24 Apr 2018 14:58
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP PLC (the "Company")
24 APRIL 2018
RESULT OF AGM
All resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 24 April 2018 were passed by shareholders. Resolutions 1 - 22 were passed as Ordinary Resolutions and resolutions 23 - 26 as Special Resolutions.
London Stock Exchange Group plc Annual General Meeting Poll Results
RESOLUTION | VOTESFOR | % | VOTESAGAINST | % | VOTESTOTAL | % OF RELEVANT SHARES IN ISSUE | VOTESWITHHELD | |
1 | To receive the annual report and accounts | 274,571,513 | 100.00 | 3,390 | 0.00 | 274,574,903 | 78.90% | 867,816 |
2 | To declare a dividend | 275,431,057 | 100.00 | 632 | 0.00 | 275,431,689 | 79.15% | 11,030 |
3 | To approve the Annual Report on Remuneration and the annual statement of the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee | 257,310,839 | 94.09 | 16,148,843 | 5.91 | 273,459,682 | 78.58% | 1,983,063 |
4 | To re-elect Jacques Aigrain as a Director | 249,834,751 | 97.07 | 7,553,380 | 2.93 | 257,388,131 | 73.96% | 18,054,588 |
5 | To re-elect Donald Brydon CBE as a Director | 223,819,048 | 83.74 | 43,459,986 | 16.26 | 267,279,034 | 76.81% | 8,163,684 |
6 | To re-elect Paul Heiden as a Director | 241,665,720 | 88.19 | 32,365,409 | 11.81 | 274,031,129 | 78.75% | 1,411,589 |
7 | To re-elect Professor Lex Hoogduin as a Director | 255,164,489 | 99.06 | 2,411,648 | 0.94 | 257,576,137 | 74.02% | 17,866,582 |
8 | To re-elect Raffaele Jerusalmi as a Director | 273,057,058 | 99.17 | 2,296,007 | 0.83 | 275,353,065 | 79.13% | 89,654 |
9 | To re-elect David Nish as a Director | 255,715,851 | 99.28 | 1,860,286 | 0.72 | 257,576,137 | 74.02% | 17,866,582 |
10 | To re-elect Stephen O'Connor as a Director | 253,314,717 | 98.85 | 2,939,484 | 1.15 | 256,254,201 | 73.64% | 19,188,517 |
11 | To re-elect Mary Schapiro as a Director | 253,300,115 | 98.85 | 2,954,086 | 1.15 | 256,254,201 | 73.64% | 19,188,517 |
12 | To re-elect Andrea Sironi as a Director | 256,792,063 | 99.70 | 784,074 | 0.30 | 257,576,137 | 74.02% | 17,866,582 |
13 | To re-elect David Warren as a Director | 272,289,102 | 98.89 | 3,063,963 | 1.11 | 275,353,065 | 79.13% | 89,654 |
14 | To elect Val Rahmani as a Director | 256,812,192 | 99.70 | 763,644 | 0.30 | 257,575,836 | 74.02% | 17,866,883 |
15 | To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditors | 275,270,160 | 99.97 | 86,303 | 0.03 | 275,356,463 | 79.13% | 86,256 |
16 | To authorise the Directors to approve the auditors' remuneration | 275,343,921 | 100.00 | 5,475 | 0.00 | 275,349,396 | 79.13% | 93,323 |
17 | To renew the Directors' authority to allot shares | 265,688,914 | 96.49 | 9,667,030 | 3.51 | 275,355,944 | 79.13% | 86,775 |
18 | To authorise the Company to make political donations and incur political expenditure | 238,645,782 | 99.61 | 935,816 | 0.39 | 239,581,598 | 68.85% | 35,861,121 |
19 | To approve the London Stock Exchange Group International Sharesave Plan 2018 | 273,871,925 | 99.43 | 1,556,972 | 0.57 | 275,428,897 | 79.15% | 13,822 |
20 | To approve the London Stock Exchange Group Restricted Share Award Plan 2018 | 268,803,005 | 98.26 | 4,756,365 | 1.74 | 273,559,370 | 78.61% | 1,883,348 |
21 | To approve the London Stock Exchange Group Share Incentive Plan 2018 | 274,406,567 | 99.63 | 1,021,432 | 0.37 | 275,427,999 | 79.15% | 14,720 |
22 | To approve the London Stock Exchange Group International Share Incentive Plan 2018 | 274,406,576 | 99.63 | 1,021,724 | 0.37 | 275,428,300 | 79.15% | 14,419 |
23 | To dis-apply pre-emption rights in respect of an allotment of equity securities for cash | 275,177,388 | 99.92 | 211,031 | 0.08 | 275,388,419 | 79.14% | 54,300 |
24 | To dis-apply pre-emption rights in respect of a further allotment of equity securities for cash, for the purposes of financing a transaction | 269,315,571 | 97.79 | 6,073,054 | 2.21 | 275,388,625 | 79.14% | 54,093 |
25 | To grant the Directors' authority to purchase the Company's own shares | 273,503,405 | 99.34 | 1,820,028 | 0.66 | 275,323,433 | 79.12% | 119,285 |
26 | That a general meeting other than an annual general meeting may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice | 264,418,590 | 96.00 | 11,006,238 | 4.00 | 275,424,828 | 79.15% | 17,891 |
Notes
1. Please note a 'vote withheld' is not a vote under English law and is not counted in the calculation of votes 'for' and 'against' a resolution.
2. As at 6.30pm on 20 April 2018, the issued share capital of the Company consisted of 350,531,339 ordinary shares. At that time, the register of members of the Company recorded that 2,544,585 of those ordinary shares were held as treasury shares. Therefore, the total voting rights as at that time were 347,986,754.
3. Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share.
4. The percentages above are rounded to two decimal places.
5. In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of all resolutions, other than those concerning ordinary business, passed at the Annual General Meeting are being submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism document viewing facility at: http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm
Results of the poll will also be available shortly on the Company's website: http://www.lseg.com/investor-relations/shareholder-services/agm-information
Further information is available from:
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