Result of AGM

RNS Number : 2009W

Drax Group PLC

21 April 2021

 

21 April 2021

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 21 April 2021.

No.	Brief Description	Votes For	%	Votes Against	%	Votes Total	Votes Withheld
1.	To receive and adopt the annual report and accounts of the Company	321,156,245	100.00%	400	0.00%	321,156,645	531,221
2.	To approve the annual statement to shareholders by the Chair of the Remuneration Committee and the annual report on remuneration.	315,926,134	99.34%	2,084,439	0.66%	318,010,573	3,677,293
3.	To approve the final dividend of 10.3 pence per share	321,618,517	100.00%	2,904	0.00%	321,621,421	66,445
4.	To re-elect Philip Cox as a Director of the Company.	293,308,657	91.20%	28,292,294	8.80%	321,600,951	86,915
5.	To re-elect Will Gardiner as a Director of the Company.	321,592,214	99.99%	13,336	0.01%	321,605,550	82,316
6.	To re-elect Andy Skelton as a Director of the Company	320,481,122	99.65%	1,126,312	0.35%	321,607,434	80,432
7.	To re-elect John Baxter as a Director of the Company.	319,119,762	99.23%	2,482,989	0.77%	321,602,751	85,115
8.	To re-elect Nicola Hodson as a Director of the Company.	318,541,579	99.05%	3,059,922	0.95%	321,601,501	86,365
9.	To re-elect David Nussbaum as a Director of the Company	319,110,637	99.23%	2,489,314	0.77%	321,599,951	87,915
10.	To re-elect Vanessa Simms as a Director of the Company	319,077,547	99.22%	2,523,404	0.78%	321,600,951	86,915
11.	To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor	313,713,525	97.54%	7,896,483	2.46%	321,610,008	77,858
12.	Authority to determine auditor's remuneration	318,397,363	99.00%	3,217,466	1.00%	321,614,829	73,037
13.	Authority to make EU political donations to a specified limit	315,206,006	99.12%	2,803,449	0.88%	318,009,455	3,678,411
14.	Authority to allot shares	318,555,091	99.05%	3,055,659	0.95%	321,610,750	77,116
15.	Authority to make non pre-emptive share allotments	320,682,827	99.71%	932,404	0.29%	321,615,231	72,635
16.	Authority to purchase own shares	315,535,538	98.24%	5,649,612	1.76%	321,185,150	502,716
17.	New Articles of Association	321,579,837	99.99%	20,303	0.01%	321,600,140	87,726
18.	Authority to call a General Meeting on not less than 14 days' notice	314,562,695	97.81%	7,047,997	2.19%	321,610,692	77,174

Resolutions 1 to 18 were carried.

The Company's issued share capital consisted of  411,732,605 ordinary shares of 11 ¹⁶/₂₉ pence each, of which 13,841,295 ordinary shares are held in treasury. Treasury shares do not carry voting rights. Accordingly, the total number of voting rights in respect of these ordinary shares is 397,891,310.

Brett Gladden

Group Company Secretary

Drax Group plc

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