Result of AGM

RNS Number : 6060E

Centrica PLC

09 May 2017

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

9 May 2017

Centrica plc ('the Company')

2017 Annual General Meeting - Poll Results

Centrica plc's 2017 Annual General Meeting ('AGM') was held at the QEII Centre, Westminster, London on Monday 8 May 2017 at 2.00 pm.  All resolutions proposed at the AGM were decided on a poll and were passed.  The results are set out below:

Resolution		For*	%	Against	%	Total votes cast	% Issued Capital**	Withheld***
1	To receive the Report and Accounts	3,864,823,537	99.99	199,706	0.01	3,865,023,243	70.37%	1,170,063
2	To approve the Directors' Annual Remuneration Report	3,197,228,432	86.20	511,925,395	13.80	3,709,153,827	67.53%	157,070,092
3	To declare a final dividend	3,865,402,542	99.99	486,298	0.01	3,865,888,840	70.38%	356,125
4	To elect Joan Gillman	3,854,844,750	99.74	9,930,148	0.26	3,864,774,898	70.36%	1,431,738
5	To elect Stephen Hester	3,856,962,785	99.80	7,869,887	0.20	3,864,832,672	70.36%	1,368,748
6	To elect Scott Wheway	3,846,114,256	99.52	18,619,913	0.48	3,864,734,169	70.36%	1,465,664
7	To re-elect Rick Haythornthwaite	3,821,142,071	98.87	43,744,792	1.13	3,864,886,863	70.36%	1,313,435
8	To re-elect Iain Conn	3,846,055,043	99.51	18,904,902	0.49	3,864,959,945	70.37%	1,258,155
9	To re-elect Jeff Bell	3,846,298,728	99.52	18,578,129	0.48	3,864,876,857	70.36%	1,326,458
10	To re-elect Margherita Della Valle	3,850,674,281	99.63	14,166,717	0.37	3,864,840,998	70.36%	1,359,368
11	To re-elect Mark Hanafin	3,846,174,017	99.52	18,687,956	0.48	3,864,861,973	70.36%	1,342,919
12	To re-elect Mark Hodges	3,841,809,651	99.40	23,087,811	0.60	3,864,897,462	70.36%	1,305,379
13	To re-elect Lesley Knox	3,516,035,934	90.97	348,949,724	9.03	3,864,985,658	70.37%	1,214,034
14	To re-elect Carlos Pascual	3,846,758,300	99.53	18,069,872	0.47	3,864,828,172	70.36%	1,364,907
15	To re-elect Steve Pusey	3,846,112,051	99.52	18,682,887	0.48	3,864,794,938	70.36%	1,395,765
16	To appoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors of the Company	3,848,420,594	99.92	2,923,410	0.08	3,851,344,004	70.12%	14,849,144
17	To authorise the Directors to determine the Auditors' remuneration	3,863,286,072	99.94	2,252,692	0.06	3,865,538,764	70.38%	661,007
18	Authority for political donations and political expenditure in the European Union	3,614,103,446	94.89	194,534,584	5.11	3,808,638,030	69.34%	57,585,190
19	Authority to allot shares	3,678,386,501	95.35	179,470,940	4.65	3,857,857,441	70.24%	8,350,564
20	Authority to disapply pre-emption rights****	3,814,483,536	98.69	50,570,301	1.31	3,865,053,837	70.37%	1,133,714
21	Additional authority to disapply pre-emption rights****	3,735,616,315	96.65	129,403,478	3.35	3,865,019,793	70.37%	1,175,487
22	Authority to purchase own shares****	3,818,359,581	98.81	46,042,806	1.19	3,864,402,387	70.36%	1,817,627
23	Notice of general meetings****	3,584,802,500	93.18	262,296,511	6.82	3,847,099,011	70.04%	19,098,116

Notes to the disclosure:

*         Includes discretionary votes received

**       The total number of ordinary shares of of 6^14/81 pence in issue, excluding shares held in treasury, was 46,666,266. Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share

***      A 'Vote withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted towards the proportion of votes 'For' or 'Against' a resolution

****     Special resolutions

Copies of our announcements are available on our website: centrica.com/investors/rns-tools/rns-announcements 

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of the resolutions passed as special business have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism document viewing facility at: morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM

Andy Hodges

Head of Secretariat, Centrica plc

01753 494000

Centrica plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange (CNA)

Registered Office: Millstream, Maidenhead Road, Windsor, Berkshire SL4 5GD

Registered in England & Wales number: 3033654

Legal Entity Identifier number: E26EDV109X6EEPBKVH76

ISIN number: GB00B033F229

 

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