Result of AGM

Result of AGM

Centrica PLC

11 May 2012

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF CENTRICA PLC – 2012 POLL RESULTS

The Centrica plc Annual General Meeting was held at The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre at 2.00 pm on Friday, 11 May 2012. In line with recommended practice, a poll was conducted on each resolution at the meeting. Each resolution was passed and the results of the poll on each resolution are set out below:

Resolution   For*   %   Against   %   Total votes cast   % Issued Capital   Withheld**
1   To receive the Report and Accounts   3,203,930,310   99.98   624,488   0.02   3,204,554,798   61.82   2,706,342
2   To approve the Remuneration Report   2,687,947,000   88.09   363,374,799   11.91   3,051,321,799   58.86   155,878,917
3   To declare a final dividend   3,204,385,395   99.96   1,351,926   0.04   3,205,737,321   61.84   1,606,275
4   To re-appoint Sir Roger Carr   3,174,604,659   99.08   29,486,201   0.92   3,204,090,860   61.81   3,110,460
5   To re-appoint Sam Laidlaw   3,063,977,049   95.69   138,111,988   4.31   3,202,089,037   61.77   5,119,288
6   To re-appoint Phil Bentley   3,187,671,087   99.48   16,740,476   0.52   3,204,411,563   61.81   2,806,760
7   To re-appoint Margherita Della Valle   3,191,236,573   99.59   13,018,942   0.41   3,204,255,515   61.81   2,935,683
8   To re-appoint Mary Francis   3,191,457,537   99.60   12,901,030   0.40   3,204,358,567   61.81   2,852,532
9   To re-appoint Mark Hanafin   3,187,755,292   99.49   16,453,865   0.51   3,204,209,157   61.81   2,981,130
10   To re-appoint Lesley Knox   3,178,341,458   99.19   25,850,582   0.81   3,204,192,040   61.81   3,001,809
11   To re-appoint Nick Luff   3,188,089,439   99.49   16,192,150   0.51   3,204,281,589   61.81   2,908,365
12   To re-appoint Andrew Mackenzie   3,191,850,279   99.62   12,281,342   0.38   3,204,131,621   61.81   3,043,823
13   To re-appoint Ian Meakins   3,112,397,259   97.57   77,633,091   2.43   3,190,030,350   61.53   17,136,963
14   To re-appoint Paul Rayner   3,182,602,584   99.34   21,207,763   0.66   3,203,810,347   61.80   3,270,215
15   To re-appoint Chris Weston   3,185,223,678   99.41   18,810,516   0.59   3,204,034,194   61.80   3,064,572
16   To re-appoint the Auditors   3,146,530,719   99.13   27,576,618   0.87   3,174,107,337   61.23   33,016,320
17   To authorise the Directors to determine the Auditors’ remuneration   3,201,472,976   99.91   2,967,327   0.09   3,204,440,303   61.81   2,681,988
18   Authority for political donations and political expenditure in the European Union   3,079,213,997   96.28   118,958,446   3.72   3,198,172,443   61.69   8,986,540
19   Authority to allot shares   3,001,115,827   95.26   149,301,868   4.74   3,150,417,695   60.77   56,675,540
20   Authority to disapply pre-emption rights***   3,178,161,331   99.70   9,643,955   0.30   3,187,805,286   61.49   19,206,459
21   Authority to purchase own shares ***   3,188,684,399   99.55   14,336,402   0.45   3,203,020,801   61.79   4,040,225
22   To authorise the Directors to continue to operate the Centrica Share Incentive Plan   3,191,657,085   99.65   11,151,885   0.35   3,202,808,970   61.78   4,353,845
23   Notice of General Meetings***   2,944,247,254   91.88   260,342,294   8.12   3,204,589,548   61.82   2,515,745
               

Notes to the disclosure:

* Includes discretionary votes received

** A ‘Vote withheld’ is not a vote in law and is not counted towards the proportion of votes ‘For’ or ‘Against‘ a resolution.

*** Indicates a special resolution

This announcement will be available for viewing on the Company’s website, www.centrica.com


Further enquiries:

Luke Thomas

Head of Governance, Centrica plc

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