RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Babcock International Group PLC confirms that all resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting held on 30 July 2015 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, will be submitted to the UK Listing Authority via the National Storage Mechanism, which can be accessed at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.
The AGM Voting Results are as follows:
Number of Shareholders at meeting: 29
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 |
Approval of Report and Accounts
|
393,651,291 |
99.99% |
8,713 |
0.01% |
393,660,004 |
423,354 |
2 |
Approval of Remuneration report
|
372,308,190 |
97.27% |
10,431,204 |
2.73% |
382,739,394 |
11,342,943 |
3 |
Declaration of final Dividend
|
393,676,659 |
99.99% |
2,730 |
0.01% |
393,679,389 |
403,969 |
4 |
Re-election of Mike Turner
|
388,500,104 |
98.74% |
4,940,893 |
1.26% |
393,440,997 |
642,241 |
5 |
Re-election of Peter Rogers
|
390,101,019 |
99.10% |
3,550,490 |
0.90% |
393,651,509 |
431,729 |
6 |
Re-election of Bill Tame
|
383,548,840 |
97.43% |
10,098,650 |
2.57% |
393,647,490 |
435,748 |
7 |
Re-election of Kevin Thomas
|
383,541,926 |
97.44% |
10,095,988 |
2.56% |
393,637,914 |
445,324 |
8 |
Re-election of Archie Bethel
|
383,553,741 |
97.44% |
10,090,600 |
2.56% |
393,644,341 |
438,897 |
9 |
Re-election of John Davies
|
383,557,693 |
97.44% |
10,089,908 |
2.56% |
393,647,601 |
435,637 |
10 |
Re-election of Sir David Omand
|
393,001,126 |
99.84% |
648,426 |
0.16% |
393,649,552 |
433,686 |
11 |
Re-election of Ian Duncan
|
392,787,927 |
99.78% |
859,574 |
0.22% |
393,647,501 |
435,737 |
12 |
Re-election of Kate Swann
|
383,846,568 |
98.12% |
7,342,050 |
1.88% |
391,188,618 |
2,894,620 |
13 |
Re-election of Anna Stewart
|
390,422,628 |
99.81% |
759,597 |
0.19% |
391,182,225 |
2,901,013 |
14 |
Re-election of Jeff Randall
|
393,255,580 |
99.90% |
386,332 |
0.10% |
393,641,912 |
441,326 |
15 |
Election of Franco Martinelli
|
389,899,829 |
99.05% |
3,733,515 |
0.95% |
393,633,344 |
449,894 |
16 |
Election of Myles Lee |
393,558,413 |
99.98% |
59,562 |
0.02% |
393,617,975 |
465,263 |
17 |
Re-appointment of Auditors
|
389,702,151 |
99.03% |
3,798,409 |
0.97% |
393,500,560 |
580,963 |
18 |
Authority of directors to set Auditors Remuneration
|
392,654,848 |
99.74% |
1,004,261 |
0.26% |
393,659,109 |
422,414 |
19 |
Authority for Directors to make political donations as defined by the Companies Act 2006
|
389,994,880 |
99.31% |
2,710,216 |
0.69% |
392,705,096 |
1,378,142 |
20 |
Adoption of Employee Share Plan - International |
392,999,595 |
99.83% |
650,310 |
0.17% |
393,649,905 |
433,333 |
21 |
Authority to allot shares pursuant to s.551 of the Act
|
332,306,416 |
85.23% |
57,564,521 |
14.77% |
389,870,937 |
4,212,301 |
22 |
Authority to disapply pre-emption rights pursuant to s.570 and s.573 of the Act |
320,172,098 |
81.93% |
70,605,309 |
18.07% |
390,777,407 |
3,305,831 |
23 |
Renew authority to make market purchases of own shares
|
392,302,945 |
99.66% |
1,358,046 |
0.34% |
393,660,991 |
422,367 |
24 |
Reduce notice of general meeting other than an AGM |
380,220,777 |
96.62% |
13,300,242 |
3.38% |
393,521,019 |
562,339 |
Further information:
|
Babcock's 2015 AGM |
Babcock's 2014 AGM |
Issued share capital |
504,196,597 |
502,196,597 |
Total votes cast and votes withheld as a % of issued share capital |
78.16 |
72.59% |
Albert Dungate
Company Secretary
30 July 2015