Result of AGM

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easyJet PLC
23 February 2012
 



Result of AGM

 

easyJet plc Poll Results

Annual General Meeting 23 February 2012

easyJet announces that the Annual General Meeting of the Company was held earlier today.  All the resolutions were decided by poll. 

 

The results of the poll incorporating proxy votes lodged in advance of the meeting are set out below:

 

Resolution

For

Against

Withheld*

Total Vote

1.    Receive the annual report and the audited accounts for the period ended 30 September 2011

216,440,915

343,607

160,674,565

216,784,522

2.    Approve the directors' remuneration report contained in the annual report and accounts

210,099,499

167,201,533

158,054

377,301,032

3.    Elect Charles Gurassa as a Director

376,560,284

387,174

511,629

376,947,458

4.    Elect Andrew Martin as a Director

376,555,743

380,927

522,417

376,936,670

5.    Elect Adèle Anderson as a Director

216,068,806

160,865,594

524,687

376,934,400

6.    Re-elect Sir Michael Rake as a Director

212,366,662

161,425,110

3,667,314

373,791,772

7.    Re-elect Carolyn McCall as a Director

216,385,781

385,682

160,687,624

216,771,463

8.    Re-elect Christopher Kennedy as a Director

216,141,053

483,783

160,834,251

216,624,836

9.    Re-elect David Bennett as a Director

215,850,564

728,002

160,880,521

216,578,566

10.   Re-elect Professor Rigas Doganis as a Director

216,107,826

160,998,662

352,599

377,106,488

11.   Re-elect John Browett as a Director

215,962,297

617,666

160,879,124

216,579,963

12.   Re-elect Keith Hamill as a Director

215,223,261

161,839,681

396,145

377,062,942

13.   Re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors and authorise Directors to fix their remuneration

216,250,753

161,041,095

167,239

377,291,848

14.  Authorise the Company to make political  donations

210,493,762

6,306,443

160,658,882

216,800,205

15.  Authorise Directors to allot shares

216,187,833

161,038,858

234,079

377,226,691

16.  Declare an ordinary dividend

377,134,354

189,632

135,101

377,323,986

17.  Declare a special dividend and approve a consolidation of share capital

376,810,990

509,395

138,702

377,320,385

18. Grant directors authority to disapply pre-emption rights (special resolution)

216,126,810

160,828,142

504,135

376,954,952

19. Authorise the Company to purchase its own shares (special resolution)

216,311,843

404,858

160,742,386

216,716,701

20. Authorise the Company to call a general meeting other than an AGM on not less than 14 days notice (special resolution)

211,071,789

166,139,214

248,084

377,211,003







 

* A vote withheld is not counted towards votes cast "For" or "Against".

 

The percentages of votes cast are as follows:




Excluding votes of Stelios and family

Resolution

For

Against

For

Against

1.    Receive the annual report and the audited accounts for the period ended 30 September 2011

99.84%

0.16%

99.84%

0.16%

2.    Approve the directors' remuneration report contained in the annual report and accounts

55.68%

44.32%

96.90%

3.10%

3.    Elect Charles Gurassa as a Director

99.90%

0.10%

99.82%

0.18%

4.    Elect Andrew Martin as a Director

99.90%

0.10%

99.82%

0.18%

5.    Elect Adèle Anderson as a Director

57.32%

42.68%

99.82%

0.18%

6.    Re-elect Sir Michael Rake as a Director

56.81%

43.19%

99.56%

0.44%

7.    Re-elect Carolyn McCall as a Director

99.82%

0.18%

99.82%

0.18%

8.    Re-elect Christopher Kennedy as a Director

99.78%

0.22%

99.78%

0.22%

9.    Re-elect David Bennett as a Director

99.66%

0.34%

99.66%

0.34%

10.   Re-elect Professor Rigas Doganis as a Director

57.31%

42.69%

99.76%

0.24%

11.   Re-elect John Browett as a Director

99.71%

0.29%

99.71%

0.29%

12.   Re-elect Keith Hamill as a Director

57.08%

42.92%

99.37%

0.63%

13.   Re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors and authorise Directors to fix their remuneration

57.32%

42.68%

99.74%

0.26%

14.  Authorise the Company to make political  donations

97.09%

2.91%

97.09%

2.91%

15.  Authorise Directors to allot shares

57.31%

42.69%

99.74%

0.26%

16.  Declare an ordinary dividend

99.95%

0.05%

99.91%

0.09%

17.  Declare a special dividend and approve a consolidation of share capital

99.86%

0.14%

99.77%

0.23%

18. Grant directors authority to disapply pre-emption rights (special resolution)

57.33%

42.67%

99.84%

0.16%

19. Authorise the Company to purchase its own shares (special resolution)

99.81%

0.19%

99.81%

0.19%

20. Authorise the Company to call a general meeting other than an AGM on not less than 14 days notice (special resolution)

55.96%

44.04%

97.39%

2.61%

 

Speaking at the Company's Annual General Meeting in Luton today, Sir Michael Rake, Chairman of easyJet plc, said:

 

"2011 was a record year for easyJet - it achieved its best ever operational performance, highest ever passengers numbers, high levels of customer satisfaction, highest ever profits and will pay its first ever dividends of around £200m to shareholders. Shareholders have also benefited from a 29% increase in share price over the last 12 months.  All of this being achieved against the background of a difficult macro environment.

 

"It's clear from the votes cast that easyJet's shareholders have overwhelmingly voted with the Board and we thank them for their support.  Over 99% of the shares voted by shareholders, other than Stelios and his family, were cast in favour of the Board's re-election and 97% were voted in favour of the company's Remuneration Report. 

 

"The board also regrets that Stelios has chosen to block the two special resolutions (which require a 75% majority).  Both are standard AGM resolutions and as the votes clearly show this is not what other shareholders want to see happen.

 

"The Board remains open and committed to constructive engagement with all its shareholders to build on the successes of the past year."

 

The results will also be made available on the Company's website: http://corporate.easyjet.com/

 

In accordance with LR 9.6.2, copies of the resolutions passed as special business have been forwarded to the FSA for publication through the Document Viewing Facility and will be accessible via the National Storage Mechanism website (www.hemscott.com/nsm.do).

 

The timetable in relation to dividends and the share consolidation is as follows:

 

Existing Ordinary Shares marked exentitlement to the Ordinary Dividend

Wednesday, 29 February 2012

Record Date for entitlement to the Special Dividend, Ordinary Dividend and for the Share Consolidation

5.00pm on Friday, 2 March 2012

Existing Ordinary Shares marked ex-entitlement to the Special Dividend

Monday, 5 March 2012

Effective time and date of the Share Consolidation and date CREST accounts credited with New Ordinary Shares

08.00am on Monday, 5 March 2012

Commencement of dealings in New Ordinary Shares

08.00am on Monday, 5 March 2012

Payment (where applicable) of fractional entitlements, despatch (where applicable) of certificates for New Ordinary Shares

Friday, 23 March 2012

Payment of Ordinary Dividend and Special Dividend

Friday, 23 March 2012

 

End

 

For further details please contact easyJet plc:

Investor:

Rachel Kentleton, Investor Relations     +44 (0) 7961 754 468

 

Media:

Paul Moore, Communications               +44 (0) 1582 525 973

Edward Simpkins   RLM Finsbury        +44 (0) 7947 740551

 

 


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