Empiric Student Property PLC Result of AGM (4201N)
26 October 2016 - 12:05AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMESP
RNS Number : 4201N
Empiric Student Property PLC
25 October 2016
25 October 2016
EMPIRIC STUDENT PROPERTY PLC
(the "Company")
Result of AGM
The Board of Empiric Student Property Plc (ticker: ESP)
announces that at the Company's Annual General Meeting, held
earlier today, all resolutions were duly passed on a show of
hands.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2(R), a copy of the
resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting will be submitted
to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for
inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM
As at the date of the meeting, there were 501,279,071 ordinary
shares with voting rights in issue. Proxies were received by the
Company from shareholders before the meeting, as follows:
RESOLUTION FOR AGAINST WITHHELD
VOTES
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VOTES % OF VOTES % OF
VOTES VOTES
CAST* CAST*
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1. To receive the
Company's Annual Report
and Accounts for the
financial year ended
30 June 2016 205,071,771 97.52 5,205,092 2.48 0
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2. To approve the
Directors' Remuneration
Report 178,549,019 86.48 27,908,525 13.52 3,819,319
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3. To re-appoint BDO
LLP as Auditors of
the Company 204,477,230 97.24 5,798,733 2.76 900
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4. To authorise the
Directors to determine
the remuneration of
the Auditors 209,832,843 99.79 444,020 0.21 0
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5. To authorise the
Directors to declare
and pay all dividends
as interim dividends 210,266,204 100 10,285 0.00 374
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6. To elect Stuart
Beevor as a Director 209,828,875 99.79 441,749 0.21 6,239
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7. To authorise the
Directors to allot
shares under (section
551 of the Companies
Act 2006) 204,072,847 97.19 5,908,677 2.81 295,339
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8. Special Resolution
- subject to the passing
of Resolution 7, the
Directors shall have
the power to allot
equity securities
(pursuant to sections
570 and 573 of the
Companies Act 2006) 208,260,995 99.10 1,897,395 0.90 118,473
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9. Special Resolution
- authorise the Company
to make market purchases
of own shares in the
Company 206,872,296 98.38 3,404,193 1.62 374
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10. Special Resolution
- reduce notice periods
for general meetings
other than AGMs 202,214,445 96.17 8,061,518 3.83 900
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* Excludes votes withheld
For further information on the Company, please contact:
Empiric Student Property plc (via Newgate below)
Paul Hadaway (Chief Executive)
Tim Attlee (Chief Investment
Officer)
Michael Enright (Chief Financial
Officer)
Akur Limited (Joint Financial Tel: 020 7493 3631
Adviser)
Tom Frost
Anthony Richardson
Siobhan Sergeant
Jefferies International Limited Tel: 020 7029 8000
(Joint Financial Adviser and
Broker)
Gary Gould
Stuart Klein
Newgate (PR Adviser) Tel: 020 7680 6550
James Benjamin Em: empiric@newgatecomms.com
Zoe Pocock
Alex Shilov
Lydia Thompson
Further information on Empiric can be found on the Company's
website at www.empiric.co.uk.
Notes:
Empiric Student Property plc is a leading provider and operator
of modern, direct-let, premium student accommodation across the UK
and is committed to providing shareholders with regular,
sustainable and growing (at least in line with RPI) dividends,
together with the potential for capital appreciation over the
medium to long term. Investing in both operating and development
assets, the Company focuses on quality, with assets generally in
prime central locations in top university cities and towns in the
UK, attracting international students and/or those studying beyond
first year, in particular, postgraduates.
The Company, an internally managed real estate investment trust
("REIT") incorporated in England and Wales, listed on the premium
listing segment of the Official List of the Financial Conduct
Authority and was admitted to trading on the main market for listed
securities of the London Stock Exchange in June 2014. The Company
is a constituent of the FTSE All Share and FTSE EPRA/NAREIT
indices.
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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