Result of AGM

Result of AGM

Centrica plc

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF CENTRICA PLC – 2016 POLL RESULTS

The Centrica plc Annual General Meeting was held at QEII Centre, London at 11.00 am on Monday, 18 April 2016. 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		3,675,611,253		99.99		248,922		0.01		3,675,860,175		72.43%		812,279
2		To approve the Directors’ Annual Remuneration Report		3,082,860,058		85.49		523,100,568		14.51		3,605,960,626		71.05%		70,713,647
3		To declare a final dividend		3,668,356,096		99.79		7,769,725		0.21		3,676,125,821		72.43%		563,757
4		To elect Jeff Bell		3,663,205,747		99.67		11,961,937		0.33		3,675,167,684		72.41%		1,470,640
5		To elect Mark Hodges		3,662,729,558		99.66		12,411,679		0.34		3,675,141,237		72.41%		1,493,023
6		To re-elect Rick Haythornthwaite		3,598,860,221		98.78		44,384,424		1.22		3,643,244,645		71.78%		33,396,505
7		To re-elect Iain Conn		3,661,817,848		99.64		13,414,478		0.36		3,675,232,326		72.41%		1,418,129
8		To re-elect Margherita Della Valle		3,667,502,090		99.79		7,686,949		0.21		3,675,189,039		72.41%		1,452,871
9		To re-elect Mark Hanafin		3,661,754,306		99.63		13,443,815		0.37		3,675,198,121		72.41%		1,441,787
10		To re-elect Lesley Knox		3,264,889,478		89.61		378,440,737		10.39		3,643,330,215		71.78%		33,304,099
11		To re-elect Mike Linn ****		WITHDRAWN		N/A		WITHDRAWN		N/A		WITHDRAWN		N/A		WITHDRAWN
12		To re-elect Ian Meakins		3,664,269,591		99.70		10,874,272		0.30		3,675,143,863		72.41%		1,497,620
13		To re-elect Carlos Pascual		3,667,380,282		99.79		7,772,077		0.21		3,675,152,359		72.41%		1,487,850
14		To re-elect Steve Pusey		3,669,300,381		99.84		5,859,678		0.16		3,675,160,059		72.41%		1,435,089
15		To re-appoint the Auditors		3,590,318,811		98.07		70,793,778		1.93		3,661,112,589		72.13%		15,516,300
16		To authorise the Directors to determine the Auditors’ remuneration		3,657,377,627		99.86		5,179,736		0.14		3,662,557,363		72.16%		14,095,755
17		Authority for political donations and political expenditure in the European Union		3,518,939,813		97.17		102,660,381		2.83		3,621,600,194		71.36%		55,026,810
18		To ratify a technical breach of borrowing limit		3,539,435,243		96.88		114,050,316		3.12		3,653,485,559		71.98%		23,151,462
19		Authority to allot shares		3,560,505,815		97.01		109,885,852		2.99		3,670,391,667		72.32%		6,245,924
20		Authority to disapply pre-emption rights***		3,401,337,412		96.66		117,405,783		3.34		3,518,743,195		69.33%		157,887,156
21		Authority to purchase own shares***		3,640,031,287		99.06		34,649,753		0.94		3,674,681,040		72.40%		1,963,115
22		To approve an increase the Company’s borrowing powers***		3,560,127,784		96.87		115,045,280		3.13		3,675,173,064		72.41%		1,461,789
23		Notice of general meetings***		3,350,127,630		91.69		303,815,953		8.31		3,653,943,583		71.99%		22,682,170

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

**** Resolution 11 was withdrawn

This announcement will be available for viewing on the Company’s website - 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 morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM

Further enquiries:

Nicola Carroll

Head of Secretariat, Centrica plc

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