Result of AGM

Centrica PLC

13 June 2023

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

Centrica plc

(the Company)

2023 Annual General Meeting - Poll Results

Centrica plc's 2023 Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held at Leeds Marriott Hotel, 4 Trevelyan Square, Boar Lane, Leeds LS1 6ET on Tuesday, 13 June 2023 at 10.30am. 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 Company's Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2022	3,691,860,624	99.40	22,160,545	0.60	3,714,021,169	65.85%	3,427,479
2	To approve the Directors' Annual Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 December 2022	3,463,208,517	93.19	252,986,960	6.81	3,716,195,477	65.89%	1,224,130
3	To approve the final cash dividend of 2 pence per ordinary share	3,710,627,872	99.82	6,818,502	0.18	3,717,446,374	65.91%	112,157
4	To elect Chanderpreet Duggal as a Director	3,705,058,684	99.70	11,176,958	0.30	3,716,235,642	65.89%	1,185,281
5	To elect Russell O'Brien as a Director	3,689,220,884	99.28	26,773,190	0.72	3,715,994,074	65.88%	1,410,034
6	To re-elect Carol Arrowsmith as a Director	3,603,804,095	96.97	112,418,599	3.03	3,716,222,694	65.89%	1,184,828
7	To re-elect Nathan Bostock as a Director	3,524,741,778	94.85	191,266,738	5.15	3,716,008,516	65.88%	1,404,696
8	To re-elect Heidi Mottram as a Director	3,540,425,015	95.27	175,812,140	4.73	3,716,237,155	65.89%	1,169,719
9	To re-elect Kevin O'Byrne as a Director	3,650,017,991	98.22	66,019,697	1.78	3,716,037,688	65.88%	1,388,179
10	To re-elect Chris O'Shea as a Director	3,683,458,111	99.69	11,307,725	0.31	3,694,765,836	65.51%	22,696,996
11	To re-elect Rt Hon. Amber Rudd as a Director	3,564,082,405	95.90	152,525,660	4.10	3,716,608,065	65.89%	1,008,287
12	To re-elect Scott Wheway as a Director	3,431,010,319	92.34	284,800,264	7.66	3,715,810,583	65.88%	1,314,228
13	To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as the Company's Auditors	3,693,537,563	99.96	1,444,222	0.04	3,694,981,785	65.51%	22,454,711
14	To authorise the Directors to determine the Auditors' remuneration	3,715,175,164	99.97	1,231,961	0.03	3,716,407,125	65.89%	1,020,315
15	Authority for political donations and political expenditure in the UK	3,606,397,205	97.04	109,903,732	2.96	3,716,300,937	65.89%	1,128,736
16	Authority to allot shares	3,502,346,820	94.24	214,127,324	5.76	3,716,474,144	65.89%	952,315
17	Authority to disapply pre-emption rights****	3,629,598,978	97.59	89,522,765	2.41	3,719,121,743	65.94%	1,291,560
18	Additional authority to disapply pre-emption rights****	3,605,546,351	97.02	110,562,308	2.98	3,716,108,659	65.88%	1,318,693
19	Authority to purchase own shares****	3,685,217,457	99.39	22,528,008	0.61	3,707,745,465	65.74%	9,658,852
20	Adoption of new Articles of Association****	3,714,868,236	99.97	1,170,496	0.03	3,716,038,732	65.88%	1,377,589
21	Notice of general meetings****	3,590,351,998	96.60	126,408,051	3.40	3,716,760,049	65.90%	671,423

Notes to the disclosure:

*         Includes discretionary votes received

**       The total number of ordinary shares of of 6^14/81 pence in issue was 5,640,398,100 (excluding treasury shares) as at close of business on 09 June 2023. 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 Rules, copies of the resolutions passed as special business and the new Articles of Association will be submitted to the FCA and will shortly be available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism document viewing facility at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

James Dickinson

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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