Result of AGM

RNS Number : 0085K

Babcock International Group PLC

07 July 2011

 



RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Babcock International Group PLC confirms that all resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting held on 7 July 2011 were duly passed by shareholders.  Each resolution was put to a poll.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, a copy of all resolutions passed, other than ordinary business, has been submitted to the UK Listing Authority via the National Storage Mechanism, which can be accessed at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.

The AGM Voting Results are as follows:-

Number of Shareholders at meeting: 27

Number of votes per share: 1

Resolution  (No. as noted on proxy form)		Total Votes For*	%	Total Votes Against	%	Total Votes Cast	Votes withheld**
1.	Receipt of directors' and auditors' reports	255,550,772	99.98%	52,055	0.02%	255,602,827	2,407,334
2.	Re-election of Mike Turner	254,908,154	99.73%	680,885	0.27%	255,589,039	2,421,122
3.	Re-election of Peter Rogers	249,694,727	97.70%	5,886,884	2.30%	255,581,611	2,428,550
4.	Re-election of Bill Tame	249,694,311	97.70%	5,886,366	2.30%	255,580,677	2,429,484
5.	Re-election of Archie Bethel	254,373,824	99.53%	1,203,274	0.47%	255,577,098	2,433,063
6.	Re-election of Kevin Thomas	254,376,433	99.53%	1,200,837	0.47%	255,577,270	2,432,891
7.	Re-election of John Rennocks	254,443,042	99.56%	1,132,313	0.44%	255,575,355	2,434,806
8.	Re-election of Sir Nigel Essenhigh	253,912,163	99.35%	1,661,766	0.65%	255,573,929	2,436,232
9.	Re-election of Justin Crookenden	254,896,576	99.74%	659,541	0.26%	255,556,117	2,454,044
10.	Re-election of Sir David Omand	253,969,094	99.37%	1,607,695	0.63%	255,576,789	2,433,372
11.	Election of Ian Duncan	255,220,219	99.86%	359,426	0.14%	255,579,645	2,430,516
12.	Election of Kate Swann	255,135,751	99.84%	420,999	0.16%	255,556,750	2,453,411
13.	Approval of Remuneration report	246,589,619	96.53%	8,855,524	3.47%	255,445,143	2,565,018
14.	Re-appointment of Auditors	249,866,022	98.89%	2,817,080	1.11%	252,683,102	5,327,059
15.	Authority for Directors to set Auditors' remuneration	253,118,798	99.09%	2,325,589	0.91%	255,444,387	2,565,774
16.	Declaration of final dividend	255,593,211	100%	5.619	0.00%	255,598,830	2,411,331
17.	Authority for Directors to make political donations as defined by the Companies Act 2006	252,015,616	98.74%	3,220,845	1.26%	255,236,461	2,773,700
18.	Authority for Directors to allot relevant securities for the purposes of s.551 of the Act	247,271,663	99.16%	2,090,811	0.84%	249,362,474	9,044,751
19.	Authority for Directors to allot securities for the purposes of s.560 of the Act***	254,923,466	99.60%	1,015,620	0.40%	255,939,086	2,468,139
20.	Authority for the Company, for the purposes of s.701 of the Act, to make market purchases of ordinary shares***	252,965,134	99.89%	270,743	0.11%	253,235,877	5,171,348
21.	Reduced notice of general meeting other than an AGM***	244,568,226	95.54%	11,417,456	4.46	255,985,682	2,421,543

Notes:

*      Includes discretionary votes.

**     A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes "For" or "Against" a resolution.

***   Indicates Special Resolutions requiring a 75% majority.

Further information:

	Babcock's 2011 AGM	Babcock's 2010 AGM
Issued share capital	359,052,839	229,697,692
Total votes cast and votes withheld as a % of issued share capital	71.85%	71.55%

Valerie Teller

Group Deputy Company Secretary

7 July 2011

 

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