Result of AGM

RNS Number : 0356L

Drax Group PLC

22 April 2015

 



22 April 2015

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 22 April 2015.

No.	Brief Description	Votes For	%	Votes Against	%	Votes Total	Votes Withheld
1	To receive and adopt the  Annual report and the audited accounts	327,455,216	100.00	0	0.00	327,455,216	17,544
2	To approve the Annual statement to shareholders by the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee  and the Annual report on remuneration	320,037,187	97.77	7,312,553	2.23	327,349,740	123,020
3	To declare the final dividend of 7.2 pence per share	327,472,260	100.00	0	0.00	327,472,260	500
4	To elect Phil Cox as a director of the Company	326,425,107	99.68	1,042,200	0.32	327,467,307	5,453
5	To re-elect Tim Cobbold as a director of the Company	324,208,364	99.00	3,260,241	1.00	327,468,605	4,155
6	To re-elect Peter Emery as a director of the Company	325,492,797	99.40	1,975,808	0.60	327,468,605	4,155
7	To re-elect Melanie Gee as a director of the Company	326,419,230	99.68	1,049,375	0.32	327,468,605	4,155
8	To re-elect David Lindsell as a director of the Company	326,422,007	99.68	1,046,598	0.32	327,468,605	4,155
9	To re-elect Tony Quinlan as a director of the Company	325,475,566	99.39	1,993,039	0.61	327,468,605	4,155
10	To re-elect Paul Taylor as a director of the Company	325,497,457	99.40	1,971,148	0.60	327,468,605	4,155
11	To re-elect Dorothy Thompson as a director of the Company	325,488,541	99.40	1,980,941	0.60	327,469,482	3,278
12	To re-elect Tony Thorne as a director of the Company	326,419,479	99.68	1,049,126	0.32	327,468,605	4,155
13	To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor	323,666,747	99.48	1,683,526	0.52	325,350,273	2,122,487
14	Authority to determine auditor's remuneration	326,634,368	99.75	832,396	0.25	327,466,764	5,996
15	Authority to make EU political donations to a specified limit	323,734,591	99.51	1,607,464	0.49	325,342,055	2,130,705
16	Authority to allot shares	326,224,177	99.62	1,244,740	0.38	327,468,917	3,843
17	Authority to make non pre-emptive share allotments	327,412,153	99.98	54,215	0.02	327,466,368	6,392
18	Authority to purchase own shares	327,441,683	99.99	27,055	0.01	327,468,738	4,022
19	To approves the establishment of the Drax Group plc US Employee Stock Purchase Plan	327,347,281	99.96	116,166	0.04	327,463,447	9,313
20	To approve the establishment of the Drax Group plc Sharesave Plan	327,361,030	99.97	105,017	0.03	327,466,047	6,713
21	Authority to call a General Meeting on not less than 14 days' notice	320,353,905	97.83	7,115,259	2.17	327,469,164	3,596

Resolutions 1 to 21 were carried

The number of shares in issue is 405,857,302

Philip Hudson

Company Secretary

Drax Group plc

 

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