Result of AGM

RNS Number : 5785J

Drax Group PLC

27 April 2022

 

27 April 2022

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 27 April 2022.

No.	Brief Description	Votes For	%	Votes Against	%	Votes Total	Votes Withheld
1.	To receive and adopt the annual report and accounts of the Company.	322,713,977	99.73	865,134	0.27	323,579,111	948,047
2.	To approve the annual statement to shareholders by the Chair of the Remuneration Committee and the annual report on remuneration.	314,846,755	97.20	9,078,526	2.80	323,925,281	600,548
3.	To approve the final dividend of 11.3 pence per share.	323,973,746	100.00	4,816	0.00	323,978,562	548,596
4.	To elect Kim Keating as a Director of the Company.	323,915,227	99.99	17,323	0.01	323,932,550	594,608
5.	To elect Erika Peterman as a Director of the Company.	323,914,577	99.99	18,594	0.01	323,933,171	593,987
6.	To re-elect Philip Cox as a Director of the Company.	320,118,269	98.82	3,815,059	1.18	323,933,328	593,830
7.	To re-elect Will Gardiner as a Director of the Company.	323,915,901	99.99	17,343	0.01	323,933,244	593,914
8.	To re-elect Andy Skelton as a Director of the Company.	321,273,330	99.18	2,658,998	0.82	323,932,328	594,830
9.	To re-elect John Baxter as a Director of the Company.	321,664,951	99.30	2,268,377	0.70	323,933,328	593,830
10.	To re-elect Nicola Hodson as a Director of the Company.	305,321,088	94.76	16,880,310	5.24	322,201,398	2,325,760
11.	To re-elect David Nussbaum as a Director of the Company.	321,663,098	99.30	2,269,970	0.70	323,933,068	594,090
12.	To re-elect Vanessa Simms as a Director of the Company.	319,821,348	99.26	2,380,200	0.74	322,201,548	2,325,610
13.	To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor.	312,065,871	96.34	11,860,971	3.66	323,926,842	600,316
14.	Authority to determine auditor's remuneration.	313,075,972	96.65	10,857,730	3.35	323,933,702	593,456
15.	Authority to make EU political donations to a specified limit.	314,847,724	97.24	8,925,207	2.76	323,772,931	754,227
16.	Authority to allot shares.	318,249,382	98.25	5,672,762	1.75	323,922,144	605,014
17.	Authority to make non pre-emptive share allotments.	323,857,340	99.98	61,807	0.02	323,919,147	608,011
18.	Authority to purchase own shares.	321,762,314	99.45	1,777,363	0.55	323,539,677	987,481
19.	Approve the Employee stock Purchase Plan.	323,740,062	99.95	172,056	0.05	323,912,118	613,711
20.	Approve amendments to the Long-Term Incentive Plan.	323,339,220	99.82	579,313	0.18	323,918,533	607,296
21.	Authority to call a General Meeting on not less than 14 clear days' notice.	316,930,108	97.84	7,005,330	2.16	323,935,438	591,720

Resolutions 1 to 21 were carried.

The Company's issued share capital consisted of 414,210,202   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 400,368,907.

Brett Gladden

Group Company Secretary

Drax Group plc

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