Countryside Properties PLC Result of AGM (9793C)

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RNS Number : 9793C

Countryside Properties PLC

25 January 2018

25 January 2018

COUNTRYSIDE PROPERTIES PLC (THE "COMPANY")

RESULTS OF 2018 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

At the Company's second Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held earlier today all resolutions put to the meeting were voted on by way of a poll and were passed by the shareholders.

The results of the poll vote for each resolution are as follows:

 
          Resolution                   Votes For            Votes Against            Total Votes           Votes 
                                                                                    Cast (excluding       Withheld 
                                                                                    votes withheld) 
------------------------------  ----------------------  ---------------------  -----------------------  ----------- 
                                 No of         % of      No. of       % of      No. of        % of          No. 
                                  Shares        shares    Shares       shares    Shares        issued     of Shares 
                                                voted                  voted                   share 
                                                                                               capital 
----  ------------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  ---------  ----------- 
       To receive 
        and adopt 
        the Company's 
        audited Annual 
        Report for 
        the year 
        ended 30 
        September 
        2017 and 
        the reports 
        of the Directors 
        and Auditor 
 1.     thereon.                 400,774,411    100.00        1,889      0.00   400,776,300      89.06       49,744 
----  ------------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  ---------  ----------- 
       To approve 
        the Directors' 
        Remuneration 
        Report (excluding 
        the Directors' 
        Remuneration 
        Policy) for 
        the year 
        ended 30 
        September 
 2.     2017.                    395,793,828     99.67    1,323,076      0.33   397,116,904      88.25    3,709,139 
----  ------------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  ---------  ----------- 
       To declare 
        a final dividend 
        of 5.0 pence 
        per ordinary 
        share for 
        the year 
        ended 30 
        September 
 3.     2017.                    400,824,155    100.00        1,889      0.00   400,826,044      89.07            0 
----  ------------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  ---------  ----------- 
       To elect 
        Douglas Hurt 
 4.     as a Director.           400,822,140    100.00       41,889      0.00   400,824,029      89.07        2,015 
----  ------------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  ---------  ----------- 
       To re-elect 
        David Howell 
 5.     as a Director.           400,161,877     99.83      662,152      0.17   400,824,029      89.07        2,015 
----  ------------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  ---------  ----------- 
       To re-elect 
        Ian Sutcliffe 
 6.     as a Director.           400,460,716     99.91      363,313      0.09   400,824,029      89.07        2,015 
----  ------------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  ---------  ----------- 
       To re-elect 
        Rebecca Worthington 
 7.     as a Director.           400,460,926     99.91      363,103      0.09   400,824,029      89.07        2,015 
----  ------------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  ---------  ----------- 
       To re-elect 
        Amanda Burton 
 8.     as a Director.           400,460,223     99.91      363,806      0.09   400,824,029      89.07        2,015 
----  ------------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  ---------  ----------- 
       To re-elect 
        Baroness 
        Sally Morgan 
 9.     as a Director.           400,459,415     99.91      364,614      0.09   400,824,029      89.07        2,015 
----  ------------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  ---------  ----------- 
       To re-appoint 
        PricewaterhouseCoopers 
        LLP as Auditor 
 10.    of the Company.          350,687,305    100.00        2,928      0.00   350,690,233      77.93   50,135,811 
----  ------------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  ---------  ----------- 
       To authorise 
        the Audit 
        Committee 
        to determine 
        the Auditor's 
 11.    remuneration.            400,821,101    100.00        2,928      0.00   400,824,029      89.07        2,015 
----  ------------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  ---------  ----------- 
       To authorise 
        the Board 
        to allot 
        or sell shares 
        and grant 
        subscription/ 
        conversion 
        rights over 
 12.    shares.                  381,884,354     95.27   18,939,675      4.73   400,824,029      89.07        2,015 
----  ------------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  ---------  ----------- 
       To authorise 
        the Board 
        to allot 
        or sell shares 
        without complying 
        with pre-emption 
 13.    rights.                  400,112,222     99.82      705,807      0.18   400,818,029      89.07        8,015 
----  ------------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  ---------  ----------- 
       To authorise 
        the Company 
        to make market 
 14.    purchases.               398,507,277     99.42    2,312,766      0.58   400,820,043      89.07        6,000 
----  ------------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  ---------  ----------- 
       To authorise 
        the Company 
        to make political 
        donations 
        and incur 
        political 
 15.    expenditure.             400,748,467     99.98       73,965      0.02   400,822,432      89.07        3,612 
----  ------------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  ---------  ----------- 
       To allow 
        the Company 
        to hold general 
        meetings, 
        other than 
        an annual 
        general meeting, 
        on not less 
        than 14 clear 
 16.    days' notice.            396,202,328     98.85    4,623,716      1.15   400,826,044      89.07            0 
----  ------------------------  ------------  --------  -----------  --------  ------------  ---------  ----------- 
 

A 'vote withheld' is not a vote under English law and is, therefore, not included in the calculation of votes 'for' and 'against' a resolution. The 'for' vote includes those giving the Chairman discretion.

The total number of voting rights as at voting record date were 450,000,000 shares of GBP0.01 each.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R, copies of the resolutions passed as special business will shortly be available for inspection on the National Storage Mechanism at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.

A copy of the voting results shown above are also available on the Company's website at www.investors.countryside-properties.com.

Enquiries: Tel: [phone]

Ian Sutcliffe - Group Chief Executive

Rebecca Worthington - Group Chief Financial Officer

Victoria Prior - Investor Relations & Strategy Director

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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