Result of AGM

RNS Number : 4185P

easyJet PLC

07 February 2019

 

          easyJet plc

Poll results of 2019 Annual General Meeting

7 February 2019

easyJet plc is pleased to announce the voting results of its Annual General Meeting ('AGM') held earlier today at Hangar 89, London Luton Airport, Luton, LU2 9PF.  

All resolutions, as set out in the Notice of Meeting, were passed with the requisite majority by means of a poll. Resolutions 1 to 17 were each passed as an Ordinary Resolution (requiring a simple majority for them to be passed) and resolutions 18 to 20 were each passed as a Special Resolution (requiring at least a 75% majority for them to be passed).

1.   Poll Results: The results of the poll, incorporating proxy votes lodged in advance of the meeting, are set out below:   

Resolution	Votes For	% of Votes Cast	Votes Against	% of Votes Cast	Total Votes	% of ISC Voted*	Votes Witheld**
1.   To receive the Annual report and accounts for the year ended 30 September 2018	176,146,631	99.83	305,032	0.17	176,451,663	44.42%	601,979
2.   To approve the Annual Statement by the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and the Annual Report on Remuneration	173,273,056	98.09	3,366,581	1.91	176,639,637	44.47%	413,182
3.   To declare an ordinary dividend	176,735,207	99.99	14,727	0.01	176,749,934	44.50%	307,927
4.   To re-elect John Barton as a Director	172,818,922	97.80	3,885,959	2.20	176,704,881	44.49%	349,592
5.   To re-elect Johan Lundgren as a Director	176,548,741	99.91	163,589	0.09	176,712,330	44.49%	342,380
6.   To re-elect Andrew Findlay as a Director	176,305,500	99.77	402,947	0.23	176,708,447	44.49%	344,182
7.   To re-elect Charles Gurassa as a Director	174,312,487	99.64	632,552	0.36	174,945,039	44.04%	2,108,931
8.   To re‑elect Dr. Andreas Bierwirth as a Director	172,972,927	99.91	152,728	0.09	173,125,655	43.59%	3,926,973
9.   To re-elect Moya Greene as a Director	176,264,026	99.75	436,996	0.25	176,701,022	44.49%	351,549
10.  To re-elect Andy Martin as a Director	176,173,045	99.70	531,679	0.30	176,704,724	44.49%	348,016
11.  To elect Julie Southern as a Director	148,393,169	83.98	28,305,380	16.02	176,698,549	44.49%	353,635
12.  To elect Anastassia Lauterbach as a Director	176,625,286	99.96	69,957	0.04	176,695,243	44.48%	357,043
13.  To elect Nick Leeder as a Director.	176,532,802	99.91	161,217	0.09	176,694,019	44.48%	356,903
14.  To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors of the Company	172,785,499	97.77	3,938,545	2.23	176,724,044	44.49%	329,816
15.  To authorise the Audit Committee, for and on behalf of the Directors, to determine the auditors' remuneration	175,520,311	99.32	1,197,004	0.68	176,717,315	44.49%	336,656
16.  To authorise the Company and its subsidiaries to make political donations and incur political expenditure	174,010,946	98.77	2,171,646	1.23	176,182,592	44.36%	874,234
17.  To authorise the Directors to allot shares	176,491,529	99.86	239,544	0.14	176,731,073	44.49%	323,023
18.  To disapply statutory pre-emption rights ***	176,501,288	99.89	192,118	0.11	176,693,406	44.48%	350,489
19.  To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares ***	174,723,263	98.70	2,300,602	1.30	177,023,865	44.57%	31,906
20.  To authorise the Company to call general meetings, other than annual general meetings, on not less than 14 clear days' notice ***	165,866,872	94.14	10,325,265	5.86	176,192,137	44.36%	860,697

*Based on total issued share capital of 397,208,133 Ordinary shares

**A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted towards votes cast "For" or "Against" a resolution

***Special Resolution requiring a 75% majority
 

Votes excluding controlling shareholders on the resolutions concerning the election or re-election of the independent Non-executive Directors
Resolution	Votes For	% of Votes cast	Votes Against	% of votes cast	Total Votes	% of ISC voted****	Votes Withheld**
7.   To re-elect Charles Gurassa as a Director	174,312,487	99.64	632,552	0.36	174,945,039	66.07%	2,108,931
8.   To re‑elect Dr. Andreas Bierwirth as a Director	172,972,927	99.91	152,728	0.09	173,125,655	65.38%	3,926,973
9.   To re-elect Moya Greene as a Director	176,264,026	99.75	436,996	0.25	176,701,022	66.73%	351,549
10.  To re-elect Andy Martin as a Director	176,173,045	99.70	531,679	0.30	176,704,724	66.73%	348,016
11.  To elect Julie Southern as a Director	148,393,169	83.98	28,305,380	16.02	176,698,549	66.73%	353,635
12.  To elect Anastassia Lauterbach as a Director	176,625,286	99.96	69,957	0.04	176,695,243	66.73%	357,043
13.  To elect Nick Leeder as a Director	176,532,802	99.91	161,217	0.09	176,694,019	66.73%	356,903

**** Based on total issued share capital of 397,208,133 Ordinary shares but excluding (for these purposes) shares held by the controlling shareholders

2.   Notes

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.2.2E, Resolutions 7-13 inclusive were approved by: (a) the shareholders of the Company; and (b) the independent shareholders of the Company.

The total voting rights of the Company on the day on which shareholders had to be on the register in order to be eligible to vote was 397,208,133.

3.   Board Changes

Adèle Anderson retired from the Board at the conclusion of the AGM.  For the purposes of section 430(2B) of the Companies Act, she will receive her pro-rata entitlement to Non-Executive Director fees for the month of February 2019 and will not be entitled to any payments for loss of office.

4.   Other

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 FCA for publication through the Document Viewing Facility and will be accessible via the National Storage Mechanism website (http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM).

5.   Dividend

The timetable in relation to the ordinary dividend is as follows:

Shares marked ex-entitlement to the dividends	Thursday, 28 February 2019
Record date for entitlement to the dividends	5.00 p.m. on Friday, 1 March 2019
Payment of dividends	Friday, 22 March 2019

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7 February 2019

For further details please contact easyJet plc:

Institutional investors and sell side analysts:
Stuart Morgan	[phone]
Michael Barker	[phone]
Media: Flic Howard-Allen, Communications	[phone]
Edward Simpkins, Finsbury	[phone]

 

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