Last checked at 4 Aug 2020 11:33
RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Babcock International Group PLC confirms that all resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting held on 4 August 2020 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.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.
The AGM Voting Results are as follows:
Resolution | Total Votes For | % | Total Votes Against
| % | Total Votes Cast | Votes Withheld | |
1. | Approval of Report and Accounts
| 360,119,388
| 99.97 | 94,733
| 0.03 | 376,862,315
| 16,648,194
|
2. | Approval of Directors' Remuneration Policy
| 358,523,814
| 99.48 | 1,866,823
| 0.52 | 376,862,315
| 16,471,678
|
3. | Approval of Directors' Remuneration Report
| 374,839,939
| 99.47 | 1,995,057
| .053 | 376,862,316
| 27,320
|
4. | Reappointment of Ruth Cairnie
| 358,367,104
| 99.44 | 2,021,583
| 0.56 | 376,862,315
| 16,473,628
|
5. | Reappointment of Sir David Omand
| 375,910,761
| 99.76 | 915,268
| 0.24 | 376,862,316
| 36,287
|
6. | Reappointment of Prof. Victoire de Margerie
| 376,333,943
| 99.87 | 489,659
| 0.13 | 376,862,316
| 38,714
|
7. | Reappointment of Lucy Dimes
| 376,472,612
| 99.91 | 353,026
| 0.09 | 376,862,316
| 36,678
|
8. | Reappointment of Myles Lee
| 376,468,520
| 99.91 | 356,145
| 0.09 | 376,862,316
| 37,651
|
9. | Reappointment of Kjersti Wiklund
| 375,472,178
| 99.64 | 1,348,624
| 0.36 | 376,862,316
| 41,514
|
10. | Reappointment of Archie Bethel
| 373,558,010
| 99.84 | 580,156
| 0.16 | 376,862,316
| 2,724,150
|
11. | Reappointment of Franco Martinelli
| 345,551,447
| 92.36 | 28,571,012
| 7.64 | 376,862,316
| 2,739,857
|
12. | Appointment of Russ Houlden
| 376,690,556
| 99.96 | 132,153
| 0.04 | 376,862,316
| 39,607
|
13. | Appointment of Carl-Peter Forster
| 362,972,051
| 96.32 | 13,850,055
| 3.68 | 376,862,316
| 40,210
|
14. | Reappointment of Auditor
| 354,996,144
| 94.24 | 21,698,278
| 5.76 | 376,862,315
| 167,893
|
15. | Authority of Audit Committee to set Auditor's Remuneration
| 371,640,095
| 98.62 | 5,198,843
| 1.38 | 376,862,316
| 23,378
|
16. | Authority for Directors to make political donations as defined by the Companies Act 2006
| 344,837,662
| 91.51 | 31,991,254
| 8.49 | 376,862,316
| 33,400
|
17. | Authority to allot shares pursuant to s.551 of the Act
| 366,215,483
| 97.19 | 10,602,504
| 2.81 | 376,862,316
| 44,329
|
18. | Authority to disapply pre-emption rights pursuant to s.570 and s.573 of the Act
| 369,671,867
| 98.11 | 7,139,162
| 1.89 | 376,862,316
| 51,287
|
19. | Renew authority to make market purchases of own shares
| 359,972,625
| 95.57 | 16,689,929
| 4.43 | 376,862,315
| 199,761
|
20. | Reduce notice of general meeting other than an AGM
| 356,783,294
| 94.67 | 20,072,888
| 5.33 | 376,862,316
| 6,134
|
Further information:
Babcock's 2020 AGM | Babcock's 2019 AGM | |
Issued share capital | 505,596,597 | 505,596,597 |
Total votes cast and votes withheld as a % of issued share capital | 74.54 | 71.59 |
Jack Borrett
Company Secretary
4 August 2020