Assura PLC

AGM Information • Jul 18, 2017

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Assura PLC

18 July 2017

18 July 2017

Assura plc ("Company")

Result of AGM

Assura plc announces that at its Annual General Meeting held earlier today at DWF LLP, 20 Fenchurch Street, London EC3M 3AG, each of the resolutions submitted to the meeting (as set out in the Notice of the Meeting dated 15 June 2017) were passed by the requisite majorities on a poll.

Resolution	For	% For	Against	% Against	Total Votes Cast (% of issued share capital)	Votes Withheld
1. To receive the report and accounts	1,466,847,136	99.95	700,000	0.05	1,467,547,136 (80.61%)	257,109
2. To approve the Remuneration Report	1,444,072,651	98.38	23,722,945	1.62	1,467,795,596 (80.62%)	8,648
3. To re-appoint the  Auditors	1,458,959,662	100.00	1,709	-	1,458,961,371 (80.14%)	8,842,874
4. To set Auditors' remuneration	1,467,804,045	100.00	-	-	1,467,804,045 (80.62%)	200
5. To appoint S Laffin	1,443,422,175	99.10	13,153,510	0.90	1,456,575,685 (80.01%)	11,228,560
6. To appoint J Murphy	1,452,195,760	99.00	14,682,039	1.00	1,466,877,799 (80.57%)	926,446
7. To appoint J Greenwood	1,458,964,752	99.40	8,760,599	0.60	1,467,725,351 (80.62%)	78,894
8. To appoint D Richardson	1,459,664,752	99.45	8,060,599	0.55	1,467,725,351 (80.62%)	78,894
9. To appoint A Darke	1,454,552,860	99.10	13,251,185	0.90	1,467,804,045 (80.62%)	200
10. To authorise the Directors to allot shares	1,459,903,126	99.46	7,900,919	0.54	1,467,804,045 (80.62%)	200
11. To empower the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights	1,444,517,633	98.41	23,286,412	1.59	1,467,804,045 (80.62%)	200
12. To empower the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights in connection with an acquisition or capital investment	1,373,425,073	93.57	94,378,172	6.43	1,467,803,245 (80.62%)	1,000
13. To authorise the Directors to make market purchases of own shares	1,454,739,600	99.42	8,416,825	0.58	1,463,156,425 (80.37%)	4,647,820
14. To approve the calling of any GM other than AGM by not less than 14 clear days' notice	1,411,834,484	96.19	55,965,760	3.81	1,467,800,244 (80.62%)	4,000

Resolutions 1-10 were passed as ordinary resolutions. Resolutions 11-14 were passed as special resolutions. Votes 'For' include votes at the discretion of the Chairman. 

Notes:

1. The percentages above are rounded to two decimal places.

2. A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes "for" and "against" a resolution.

3. The number of ordinary shares in issue on the share register at 6.00pm on 18 July 2017 was 1,820,555,060 of which the Total Voting Rights figure was 1,820,555,060

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Copies of resolutions 11-14, being resolutions other than resolutions concerning ordinary business passed by the Company at the above AGM, have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm 

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Enquiries:

Assura plc Orla Ball	Tel: 01925 420660
Finsbury Gordon Simpson	Tel: 0207 251 3801

Notes to Editors

Assura plc, a constituent of the FTSE 250 and the EPRA* indices, is a UK REIT and long-term investor in and developer of primary care property. The company, headquartered in Warrington, works with GPs, health professionals and the NHS to create innovative property solutions in order to facilitate delivery of high quality patient care in the community. At 31 March 2017, Assura's property portfolio was valued at £1,345 million.

Further information is available at www.assuraplc.com

*EPRA is a registered trademark of the European Public Real Estate Association

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