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QINETIQ GROUP PLC
22 July 2015
QINETIQ GROUP PLC - Results of Annual General Meeting held on 22 July 2015
QinetiQ Group plc announces that all resolutions proposed at its Annual General Meeting ('AGM') held on 22 July 2015 were duly passed with the requisite majorities and the results of the poll are as follows:
VOTES FOR | % | VOTES AGAINST | % | TOTAL VOTES VALIDLY CAST | % OF ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL VOTED | VOTES WITHHELD | ||
1 | To receive the Report and Accounts | 456,674,621 | 100 | 19,285 | 0.00 | 456,693,906 | 76.54 | 990,089 |
2 | To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report | 445,373,206 | 99.45 | 2,470,126 | 0.55 | 447,843,332 | 75.06 | 9,840,663 |
3 | To declare a final dividend | 457,638,310 | 100 | 2,644 | 0.00 | 457,640,954 | 76.70 | 55,494 |
4 | To re-elect James Burnell-Nugent | 456,801,196 | 99.83 | 788,237 | 0.17 | 457,589,433 | 76.69 | 91,562 |
5 | To re-elect Mark Elliott | 456,409,964 | 99.74 | 1,189,056 | 0.26 | 457,599,020 | 76.69 | 81,975 |
6 | To re-elect Michael Harper | 456,793,871 | 99.83 | 796,934 | 0.17 | 457,590,805 | 76.69 | 82,019 |
7 | To re-elect Ian Mason | 456,797,829 | 99.83 | 792,476 | 0.17 | 457,590,305 | 76.69 | 82,519 |
8 | To re-elect David Mellors | 455,113,627 | 99.45 | 2,503,457 | 0.55 | 457,617,084 | 76.70 | 78,764 |
9 | To re-elect Paul Murray | 456,786,414 | 99.82 | 803,991 | 0.18 | 457,590,405 | 76.69 | 82,419 |
10 | To re-elect Susan Searle | 445,495,978 | 98.95 | 4,717,980 | 1.05 | 450,213,958 | 75.45 | 7,458,866 |
11 | To elect Steve Wadey | 452,446,851 | 98.87 | 5,160,871 | 1.13 | 457,607,722 | 76.69 | 73,273 |
12 | To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditor | 447,281,101 | 97.77 | 10,200,811 | 2.23 | 457,481,912 | 76.67 | 196,024 |
13 | To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the auditor's remuneration | 456,454,990 | 99.77 | 1,048,932 | 0.23 | 457,503,922 | 76.68 | 180,073 |
14 | To authorise the Company and its subsidiaries to make political donations | 383,012,573 | 83.70 | 74,587,976 | 16.30 | 457,600,549 | 76.69 | 95,899 |
15 | To authorise the Directors to allot shares | 451,840,633 | 99.01 | 4,500,785 | 0.99 | 456,341,418 | 76.48 | 1,342,577 |
16 | To disapply pre-emption rights* | 435,404,139 | 95.15 | 22,175,387 | 4.85 | 457,579,526 | 76.69 | 96,298 |
17 | To purchase own shares* | 457,341,050 | 99.94 | 281,977 | 0.06 | 457,623,027 | 76.70 | 73,421 |
19 | To call general meetings on not less than 14 clear days' notice* | 420,423,469 | 91.87 | 37,199,703 | 8.13 | 457,623,172 | 76.70 | 60,823 |
*Special Resolution
Notes:
1. The percentages above are rounded to two decimal places.
2. Votes "for" include discretionary votes.
3. A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes "for" and "against" a resolution.
4. The number of ordinary shares in issue at 11.00 am on 20 July 2015 was 596,667,577.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R, a copy of the resolutions, other than those concerning ordinary business, passed by the Company at the AGM held on 22 July 2015, has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.
Jon Messent
Company Secretary
Tel: +44 (0)1252 392000