11 May 2016 17:57
NATIONAL EXPRESS GROUP PLC ("the Company")
RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
At the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 11 May 2016 all of the resolutions proposed in the Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 8 April 2016 were duly passed by shareholders by means of a poll vote. The results of the poll on each resolution are set out below.
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AGAINST |
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VOTES WITHHELD3 | ||||
Resolution | Number of votes | % of votes cast | Number of votes | % of votes cast | Total votes cast (excluding votes withheld) | % of issued share capital voted (excluding votes withheld)2 | |
1. To receive and adopt the accounts and reports of the Directors and auditor | 420,405,596 | 98.11% | 8,118,451 | 1.89% | 428,524,047 | 83.74% | 3,613,223 |
2. To approve the Annual Report on Remuneration | 424,626,401 | 98.30% | 7,361,131 | 1.70% | 431,987,532 | 84.42% | 151,376 |
3. To declare a final dividend of 7.645 pence per ordinary share | 432,069,069 | 99.99% | 28,906 | 0.01% | 432,097,975 | 84.44% | 40,481 |
4. To re-elect Sir John Armitt as a Director | 422,805,031 | 98.29% | 7,364,464 | 1.71% | 430,169,495 | 84.06% | 1,969,726 |
5. To re-elect Matthew Ashley as a Director | 430,670,304 | 99.67% | 1,429,009 | 0.33% | 432,099,313 | 84.44% | 39,596 |
6. To re-elect Joaquin Ayuso as a Director | 431,271,880 | 99.81% | 828,975 | 0.19% | 432,100,855 | 84.44% | 38,054 |
7. To re-elect Jorge Cosmen as a Director | 420,093,543 | 97.22% | 11,996,813 | 2.78% | 432,090,356 | 84.44% | 48,090 |
8. To elect Matthew Crummack as a Director | 431,416,308 | 99.84% | 671,876 | 0.16% | 432,088,184 | 84.44% | 51,038 |
9. To re-elect Dean Finch as a Director | 430,379,501 | 99.67% | 1,429,539 | 0.33% | 431,809,040 | 84.38% | 35,584 |
10. To re-elect Jane Kingston as a Director | 431,411,110 | 99.85% | 658,038 | 0.15% | 432,069,148 | 84.43% | 70,074 |
11. To elect Mike McKeon as a Director | 431,422,863 | 99.85% | 642,278 | 0.15% | 432,065,141 | 84.43% | 74,081 |
12. To re-elect Chris Muntwyler as a Director | 431,406,002 | 99.85% | 652,290 | 0.15% | 432,058,292 | 84.43% | 80,930 |
13. To re-elect Elliot (Lee) Sander as a Director | 431,394,208 | 99.84% | 681,696 | 0.16% | 432,075,904 | 84.43% | 63,318 |
14. To elect Dr Ashley Steel as a Director | 431,820,053 | 99.94% | 268,598 | 0.06% | 432,088,651 | 84.44% | 50,237 |
15. To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as the Company's auditor | 429,174,377 | 99.98% | 69,448 | 0.02% | 429,243,825 | 83.88% | 2,895,057 |
16. To authorise the Directors to agree and set the auditor's remuneration | 431,980,670 | 99.97% | 112,390 | 0.03% | 432,093,060 | 84.44% | 47,824 |
17. Authority to allot shares | 421,722,894 | 97.60% | 10,367,253 | 2.40% | 432,090,147 | 84.44% | 51,620 |
18. Authority to make political donations and expenditure | 427,685,036 | 99.01% | 4,282,760 | 0.99% | 431,967,796 | 84.41% | 134,427 |
19. Power to disapply pre-emption rights4 | 419,367,038 | 98.99% | 4,288,262 | 1.01% | 423,655,300 | 82.79% | 8,483,898 |
20. Authority to purchase own shares4 | 429,033,838 | 99.30% | 3,011,447 | 0.70% | 432,045,285 | 84.43% | 84,615 |
21. Notice of general meetings4 | 410,991,557 | 95.12% | 21,067,677 | 4.88% | 432,059,234 | 84.43% | 79,987 |
1 Includes discretionary votes.
2 The number of shares in issue and eligible to vote at the meeting was 511,738,648 ordinary shares of 5 pence each. Each shareholder, present in person or by proxy, was entitled to one vote per share held.
3 A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of votes for or against the resolutions.
4 Indicates Special Resolution
In accordance with UK Listing Rule 9.6.2R copies of all the resolutions passed other than resolutions concerning ordinary business have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority via the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm and on the company's website at www.nationalexpressgroup.com.
Joy Baldry
Company Secretary
Telephone 0207 805 3801
11 May 2016