Result of AGM

RNS Number : 4809L

Costain Group PLC

06 May 2010

Costain Group PLC

("Costain" or "the Group")

Result of AGM

At the Company's Annual General Meeting held today, each of the resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting circulated to shareholders on 1 April 2010 was passed on a show of hands, including the Resolution for the Share Consolidation which will take place on 10 May 2010.

The proxy figures for the resolutions were as follows:

	VOTES FOR	VOTES AGAINST	DISCRETIONARY VOTES	TOTAL VOTES CAST	VOTES WITHHELD*
Resolution 1	394,973,042	36,000	673,753	401,268,707	5,585,912
Resolution 2	389,878,932	4,924,094	710,857	401,268,707	5,754,824
Resolution 3	394,963,778	16,524	728,213	401,268,707	5,560,192
Resolution 4	394,381,825	362,518	715,473	401,268,707	5,808,891
Resolution 5	390,276,443	3,774,940	746,344	401,268,707	6,470,980
Resolution 6	393,893,593	344,975	786,910	401,268,707	6,243,229
Resolution 7	393,604,084	1,078,768	800,774	401,268,707	5,785,081
Resolution 8	390,517,613	112,164	819,520	401,268,707	9,819,410
Resolution 9	392,035,752	2,725,564	836,567	401,268,707	5,670,824

*Note: A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes 'for' and 'against' a resolution.

Copies of the resolutions dealing with special business at the Annual General Meeting will be submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility which is situated at the Financial Services Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS (telephone number 020 7676 1000) during normal business hours on any weekday (public holidays excepted).

6 May 2010

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