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RNS Number : 2437M
Countrywide PLC
26 April 2018
26 April 2018
Countrywide plc
Voting results of Annual General Meeting held on 25 April
2018
Countrywide plc ("the Company") announces that its Annual
General Meeting ("AGM") held at Vintners Place, 68 Upper Thames
Street, London EC4V 3BJ on 25 April 2018 at 10.00am was
successfully concluded. All resolutions were duly passed by
shareholders by way of a poll. The voting results are below and the
voting represents 83.1% of the issued share capital of 237,931,467
shares.
As required by Listing Rule 9.6.3R, a copy of resolution 18, not
being ordinary business, has been submitted to the National Storage
Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at
www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.
The poll results will also to be posted on the Company's
website.
A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the
calculation of the votes for or against a resolution.
Resolutions 14, 15 and 17 were special resolutions and the full
text of all of the resolutions is set out in the Notice of AGM on
the Company's website.
Countrywide - Poll Results by All Shareholders
RESOLUTION VOTES
----------- ------------------ ----------------------------------------------------------------------
FOR AGAINST WITHHELD TOTAL
----------- ------------------ ---------------------- -------------------- ---------- ------------
Votes % Votes % Votes
----------- ------------------ ------------ -------- ----------- ------- ---------- ------------
Company's
annual
report
1 and accounts 196,662,536 100.00% 3,442 0.00% 1,088,925 196,665,978
----------- ------------------ ------------ -------- ----------- ------- ---------- ------------
Directors'
remuneration
2 report 186,239,889 94.18% 11,511,829 5.82% 3,184 197,751,718
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Re-election
of Peter
3 Long 195,101,598 98.74% 2,496,783 1.26% 156,521 197,598,381
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Re-election
of David
4 Watson 195,265,244 98.74% 2,489,659 1.26% 0 197,754,903
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Re-election
of Himanshu
5 Raja 196,098,241 99.16% 1,656,662 0.84% 0 197,754,903
----------- ------------------ ------------ -------- ----------- ------- ---------- ------------
Re-election
of Caleb
6 Kramer 197,157,564 99.70% 597,338 0.30% 0 197,754,902
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Re-election
of Jane
7 Lighting 195,265,244 98.74% 2,489,659 1.26% 0 197,754,903
----------- ------------------ ------------ -------- ----------- ------- ---------- ------------
Re-election
of Cathy
8 Turner 195,265,244 98.74% 2,489,659 1.26% 0 197,754,903
----------- ------------------ ------------ -------- ----------- ------- ---------- ------------
Re-election
of Rupert
9 Gavin 194,731,872 98.47% 3,020,069 1.53% 2,961 197,751,941
----------- ------------------ ------------ -------- ----------- ------- ---------- ------------
Re-election
of Natalie
10 Ceeney 195,265,244 98.74% 2,489,659 1.26% 0 197,754,903
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Reappointment
11 of auditor 197,009,991 99.62% 744,911 0.38% 0 197,754,902
----------- ------------------ ------------ -------- ----------- ------- ---------- ------------
Remuneration
of auditor
to be determined
by the
Audit and
12 Risk Committee 197,537,134 99.89% 213,808 0.11% 3,961 197,750,942
----------- ------------------ ------------ -------- ----------- ------- ---------- ------------
Authority
to allot
13 shares 197,581,288 99.91% 173,615 0.09% 0 197,754,903
-------- ---------- ------------
General
power to
disapply
pre-emption
14 rights 197,741,234 99.99% 13,575 0.01% 94 197,754,809
----------- ------------------ ------------ -------- ----------- ------- ---------- ------------
Additional
authority
to disapply
pre-emption
rights
for the
purposes
of acquisitions
or capital
15 investments 162,581,083 82.21% 35,173,725 17.79% 94 197,754,808
----------- ------------------ ------------ -------- ----------- ------- ---------- ------------
Political
16 donations 197,717,902 99.98% 37,001 0.02% 0 197,754,903
----------- ------------------ ------------ -------- ----------- ------- ---------- ------------
Authority
to make
market
17 purchases 196,698,992 99.48% 1,031,096 0.52% 24,814 197,730,088
----------- ------------------ ------------ -------- ----------- ------- ---------- ------------
Approval
of Waiver
of Rule
9 offer
18 obligation 110,105,878 87.50% 15,734,965 12.50% 217,204 125,840,843
----------- ------------------ ------------ -------- ----------- ------- ---------- ------------
Notes:-
1) Percentage of votes cast for proxy votes results calculated excludes withheld votes.
2) Total of ordinary shares in issue (eligible to vote) 237,931,467.
3) Total of votes received per Resolution (including withheld votes) 197,754,903
4) Participation level per Resolution (including withheld votes) 83.1%
Countrywide - Poll Results by Independent Shareholders
RESOLUTION VOTES
----------- ------------------ ---------------------------------------------------- ------------
FOR AGAINST WITHHELD Total
Votes
----------- ------------------ --------------------- ------------------ --------- ------------
Votes % Votes % Votes
----------- ------------------ ------------ ------- ---------- ------ --------- ------------
Re-election
4 of David Watson 123,568,389 98.02% 2,489,659 1.98% 0 126,058,048
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Re-election
7 of Jane Lighting 123,568,389 98.02% 2,489,659 1.98% 0 126,058,048
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Re-election
8 of Cathy Turner 123,568,389 98.02% 2,489,659 1.98% 0 126,058,048
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Re-election
9 of Rupert Gavin 123,035,017 97.60% 3,020,069 2.40% 2,961 126,055,086
----------- ------------------ ------------ ------- ---------- ------ --------- ------------
Re-election
of Natalie
10 Ceeney 123,568,389 98.02% 2,489,659 1.98% 0 126,058,048
----------- ------------------ ------------ ------- ---------- ------ --------- ------------
Note:-
1) Percentage of votes cast by independent shareholders for
Resolutions 4, 7, 8, 9 and 10 appointing Independent Non-Executive
Directors exclude Oaktree's holding of 71,696,855.
Gareth Williams
Company Secretary
Countrywide plc
County House
100 New London Road
Chelmsford
Essex CM2 0RG
Enquiries:
Himanshu Raja, Group Chief Financial Officer
investor@countrywide.co.uk
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