Result of AGM
18 February 2010
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 the annual report and the audited accounts for the period ended 30 September 2009 |
186,798,085 |
15,275 |
142,347 |
52,000 |
187,007,707 |
2. Approve the directors' remuneration report contained in the annual report and accounts |
134,849,335 |
10,226 |
49,269,448 |
2,878,698 |
187,007,707 |
3. Re- elect Keith Hamill as a director |
183,076,479 |
15,875 |
408,204 |
3,507,149 |
187,007,707 |
4. Re- elect Sir Michael Rake as a director |
178,733,295 |
16,375 |
4,749,817 |
3,508,220 |
187,007,707 |
5. Re- elect Bob Rothenberg as a director |
186,659,340 |
16,375 |
321,453 |
10,539 |
187,007,707 |
6. Re-elect Sir David Michels as a director |
174,750,324 |
16,375 |
168,552 |
12,072,456 |
187,007,707 |
7. Re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors and authorise directors to fix their remuneration |
186,666,186 |
13,775 |
319,657 |
8,089 |
187,007,707 |
8. Authorise directors to allot shares |
186,565,728 |
13,275 |
419,818 |
8,886 |
187,007,707 |
9. Grant directors authority to disapply pre-emption rights (special resolution) |
186,060,697 |
13,869 |
916,412 |
16,729 |
187,007,707 |
10.Authorise the Company to purchase its own shares (special resolution) |
184,368,989 |
17,627 |
2,618,494 |
2,597 |
187,007,707 |
11.Authorise the Company to call a general meeting other than an AGM on not less than 14 days notice (special resolution) |
183,626,722 |
14,148 |
3,361,919 |
4,918 |
187,007,707 |
12. Adopt new Articles of Association (special resolution) |
183,784,623 |
17,286 |
3,194,172 |
11,626 |
187,007,707 |
* A vote withheld is not counted towards votes cast "For" or "Against".
As at the close of business on 16 February 2010, the total number of ordinary shares in issue was 427,353,490.