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:
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Resolution |
Votes for |
% |
Votes Against |
% |
Total |
% of issued share capital |
Votes withheld* |
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Ordinary resolutions |
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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 |
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Special resolutions |
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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
020 7647 3000
LEI Number: 213800JMEDD2Q4N1MC42