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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