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QINETIQ GROUP PLC
25 July 2018
QINETIQ GROUP PLC - Results of Annual General Meeting held on 25 July 2018
QinetiQ Group plc ('QinetiQ') announces that all resolutions proposed at its Annual General Meeting ('AGM') held on 25 July 2018 were duly passed with the requisite majorities and the results of the poll are as follows:
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| VOTES FOR | % | VOTES AGAINST | % | TOTAL VOTES VALIDLY CAST | % OF SHARE CAPITAL WITH VOTING RIGHTS | VOTES WITHHELD |
1 | To receive the Report and Accounts | 458,920,556 | 99.99 | 33,427 | 0.01 | 458,953,983 | 80.81% | 2,180,115 |
2 | To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report | 407,739,447 | 89.25 | 49,109,681 | 10.75 | 456,849,128 | 80.44% | 4,284,969 |
3 | To declare a final dividend | 461,117,398 | 100.00 | 8,365 | 0.00 | 461,125,763 | 81.19% | 8,335 |
4 | To re-elect Lynn Brubaker | 460,359,430 | 99.84 | 739,026 | 0.16 | 461,098,456 | 81.18% | 35,494 |
5 | To re-elect James Burnell-Nugent | 459,581,199 | 99.67 | 1,517,256 | 0.33 | 461,098,455 | 81.18% | 35,643 |
6 | To re-elect Mark Elliott | 436,147,007 | 96.18 | 17,326,436 | 3.82 | 453,473,443 | 79.84% | 7,660,654 |
7 | To re-elect Michael Harper | 447,385,059 | 97.93 | 9,459,728 | 2.07 | 456,844,787 | 80.44% | 4,289,310 |
8 | To re-elect Ian Mason | 459,594,115 | 99.67 | 1,500,282 | 0.33 | 461,094,397 | 81.18% | 39,701 |
9 | To re-elect Paul Murray | 459,591,869 | 99.67 | 1,502,528 | 0.33 | 461,094,397 | 81.18% | 39,701 |
10 | To re-elect Susan Searle | 374,255,364 | 81.92 | 82,589,423 | 18.08 | 456,844,787 | 80.44% | 4,289,310 |
11 | To re-elect David Smith | 458,425,635 | 99.42 | 2,669,762 | 0.58 | 461,095,397 | 81.18% | 38,701 |
12 | To re-elect Steve Wadey | 453,479,527 | 98.35 | 7,622,640 | 1.65 | 461,102,167 | 81.19% | 31,931 |
13 | To re-appoint Pricewaterhouse-Coopers LLP as auditor | 460,972,312 | 99.97 | 143,138 | 0.03 | 461,115,450 | 81.19% | 18,648 |
14 | To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the auditor's remuneration | 460,943,947 | 99.97 | 143,704 | 0.03 | 461,087,651 | 81.18% | 46,299 |
15 | To authorise the Company and its subsidiaries to make political donations | 427,434,396 | 92.70 | 33,659,301 | 7.30 | 461,093,697 | 81.18% | 36,767 |
16 | To authorise the Directors to allot shares | 423,872,297 | 91.93 | 37,221,905 | 8.07 | 461,094,202 | 81.18% | 39,896 |
17 | To disapply pre-emption rights (standard)* | 432,086,948 | 93.72 | 28,973,282 | 6.28 | 461,060,230 | 81.18% | 69,661 |
18 | To disapply pre-emption rights (acquisitions)* | 410,844,565 | 89.11 | 50,213,450 | 10.89 | 461,058,015 | 81.18% | 71,875 |
19 | To purchase own shares* | 451,878,540 | 98.30 | 7,834,655 | 1.70 | 459,713,195 | 80.94% | 1,420,902 |
20 | To call general meetings on not less than 14 clear days' notice* | 432,805,257 | 93.86 | 28,302,921 | 6.14 | 461,108,178 | 81.19% | 25,920 |
*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 23 July 2018 was 571,757,121 of which 3,794,743 are held in treasury. Therefore the number of ordinary shares with voting rights at 11:00am on 25 July 2018 was 567,962,378.
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 25 July 2018, has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.
Enquiries:
Company Secretary: | Jon Messent, QinetiQ | +44 (0)1252 392000 |
Investor Relations: | David Bishop, QinetiQ | +44 (0)7920 108675 |
| Ian Brown, QinetiQ | +44 (0)7908 251123 |
QinetiQ press office: +44 (0) 1252 393500