RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Babcock International Group PLC confirms that all resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting held on 22 September 2021 were duly passed by shareholders. Each resolution was put to a poll.
I n 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 National Storage Mechanism | FCA .
The AGM Voting Results are as follows:
Resolution |
Total Votes For |
% |
Total Votes Against
|
% |
Total Votes Cast |
Votes Withheld |
|
1. |
Approval of Report and Accounts
|
370,081,808
|
99.98
|
73,846
|
0.02
|
370,155,654
|
200,119
|
2. |
Approval of Directors ' Remuneration Report
|
325,685,586
|
87.95 |
44,633,982
|
12.05 |
370,319,568
|
36,510
|
3. |
Reappointment of Ruth Cairnie
|
366,882,577
|
99.07 |
3,456,711
|
0.93 |
370,339,288
|
16,117
|
4. |
Reappointment of Carl- Peter Forster
|
359,181,840
|
96.99 |
11,153,963
|
3.01 |
370,335,803
|
19,602
|
5. |
Reappointment of Kjersti Wiklund
|
361,765,615
|
97.69 |
8,571,448
|
2.31 |
370,337,063
|
19,015
|
6. |
Reappointment of Russ Houlden
|
369,781,286
|
99.85 |
543,312
|
0.15 |
370,324,598
|
30,807
|
7. |
Reappointment of Lucy Dimes
|
369,998,097
|
99.91 |
338,225
|
0.09 |
370,336,322
|
19,083
|
8. |
Appointment of The Lord Parker of Minsmere
|
370,178,860
|
99.96 |
143,955
|
0.04 |
370,322,815
|
33,263
|
9. |
Appointment of David Lockwood
|
369,892,539
|
99.88 |
442,159
|
0.12 |
370,334,698
|
20,707
|
10. |
Appointment of David Mellors
|
370,008,862
|
99.91 |
320,170
|
0.09 |
370,329,032
|
26,373
|
11. |
Appointment of Auditor
|
369,994,583
|
99.91 |
336,665
|
0.09 |
370,331,248
|
28,973
|
12. |
Authority of Audit Committee to set Auditor ' s Remuneration
|
369,988,252
|
99.91 |
345,071
|
0.09 |
370,333,323
|
26,898
|
13. |
Authority for Directors to make political donations as defined by the Companies Act 2006
|
350,334,902
|
94.60 |
20,006,109
|
5.40 |
370,341,011
|
19,210
|
14. |
Authority to allot shares pursuant to s.551 of the Act
|
360,419,285
|
97.32 |
9,911,649
|
2.68 |
370,330,934
|
29,287
|
15. |
Authority to disapply pre-emption rights pursuant to s.570 and s.573 of the Act
|
362,618,661
|
97.92 |
7,706,072
|
2.08 |
370,324,733
|
35,488
|
16. |
Renew authority to make market purchases of own shares
|
350,164,669
|
94.60 |
20,004,893
|
5.40 |
370,169,562
|
195,170
|
17. |
Reduce notice of general meeting other than an AGM
|
347,544,684
|
93.84 |
22,800,047
|
6.16 |
370,344,731
|
15,490
|
18. |
Adoption of New Articles of Association
|
369,992,388
|
99.91
|
323,704
|
0.09
|
370,316,092
|
31,597
|
Further information:
|
Babcock's 2021 AGM |
Babcock's 2020 AGM |
Issued share capital |
505,596,597 |
505,596,597 |
Total votes cast and votes withheld as a % of issued share capital |
73.25 |
74.54 |
Jack Borrett
Company Secretary
22 September 2021