Last checked at 14 Nov 2013 17:06
Results of Annual General Meeting
Kier Group plc (the "Company") is pleased to announce that all the resolutions proposed at its Annual General Meeting on 14 November 2013 were voted on, and passed, by way of a poll. The results of the poll for each resolution is shown below:
Votes for & chairman's discretion | % voted (1) | Votes against | % voted (1) | Total Votes (Exc Withheld) | % voted (2) | Votes withheld (3) | |
Receive accounts | 30,984,395 | 99.98% | 5,099 | 0.02% | 30,989,494 | 56.62% | 579 |
Approve remuneration report | 23,321,435 | 76.24% | 7,270,027 | 23.76% | 30,591,462 | 55.89% | 398,611 |
Declare final dividend | 30,985,520 | 99.99% | 4,553 | 0.01% | 30,990,073 | 56.62% | 0 |
Re-elect R C Bailey | 26,830,139 | 86.67% | 4,127,585 | 13.33% | 30,957,724 | 56.56% | 32,349 |
Re-elect S Bowcott | 30,775,687 | 99.32% | 211,682 | 0.68% | 30,987,369 | 56.62% | 2,704 |
Re-elect C V Geoghegan | 26,767,665 | 86.65% | 4,123,869 | 13.35% | 30,891,534 | 56.44% | 98,539 |
Re-elect A J Mellor | 26,485,080 | 85.73% | 4,407,678 | 14.27% | 30,892,758 | 56.44% | 97,315 |
Re-elect H J Mursell | 30,864,846 | 99.62% | 117,777 | 0.38% | 30,982,623 | 56.61% | 7,450 |
Re-elect M P Sheffield | 30,870,705 | 99.62% | 117,880 | 0.38% | 30,988,585 | 56.62% | 1,498 |
Re-elect P M White | 26,541,283 | 85.73% | 4,418,426 | 14.27% | 30,959,709 | 56.57% | 30,364 |
Re-elect N P Winser | 26,845,837 | 86.68% | 4,124,406 | 13.32% | 30,970,243 | 56.58% | 19,830 |
Appoint KPMG LLP as auditor | 26,401,430 | 85.25% | 4,567,606 | 14.75% | 30,969,036 | 56.58% | 21,037 |
Directors to agree auditor's remuneration | 26,822,996 | 86.56% | 4,164,619 | 13.44% | 30,987,615 | 56.62% | 2,458 |
Authority to allot shares | 30,586,313 | 98.73% | 392,079 | 1.27% | 30,978,392 | 56.60% | 11,693 |
Disapply pre-emption rights | 30,923,310 | 99.82% | 54,450 | 0.18% | 30,977,760 | 56.60% | 12,313 |
Meetings on 14 days' notice | 29,017,671 | 93.69% | 1,955,048 | 6.31% | 30,972,719 | 56.59% | 17,353 |
Authorise scrip dividend | 30,975,368 | 99.96% | 13,250 | 0.04% | 30,988,618 | 56.62% | 1,255 |
Notes:
1) Expressed as a percentage of all votes cast (and does not include votes withheld).
2) Expressed as a percentage of the total issued share capital of the Company at the date of the Annual General Meeting.
3) A vote withheld is not a vote at law.
Issued share capital as at the Annual General Meeting: 54,732,841 shares.
Number of votes per share: one.
Copies of all resolutions will today be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism in accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2. These resolutions will shortly be available for inspection at: www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do.
The poll results will also be available shortly on the Company's website at www.kier.co.uk
For enquiries, please contact:
Deborah Hamilton
Deputy Company Secretary
Kier Group plc
Tempsford Hall
Sandy
Bedfordshire
SG19 2BD
Tel: +44 (0)1767 640 111