Result of AGM

RNS Number : 1071M

Drax Group PLC

25 April 2018

 

25 April 2018

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 25 April 2018.

No.	Brief Description	Votes For	%	Votes Against	%	Votes Total	Votes Withheld
1	To receive and adopt the  Annual report and the audited accounts	366,737,327	99.95	183,674	0.05	366,921,001	269,823
2	To approve the directors' remuneration policy	343,764,260	93.62	23,420,963	6.38	367,185,223	5,601
3	To approve the annual statement to shareholders by the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee  and the annual report on remuneration	336,956,748	92.40	27,713,350	7.60	364,670,098	2,520,725
4	To declare the final dividend of 7.4 pence per share	367,182,501	100.00	7,103	0.00	367,189,604	1,220
5	To elect Nicola Hodson as a director of the Company	350,540,954	95.47	16,646,039	4.53	367,186,993	3,831
6	To elect David Nussbaum as a director of the Company	349,869,944	95.28	17,319,120	4.72	367,189,064	1,760
7	To re-elect Tim Cobbold as a director of the Company	349,684,673	95.23	17,504,563	4.77	367,189,236	1,588
8	To re-elect Philip Cox as a director of the Company	338,146,578	92.59	27,055,389	7.41	365,201,967	1,988,856
9	To re-elect Will Gardiner as a director of the Company	366,385,130	99.78	802,629	0.22	367,187,759	3,065
10	To re-elect Andy Koss as a director of the Company	366,376,590	99.78	809,133	0.22	367,185,723	5,101
11	To re-elect David Lindsell as a director of the Company	346,425,898	94.35	20,761,749	5.65	367,187,647	3,177
12	To re-elect Tony Thorne as a director of the Company	340,926,970	92.85	26,260,676	7.15	367,187,646	3,177
13	To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor	360,716,471	98.92	3,947,036	1.08	364,663,507	2,527,317
14	Authority to determine auditor's remuneration	367,098,399	99.98	78,822	0.02	367,177,221	13,603
15	Authority to make EU political donations to a specified limit	360,728,421	98.24	6,452,289	1.76	367,180,710	10,114
16	Authority to allot shares	365,862,123	99.64	1,320,720	0.36	367,182,843	7,981
17	Authority to make non pre-emptive share allotments	367,145,886	99.99	33,202	0.01	367,179,088	11,736
18	Authority to purchase own shares	363,355,294	98.97	3,778,148	1.03	367,133,442	57,382
19	Authority to call a General Meeting on not less than 14 days' notice	358,742,967	97.70	8,446,637	2.30	367,189,604	1,220

Resolutions 1 to 19 were carried.

The number of shares in issue is 407,039,575.

David McCallum

Company Secretary

Drax Group plc

 

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