Result of AGM

RNS Number : 1483D

Drax Group PLC

24 April 2013

 



24 April 2013

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 24 April 2013.

No.	Brief Description	Votes For	%	Votes Against	%	Votes Total	Votes Withheld
1	To receive and adopt the  Directors' report, auditor's report and annual accounts	327,414,602	100.00%	2,221	0.00%	327,416,823	5,800
2	To approve the Directors' remuneration report	280,377,944	95.48%	13,262,002	4.52%	293,639,946	33,782,677
3	To approve the final dividend of 10.9 pence per share	327,408,268	100.00%	8,774	0.00%	327,417,042	5,581
4	To elect Melanie Gee as a director	326,695,832	99.78%	705,240	0.22%	327,401,072	21,551
5	To re-elect Charles Berry as a director	322,881,101	98.85%	3,745,844	1.15%	326,626,945	795,678
6	To re-elect Tim Cobbold as a director	326,695,682	99.78%	708,621	0.22%	327,404,303	18,320
7	To re-elect Peter Emery as a director	321,940,760	98.33%	5,472,946	1.67%	327,413,706	8,917
8	To re-elect David Lindsell as a director	324,256,913	99.04%	3,147,390	0.96%	327,404,303	18,320
9	To re-elect Tony Quinlan as a director	321,934,053	98.33%	5,473,656	1.67%	327,407,709	14,914
10	To re-elect Paul Taylor as a director	321,937,522	98.33%	5,468,517	1.67%	327,406,039	16,584
11	To re-elect Dorothy Thompson as a director	321,938,161	98.33%	5,474,781	1.67%	327,412,942	9,681
12	To re-elect Tony Thorne as a director	326,693,361	99.78%	710,178	0.22%	327,403,539	19,084
13	To re-appoint Deloitte LLP	327,382,066	99.99%	25,753	0.01%	327,407,819	14,804
14	Authority to determine auditor's remuneration	327,025,814	99.88%	387,922	0.12%	327,413,736	8,887
15	Authority to allot shares	320,802,019	99.04%	3,106,188	0.96%	323,908,207	3,514,416
16	Authority to make EU political donations to a specified limit	326,862,542	99.84%	530,651	0.16%	327,393,193	29,430
17	Authority to make non pre-emptive share allotments	327,331,639	99.98%	69,498	0.02%	327,401,137	21,486
18	Authority to purchase own shares	326,926,748	99.96%	114,806	0.04%	327,041,554	381,069
19	Authority to call a General Meeting on not less than 14 days' notice	314,718,095	96.12%	12,693,776	3.88%	327,411,871	10,752

Resolutions 1 to 19 were carried

The number of shares in issue is 401,962,224

Philip Hudson

Company Secretary

Drax Group plc

 

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