Last checked at 11 Jul 2013 17:30
RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Babcock International Group PLC confirms that all resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting held on 11 July 2013 were duly passed by shareholders. Each resolution was put to a poll.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, a copy of all resolutions passed, other than ordinary business, will be submitted to the UK Listing Authority via the National Storage Mechanism, which can be accessed at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.
The AGM Voting Results are as follows:
Number of Shareholders at meeting: 25
Number of votes per share: 1
Resolution (No. as noted on proxy form) | Total Votes For | % | Total Votes Against | % | Total Votes Cast | Votes withheld | |
1 | Approval of Report and Accounts | 248,753,834 | 99.95% | 115,522 | 0.05% | 248,875,600 | 6,244 |
2 | Approval of Remuneration report | 208,159,126 | 84.26% | 38,893,012 | 15.74% | 248,874,307 | 1,822,169 |
3 | Declaration of final dividend | 248,859,796 | 100.00% | 4,532 | 0.00% | 248,874,136 | 9,808 |
4 | Re-election of Mike Turner | 242,741,504 | 98.22% | 4,392,865 | 1.78% | 248,875,007 | 1,740,638 |
5 | Re-election of Peter Rogers | 243,298,195 | 97.77% | 5,543,486 | 2.23% | 248,874,090 | 32,409 |
6 | Re-election of Bill Tame | 243,280,482 | 97.77% | 5,551,596 | 2.23% | 248,874,090 | 42,012 |
7 | Re-election of Archie Bethel | 243,358,246 | 97.80% | 5,483,150 | 2.20% | 248,874,219 | 32,823 |
8 | Re-election of Kevin Thomas | 243,378,171 | 97.80% | 5,470,588 | 2.20% | 248,874,090 | 25,331 |
9 | Re-election of Kate Swann | 247,599,297 | 99.50% | 1,250,190 | 0.50% | 248,874,140 | 24,653 |
10 | Re-election of Justin Crookenden | 247,465,671 | 99.45% | 1,371,585 | 0.55% | 248,873,388 | 36,132 |
11 | Re-election of Sir David Omand | 247,601,161 | 99.50% | 1,244,929 | 0.50% | 248,873,560 | 27,470 |
12 | Re-election of Ian Duncan | 247,445,266 | 99.44% | 1,397,921 | 0.56% | 248,873,463 | 30,276 |
13 | Election of John Davies | 243,367,121 | 97.80% | 5,481,927 | 2.20% | 248,873,700 | 24,652 |
14 | Election of Anna Stewart | 248,305,377 | 99.78% | 535,309 | 0.22% | 248,873,700 | 33,014 |
15 | Re-appointment of Auditors | 246,256,446 | 99.91% | 214,127 | 0.09% | 248,872,608 | 2,402,035 |
16 | Authority of directors to set Auditors remuneration | 248,636,875 | 99.95% | 119,825 | 0.05% | 248,873,271 | 116,571 |
17 | Authority for Directors to make political donations as defined by the Companies Act 2006 | 246,063,924 | 99.20% | 1,973,936 | 0.80% | 248,874,529 | 836,669 |
18 | Authority for Directors to allot relevant securities for the purposes of s.551 of the Act | 224,514,062 | 90.54% | 23,448,650 | 9.46% | 248,871,949 | 909,237 |
19 | Authority to disapply pre-emption rights pursuant to section 570 of the Act | 247,083,301 | 99.49% | 1,256,144 | 0.51% | 248,872,244 | 532,799 |
20 | Authority for the Company, for the purposes of s.701 of the Act, to make market purchases of ordinary shares | 246,025,460 | 99.72% | 691,570 | 0.28% | 248,872,344 | 2,155,314 |
21 | Reduced notice of general meeting other than an AGM | 231,436,280 | 93.00% | 17,422,934 | 7.00% | 248,873,471 | 14,257 |
Further information:
Babcock's 2013 AGM | Babcock's 2012 AGM | |
Issued share capital | 362,073,932 | 359,154,051 |
Total votes cast and votes withheld as a % of issued share capital | 68.74% | 70.39% |
Albert Dungate
Company Secretary
11 July 2013