Last checked at 21 Jul 2014 16:01
RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Babcock International Group PLC confirms that all resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting held on 21 July 2014 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:23
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 | 364,081,334 | 99.99% | 17,629 | 0.01% | 364,098,963 | 449,687 |
2 | Approval of Remuneration policy | 322,568,767 | 98.86% | 3,734,746 | 1.14% | 326,303,513 | 38,245,712 |
3 | Approval of Remuneration report | 336,785,258 | 99.67% | 1,108,155 | 0.33% | 337,893,413 | 26,655,930 |
4 | Declaration of final dividend | 364,121,533 | 99.99% | 30,607 | 0.01% | 364,152,140 | 397,259 |
5 | Re-election of Mike Turner | 349,813,290 | 96.07% | 14,314,941 | 3.93% | 364,128,231 | 419,531 |
6 | Re-election of Peter Rogers | 361,368,081 | 99.24% | 2,763,026 | 0.76% | 364,131,107 | 417,489 |
7 | Re-election of Bill Tame | 360,630,890 | 99.04% | 3,491,707 | 0.96% | 364,122,597 | 423,801 |
8 | Re-election of Kevin Thomas | 360,749,220 | 99.07% | 3,374,555 | 0.93% | 364,123,775 | 422,708 |
9 | Re-election of Archie Bethel | 360,745,732 | 99.07% | 3,379,851 | 0.93% | 364,125,583 | 422,200 |
10 | Re-election of John Davies | 360,741,331 | 99.07% | 3,379,665 | 0.93% | 364,120,996 | 425,402 |
11 | Re-election of Sir David Omand | 363,439,634 | 99.81% | 679,816 | 0.19% | 364,119,450 | 426,948 |
12 | Re-election of Justin Crookenden | 361,234,374 | 99.69% | 1,115,618 | 0.31% | 362,349,992 | 2,196,406 |
13 | Re-election of Ian Duncan | 362,339,707 | 99.51% | 1,781,930 | 0.49% | 364,121,637 | 424,802 |
14 | Re-election of Kate Swann | 361,229,029 | 99.73% | 980,562 | 0.27% | 362,209,591 | 2,336,807 |
15 | Re-election of Anna Stewart | 363,299,422 | 99.81% | 678,588 | 0.19% | 363,978,010 | 568,388 |
16 | Election of Jeff Randall | 363,929,539 | 99.95% | 190,706 | 0.05% | 364,120,245 | 425,603 |
17 | Re-appointment of Auditors | 348,659,944 | 96.02% | 14,468,662 | 3.98% | 363,128,606 | 1,418,857 |
18 | Authority of directors to set Auditors remuneration | 361,351,645 | 99.30% | 2,541,306 | 0.70% | 363,892,951 | 654,371 |
19 | Authority for Directors to make political donations as defined by the Companies Act 2006 | 360,650,349 | 99.29% | 2,562,115 | 0.71% | 363,212,464 | 1,336,177 |
20 | Authority for Directors to allot relevant securities for the purposes of s.551 of the Act | 317,122,808 | 87.35% | 45,926,225 | 12.65% | 363,049,033 | 1,491,898 |
21 | Authority to disapply pre-emption rights pursuant to s. 570 of the Act | 363,249,161 | 99.78% | 795,300 | 0.22% | 364,044,461 | 494,339 |
22 | Authority for the Company, for the purposes of s.701 of the Act, to make market purchases of ordinary shares | 363,762,234 | 99.90% | 375,192 | 0.10% | 364,137,426 | 405,783 |
23 | Reduced notice of general meeting other than an AGM | 342,719,152 | 94.12% | 21,412,428 | 5.88% | 364,131,580 | 416,790 |
24 | Amendment of Articles of to be adopted | 363,879,139 | 99.98% | 58,677 | 0.02% | 363,937,816 | 606,159 |
Further information:
Babcock's 2014 AGM | Babcock's 2013 AGM | |
Issued share capital | 502,196,597 | 362,073,932 |
Total votes cast and votes withheld as a % of issued share capital | 72.59% | 68.74% |
Albert Dungate
Company Secretary
21 July 2014