Last checked at 16 Nov 2018 17:04
KIER GROUP PLC
RESULT OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Kier Group plc (the "Company") is pleased to announce that all the resolutions proposed at its Annual General Meeting on 16 November 2018 were voted on, and passed, by way of a poll. The results of the poll 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 2018 | 52,825,631 | 54.09% | 52,608,093 | 99.99% | 2,861 | 0.01% | 214,677 |
2 | To approve the directors' remuneration report for the year ended 30 June 2018 | 52,825,630 | 54.09% | 51,472,277 | 99.01% | 512,853 | 0.99% | 840,500 |
3 | To declare a final dividend of 46.0p per share for the year ended 30 June 2018 | 52,825,631 | 54.09% | 52,773,527 | 99.91% | 49,826 | 0.09% | 2,278 |
4 | To re-elect Mr J R Atkinson as a director | 52,825,631 | 54.09% | 52,721,728 | 99.85% | 78,535 | 0.15% | 25,368 |
5 | To re-elect Mrs C F Baroudel as a director | 52,825,631 | 54.09% | 52,594,038 | 99.66% | 180,067 | 0.34% | 51,526 |
6 | To re-elect Mrs A K Bashforth as a director | 52,825,631 | 54.09% | 52,709,793 | 99.88% | 65,028 | 0.12% | 50,810 |
7 | To re-elect Mr P G Cox as a director | 52,825,630 | 54.09% | 52,333,199 | 99.13% | 461,877 | 0.87% | 30,554 |
8 | To re-elect Mr B E J Dew as a director | 52,825,631 | 54.09% | 52,633,168 | 99.68% | 167,740 | 0.32% | 24,723 |
9 | To re-elect Mr H J Mursell as a director | 52,825,631 | 54.09% | 52,651,498 | 99.71% | 152,269 | 0.29% | 21,864 |
10 | To re-elect Mr C Veritiero as a director | 52,825,631 | 54.09% | 52,663,286 | 99.75% | 133,526 | 0.25% | 28,819 |
11 | To re-elect Mr A C Walker as a director | 52,825,631 | 54.09% | 52,736,588 | 99.88% | 63,677 | 0.12% | 25,366 |
12 | To re-appoint PwC LLP as auditor | 52,825,631 | 54.09% | 52,746,294 | 99.87% | 66,403 | 0.13% | 12,934 |
13 | To authorise the directors to agree the remuneration of the auditor | 52,825,631 | 54.09% | 52,789,312 | 99.94% | 29,798 | 0.06% | 6,521 |
14 | To authorise the directors to allot shares | 52,825,631 | 54.09% | 52,304,006 | 99.05% | 502,951 | 0.95% | 18,674 |
15 | To authorise the directors to disapply pre-emption rights (general) | 52,825,631 | 54.09% | 51,979,921 | 98.46% | 810,607 | 1.54% | 35,103 |
16 | To authorise the directors to disapply pre-emption rights (acquisition or specified capital investment) | 52,825,630 | 54.09% | 50,041,584 | 94.77% | 2,761,476 | 5.23% | 22,570 |
17 | To authorise the Company to call general meetings, other than annual general meetings, on not less than 14 clear days' notice | 52,825,631 | 54.09% | 51,692,981 | 97.87% | 1,127,099 | 2.13% | 5,551 |
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 14 November 2018. The number of ordinary shares in issue on 14 November 2018 was 97,660,163.
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 14 (inclusive) were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 15 to 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: www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.
The Kier Group plc Legal Entity Identifier is 2138002RKCU2OM4Y7O48.
For enquiries please contact:
Beth Melges
Deputy Company Secretary
Tel: +44(0)1767 640 111