May 20, 2008
Results of Annual General Meeting held on 20 May 2008
SEGRO plc announces that at its Annual General Meeting held earlier today, all resolutions were duly passed and the results are as follows:
Annual General Meeting Proxy Vote 2008
Final Proxy Votes
|
Resolution No |
Resolution |
For (including discretionary) |
Against |
Withheld/ Abstain |
|
|
As ordinary business |
|
|
|
|
1 |
To adopt the Director's reports and accounts for the year ended 31 December 2007 |
244,407,733 |
220,601 |
589,177 |
|
2 |
To declare a final dividend on ordinary shares |
244,484,874 |
175,692 |
556,945 |
|
3 |
To approve the Remuneration Report of the Remuneration Committee |
229,111,119 |
5,709,541 |
10,396,851 |
|
4 |
To re-elect Lord Blackwell who retires from the Board by rotation |
242,927,924 |
1,720,192 |
569,395 |
|
5 |
To re-elect Ian Coull who retires from the Board by rotation |
242,043,903 |
2,612,938 |
560,670 |
|
6 |
To re-elect David Sleath who retires from the Board by rotation |
244,046,057 |
610,008 |
561,446 |
|
7 |
To re-elect Thom Wernink who retires from the Board by rotation |
243,004,661 |
1,647,855 |
564,995 |
|
8 |
To re-appoint Deloitte and Touche LLP as auditors |
238,112,819 |
3,654,964 |
3,449,728 |
|
9 |
To authorise the directors to determine the remuneration of the auditors |
241,160,921 |
3,484,557 |
570,033 |
|
10 |
To authorise political donations under the Companies Act 2006 |
239,404,511 |
5,144,882 |
668,118 |
|
|
As special business |
|
|
|
|
11 |
To renew the authority conferred on the directors by Articles 10(a) of the Company's Articles of Association |
239,030,497 |
5,497,940 |
689,074 |
|
12 |
To renew the authority conferred on the directors by Articles 10(b) of the Company's Articles of Association |
242,966,627 |
1,568,024 |
682,860 |
|
13 |
To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its own ordinary shares |
244,280,841 |
369,647 |
567,023 |
|
14 |
To approve the amendments to the Articles of Association of the Company as produced to the meeting |
244,009,728 |
601,580 |
606,203 |
|
As ordinary business |
|
|
|
|
15 |
To adopt the SEGRO plc 2008 Long Term Incentive Plan |
231,341,700 |
8,755,424 |
5,120,387 |
For further information please contact:
| SEGRO plc |
The Maitland Consultancy |
| Michael Waring Tel: +44 (0)1753 213335 |
Colin Browne Tel: +44 (0)20 7379 5151 |
About SEGRO
SEGRO is the leading provider of Flexible Business Space in Europe. Headquartered in the UK, SEGRO is listed on the London Stock Exchange and on Euronext in Paris. The company is a UK Real Estate Investment Trust (“REIT”) with operations in ten countries (it completed the exit from its US business in August 2007), serving a diversified customer base of over 1,600 customers operating in a wide range of sectors, representing both small and large businesses, from start ups to global corporations. With property assets of £5.2 billion (including trading properties and development assets) and around 4.7. million sq m of business space, SEGRO has an annual rental income in excess of £249 million. www.segro.com