Result of AGM

RNS Number : 8613E

Drax Group PLC

13 April 2011

 



13 April 2011

Drax Group plc

(Symbol: DRX)

Poll Results of the Annual General Meeting

Drax Group plc announces the results of the voting by poll on the resolutions put to its Annual General Meeting held today, Wednesday 13 April 2011

No.	Brief Description	For	Against	Votes Withheld
1	To receive and adopt the  Directors' report, auditor's report and annual accounts	285,791,572	1,977	463,375
2	To approve the Directors' remuneration report	273,552,487	4,292,335	8,412,102
3	To approve the final dividend of 17.9 pence per share	285,797,818	1,318	457,788
4	To elect Tony Thorne as a director	283,189,669	475,178	2,592,077
5	To elect Tim Cobbold as a director	285,317,873	474,280	464,771
6	To re-elect Tim Barker as a director	284,993,785	799,954	463,185
7	To re-elect Charles Berry as a director	284,737,650	1,056,425	462,849
8	To re-elect Peter Emery as a director	284,153,261	1,641,578	462,085
9	To re-elect David Lindsell as a director	283,920,429	1,874,410	462,085
10	To re-elect Tony Quinlan as a director	284,154,460	1,639,615	462,849
11	To re-elect Dorothy Thompson as a director	284,152,650	1,641,895	462,379
12	To re-appoint Deloitte LLP	284,094,334	21,165	2,141,425
13	Authority to determine auditor's remuneration	283,344,680	773,022	2,137,222
14	Authority to allot shares	274,914,948	9,444,338	1,897,638
15	Authority to make EU political donations to a specified limit	285,050,413	736,042	470,469
16	Authority to make non pre-emptive share allotments	285,705,900	84,832	466,192
17	Authority to purchase own shares	285,751,976	42,491	462,457
18	Authority to call a General Meeting on not less than 14 days notice	264,845,737	20,947,160	464,027

Resolutions 1 to 18 were carried

The number of shares in issue is 364,862,444

Philip Hudson

Company Secretary

Drax Group plc

 

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