Result of AGM

RNS Number : 8366K
02 July 2026
 

Great Portland Estates plc

Results of Annual General Meeting ("AGM")

Thursday 2 July 2026

 

Great Portland Estates plc (the "Company") announces the results of voting on the resolutions at its AGM held on Thursday 2 July 2026.

 

A poll was held on each of the resolutions. Resolutions 1 to 17 (ordinary resolutions) and resolutions 18 to 21 (special resolutions) were all passed by the required majority. The results of the poll are as follows:

 

 

 

Resolution

Votes for

%

Votes Against

%

Total

% of issued share capital

Votes withheld*


Ordinary resolutions








1

To receive the audited financial statements together with the Directors' and auditor's reports for the year ended 31 March 2026.

303,512,499

100.00

2,767

0.00

303,515,266

74.72

287,696

2

To declare a final dividend for the year ended 31 March 2026.

303,619,966

100.00

2,685

0.00

303,622,651

74.75

180,311

3

To approve the Directors' remuneration report.

283,773,003

93.54

19,596,538

6.46

303,369,541

74.69

433,421

4

To approve the Directors' remuneration policy.

283,147,713

93.33

20,221,828

6.67

303,369,541

74.69

433,421

5

To re-elect William Eccleshare as a Director of the Company.

300,919,300

99.11

2,701,641

0.89

303,620,941

74.75

182,021

6

To re-elect Toby Courtauld as a Director of the Company.

303,610,355

100.00

10,345

0.00

303,620,700

74.75

182,262

7

To elect Jayne Cottam as a Director of the Company.

303,586,058

99.99

34,767

0.01

303,620,825

74.75

182,137

8

To re-elect Dan Nicholson as a Director of the Company.

303,608,811

100.00

12,255

0.00

303,621,066

74.75

181,896

9

To re-elect Karen Green as a Director of the Company.

301,202,868

99.20

2,418,198

0.80

303,621,066

74.75

181,896

10

To re-elect Mark Anderson as a Director of the Company.

301,232,136

99.21

2,388,805

0.79

303,620,941

74.75

182,021

11

To elect Peter Duffy as a Director of the Company.

303,609,696

100.00

11,245

0.00

303,620,941

74.75

182,021

12

To re-elect Vicky Jarman as a Director of the Company.

301,230,888

99.21

2,390,053

0.79

303,620,941

74.75

182,021

13

To re-elect Champa Magesh as a Director of the Company.

301,236,443

99.21

2,384,623

0.79

303,621,066

74.75

181,896

14

To re-elect Emma Woods as a Director of the Company.

297,115,583

97.86

6,505,483

2.14

303,621,066

74.75

181,896

15

To reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor.

303,489,181

99.96

129,379

0.04

303,618,560

74.75

184,402

16

To authorise the Audit Committee to agree the remuneration of the auditor.

303,561,948

99.98

60,703

0.02

303,622,651

74.75

180,311

17

To renew the Directors' authority to allot shares.

292,295,545

96.27

11,319,834

3.73

303,615,379

74.75

187,583


Special resolutions








18

To renew the Directors' limited authority to allot shares for cash.

300,031,077

98.82

3,582,054

1.18

303,613,131

74.75

189,831

19

To renew the Directors' additional limited authority to allot shares for cash in connection with an acquisition or specified capital investment, and including development and/or refurbishment expenditure.

284,845,890

95.97

11,974,458

4.03

296,820,348

73.07

6,982,614

20

To renew the authority enabling the Company to buy its own shares.

295,252,803

97.26

8,321,487

2.74

303,574,290

74.74

228,672

21

To authorise the calling of general meetings (other than an annual general meeting) on not less than 14 clear days' notice.

289,828,766

95.46

13,788,570

4.54

303,617,336

74.75

185,626

 

 

 

Notes:

 

*A vote withheld is not a vote in law and therefore cannot be counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes for and against a resolution.

 

As at the date of the AGM, the Company's issued share capital was 406,188,658 ordinary shares of 155/19 pence each.

 

In accordance with the Financial Conduct Authority's UK Listing Rule 6.4.2 a copy of the resolutions passed at the AGM will be available via the National Storage Mechanism, which can be accessed at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.

 

For further information contact:

Darren Lennark

General Counsel & Company Secretary

Great Portland Estates plc         

020 7647 3000

 

LEI Number: 213800JMEDD2Q4N1MC42

 

 

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