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Foxtons Group PLC
15 June 2022
 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Foxtons Group plc

(the "Company" or "Foxtons")

Annual General Meeting ("AGM") Results

 

15 June 2022

 

The Company announces that at its Annual General Meeting held earlier today all the resolutions set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting were passed by the requisite majority.  Each of the resolutions put to the AGM was voted on by way of a poll. The results of the poll for each resolution were as follows:

 

Resolution

* indicates Special Resolution

For

(No. of shares)

For

(%)

Against

(No. of shares)

Against

(%)

Votes Withheld

(No. of shares)

Total issued share capital instructed

1. To receive the Annual Report and Accounts.

215,035,343

99.99

11,872

0.01

563,874

215,047,215

2. To declare a final dividend of 0.27 pence per ordinary share in respect of the financial year ended 31 December 2021.

215,597,217

99.99

12,372

0.01

1,500

215,609,589

3. To approve the Annual Statement from the Remuneration Committee Chairman and the Annual Report on Remuneration.

177,291,386

84.19

33,305,883

15.81

5,013,820

210,597,269

4.   To elect Nigel Rich as a Director.

215,314,578

99.88

256,999

0.12

39,512

215,571,577

5.

RESOLUTION WITHDRAWN

 

6. To re-elect Alan Giles as a Director.

122,724,464

56.93

92,852,445

43.07

34,180

215,576,909

7.   To elect Christopher Hough as a Director.

157,351,385

84.98

27,804,496

15.02

30,455,208

185,155,881

8.   To re-elect Sheena Mackay as a Director.

123,506,036

57.29

92,074,373

42.71

30,680

215,580,409

9. To elect Peter Rollings as a Director.

215,335,787

99.89

234,290

0.11

41,012

215,570,077

10. To re-elect Rosie Shapland as a Director.

156,173,242

72.44

59,407,167

27.56

30,680

215,580,409

11. To re-appoint BDO LLP as auditors of the Company.

215,567,675

99.98

39,414

0.02

4,000

215,607,089

12. To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the remuneration of the Company's auditors.

215,575,748

99.99

28,841

0.01

6,500

215,604,589

13. To authorise the Company to make political donations.

190,594,518

89.86

21,504,029

10.14

3,512,542

212,098,547

14. To authorise the Directors to allot ordinary shares.

187,848,105

88.57

24,236,098

11.43

3,526,886

212,084,203

15. To authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights.*

187,723,737

88.51

24,358,966

11.49

3,528,386

212,082,703

16. To authorise the additional disapplication of pre-emption rights.*

203,621,024

96.01

8,463,179

3.99

3,526,886

212,084,203

17. To authorise the Company to purchase its own ordinary shares.*

215,324,746

99.88

260,179

0.12

26,164

215,584,925

18. To authorise the Directors to hold general meetings on not less than 14 clear days' notice.*

214,391,969

99.44

1,206,760

0.56

12,360

215,598,729

 


*Special Resolution

 

The Chairman of the Board, Nigel Rich, has been leading a reset of the Company since his appointment on 1 October 2021. The reset is ongoing, and progress to date includes: the replacement of the CEO and appointment of Guy Gittins as CEO (effective September 2022); accelerating revenue growth by investing in sales negotiators and mortgage advisers; cost management through initiatives such as streamlining the executive Board; increasing the proportion of remuneration paid in shares to increase alignment to shareholders; reducing Chairman and executive base pay; appointing a new non-executive director with significant industry experience; and appointing new advisors.

 

The Board has been pleased with shareholders reaction to these initiatives, however, the Board notes the level of votes against resolutions 6, 8 and 10: the re-elections of Alan Giles, Sheena Mackay and Rosie Shapland as Directors. The Board takes the views of all of its shareholders seriously and accordingly, following the AGM the Chairman intends to engage further with shareholders on the above resolutions, as well as the ongoing reset of Foxtons. An update will be provided in due course. 

 

NOTES:

 


1.

All resolutions proposed to shareholders were passed.

 

2.

Proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman of the AGM have been included in the "For" total for the appropriate resolution.

 

3.

Votes "For" and "Against" any resolution are expressed as a percentage of votes validly cast for that resolution.

 

4.

A "Vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the percentage of shares voted "For" or "Against" any resolution nor in the calculation of the proportion of "Total issued share capital instructed" for any resolution.

 

5.

The number of shares in issue at close of business on 13 June 2022 was 330,097,758 (the "Share Capital") and at that time, the Company held 12,779,532 shares in treasury.

 

6.

The proportion of "Total issued share capital instructed" for any resolution is the total of votes validly cast for that resolution (i.e. the total votes "For" and "Against" that resolution).

 

7.

The full text of the resolutions passed at the AGM can be found in the Notice of Annual General Meeting which is available on the Company's website at www.foxtonsgroup.co.uk.

 

8.

A copy of resolutions 14 to 18 passed at the AGM will shortly be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for inspection at www.fca.org.uk/markets/primary-markets/regulatory-disclosures/national-storage-mechanism.

 

9.

The complete poll results will be available shortly on the Company's website at www.foxtonsgroup.co.uk

 

 

For further information, please contact:

Foxtons Group plc


Link Company Matters Limited, Company Secretary

Foxtons@linkgroup.co.uk




TB Cardew

 

Foxtons@tbcardew.com

Ed Orlebar / Tom Allison

+44 7738 724 630/ +44 7789 998 020

Deborah Goodier

+44 7827 868 860

 

 

About Foxtons

Foxtons is London's leading estate agent with the most recognised brand. Founded in 1981, Foxtons operates from a network of interconnected branches, offering a range of residential related services across three revenue streams: lettings, sales and financial services.

Foxtons is confident it can deliver significant shareholder value by delivering against core strategic objectives:

·    Driving organic revenue growth through market share growth, developing new revenue channels and enhancing cross-sell capabilities;

·    Identifying, acquiring, and integrating high quality lettings portfolios; and

·    Achieving profit growth by increasing staff productivity and continuing to streamline infrastructure and management.

To find out more, please visit www.foxtonsgroup.co.uk.

 

 

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