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Results of the 2024 Annual General Meeting
Hammerson plc
(Incorporated in England and Wales)
(Company number 360632)
LSE and Euronext Dublin share code: HMSO JSE share code: HMN
ISIN: GB00BK7YQK64
("Hammerson" or "the Company")
Results of the 2024 Annual General Meeting
25 April 2024
At the Annual General Meeting (the "AGM") of the Company held at Marble Arch House, 66 Seymour Street, London
W1H 5BX on Thursday, 25 April 2024, all the resolutions were voted upon by a poll and were passed by the requisite majority
of shareholders.
The results of the poll for each resolution are as follows:
Votes For Votes Against Votes Cast **Votes Withheld
% of % of Issued
% of Shares Shares
Resolution No. of Shares No. of Shares Share No. of Shares
voted voted Capital
To receive the Directors' Annual Report and Financial
1 4,222,537,368 100.00 15,390 0.00 84.63% 4,243,301
Statements for the year ended 31 December 2023
To receive and approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for
2 3,499,200,418 82.83 725,452,297 17.17 84.67% 2,143,344
the year ended 31 December 2023
3 To declare a final dividend for the year ended 31 December 2023 4,224,703,930 100.00 1,313 0.00 84.68% 2,090,816
4 To re-elect Habib Annous as a Director of the Company 3,577,397,619 84.68 647,300,029 15.32 84.68% 2,098,409
5 To re-elect Méka Brunel as a Director of the Company 3,605,797,697 85.35 618,894,284 14.65 84.68% 2,104,076
6 To re-elect Mike Butterworth as a Director of the Company 4,178,696,618 98.91 45,999,195 1.09 84.68% 2,100,244
7 To re-elect Rita-Rose Gagné as a Director of the Company 4,200,625,478 99.43 24,073,011 0.57 84.68% 2,097,570
8 To re-elect Adam Metz as a Director of the Company 4,178,317,704 98.90 46,374,568 1.10 84.68% 2,103,785
9 To re-elect Robert Noel as a Director of the Company 3,553,647,269 84.12 671,050,379 15.88 84.68% 2,098,409
10 To re-elect Himanshu Raja as a Director of the Company 4,200,352,328 99.42 24,350,578 0.58 84.68% 2,093,153
11 To re-elect Carol Welch as a Director of the Company 3,604,179,263 85.31 620,518,666 14.69 84.68% 2,098,128
12 To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor 4,224,141,238 99.99 439,574 0.01 84.67% 2,215,247
To authorise the Audit Committee to agree the auditor's
13 4,224,280,721 99.99 264,948 0.01 84.67% 2,250,390
remuneration
14 To authorise the Directors to allot shares 3,353,933,332 79.39 870,556,339 20.61 84.67% 2,306,388
15 To disapply pre-emption rights* 3,396,884,719 80.41 827,604,952 19.59 84.67% 2,306,388
To disapply pre-emption rights in addition to those conferred by
16 3,396,719,178 80.41 827,771,733 19.59 84.67% 2,305,148
resolution 15*
17 To authorise market purchases by the Company of its shares* 3,649,135,329 86.39 574,928,254 13.61 84.66% 2,732,315
Resolution 14 (authority to allot shares) received 79.39% of votes in favour and was duly passed at the AGM. The level of
allotment authority therefore continues to be supported by a clear majority of the Company's shareholders voting at the AGM.
This is a customary authority sought by UK listed companies in line with the Investment Association's share capital management
guidelines. Following shareholder consultation in previous years, the level of authority sought (and approved today by
shareholders) is less than that typically sought by UK listed companies. The Company is aware that certain overseas institutional
investors have a policy of not supporting this authority. The Board considers the flexibility afforded by this authority to be in the
best interests of the Company and shareholders. In accordance with provision 4 of the UK Corporate Governance Code (the
"Code") the Company will continue to engage with relevant shareholders on this matter. An update will be provided within six
months of the AGM, in accordance with the Code, with a final summary to be included in the Company's 2024 annual report
and accounts.
Other information
* Special resolution (75% majority required).
** A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted towards the votes cast 'For' or 'Against' a resolution.
(1) The issued share capital of the Company as at 6.30 p.m. on Tuesday, 23 April 2024 (the time by which shareholders who
wanted to attend, speak and vote at the AGM were entered on the Register) was 5,002,265,607 ordinary shares, with
13,008,260 shares held in treasury. The total number of voting rights in Hammerson plc was therefore 4,989,257,347.
(2) Copies of the resolutions passed, other than the resolutions constituting ordinary business, at the AGM will shortly be available
for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism, which is located at https://www.fca.org.uk/markets/primary-
markets/regulatory-disclosures/national-storage-mechanism. The documents have also been submitted to Euronext Dublin.
(3) A copy of the poll results for the Annual General Meeting is also available on the Hammerson plc website at
https://www.hammerson.com/investors/shareholder-centre/general-meetings.
(4) The full text of the resolutions is set out in the Notice of Meeting which is also available at
https://www.hammerson.com/investors/shareholder-centre/general-meetings.
Richard Crowle
Senior Assistant Company Secretary
Hammerson has its primary listing on the London Stock Exchange and secondary inward listings on the Johannesburg Stock
Exchange and Euronext Dublin.
Sponsor:
Investec Bank Limited
Date: 25-04-2024 03:00:00
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