,672,410    99.96      126,009     0.04   1,537,454 
-------------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ---------- 
 14. Additional disapplication 
  of statutory pre-emption 
  rights                          235,016,716    75.86   74,787,071    24.14   1,532,086 
-------------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ---------- 
 15. Purchase of own 
  shares                          303,787,749    98.06    6,021,740     1.94   1,526,384 
-------------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ---------- 
 16. Notice period 
  for general meetings            297,669,849    96.08   12,132,137     3.92   1,533,887 
-------------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ---------- 
 

Notes:

(i) Resolutions 1 to 12 were ordinary resolutions, requiring more than 50% of shareholder votes to be 'for' the resolutions.

(ii) Resolutions 13 to 16 were special resolutions, requiring not less than 75% of shareholders votes to be 'for' the resolutions.

   (iii)   The "for" vote includes those giving the Chairman discretion. 

(iv) A 'vote withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes 'for' or 'against' a resolution.

(v) The number of shares in issue at 11am on Thursday, 9 February 2017 was 531,919,858 of which 50,000,000 are held in Treasury. Total voting rights excluding shares held in Treasury is 481,919,858.

(vi) The Board recognises that there had been a substantial vote against resolution 14. The Board notes that the authority granted by shareholders today complies with the Pre-Emption Group's Statement of Principles and template resolutions and falls within the Investment Association's Share Capital Management Guidelines. The Board will continue to engage in constructive dialogue with the Company's shareholders ahead of future AGMs.

L A Togher.

Company Secretary and Legal Counsel

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