Result of AGM
5 February 2009
easyJet plc ('the Company')
easyJet announces that at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held earlier today, all the resolutions proposed in the Notice of the Meeting were passed by shareholders on a show of hands.
The results of the proxy votes appointing the Chairman as proxy and lodged in advance of the meeting are set out below:
Resolution |
For |
Discretionary |
Against |
Withheld* |
Total Vote |
1. Receive and adopt the Annual Report and the audited accounts for the period ended 30 September 2008 |
204,891,206 |
12,014,987 |
82,856 |
177,558 |
217,166,607 |
2. Approve the Directors' remuneration report contained in the Report and Accounts |
200,750,568 |
12,014,468 |
3,941,126 |
460,444 |
217,166,606 |
3. Re- elect Sven Boinet as a Director |
204,823,160 |
12,013,080 |
153,782 |
176,584 |
217,166,606 |
4. Re- elect David Bennett as a Director |
204,130,792 |
12,013,761 |
843,432 |
178,621 |
217,166,606 |
5. Re- elect Jeff Carr as a Director |
205,069,078 |
12,013,761 |
77,021 |
6,747 |
217,166,607 |
6. Re-elect Professor Rigas Doganis as a Director |
204,825,340 |
12,013,080 |
153,706 |
174,480 |
217,166,606 |
7. Re-elect Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou as a Director |
172,475,917 |
12,013,352 |
358,187 |
32,319,151 |
217,166,607 |
8. Re-appoint Pricewaterhouse Coopers as auditors and authorise Directors to fix their remuneration |
200,650,555 |
12,015,824 |
4,491,932 |
8,296 |
217,166,607 |
9. Authorise Directors to allot shares |
204,954,965 |
12,014,100 |
191,239 |
6,303 |
217,166,607 |
10. Grant Directors authority to disapply pre-emption rights (special resolution) |
204,941,783 |
12,016,784 |
193,937 |
14,103 |
217,166,607 |
* A vote withheld is not counted towards votes cast 'For' or 'Against'
For further information please contact:
easyJet plc
Toby Nicol - Corporate Communications: +44 (0) 1582 525 339
Rachel Kentleton - Investor Relations: +44 (0) 7961 754 468