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Watkin Jones plc
19 February 2021
For immediate release 19 January 2021
Watkin Jones plc
('Watkin Jones' or the 'Company')
Result of AGM
Watkin Jones plc (AIM:WJG), the UK's leading developer and
manager of residential for rent, with a focus on the build to rent
and student accommodation sectors , announces that at the Company's
Annual General Meeting held earlier today, all resolutions were
duly passed.
A breakdown of proxy votes lodged prior to and votes received at
the meeting for each resolution is set out below and will also be
made available on the Company's website:
For For % Against % Withheld
Receive the
Directors'
report and
1 financial statements 201,016,115 100.0 2,200 0.0 169,843
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Declare a final
dividend of
7.35 pence
per ordinary
2 share 201,163,214 100.0 0 0.0 24,944
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Approve the
Directors'
remuneration
3 report 196,440,695 97.7 4,667,640 2.3 79,823
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Re-elect Grenville
Turner as a
4 Director 200,372,970 99.6 753,833 0.4 61,355
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Re-elect Richard
Simpson as
5 a Director 200,841,325 99.8 285,478 0.2 61,355
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Re-elect Philip
Byrom as a
6 Director 200,799,578 99.8 327,225 0.2 61,355
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Re-elect Simon
Laffin as a
7 Director 195,601,882 97.3 5,487,887 2.7 98,389
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Re-elect Liz
Reilly as a
8 Director 200,373,986 99.6 752,817 0.4 61,355
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Re-appoint
Ernst & Young
9 LLP as auditor 199,918,911 99.4 1,190,519 0.6 78,728
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Authorise the
Directors to
agree the remuneration
10 of the auditor 201,080,618 100.0 39,634 0.0 67,906
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Authorise the
Directors to
11 allot shares 199,352,653 99.1 1,773,916 0.9 61,589
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Standard 5%
disapplication
of statutory
pre-emption
12 rights 200,987,531 99.9 128,976 0.1 71,651
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Additional
5% disapplication
of statutory
pre-emption
13 rights 199,934,083 99.4 1,193,207 0.6 60,868
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Approve the
purchase and
cancellation
of up to 10%
of the issued
ordinary share
14 capital 174,474,638 100.0 44,877 0.0 26,668,643
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Allow meetings
other than
annual general
meetings to
be called on
not less than
14 clear days'
15 notice 200,014,378 99.4 1,137,101 0.6 36,679
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- Ends -
For further information:
Watkin Jones plc
Richard Simpson, Chief Executive Tel: +44 (0) 20 3617 4453
Officer
Phil Byrom, Chief Financial Officer www.watkinjonesplc.com
Peel Hunt LLP (Nominated Adviser & Joint Tel: +44 (0) 20 7418
Corporate Broker) 8900
Mike Bell / Ed Allsopp www.peelhunt.com
Jefferies Hoare Govett (Joint Corporate Tel: +44 (0) 20 7029
Broker) 8000
Max Jones / Will Soutar www.jefferies.com
Media enquiries:
Buchanan
Henry Harrison-Topham / Richard Oldworth
Jamie Hooper / Steph Watson Tel: +44 (0) 20 7466 5000
watkinjones@buchanan.uk.com www.buchanan.uk.com
Notes to Editors
Watkin Jones is the UK's leading developer and manager of
residential for rent, with a focus on the build to rent and student
accommodation sectors. The Group has strong relationships with
institutional investors, and a reputation for successful,
on-time-delivery of high quality developments. Since 1999, Watkin
Jones has delivered over 43,000 student beds across 130 sites,
making it a key player and leader in the UK purpose built student
accommodation market. In addition, Fresh, the Group's specialist
accommodation management business, manages over 20,000 student beds
and build to rent apartments on behalf of its institutional
clients. Watkin Jones has also been responsible for over 80
residential developments, ranging from starter homes to executive
housing and apartments. The Group is increasingly expanding its
operations into the build to rent sector.
The Group's competitive advantage lies in its experienced
management team and business model, which enables it to offer an
end-to-end solution for investors, delivered entirely in-house with
minimal reliance on third parties, across the entire life cycle of
an asset.
Watkin Jones was admitted to trading on AIM in March 2016 with
the ticker WJG.L. For additional information please visit
www.watkinjonesplc.com
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