14/11/2013 Archive
POLL RESULTS
Barratt Developments PLC (the “Company”) held its fifty-fifth Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 13 November 2013, at The British Medical Association, BMA House, Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9JP.
Total number of shares in issue as at 6.00 p.m. on Monday 11 November 2013 was 984,006,849.
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 for each such resolution are shown below:
Resolution | Votes For (including Chairman’s discretionary votes) | Votes Against | Votes Withheld* | Total Votes Cast (excluding votes withheld) | ||||
No. of Shares | % of shares voted | No. of Shares | % of shares voted | No. of Shares | No. of Shares | % of issued share capital | ||
1. | To receive and consider the reports of the auditor and directors and the accounts for the year ended 30 June 2013. | 565,678,330 | 99.94 | 348,026 | 0.06 | 24,677 | 566,026,356 | 57.52 |
2. | To declare a final dividend of 2.5 pence per ordinary share in respect of the financial year ended 30 June 2013. | 566,034,388 | 100.00 | 12,084 | 0.00 | 1,561 | 566,046,472 | 57.52 |
3. | To elect Mrs N S Bibby as a director. | 563,107,707 | 99.49 | 2,893,051 | 0.51 | 50,275 | 566,000,758 | 57.52 |
4. | To re-elect Mr R A Lawson as a director. | 558,969,125 | 98.76 | 7,015,228 | 1.24 | 66,680 | 565,984,353 | 57.52 |
5. | To re-elect Mr M S Clare as a director. | 547,895,223 | 96.80 | 18,097,105 | 3.20 | 58,705 | 565,992,328 | 57.52 |
6. | To re-elect Mr D F Thomas as a director. | 563,430,422 | 99.55 | 2,546,068 | 0.45 | 74,543 | 565,976,490 | 57.52 |
7. | To re-elect Mr S J Boyes as a director. | 563,433,632 | 99.55 | 2,551,182 | 0.45 | 66,219 | 565,984,814 | 57.52 |
Resolution | Votes For (including Chairman’s discretionary votes) | Votes Against | Votes Withheld* | Total Votes Cast (excluding votes withheld) | ||||
No. of Shares | % of shares voted | No. of Shares | % of shares voted | No. of Shares | No. of Shares | % of issued share capital | ||
8. | To re-elect Mr M E Rolfe as a director. | 561,815,337 | 99.26 | 4,163,168 | 0.74 | 72,528 | 565,978,505 | 57.52 |
9. | To re-elect Mr R J Akers as a director. | 561,303,597 | 99.42 | 3,281,047 | 0.58 | 1,466,389 | 564,584,644 | 57.38 |
10. | To re-elect Miss T E Bamford as a director. | 561,281,412 | 99.41 | 3,313,231 | 0.59 | 1,456,390 | 564,594,643 | 57.38 |
11. | To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as the auditor of the Company. | 551,630,334 | 98.22 | 9,992,572 | 1.78 | 4,428,127 | 561,622,906 | 57.08 |
12. | To authorise the directors to fix the auditor’s remuneration. | 555,393,540 | 98.64 | 7,640,190 | 1.36 | 3,017,303 | 563,033,730 | 57.22 |
13. | To approve the Directors’ Remuneration Report for the year ended 30 June 2013. | 540,549,202 | 99.15 | 4,659,006 | 0.85 | 20,842,825 | 545,208,208 | 55.41 |
14. | To authorise the Company to make political donations and incur political expenditure. | 559,835,000 | 98.96 | 5,898,338 | 1.04 | 318,695 | 565,733,338 | 57.49 |
15. | To authorise the Board to allot shares and grant subscription/conversion rights over shares. | 565,157,076 | 99.86 | 771,006 | 0.14 | 122,951 | 565,928,082 | 57.51 |
16. | To authorise the Board to allot equity securities.^ | 565,048,732 | 99.85 | 854,109 | 0.15 | 148,192 | 565,902,841 | 57.51 |
17. | To authorise the Board to make market purchases of its Ordinary Shares.^ | 561,045,602 | 99.37 | 3,538,542 | 0.63 | 1,463,889 | 564,584,144 | 57.38 |
Resolution | Votes For (including Chairman’s discretionary votes) | Votes Against | Votes Withheld* | Total Votes Cast (excluding votes withheld) | ||||
No. of Shares | % of shares voted | No. of Shares | % of shares voted | No. of Shares | No. of Shares | % of issued share capital | ||
18. | To allow the Company to hold general meetings, other than an annual general meeting, on not less than 14 clear days’ notice.^ | 532,920,292 | 94.18 | 32,909,839 | 5.82 | 35,902 | 565,830,131 | 57.50 |
* Includes Chairman’s discretionary votes.
**A vote withheld is not a vote in law.
^ Indicates a special resolution requiring a 75% majority.