1 May 2019 12:16
INMARSAT PLC - ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - 1 May 2019
Inmarsat plc (the 'Company') announces that at its Annual General Meeting held on 1 May 2019 at 10am at 99 City Road, London EC1Y 1AX, all resolutions set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 27 March 2019 were duly passed by shareholders by means of a poll vote.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.18, a summary of the resolutions passed and details of the proxy votes received are detailed below.
As at 30 April 2019, Inmarsat plc's issued capital consisted of 463,580,610 ordinary shares of Euro 0.0005 each with voting rights. Inmarsat plc held no ordinary shares in Treasury. Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share. A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes validly cast. Resolutions 1 to 22 were Ordinary Resolutions and Resolutions 23 to 27 were Special Resolutions.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of the resolutions passed as special business have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for inspection at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.
Resolutions | Votes For | % | Votes Against | % | Votes Withheld | |
1. | Receipt of the 2018 Annual Report | 284,189,695 | 99.98 | 67,282 | 0.02 | 426,775 |
2. | To approve the Annual Report on Remuneration | 253,872,055 | 89.23 | 30,653,878 | 10.77 | 157,819 |
3. | To approve Remuneration Policy | 280,594,638 | 98.62 | 3,938,814 | 1.38 | 150,300 |
4. | Amendment to the Inmarsat plc Executive Share Plan | 282,256,446 | 99.20 | 2,275,899 | 0.80 | 151,407 |
5. | To declare a final dividend | 284,530,607 | 99.99 | 20,642 | 0.01 | 132,504 |
6. | To appoint Tracy Clarke as a Director | 272,457,712 | 99.01 | 2,721,428 | 0.99 | 9,504,612 |
7. | To re-appoint Tony Bates as a Director | 268,790,306 | 97.40 | 7,175,663 | 2.60 | 8,717,784 |
8. | To re-appoint Simon Bax as a Director | 266,727,624 | 96.65 | 9,236,390 | 3.35 | 8,719,738 |
9. | To re-appoint Sir Bryan Carsberg as a Director | 271,834,219 | 98.51 | 4,106,990 | 1.49 | 8,742,544 |
10. | To re-appoint Warren Finegold as a Director | 273,218,232 | 99.01 | 2,723,670 | 0.99 | 8,741,851 |
11. | To re-appoint Rtd. General C. Robert Kehler as a Director | 272,017,700 | 98.85 | 3,170,931 | 1.15 | 9,495,121 |
12. | To re-appoint Phillipa McCrostie as a Director | 273,231,687 | 99.01 | 2,723,705 | 0.99 | 8,728,361 |
13. | To re-appoint Janice Obuchowski as a Director | 272,558,397 | 98.77 | 3,381,722 | 1.23 | 8,743,633 |
14. | To re-appoint Rupert Pearce as a Director | 268,925,446 | 97.45 | 7,036,992 | 2.55 | 8,721,315 |
15. | To re-appoint Dr Abe Peled as a Director | 266,227,310 | 96.48 | 9,713,627 | 3.52 | 8,742,815 |
16. | To re-appoint Robert Ruijter as a Director | 272,511,665 | 98.76 | 3,433,344 | 1.24 | 8,738,744 |
17. | To re-appoint Andrew Sukawaty as a Director | 264,578,345 | 93.03 | 19,816,862 | 6.97 | 288,545 |
18. | To re-appoint Dr Hamadoun Touré as a Director | 271,825,925 | 98.51 | 4,119,395 | 1.49 | 8,738,432 |
19. | To re-appoint the Auditor | 283,152,793 | 99.52 | 1,376,385 | 0.48 | 154,574 |
20. | To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the Auditor's remuneration | 284,298,121 | 99.92 | 234,208 | 0.08 | 151,424 |
21. | Authority to make political donations | 278,558,006 | 98.37 | 4,623,537 | 1.63 | 1,502,210 |
22. | To grant authority to the Board to allot shares | 263,955,527 | 93.17 | 19,355,550 | 6.83 | 1,372,676 |
23. | Authority to disapply pre-emption rights - rights and other pre-emptive issues | 270,617,648 | 97.19 | 7,826,327 | 2.81 | 6,239,778 |
24. | Authority to disapply pre-emption rights - financing and special capital investments | 261,089,825 | 93.77 | 17,353,979 | 6.23 | 6,239,948 |
25. | Authority to purchase own shares | 282,074,758 | 99.58 | 1,198,417 | 0.42 | 1,410,577 |
26. | Article Amendment | 280,409,472 | 99.03 | 2,741,367 | 0.97 | 1,532,914 |
27. | Notice of general meetings | 265,739,738 | 93.40 | 18,787,622 | 6.60 | 156,393 |
Alison Horrocks
Company Secretary