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Result of AGM
easyJet plc Poll Results
Annual General Meeting 9 February 2017
easyJet announces that the Annual General Meeting of the Company was held earlier today. All the resolutions were decided by poll.
All of the resolutions were passed at the Annual General Meeting. The results of the poll incorporating proxy votes lodged in advance of the meeting are set out below:
Resolution | Votes For | Votes Against | Total Votes | % of Issued Share Capital voted | Votes Withheld* |
1. To receive the Annual report and accounts for the year ended 30 September 2016 | 158,016,596 | 79,175 | 158,095,771 | 39.80% | 15,150,276 |
2. To approve the Annual Statement by the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and the Annual Report on Remuneration | 144,374,816 | 12,444,182 | 156,818,998 | 39.48% | 16,426,543 |
3. To declare an ordinary dividend | 158,119,981 | 83,809 | 158,203,790 | 39.83% | 15,046,878 |
4. To re-elect John Barton as a Director | 154,794,358 | 17,474,554 | 172,268,912 | 43.37% | 974,992 |
5. To re-elect Carolyn McCall DBE as a Director | 157,752,512 | 423,892 | 158,176,404 | 39.82% | 15,075,479 |
6. To re-elect Andrew Findlay as a Director | 157,708,418 | 433,380 | 158,141,798 | 39.81% | 15,104,055 |
7. To re-elect Charles Gurassa as a Director | 157,558,871 | 587,132 | 158,146,003 | 39.81% | 15,099,850 |
8. To re-elect Adèle Anderson as a Director | 157,754,003 | 380,430 | 158,134,433 | 39.81% | 15,111,420 |
9. To re-elect Dr. Andreas Bierwirth as a Director | 157,843,800 | 295,865 | 158,139,665 | 39.81% | 15,105,561 |
10. To re-elect Keith Hamill OBE as a Director | 157,692,315 | 446,893 | 158,139,208 | 39.81% | 15,105,561 |
11. To re-elect Andy Martin as a Director | 157,695,666 | 444,250 | 158,139,916 | 39.81% | 15,105,310 |
12. To re-elect François Rubichon as a Director | 157,548,968 | 586,798 | 158,135,766 | 39.81% | 15,109,460 |
13. To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors of the Company | 156,396,778 | 1,675,101 | 158,071,879 | 39.80% | 15,165,946 |
14. To authorise the Directors to determine the auditors' remuneration | 157,943,374 | 232,222 | 158,175,596 | 39.82% | 15,069,865 |
15. To authorise the Company and its subsidiaries to make political donations and incur political expenditure | 156,673,243 | 656,705 | 157,329,948 | 39.61% | 15,918,219 |
16. To authorise the Directors to allot shares | 157,915,081 | 249,402 | 158,164,483 | 39.82% | 15,084,527 |
17. To disapply statutory pre-emption rights** | 157,828,519 | 252,694 | 158,081,213 | 39.80% | 15,155,472 |
18. To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares** | 155,847,537 | 1,574,105 | 157,421,642 | 39.63% | 15,824,457 |
19. To authorise the Company to call general meetings, other than annual general meetings, on not less than 14 clear days' notice** | 146,988,834 | 10,452,953 | 157,441,787 | 39.64% | 15,801,260 |
*A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted towards votes cast "For" or "Against" a resolution.
** Special Resolutions requiring a 75% majority
Votes excluding controlling shareholders on the resolutions concerning the election or re-election of the independent Non-executive Directors
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Resolution | Votes For | Votes Against | Total Votes | % of Issued Share Capital voted | Votes Withheld* |
7. To re-elect Charles Gurassa as a Director | 157,558,871 | 587,132 | 158,146,003 | 60.08% | 99,850 |
8. To re-elect Adèle Anderson as a Director | 157,754,003 | 380,430 | 158,134,433 | 60.07% | 111,420 |
9. To re-elect Dr. Andreas Bierwirth as a Director | 157,843,800 | 295,865 | 158,139,665 | 60.08% | 105,561 |
10. To re-elect Keith Hamill OBE as a Director | 157,692,315 | 446,893 | 158,139,208 | 60.08% | 105,561 |
11. To re-elect Andy Martin as a Director | 157,695,666 | 444,250 | 158,139,916 | 60.08% | 105,310 |
12. To re-elect François Rubichon as a Director | 157,548,968 | 586,798 | 158,135,766 | 60.08% | 109,460 |
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.2.2E, Resolutions 7 to 12 inclusive were approved by: (a) the shareholders of the Company; and (b) the independent shareholders of the Company.
The total voting rights of the Company on the day on which shareholders had to be on the register in order to be eligible to vote was 397,208,133.
Speaking at the Company's Annual General Meeting in Luton today, John Barton, Chairman of easyJet plc, said:
"The Board would like to thank our shareholders for their continued support. The Board would also like to thank all of easyJet's people who are central to the delivery of the airline's success. They help create easyJet's unique and winning combination of Europe's best route network, great value fares and our famous friendly service.
"Through the continued delivery of easyJet's successful strategy and our relentless focus on cost the airline is on track to deliver further long term sustainable profitable growth for shareholders."
The results will also be made available on the Company's website: http://corporate.easyjet.com/
In accordance with LR 9.6.2, copies of the resolutions passed as special business have been forwarded to the FCA for publication through the Document Viewing Facility and will be accessible via the National Storage Mechanism website (http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM)
The timetable in relation to the ordinary dividend is as follows:
Shares marked ex-entitlement to the dividends | Thursday, 23 February 2017 |
Record date for entitlement to the dividends | 5.00 p.m. on Friday, 24 February 2017 |
Payment of dividends | Friday, 17 March 2017 |
End
9 February 2017
For further details please contact easyJet plc:
Institutional investors and sell side analysts:
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Stuart Morgan | +44 (0) 7989 665 484 |
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Michael Barker
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Media:
Paul Moore, Communications |
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Edward Simpkins, Finsbury | +44 (0) 7947 740 551 |
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