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RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Babcock International Group PLC confirms that all resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting held on 5 July 2012 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: 29
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 | 252,632,259 | 99.96% | 108,573 | 0.04% | 253,265,857 | 525,025 |
2 | Approval of Remuneration report | 237,428,303 | 96.84% | 7,746,950 | 3.16% | 248,268,533 | 3,093,280 |
3 | Declaration of final dividend | 252,723,665 | 100.00% | 8,577 | 0.00% | 253,265,238 | 532,996 |
4 | Re-election of Mike Turner | 251,671,958 | 99.59% | 1,044,445 | 0.41% | 253,262,576 | 546,173 |
5 | Re-election of Peter Rogers | 245,941,071 | 97.32% | 6,774,997 | 2.68% | 253,262,898 | 546,830 |
6 | Re-election of Bill Tame | 245,712,665 | 97.23% | 6,997,000 | 2.77% | 253,262,494 | 552,829 |
7 | Re-election of Archie Bethel | 246,399,933 | 97.50% | 6,313,776 | 2.50% | 253,264,376 | 550,667 |
8 | Re-election of Kevin Thomas | 246,398,162 | 97.50% | 6,311,242 | 2.50% | 253,262,929 | 553,525 |
9 | Re-election of Sir Nigel Essenhigh | 236,762,436 | 95.58% | 10,952,070 | 4.42% | 248,267,543 | 553,037 |
10 | Re-election of Justin Crookenden | 252,245,074 | 99.82% | 462,060 | 0.18% | 253,262,898 | 555,764 |
11 | Re-election of Sir David Omand | 252,211,198 | 99.80% | 499,092 | 0.20% | 253,262,898 | 552,608 |
12 | Re-election of Ian Duncan | 252,407,954 | 99.88% | 300,321 | 0.12% | 253,262,898 | 554,623 |
13 | Re-election of Kate Swann | 252,364,390 | 99.87% | 326,980 | 0.13% | 253,262,818 | 571,448 |
14 | Amendment to 2009 PSP | 240,028,196 | 97.08% | 7,216,571 | 2.92% | 248,267,258 | 1,022,491 |
15 | Approval of DBMP 2012 | 140,512,155 | 58.12% | 101,247,191 | 41.88% | 248,268,266 | 6,508,920 |
16 | Re-appointment of Auditors | 245,107,049 | 99.94% | 148,419 | 0.06% | 248,268,195 | 3,012,727 |
17 | Authority of directors to set Auditors remuneration | 252,636,457 | 99.97% | 72,722 | 0.03% | 253,264,622 | 555,443 |
18 | Authority for Directors to make political donations as defined by the Companies Act 2006 | 244,459,548 | 98.68% | 3,281,922 | 1.32% | 248,267,196 | 525,726 |
19 | Authority for Directors to allot relevant securities for the purposes of s.551 of the Act | 233,629,762 | 98.09% | 4,539,750 | 1.91% | 248,266,370 | 10,096,858 |
20 | Authority for Directors to allot securities for the purposes of s.560 of the Act | 252,084,549 | 99.89% | 279,208 | 0.11% | 253,261,902 | 898,145 |
21 | Authority for the Company, for the purposes of s.701 of the Act, to make market purchases of ordinary shares | 244,937,038 | 99.81% | 475,319 | 0.19% | 248,268,390 | 2,856,033 |
22 | Reduced notice of general meeting other than an AGM | 233,716,456 | 94.34% | 14,010,398 | 5.66% | 248,267,235 | 540,381 |
Further information:
| Babcock's 2012 AGM | Babcock's 2011 AGM |
Issued share capital | 359,154,051 | 359,052,839 |
Total votes cast and votes withheld as a % of issued share capital | 70.39% | 71.85% |
Albert Dungate
Company Secretary
5 July 2012