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KIER GROUP PLC
RESULT OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Kier Group plc (the "Company") announces the results of its Annual General Meeting held on 17 December 2020. The voting was held on a poll and the results for each resolution were as follows:
Resolution | Total votes validly cast1 | % voted2 | Votes for | % votes for3 | Votes against | % votes against3 | Votes withheld1 | |
1 | To receive the annual report and accounts for the year ended 30 June 2020 | 55,411,184 | 34.18% | 55,353,579 | 99.90% | 57,605 | 0.10% | 658,695 |
2 | To approve the directors' remuneration policy | 56,035,051 | 34.56% | 54,809,976 | 97.81% | 1,225,075 | 2.19% | 34,828 |
3 | To approve the directors' remuneration report for the year ended 30 June 2020 | 56,026,948 | 34.56% | 54,915,311 | 98.02% | 1,111,637 | 1.98% | 42,931 |
4 | To elect Mr MJ Lester as a director | 56,014,220 | 34.55% | 55,806,521 | 99.63% | 207,699 | 0.37% | 55,660 |
5 | To elect Dame HV Rabbatts as a director | 56,019,759 | 34.56% | 55,697,847 | 99.43% | 321,912 | 0.57% | 50,121 |
6 | To elect Mr CG Watson as a director | 56,011,059 | 34.55% | 55,747,101 | 99.53% | 263,958 | 0.47% | 58,821 |
7 | To elect Ms AJ Atkinson as a director | 56,015,323 | 34.55% | 55,733,897 | 99.50% | 281,426 | 0.50% | 54,557 |
8 | To re-elect Mr JR Atkinson as a director | 56,016,882 | 34.55% | 55,676,548 | 99.39% | 340,334 | 0.61% | 52,998 |
9 | To re-elect Mr AOB Davies as a director | 56,021,223 | 34.56% | 55,130,646 | 98.41% | 890,577 | 1.59% | 48,657 |
10 | To re-elect Mr SJ Kesterton as a director | 56,017,468 | 34.55% | 55,746,902 | 99.52% | 270,566 | 0.48% | 52,412 |
11 | To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor | 55,431,462 | 34.19% | 55,258,205 | 99.69% | 173,257 | 0.31% | 638,418 |
12 | To authorise the directors to agree the remuneration of the auditor | 56,037,970 | 34.57% | 55,890,345 | 99.74% | 147,625 | 0.26% | 31,910 |
13 | To authorise the directors to allot shares | 56,013,494 | 34.55% | 55,768,945 | 99.56% | 244,549 | 0.44% | 56,386 |
14 | To authorise the directors to disapply pre-emption rights (general) | 55,996,027 | 34.54% | 54,394,882 | 97.14% | 1,601,145 | 2.86% | 73,853 |
15 | To authorise the directors to disapply pre-emption rights (acquisition or specified capital investment) | 55,981,515 | 34.53% | 55,047,087 | 98.33% | 934,428 | 1.67% | 88,364 |
16 | To approve the rules of the Kier Group plc 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan | 55,978,230 | 34.53% | 55,001,845 | 98.26% | 976,385 | 1.74% | 91,649 |
17 | To authorise the Company to call general meetings, other than annual general meetings, on not less than 14 clear days' notice | 56,047,523 | 34.57% | 55,562,106 | 99.13% | 485,417 | 0.87% | 22,357 |
Notes:
1. A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes validly cast.
2. Expressed as a percentage of the total issued share capital on 15 December 2020. The number of ordinary shares in issue on 15 December 2020 was 162,115,870.
3. Expressed as a percentage of all votes validly cast (and does not include votes withheld).
Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share. Resolutions 1 to 13 (inclusive) and Resolution 16 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 14,15 and 17 (inclusive) were passed as special resolutions.
A copy of all resolutions passed, other than those concerning ordinary business, 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: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
The Kier Group plc Legal Entity Identifier is 2138002RKCU2OM4Y7O48.
For enquiries please contact:
Phil Higgins
Deputy Company Secretary
phil.higgins@kier.co.uk