RIGHTMOVE PLC - AGM Results

RIGHTMOVE PLC - AGM Results

PR Newswire

London, May 4

4 May 2020

RIGHTMOVE PLC

('Rightmove')

RESULTS OF THE 2020 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The Annual General Meeting ('AGM') of Rightmove shareholders was held today at the Company's registered office at 2 Caldecotte Lake Business Park, Caldecotte, Milton Keynes MK7 8LE. To comply with Government guidelines to reduce the spread of Covid-19, the AGM was convened with the minimum necessary quorum of two shareholders, as facilitated by the Company.

The full text of each resolution was included in the Notice of Meeting circulated to shareholders on 27 March 2020. The Company advises that, with the exception of Resolution 4 which was withdrawn, all of the resolutions were proposed and voted upon by poll⁽¹⁾, including shareholder votes submitted electronically or by post before the meeting. The results of the poll are set out below.

	Resolution	Votes FOR (including discretion)	%	Votes AGAINST	%	Withheld(2)	Votes cast as a % of capital(3)
1.	Receive the Report and Accounts	705,986,320	99.23	5,498,902	0.77	1,267,274	81.49%
2.	Approve the Remuneration Report	684,058,225	96.08	27,900,733	3.92	793,538	81.54%
3.	Approve the Remuneration Policy	670,870,672	94.18	41,468,750	5.82	413,075	81.59%
4.	Declare final dividend
5.	Re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditors	692,538,482	97.22	19,818,991	2.78	395,023	81.59%
6.	Authorise directors to agree auditors' remuneration	704,298,571	98.87	8,055,940	1.13	397,985	81.59%
7.	To elect Andrew Fisher	707,131,039	99.27	5,222,634	0.73	398,824	81.59%
8.	To elect Amit Tiwari	712,341,198	100.00	19,885	0.00	391,414	81.59%
9.	To re-elect Peter Brooks-Johnson	712,144,468	99.97	216,615	0.03	391,414	81.59%
10.	To re-elect Robyn Perriss	709,810,582	99.64	2,550,803	0.36	391,112	81.59%
11.	To re-elect Jacqueline de Rojas	712,361,175	100.00	210	0.00	391,112	81.59%
12.	To re-elect Rakhi Goss-Custard	712,352,448	100.00	8,635	0.00	391,414	81.59%
13.	To re-elect Andrew Findlay	711,324,661	99.85	1,036,422	0.15	391,414	81.59%
14.	To re-elect Lorna Tilbian	692,404,692	97.20	19,956,193	2.80	391,612	81.59%
15.	To renew authority to allot shares	708,502,119	99.40	4,243,113	0.60	7,265	81.63%
16.	Disapply pre-emption rights*	712,212,848	99.92	536,062	0.08	3,587	81.63%
17.	Disapply pre-emption rights for capital investments*	705,595,735	99.00	7,148,104	1.00	8,657	81.63%
18.	Renew authority to purchase own shares*	704,892,934	99.05	6,731,312	0.95	1,128,250	81.51%
19.	Authorise political donations	703,881,368	98.84	8,226,335	1.16	644,794	81.56%
20.	Approve 14 days' notice for general meetings*	677,864,354	95.16	34,498,180	4.84	389,953	81.59%
21.	Approve 2020 Performance Share Plan	703,837,022	98.75	8,911,617	1.25	3,857	81.63%

* Indicates a Special Resolution requiring a 75% majority

1. In accordance with the Company's Articles of Association, on a poll every member present in person or by proxy has one vote for every share held.

2. A vote "withheld" is not a vote in law and has not been counted as a vote "for" or "against" a resolution.

3. The votes validly cast by proxy are expressed in the table above as a percentage of Rightmove's issued share capital of 873,102,126 , excluding treasury shares of 13,285,490, as at 4 May 2020.

In accordance with LR 9.6.2, a copy of the resolutions passed, other than resolutions concerning ordinary business, at today's AGM will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

No other resolutions were put to the meeting.

The Board appreciates the support it has received from our shareholders for the AGM resolutions.

Name and contact for queries and authorised official responsible for making this notification:

Sandra Odell

Company Secretary

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