Result of General Meeting regarding Aircraft Order

RNS Number : 1212J
easyJet PLC
11 July 2013
 

easyJet plc

 

Result of General Meeting regarding Aircraft Order

 

easyJet announces that, in its General Meeting held earlier today, the resolution to approve the New Framework Arrangements was passed by a majority of its shareholders by way of poll.

The result of the poll, incorporating proxy votes lodged in advance of the meeting, is set out below:

     Resolution

Votes For

Votes Against

Total Votes

Votes Withheld*

% of Issued Share Capital voted

THAT the New Framework Arrangements as described in the Circular to Shareholders dated 18 June 2013 be and are approved

193,745,281

144,142,836

337,888,117

346,087

85.23

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

 

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 396,457,806.

 

The last notification made under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules by easyGroup Holdings Ltd to easyJet of its total voting rights was on 21 January 2013 at which time easyGroup disclosed that the combined holding of the Haji-Ioannou family was 146,511,798 shares.

 

Speaking after the General Meeting held at easyJet's headquarters in Luton today, John Barton, Chairman of easyJet plc, said:

 

"The vote in favour of our new fleet arrangements will allow easyJet to continue its successful strategy of modest, profitable growth and sustainable returns for our shareholders."

 

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

 

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

 

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11 July 2013

 

For further details please contact easyJet plc:

Investor and analyst:
 
Rachel Kentleton
+44 (0) 7961 754 468
Will MacLaren
+44 (0) 7961 879 763
Tom Oliver
+44 (0) 7950 996 262
 
 
Media:
 
Paul Moore
+44 (0) 7860 794 444
Ed Simpkins RLM Finsbury
+44 (0) 20 7251 3801
 
+44 (0) 7947 740 551
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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