Result of AGM
Centrica plc
12 May 2014
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF CENTRICA PLC – 2014 POLL RESULTS
The Centrica plc Annual General Meeting was held at The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre at 2.00 pm on Monday, 12 May 2014. 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 | Â | For* | Â | % | Â | Against | Â | % | Â | Total votes cast | Â | % Issued Capital | Â | Withheld** | |||
1 | Â | To receive the Report and Accounts | 3,168,145,913 | 99.96 | 1,345,968 | 0.04 | 3,169,491,881 | 62.83 | 27,175,369 | ||||||||
2 | To approve the Remuneration Policy | 3,046,094,488 | 96.05 | 125,270,535 | 3.95 | 3,171,365,023 | 62.86 | 25,291,067 | |||||||||
3 | To approve the Directors’ Annual Remuneration Report | 3,081,412,858 | 98.29 | 53,761,913 | 1.71 | 3,135,174,771 | 62.15 | 61,473,818 | |||||||||
4 | To declare a final dividend | 3,178,632,185 | 99.99 | 233,939 | 0.01 | 3,178,866,124 | 63.01 | 17,866,223 | |||||||||
5 | To re-appoint Rick Haythornthwaite | 3,149,501,576 | 99.12 | 27,985,974 | 0.88 | 3,177,487,550 | 62.98 | 19,048,894 | |||||||||
6 | To re-appoint Sam Laidlaw | 3,155,552,615 | 99.30 | 22,089,024 | 0.70 | 3,177,641,639 | 62.99 | 18,958,483 | |||||||||
7 | To re-appoint Margherita Della Valle | 3,136,156,591 | 98.70 | 41,405,888 | 1.30 | 3,177,562,479 | 62.99 | 19,025,666 | |||||||||
8 | To re-appoint Mary Francis | 3,113,968,592 | 98.00 | 63,433,553 | 2.00 | 3,177,402,145 | 62.98 | 19,196,438 | |||||||||
9 | To re-appoint Mark Hanafin | 3,150,191,532 | 99.14 | 27,225,157 | 0.86 | 3,177,416,689 | 62.98 | 19,158,550 | |||||||||
10 | To re-appoint Lesley Knox | 3,160,613,357 | 99.47 | 16,862,100 | 0.53 | 3,177,475,457 | 62.98 | 19,120,326 | |||||||||
11 | To re-appoint Mike Linn | 3,169,063,434 | 99.74 | 8,326,149 | 0.26 | 3,177,389,583 | 62.98 | 19,152,064 | |||||||||
12 | To re-appoint Nick Luff | 3,146,743,358 | 99.04 | 30,629,571 | 0.96 | 3,177,372,929 | 62.98 | 19,207,328 | |||||||||
13 | To re-appoint Ian Meakins | 3,164,164,221 | 99.59 | 13,172,621 | 0.41 | 3,177,336,842 | 62.98 | 19,182,739 | |||||||||
14 | To re-appoint Paul Rayner | 3,112,957,660 | 97.98 | 64,161,593 | 2.02 | 3,177,119,253 | 62.98 | 19,382,297 | |||||||||
15 | To re-appoint Chris Weston | 3,150,375,065 | 99.15 | 27,053,070 | 0.85 | 3,177,428,135 | 62.98 | 19,081,894 | |||||||||
16 |
To re-appoint the Auditors |
3,072,729,630 | 98.43 | 49,002,484 | 1.57 | 3,121,732,114 | 61.88 | 74,799,336 | |||||||||
17 |
To authorise the Directors to determine the Auditors’ remuneration |
3,123,189,411 |
98.93 |
33,683,627 |
1.07 |
3,156,873,038 |
62.58 |
39,662,955 |
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18 |
Authority for political donations and political expenditure in the European Union |
2,949,673,607 |
93.84 |
193,504,230 |
6.16 |
3,143,177,837 |
62.30 |
53,373,648 |
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19 |
Authority to allot shares |
2,949,945,311 |
93.01 |
221,647,895 |
6.99 |
3,171,593,206 |
62.87 |
24,973,978 |
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20 |
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Authority to disapply pre-emption rights*** |
3,136,175,299 |
99.37 |
19,948,603 |
0.63 |
3,156,123,902 |
62.56 |
40,307,106 |
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21 |
Authority to purchase own shares *** |
3,173,505,366 |
99.87 |
4,010,654 |
0.13 |
3,177,516,020 |
62.99 |
19,047,692 |
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22 |
Notice of General Meetings*** |
2,825,940,889 |
88.92 |
352,146,219 |
11.08 |
3,178,087,108 |
63.00 |
18,441,065 |
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
In accordance with the UK Listing Authority’s Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of all the resolutions passed by Centrica plc shareholders, other than ordinary business have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and are available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM
Further enquiries:
Nicola Carroll
Head of Company Secretariat Services, Centrica plc