26th May 2017
Informa PLC - Results of Annual General Meeting
Informa PLC (the "Company") announces that at today's Annual General Meeting (the "AGM") all resolutions were passed on a poll and the results are set out in the table below.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.3R, copies of resolutions other than those concerning ordinary business passed at the AGM, have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available in due course for viewing at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.
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RESOLUTION |
FOR¹ |
AGAINST |
TOTAL |
WITHHELD² |
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Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
Votes |
Votes |
1 |
Receive the Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2016 |
648,360,831 |
99.93 |
427,008 |
0.07 |
648,787,839 |
3,946,946 |
2 |
Declare a final dividend of 13.04p per ordinary share |
652,498,298 |
100.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
652,498,298 |
236,487 |
3 |
Approve the Directors' Remuneration Report |
453,108,346 |
70.77 |
187,128,291 |
29.23 |
640,236,637 |
12,498,147 |
4 |
Re-elect Derek Mapp as a Director |
593,534,267 |
95.49 |
28,059,514 |
4.51 |
621,593,781 |
31,150,764 |
5 |
Re-elect Stephen A. Carter as a Director |
641,318,938 |
98.33 |
10,859,337 |
1.67 |
652,178,275 |
566,270 |
6 |
Re-elect Gareth Wright as a Director |
652,006,390 |
99.92 |
512,378 |
0.08 |
652,518,768 |
225,777 |
7 |
Re-elect Gareth Bullock as a Director |
649,388,549 |
99.52 |
3,120,459 |
0.48 |
652,509,008 |
225,777 |
8 |
Re-elect Cindy Rose as a Director |
649,455,911 |
99.53 |
3,053,097 |
0.47 |
652,509,008 |
225,777 |
9 |
Re-elect Helen Owers as a Director |
652,358,654 |
99.98 |
150,228 |
0.02 |
652,508,882 |
225,903 |
10 |
Re-elect Stephen Davidson as a Director |
602,514,053 |
94.40 |
35,744,224 |
5.60 |
638,258,277 |
14,476,507 |
11 |
Re-elect David Flaschen as a Director |
649,212,656 |
99.49 |
3,296,226 |
0.51 |
652,508,882 |
225,903 |
12 |
Elect John Rishton as a Director |
648,283,013 |
99.35 |
4,225,869 |
0.65 |
652,508,882 |
225,903 |
13 |
Re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor of the Company |
634,102,324 |
97.18 |
18,406,168 |
2.82 |
652,508,492 |
226,293 |
14 |
Authorise the Audit Committee (on behalf of the Directors) to determine the remuneration of the auditor |
627,081,546 |
96.14 |
25,186,453 |
3.86 |
652,267,999 |
466,786 |
15 |
Authorise political donations and expenditure |
648,065,991 |
99.32 |
4,439,086 |
0.68 |
652,505,077 |
229,708 |
16 |
Authorise the Directors to allot shares |
617,500,078 |
94.81 |
33,791,271 |
5.19 |
651,291,349 |
1,443,436 |
17 |
Approve amendments to the Informa 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan |
612,248,392 |
93.83 |
40,241,390 |
6.17 |
652,489,782 |
245,002 |
18 |
Approve the Informa 2017 U.S. Employee Stock Purchase Plan |
651,186,426 |
99.77 |
1,486,936 |
0.23 |
652,673,362 |
61,423 |
19 |
Authorise the Directors to allot shares for cash without making a pre-emptive offer to shareholders |
559,909,834 |
87.87 |
77,285,623 |
12.13 |
637,195,457 |
15,539,328 |
20 |
Authorise the Company to purchase its own shares |
644,175,495 |
98.95 |
6,806,138 |
1.05 |
650,981,633 |
1,753,152 |
21 |
Authorise the calling of general meetings (excluding Annual General Meetings) by notice of at least 14 clear days |
634,726,461 |
97.27 |
17,780,973 |
2.73 |
652,507,434 |
227,350 |
Notes:
1. Any proxy appointments which give discretion to the Chairman have been included in the "for" total.
2. A 'Vote Withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes 'for' and 'against' a resolution.
The Board is pleased that shareholders voted in favour of all resolutions. The Board and the Remuneration Committee have noted the vote on the Remuneration Report, and the different views expressed by our major shareholders in recent discussions. We will engage with shareholders and advisory groups later in the year on the Company's new Remuneration Policy which will be put to shareholders for a binding vote at the 2018 AGM.
The Company's issued share capital as at today's date is 824,005,051 ordinary shares and the number of votes per share is one.
Enquiries:
Rupert Hopley
Company Secretary
Tel: +44 (0)20 7017 5000