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RNS Number : 7441O  Unite Group PLC (The)  16 May 2024

16 May 2024

 

THE UNITE GROUP PLC (the "Company")

 

RESULTS OF THE 2024 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

 

The Unite Group plc announces that all resolutions put to the Annual General
Meeting held today, 16 May 2024, were passed on a poll.  The results for each
resolution are detailed below:

                                For                        Against
     Resolution                 Votes(1)     % Votes Cast  Votes       % Votes Cast  Votes Withheld (2)
 1   ACCOUNTS AND REPORTS       396,738,685  99.82%        696,406     0.18%         404,801
 2   REMUNERATION REPORT        375,791,530  95.02%        19,698,040  4.98%         2,350,322
 3   FINAL DIVIDEND             397,113,284  99.82%        726,344     0.18%         264
 4   REVISION TO ARTICLE 142.1  395,266,067  99.79%        814,028     0.21%         1,759,797
 5   ENHANCED SCRIP DIVIDEND    395,257,147  99.79%        822,626     0.21%         1,760,119
 6   RE-ELECT R HUNTINGFORD     378,975,471  95.70%        17,011,702  4.30%         1,852,719
 7   RE-ELECT MR J LISTER       389,538,418  98.37%        6,448,755   1.63%         1,852,719
 8   RE-ELECT R PATERSON        388,737,223  98.17%        7,249,950   1.83%         1,852,719
 9   RE-ELECT I DEL BEATO       388,738,373  98.17%        7,248,800   1.83%         1,852,719
 10  RE-ELECT DAME S PEARCE     388,475,460  98.10%        7,511,713   1.90%         1,852,719
 11  RE-ELECT T JACKSON         382,112,296  96.50%        13,874,877  3.50%         1,852,719
 12  RE-ELECT P S S SMITH       392,447,214  99.11%        3,539,859   0.89%         1,852,719
 13  RE-ELECT N DULIEU          392,028,232  99.00%        3,958,841   1.00%         1,852,719
 14  ELECT M BURT               395,716,580  99.93%        270,593     0.07%         1,852,719
 15  ELECT A JAIN               395,581,568  99.90%        405,605     0.10%         1,852,719
 16  REAPPOINT AUDITOR          396,875,188  100.00%       19,002      0.00%         945,702
 17  AUDITOR REMUNERATION       397,835,534  100.00%       4,094       0.00%         264
 18  ALLOT RELEVANT SECURITIES  356,321,715  89.96%        39,758,380  10.04%        1,759,797
 19  PRE-EMPTION RIGHTS         380,396,325  96.04%        15,683,769  3.96%         1,759,798
 20  CAPITAL INVESTMENT         348,290,567  88.23%        46,462,735  11.77%        3,086,590
 21  RESTRICTED SHARE PLAN      393,933,196  99.46%        2,146,680   0.54%         1,760,016
 22  RENEW SCRIP DIV SCHEME     395,496,200  99.85%        583,895     0.15%         1,759,797
 23  CALL GENERAL MEETING       355,131,093  89.88%        40,003,564  10.12%        2,705,235

 

(1) Includes those votes giving the Chairman discretion.

(2) A "Vote Withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the
calculation of "For" and "Against" a resolution.

 

Maximum number of shares represented by proxy: 397,835,534.

 

Number of ordinary shares in issue as at the AGM (no shares held in treasury):
435,871,587.

 

All resolutions were passed as ordinary resolutions, except resolutions 4, 5,
19, 20 and 23 which were passed as special resolutions.

 

Pursuant to UK Listing Rule 9.6.2R, copies of all resolutions, other than
those concerning ordinary business, adopted at the AGM will be shortly
submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for
inspection at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
(https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism) .

 

The full text of the resolutions passed at the AGM can be found in the Notice
of AGM, which is available alongside the AGM results on the Company's website
at http://www.unitegroup.com (http://www.unite-group.com) .

 

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For further information, please contact:

 Unite Students

 Christopher Szpojnarowicz, Company Secretary   Tel: +44 117 302 7120

 

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