Result of AGM

RNS Number : 0339O

Centrica PLC

14 May 2018

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

15 May 2018

Centrica plc ('the Company')

2018 Annual General Meeting - Poll Results

Centrica plc's 2018 Annual General Meeting ('AGM') was held at the QEII Centre, Westminster, London on Monday 14 May 2018 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	3,533,228,438	99.79	7,590,650	0.21	3,540,819,088	63.12	955,029
2	To approve the Directors' Annual Remuneration Report	3,367,665,342	95.26	167,555,153	4.74	3,535,220,495	63.02	6,546,927
3	To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy	3,378,407,618	95.43	161,656,874	4.57	3,540,064,492	63.11	1,705,945
4	To declare a final dividend	3,527,344,129	99.60	14,075,491	0.40	3,541,419,620	63.13	364,816
5	To re-elect Rick Haythornthwaite	3,114,757,635	94.28	189,143,719	5.72	3,303,901,354	58.90	237,829,113
6	To re-elect Iain Conn	3,509,405,882	99.12	31,270,760	0.88	3,540,676,642	63.12	1,094,796
7	To re-elect Jeff Bell	3,499,235,896	98.83	41,327,027	1.17	3,540,562,923	63.11	1,179,818
8	To re-elect Margherita Della Valle	3,410,101,050	99.39	20,841,506	0.61	3,430,942,556	61.16	110,807,398
9	To re-elect Joan Gillman	3,520,477,016	99.43	20,034,519	0.57	3,540,511,535	63.11	1,232,349
10	To re-elect Mark Hanafin	3,502,868,373	98.94	37,599,719	1.06	3,540,468,092	63.11	1,270,481
11	To re-elect Mark Hodges	3,503,121,759	98.94	37,443,685	1.06	3,540,565,444	63.11	1,170,425
12	To re-elect Stephen Hester	3,512,359,372	99.21	27,851,107	0.79	3,540,210,479	63.11	1,538,368
13	To re-elect Carlos Pascual	3,512,576,973	99.21	27,867,845	0.79	3,540,444,818	63.11	1,294,677
14	To re-elect Steve Pusey	3,512,508,406	99.21	27,989,462	0.79	3,540,497,868	63.11	1,245,813
15	To re-elect Scott Wheway	3,493,454,502	98.68	46,718,969	1.32	3,540,173,471	63.11	1,578,922
16	To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors of the Company	3,535,290,526	99.84	5,533,777	0.16	3,540,824,303	63.12	917,384
17	To authorise the Directors to determine the Auditors' remuneration	3,536,833,544	99.92	3,004,925	0.08	3,539,838,469	63.10	1,882,405
18	Authority for political donations and political expenditure in the European Union	3,062,688,291	89.35	364,874,205	10.65	3,427,562,496	61.10	114,206,065
19	Authority to renew the Scrip Dividend Programme	3,499,099,032	98.82	41,845,639	1.18	3,540,944,671	63.12	801,103
20	Authority to allot shares	3,305,852,085	93.36	235,068,244	6.64	3,540,920,329	63.12	817,094
21	Authority to disapply pre-emption rights****	3,537,382,056	99.91	3,155,295	0.09	3,540,537,351	63.11	1,192,807
22	Additional authority to disapply pre-emption rights****	3,382,390,851	95.53	158,109,498	4.47	3,540,500,349	63.11	1,220,853
23	Authority to purchase own shares****	3,435,234,843	97.04	104,774,021	2.96	3,540,008,864	63.10	1,741,909
24	Notice of general meetings****	3,241,548,402	92.02	281,291,719	7.98	3,522,840,121	62.80	18,871,939

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  5,609,723,091. 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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