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Results of the 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”)
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT (AND THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN) IS NOT FOR RELEASE,
PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION OR FORWARDING, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN,
INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE
RELEVANT LAWS OR REGULATIONS OF SUCH JURISDICTION.
Results of the General Meeting
The Company announces that, at the General Meeting held earlier today, the resolutions set out in the
circular relating to Enhanced Scrip Dividend Alternative and Proposed Capital Reduction and to convene
a General Meeting of the Company, published by the Company on 28 September 2022 (the “Circular”),
were duly passed without amendment on a poll by the requisite majority of shareholders of the Company.
Capitalised terms used but not otherwise defined in this announcement have the meanings given to them
in the Circular, which is available at https://www.hammerson.com/investors/shareholder-centre/general-
meetings
The Resolutions were passed as special resolutions. The full text of the Resolutions is set out in the Circular.
Details of the total votes received in relation to the Resolutions are as follows:
RESOLUTION VOTES
FOR* AGAINST** VOTES WITHHELD***
CAST
No. of Shares % of Shares No. of % of % of No. of Shares
voted Shares Shares Issued
voted Share
Capital
1 To grant 3,647,908,492 99.77% 8,512,484 0.23% 79.24% 378,700
the Board
authority to
offer the
enhanced
scrip
dividend
alternative
2 To cancel 3,649,955,982 100.00% 172,583 0.00% 79.11% 6,671,111
the
Company’s
capital
redemption
reserve
* Votes in favour include votes where the Chair of the General Meeting was given discretion regarding how to vote.
** Percentages are expressed as a proportion of total votes cast (which does not include votes withheld).
*** A ‘vote withheld’ is not a vote under English law and is not counted in the calculation of votes ‘for’ and ‘against’ the Resolution.
The Resolutions passed at the General Meeting enable the Directors to proceed with the Enhanced Scrip
Dividend Alternative and the Proposed Capital Reduction, as set out in the Circular.
Cash payments in respect of the Interim 2022 Dividend and the date of issue, admission and first day of
dealings in New Shares on the London Stock Exchange, Euronext Dublin, and Johannesburg Stock
Exchange is expected to be Thursday, 3 November 2022.
The Board retains the discretion to withdraw or modify the terms of the Enhanced Scrip Dividend
Alternative and the Interim 2022 Dividend, because there are certain situations in which the Board may
decide that it is no longer appropriate to pay the Interim 2022 Dividend and to offer the Enhanced Scrip
Dividend Alternative, or it may not be permissible for the Company to do so.
The Proposed Capital Reduction remains subject to Court approval. The Court hearing to confirm the
Proposed Capital Reduction is expected to take place at 10.30 a.m. (UK time) and 11:30 a.m. (SA time)
on Tuesday, 22 November 2022 and, if approved, the Court order is expected to be registered on
Wednesday, 23 November 2022. These dates are estimates only, being subject to agreement with the
Court.
Shareholders should note that if the Court declines to approve the Proposed Capital Reduction, the
Proposed Capital Reduction will not take place. The Board also reserves the right to discontinue (in whole
or in part) the petition to the Court in relation to the Proposed Capital Reduction.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R, a copy of the Resolutions passed at the General Meeting have
been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism, which is located at
https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism. The documents have also been submitted to
Euronext Dublin.
A copy of the poll results for the General Meeting is also available on the Hammerson plc website
(www.hammerson.com).
Enquiries
Hammerson
Investor Contact
Josh Warren, Hammerson, Director of Strategy and Investor Relations
Tel: +44 20 7887 1053
investorrelations@hammerson.com
25 October 2022
Hammerson has its primary listing on the London Stock Exchange and a secondary inward listing on the
Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
Sponsor:
Investec Bank Limited
Date: 25-10-2022 03:30:00
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