easyJet plc (EZJ)
Result of AGM
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9 February 2023
easyJet plc
(the “Company”)
Results of Annual General Meeting
The Company announces the voting results of its Annual General Meeting (‘AGM’) held earlier today.
All resolutions put to the meeting were passed with the requisite majority by means of a poll. Resolutions 1 to 15 were each passed as an Ordinary Resolution (requiring a simple majority for them to be passed) and resolutions 16 to 19 were each passed as a Special Resolution (requiring at least a 75% majority for them to be passed).
The polling results for each resolution are set out below:
Resolution
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Votes For
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%
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Votes Against
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%
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Total Votes
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% of ISC
Voted1
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Votes Withheld2
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1.
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To receive the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 30 September 2022
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246,337,345
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99.96
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100,024
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0.04
|
246,437,369
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32.51%
|
10,437,562
|
2.
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To approve the Directors’ Remuneration Report
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197,315,595
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80.59
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47,513,517
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19.41
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244,829,112
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32.30%
|
12,053,532
|
3.
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To re-appoint Stephen Hester as a Director
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209,989,961
|
89.33
|
25,081,601
|
10.67
|
235,071,562
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31.01%
|
21,810,163
|
4.
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To re-appoint Johan Lundgren as a Director
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234,202,817
|
95.66
|
10,627,748
|
4.34
|
244,830,565
|
32.30%
|
12,056,239
|
5.
|
To re-appoint Kenton Jarvis as a Director
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244,174,243
|
99.77
|
570,281
|
0.23
|
244,744,524
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32.29%
|
12,124,751
|
6.
|
To re-appoint Catherine Bradley CBE as a Director
|
253,205,729
|
98.69
|
3,363,836
|
1.31
|
256,569,565
|
33.85%
|
308,488
|
7.
|
To re-appoint Sheikh Mansurah Tal-At (‘Moni’) Mannings as a Director
|
243,853,848
|
95.04
|
12,713,328
|
4.96
|
256,567,176
|
33.85%
|
315,180
|
8.
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To re-appoint David Robbie as a Director
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256,053,378
|
99.82
|
469,009
|
0.18
|
256,522,387
|
33.84%
|
358,902
|
9.
|
To appoint Ryanne van der Eijk as a Director
|
256,105,370
|
99.83
|
430,662
|
0.17
|
256,536,032
|
33.84%
|
342,433
|
10.
|
To appoint Harald Eisenächer as a Director
|
256,104,056
|
99.84
|
416,333
|
0.16
|
256,520,389
|
33.84%
|
357,284
|
11.
|
To appoint Dr. Detlef Trefzger as a Director
|
256,096,533
|
99.83
|
432,773
|
0.17
|
256,529,306
|
33.84%
|
349,788
|
12.
|
To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors of the Company
|
241,673,679
|
94.29
|
14,640,545
|
5.71
|
256,314,224
|
33.81%
|
563,179
|
13.
|
To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the auditors’ remuneration
|
252,822,206
|
98.53
|
3,774,808
|
1.47
|
256,597,014
|
33.85%
|
276,350
|
14.
|
To authorise the Company and its subsidiaries to make political donations and incur political expenditure
|
234,076,125
|
91.21
|
22,552,934
|
8.79
|
256,629,059
|
33.86%
|
254,412
|
15.
|
To authorise the Directors to allot shares
|
200,677,803
|
84.87
|
35,778,698
|
15.13
|
236,456,501
|
31.19%
|
20,423,995
|
16.
|
To disapply pre-emption rights (Special Resolution)
|
212,997,843
|
83.04
|
43,510,548
|
16.96
|
256,508,391
|
33.84%
|
363,636
|
17.
|
To disapply pre-emption rights - specified capital investments (Special Resolution)
|
205,420,947
|
80.08
|
51,102,295
|
19.92
|
256,523,242
|
33.84%
|
358,107
|
18.
|
To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares (Special Resolution)
|
234,529,532
|
91.41
|
22,052,097
|
8.59
|
256,581,629
|
33.85%
|
297,295
|
19.
|
To authorise the Company to call general meetings on not less than 14 clear days’ notice (Special Resolution)
|
249,401,662
|
97.20
|
7,183,555
|
2.80
|
256,585,217
|
33.85%
|
292,919
|
Notes:
- Based on total issued share capital of 758,010,025 ordinary shares (as at 7 February 2023).
- A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted towards votes cast “For” or “Against” a resolution.
- The total voting rights of the Company on 7 February 2023 were 758,010,025.
- As set out in the Notice of AGM, the Board is ensuring the Company complies with European ownership and control requirements by exercising its powers to suspend voting rights of certain UK and non-EU nationals. At the time of the AGM, the level of ownership by EU persons was 38.4% and accordingly, easyJet has suspended voting rights in respect of certain shares ("Affected Shares") held by non-EU shareholders and the polling results noted above reflect these actions. Such Affected Shares continued to count in the calculation of issued share capital and total voting rights of the Company.
Board & Committee changes
Julie Southern and Andreas Bierwirth did not put themselves forward for re-election at the AGM and therefore stood down from the Board at the conclusion of the meeting. As a result, the following changes have been made to the membership and constitution of the Committees with effect from the close of the AGM:
- David Robbie has succeeded Julie Southern as Chair of the Audit Committee.
- The Safety Committee has been renamed the Safety & Operational Readiness Committee to better reflect the scope of its activities and Dr Detlef Trefzger has succeeded Andreas Bierwirth as Chair. The revised terms of reference are available at https://corporate.easyjet.com/investors/governance.
- David Robbie and Dr Detlef Trefzger have become members of the Nominations Committee.
The full membership of the Board Committees from the close of the AGM will be as follows:
- Audit Committee: David Robbie (Chair), Catherine Bradley, Dr Detlef Trefzger.
- Remuneration Committee: Moni Mannings (Chair), Harald Eisenächer, David Robbie.
- Nominations Committee: Stephen Hester (Chair), Catherine Bradley, Moni Mannings, David Robbie, Dr Detlef Trefzger.
- Safety & Operational Readiness Committee: Dr Detlef Trefzger (Chair), Ryanne van der Eijk.
- Finance Committee: Catherine Bradley (Chair), Harald Eisenächer, David Robbie.
As previously announced Sue Clark will join the Board as Senior Independent Director and a member of the Audit, Nominations and Safety & Operational Readiness Committees with effect from 1 March 2023.
National Storage Mechanism
In accordance with LR 9.6.2 copies of the resolutions passed as special business have been submitted to the FCA’s National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available to view at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
In case of queries please contact:
Institutional investors and analysts:
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Michael Barker
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Investor Relations
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+44 (0) 7985 890 939
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Adrian Talbot
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Investor Relations
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+44 (0) 7971 592 373
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Media:
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Anna Knowles
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Corporate Communications
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+44 (0)7985 873 313
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Edward Simpkins
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FGS Global
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+44 (0)7947 740 551 / (0)207 251 3801
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Dorothy Burwell
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FGS Global
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+44 (0)7733 294 930 / (0)207 251 3801
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